President-elect departs to Saudi Arabia
Solih will meet with Saudi government officials during the trip.
07 Nov 2018, 9:00 AM
President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih departed Wednesday afternoon to perform the Umra pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Solih will meet with Saudi government officials during the trip, according to his spokeswoman Mariya Ahmed Didi.
He is due to return Friday ahead of the inauguration ceremony scheduled to take place on November 17.
Solih was accompanied by Jumhooree Party leader Gasim Ibrahim, the newly elected speaker of parliament, along with Adhaalath Party deputy leader Ali Zahir and coalition lawmakers.
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