Dubai (KAAB TV) – The president of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro, said that he is very happy with the continuous support of the United Arab Emirates government alongside his administration in Somaliland.
Irro praised the important role of investment in the UAE, especially DP World, which has played a strong role in strengthening the economic infrastructure by turning the port of Berbera into a strategic business center that connects Somaliland with neighboring countries.
The president said that DP world’s investment in the port of Berbera is beyond the development of the port and has achieved the establishment of the Berbera Freezone or the free trade zone as well as the trade route connecting Berbera to Ethiopia, which has boosted the economic relationship between Somaliland and Ethiopia, which has a population of around 134 million people.
Irro told the UAE news agency that if Somaliland invests in its livestock resources, it can export meat to the Gulf countries and the region as a whole, with the number of animals in Somaliland estimated at between 40 and 50 million and it exports around 4 million animals to Saudi Arabia every year during Hajj.