I.G.A.D. “Confidence-Building Mission” confirms deadlock

[Young Royal]

"The mission found that both sides agreed on “the need to follow the provisional constitution,” but differed in its interpretation; and that the inclusivity of the Jubbaland process was “contestable, especially among the minority.” The report recommended that the S.F.G. and the federal parliament “expedite enactment of the necessary laws that govern the establishment of regional administration,” and proposed that the S.F.G. take “the lead role in the formation of regional administrations including Juba regions.” Seeming to favor the S.F.G.’s position over Jubbaland’s, the report, however, in its only practical recommendation, recognized “the fragility of the situation in Kismayo” and said that the S.F.G. should “convene and lead” a “reconciliation conference with the support of I.G.A.D. while consulting key Stakeholders in Kismayo;” and that “stakeholders in Kismayo” should “go to Mogadishu and dialogue with the Federal Government regarding the interim regional administration.” The report, then, gives neither side what it wanted: Jubbaland has not been endorsed as a legitimate regional state, yet the S.F.G. has been told to negotiate with Jubbaland rather than take sole responsibility for forming an administration in Lower Jubba."

http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/pub ... ocks.shtml

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[Young Royal]

In a press release today Jubaland yields to IGAD's proposal and calls for a more neutral venue then Muqdisho for any talks:

"The new Jubbaland Administration welcomes the IGAD’s proposal for peace and reconciliation dialogue among the Jubbaland State and Mogadishu facilitated by IGAD. However, such dialogue should take place in a neutral venue accepted to all the parties concern."

http://horseedmedia.net/2013/05/25/soma ... s-release/