ABU DHABI 30 April 2020: Nine-year-old Meshaal Mahmood Al Ali, stuck in Mexico was repatriated through Canada and UK back to the UAE in a 48-hour journey, arranged by rhe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Meshaal had traveled to the United States with his grandfather to meet his uncle for the first time and attend his wedding in a coastal area, 19-hour drive from Mexico City. His parents had planned to join him four days later, but the suspension of all flights to and from the UAE due to the Covid-19 pandemic prevented them doing so.
Meshaal’s parents registered their child in MoFAIC’s Tawajudi, a service dedicated to UAE nationals through the ministry’s website, and contacted the ministry and the UAE Embassy in Mexico City to find the best solution to repatriate their son to the UAE, said Wam.
Concerted efforts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and UAE embassies in the United Mexican States, Canada and the United Kingdom enabled Meshaal to join his family in the UAE after 48-hour journey,
The journey began from airport-less coastal area and 300km drive to Cancun to catch a two-hour flight to Mexico City. Meshaal transited through Canada and then through the UK to Dubai to finally be reunited with his parents.
The boy’s father, Mahmood Mohammed Al Ali, hailed the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and said, “In these times, we are going through compelling circumstances beyond our control. The Ministry and UAE embassies are doing an outstanding job in overcoming all challenges and finding the best ways to facilitate procedures for the return of Emiratis to the homeland.”
He expressed his happiness and voiced his gratitude to the team of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and representatives of UAE missions who handled such difficult situation and for continuously checking in on him and ensuring that his son returned home safely.
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