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Somali, Somaliland Leaders Resume Talks in Djibouti

Harun Maruf

   The leaders of the federal government of Somalia and the self-declared
   republic of Somaliland held a landmark meeting in the neighboring
   Djibouti on Sunday.

   The meeting was hosted and chaired by President Ismail Omar Guelleh of
   Djibouti.

   "The resumption of the talks between Somalia and Somaliland is a
   perfect illustration of the continued determination of the leaders of
   the region to resolve differences through dialogue," Guelleh said via
   Twitter.

   The meeting agenda was not publicized, but one observer, who has been
   following the efforts that led to Sunday's talks, said the first step
   is to build trust between the sides and agree on a process for the
   talks.

   By the end of the day, the two sides had agreed to appoint technical
   committees to continue the talks. The sides have also agreed not to
   politicize international development assistance and investment.

   The United States Embassy, which has been supporting the process,
   welcomed the opening of the talks."We support coop for the good of the
   #Somali people & urge all Somalis to be part of the process," the
   embassy posted on Twitter.

     [1]@US2SOMALIA welcomes opening of [2]#Somalia- [3]#Somaliland talks
     today in [4]#Djibouti. We commend the leadership of [5]@M_Farmaajo &
     [6]@Musebiihi. T/Y [7]@IsmailOguelleh for hosting a historic mtg. We
     support coop for the good of the [8]#Somali people & urge all
     Somalis to be part of the process.
     -- U.S. Embassy Mogadishu, Somalia (@US2SOMALIA) [9]June 14, 2020

   The United Nations office in Somalia followed up in endorsing the
   meeting in Djibouti.

   "This is an encouraging step towards future #dialogue, which we hope
   will result in common benefits," says the U.N.

     The [10]@UN in [11]#Somalia welcomes talks between [12]#Somali
     President [13]@M_Farmaajo and [14]#Somaliland President
     [15]@musebiihi - hosted by [16]#Djibouti's President
     [17]@IsmailOguelleh, this is an encouraging step towards future
     [18]#dialogue, which we hope will result in common benefits.
     [19]pic.twitter.com/iLhn0zqJTZ
     -- UNSOM (@UNSomalia) [20]June 14, 2020

References

   1. https://twitter.com/US2SOMALIA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Somalia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   3. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Somaliland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   4. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Djibouti?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   5. https://twitter.com/M_Farmaajo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   6. https://twitter.com/musebiihi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   7. https://twitter.com/IsmailOguelleh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   8. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Somali?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   9. https://twitter.com/US2SOMALIA/status/1272102797064929281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  10. https://twitter.com/UN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  11. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Somalia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  12. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Somali?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  13. https://twitter.com/M_Farmaajo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  14. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Somaliland?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  15. https://twitter.com/musebiihi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  16. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Djibouti?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  17. https://twitter.com/IsmailOguelleh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  18. https://twitter.com/hashtag/dialogue?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
  19. https://t.co/iLhn0zqJTZ
  20. https://twitter.com/UNSomalia/status/1272105788379549697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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