Question: What can you tell us about the proposed London conference in May, we heard that you are jointly organizing this with the UK government?
President Mohamud: It is true; the British government is working on it. We have appointed a joint preparatory committee who are working on the agenda and invitations. I will be co-chairing the conference with the British prime minister. Dignitaries from the world are going to attend. But it's a Somali conference. The future and recovery of Somalia will be discussed.
Question: In the previous [London] conference Somaliland was part of the discussion; do you expect a similar approach?
President Mohamud: We recognize Somaliland as part of Somalia. There are certain circumstances that kept them where they are and we are discussing those issues. We are going to strengthen those talks. But the London conference is a conference for Somalia.
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Somaliland is going to take part in this conference as part of Somalia
the conference has nothing to do with indepedence but about how to make Somalia stronger damn the somaliland politicans was cheated once again but I think Kulmiyie always knew it .... Silanyos old dream about a united somalia is coming true ..... remember last year when the somalilnders were running around claiming that Somalia and somaliland had talked as two nations? the president just exposed how they were seen as a regional government and the talks has always been about returning the somali nationhood... 