D'Jibouti 14th July 2001

According to reliable sources , the Interim President of Somalia Mr. Abdi-Qassim Salad Hassan is expected to pay his first official visit to Abu-Dhabi, the Capital city of the United Arab Emirates begining tommorrow sunday the 15th of July 2001 .

During his visit the Somali President will meet with both the UAE President Sheikh Zayid Bin Suldan Al-Nahyan and other senior Government officials .

He is accompanied by a high level Somali delegation consisting of the Minister of Mineral Resources and Water Hassan Abshir Farah and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Bur'i Mohamed Hamza and others.