United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accepted the apology offered by Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble for confiscation of 9.6 million USD in 2018 by Somali security forces at Adan Adde International Airport in Mogadishu.
In April 2018, a security official at Mogadishu Airport said that they seized three suitcases containing $9.6 million from a Royal Jet-operated Boeing 737/700.
PM Roble announced early this month that the money which was seized at Aden Adde Airport on June 18, 2018 would be returned to UAE.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Roble who is currently on an official visit to the UAE.
During the meeting, held at Qasr Al Watan, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Roble discussed ways to enhance relations between the two countries to advance their interests. They also exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual concern.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed expressed his appreciation to the Federal Government of Somalia for condemning the Houthi militia’s terrorist attack, which targeted civil facilities in the UAE, and wished further progress and prosperity for Somalia and its people.
