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Round of Federal Govt-Somaliland dialogue postponed
 HARGEISA, Somalia -- The fourth round of a dialogue process between Somalia's Federal Government (SFG) and the country's separatist region of Somaliland has been postponed following an announcement from Mogadishu-based government, Garowe Online reports.
"We reacted immediately and accepted that demand," added Yonis, noting that Somaliland expressed its willingness and readiness of attending the next talks to Turkish officials. As Jigjiga, the capital city of Somali Regional State of Ethiopia prepares for Ethiopian Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Day, the close neighbor's Foreign affairs Minister says Ethiopian consulate in Hargeisa has averted the issuance of visas and tough curbs have been imposed on the people crossing the border into Ethiopia from Somaliland. The third round of Federal Govt-Somaliland talks concluded with three points including the establishment of bilateral control body based in Hargeisa to co-manage Somalia national airspace in the Turkish city of Istanbul on July 10. Somaliland Civil Aviation Minister, Mohamed Abdi Hashi recently accused the Somali Federal Government of flouting airspace control agreement. On the other hand, The President of Somalia's northeastern State of Puntland Abdirahman Mohamed Farole called on International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) not to handover the control of the national airspace since the country's reconciliation process is far from over on 16th of October while he was addressing the media members in Garowe shortly after he returned from a diplomatic visit to Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen, Belgium and UAE. Posted by: Steve White 2013-11-11 |
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