Outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo is today meeting with his arch political rivals Ahmed Madobe (Jubbaland)and Abdullahi Deni (Puntland) for the first time in several weeks following pressure from the international community.
Though Information Minister Osman Dubbe described it as an ‘icebreaker’ meeting convened by Farmaajo, sources privy to the talks authoritatively confirm that the international community upped the tempo against the three leaders to vacate their grandstanding.
The meeting comes barely a day after Madobe and Deni issued another condemnation against Farmaajo for ‘frustrating’ the talks and pulling the breaks on any efforts to resolve the stalemate.
The three leaders last met in February during the third round of talks in Dhusamareb which ended in disarray. The Federal Member State leaders and opposition presidential candidates accused Farmaajo of ‘walking out’ of the talks.
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GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Villa Somalia has announced another round of talks with Federal Member State leaders to resolve the ongoing electoral row that has seen elections postponed three times.
A statement from the president’s office noted that the meeting will take place on Thursday in Mogadishu and will be attended by all FMS leaders and Banadir regional governor Omar Filish.
This will be the sixth round of talks between the outgoing president Mohamed Farmaajo and FMS leaders. The two sides have not been able to resolve their differences resulting in walkouts. Ahmed Madobe (Jubbaland) and his ally Abduallhi Deni of Puntland have both demanded the exit of Farmaajo from office as a condition for talks.