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President pledges support for Yemen in his UAE visit

Storyline:National News

President Hassan Sheik Mohamed has jetted back to Mogadishu after two days on official visit to the United Arab Emirate where he has been meeting with rulers.

On his arrival at Aden Ade International Airport, the president has told the media that during the talks with UAE rulers he pledged support for the government of president Abdi Rabbo Mansur Hadi in Yemen.

UAE is one of the major backers of president Hadi, who is still in exile in Saudi Arabia while forces loyal to Yemeni government and has been part of airstrikes and military operation against Houthis .

Its not yet clear the context of the support, but Somalia has previously pledged to provide launching bases for the coalition forces to strike Yemen.

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