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Ethiopia awaits EU signal to engender Somaliland, Somalia dialogue


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ADV) – Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed is awaiting a European Union input to boost reconciliation initiative between Somalia and Somaliland, ADV learns here Sunday.

Last week, delegates from several EU countries visited Hargeisa and held a discussion with Somaliland leader on the prospects of a dialogue between Somalia and Somaliland and the way forward.

The delegates’ meeting stems from the efforts by the Ethiopian Premier Aby Ahmed to reconcile Somalia and the self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland in a bid to bolster peace in the Horn of Africa.

Somaliland broke away from Somalia during the protracted war that erupted after the death of Said Barré, the founder of present-day Somalia and the advent of several armed groups including Al-Shabaab with the intent to create an Islamic state.

This complex politico-military situation has drawn the interests of superpowers into the Somali political landscape and compounded the situation.

With the advent of Aby Ahmed’s administration, he has vowed to install peace throughout the Horn of Africa with a focus on the Somali-Somaliland conflict as well as the Ethiopian-Eritrean crisis that has known some success

Speaking last week at Jigjiga town during a meeting with the leaders of Ethio-Somali regional state, Abiy underscored that he will work on missions to stabilize horn of African region.

“Acting on your call last year about the issue of Somalia and Somaliland, my government started efforts to broker dialogue between Somalia and Somaliland. The two sides are vital development and security of the region,” said PM Abiy.

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Aby’s remarks come barely a month after Somaliland leader, and Muse Bihi Abdi visited Addis Ababa following an invitation by the Ethiopian government.
The sides discussed regional peace and integration, in addition to bilateral ties, sources told ADV.

Bihi had acknowledged Abiy’s efforts to consolidate regional integration and accepted the premier’s call to further strengthen the close working relationship between the Somaliland Administration and Federal Government of Somalia.

After the meeting between Somaliland leader and PM Abiy, Somali government applauded Somaliland’s president Bihi for his cooperation.

It was following that meeting that it was agreed that Somalia and Somaliland would resume talks after input from the European Union which is backing the Somalia-Somaliland peace and reconciliation process.

In 2014, the Federal Government of Somalia and Somaliland signed another accord following three-day talks moderated by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

The two sides agreed on the continuation of the talks facilitated by Turkey but a month later Somaliland rescinded its decision and accused Turkey of supporting Somalia against Somaliland.

Cunaaye25 wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:44 pm The new constitutional minister is
Saalax Ahmed Jama-
Habar Yoonis.

He will probably be part of the negotiations team-

https://www.caasimada.net/akhriso-beela ... agacaabay/

Mogadishu (HOL) - Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has departed to the U.S. capital on Sunday after appointing three new cabinet ministers.

The PM is leading a delegation of senior government officials to Washington to meet with the IMF, World Bank and possibly high-level U.S. government officials.

The delegation includes Somalia's heads of finance, planning, security, intelligence.

Khaire is expected to discuss Somalia's fiscal reforms and the path to debt forgiveness with the IMF and the World Bank. He previously met IMF officials in September 2017.

Analysts have suggested that the significant number of officials from NISA - Somalia's intelligence agency - could signal potential meetings with high-level U.S. security officials.

As the PM packed for Washington, he appointed Fawzia Mohamed Sheikh as the Minister of Energy and Water Resources and Sadaq Hirsi Warfa as the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.

Salah Ahmed Jama was chosen to replace the former Constitutional Affairs Minister Abdurahman Hosh Jibril who tragically passed away last month in Dubai during surgery. Jama was previously the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs./quote]