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UN Deputy Special Envoy on Working Visit to Puntland

Puntland President Office
Press Release
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

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Garowe, Somalia - A U.N. delegation led by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) to Somalia arrived Wednesday on a working visit to Puntland.

 

The delegation led by DSRSG Mr. Christian Manahl included officers from the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS).

 

The delegation was received at Garowe Airport by Minister of Interior Hon. Abdullahi Jama Ahmed (Ilkajir), Minister of Finance Hon. Farah Ali Jama and Mr. Abdiaziz Mohamed, the UNPOS officer in Puntland.

 

H.E. Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud (Farole), the President of Puntland, received the delegation at State House in Garowe. Discussions were fruitful and covered a range of issues, including continuation of the transitional process, the “Kampala Accord”, as well as discussions over the upcoming Somali conference being facilitated by the UN.

 

 

Mr. Manahl underlined that the first step of the “Kampala Accord” is the resignation of Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Farmajo). He expressed his hope that the TFG President would soon appoint a new Prime Minister, in consultation with the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI) and key stakeholders.

 

Likewise, Mr. Manahl reiterated that Puntland is a major stakeholder in the Somali peace process and encouraged the Puntland Government to continue its constructive participation.

 

The President thanked the UN delegation for the working visit to Puntland and expressed his support for the ongoing Somalia consultative process being facilitated by UNPOS, under the leadership of the SRSG, H.E. Ambassador Augustine P. Mahiga.

 

The UN delegation flew back on a return flight to Nairobi.

 

Communications Office
The Puntland Presidency
Puntland State of Somalia

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