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[Zmeselo]

BREAKING – PRESIDENT BIHI TO MEET SOMALI PRESIDENT FARMAJO IN DJIBOUTI

By Staff

https://somalilandchronicle.com/2020/06 ... -djibouti/

June 12, 2020

According to sources, a meeting between the President of Somaliland HE Muse Bihi Abdi and the Somali President Mr. Mohamed Abdillahi Farmajo is set to take place in Djibouti next week. The meeting between the two Presidents is brokered by the United States Ambassador to Somalia Mr. Donald Yamamoto.


US Ambassador to Somalia, Mr. Donald Yamamoto

Although President Bihi rebuffed efforts by the Ethiopian Prime Minister Mr. Abiy Ahmed to bring the Somali President Mohamed Abdillahi Farmajo to Hargeisa, the two have met in Addis Ababa at the sidelines of the African Union in February https://somalilandchronicle.com/2020/02 ... -underway/ this year.






Reliable sources confirm that President Bihi will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Yasin Hagi Mohamoud Hiir (Faratoon) and the Chairman of Somaliland House of Elders Chairman Hon. Saleban Mohamud Adan. The delegation of the Federal Government of Somalia will include the Prime Minister Mr. Hassan Khaire.



Somaliland government has downplayed President Bihi’s meeting with Farmajo as a chance encounter at Prime Minister Abiy’s office.

President Bihi has publicly conditioned the Somaliland and Somalia talks on Somalia’s recognition of Somaliland and has insisted on the addition of neutral international partners to the process, it is unclear what changed President Bihi’s mind to accept a meeting with the President of Somalia Mr. Mohamed Abdillahi Farmajo whose term is coming to an end next year.

President of Somalia is at the lowest point of his presidency and has been facing a unified opposition from former Presidents Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

President Farmajo’s government has been openly hostile to Somaliland and has taken steps to isolate it and oppose development projects including DP World’s investment in Berbera port.

It is unclear if Somalia’s Federal Government has made any concessions to President Bihi to change his position and accept the meeting brokered by Ambassador Yamamoto to be held in Djibouti.

Since the appointment of Ambassador Donald Yamamoto, the United States Embassy in Somalia has adopted a one Somalia policy and has had little contact with the government of Somaliland.

[Temt]

Assuming this story is true, nothing can materialize until all the Somali state actors are serious and genuinely interested in the long-overdue rapprochement between the Somali peoples. Anything less is an exercise in futility and sadly one that is bound to fail. Somali issues must be resolved by Somalis themselves and should avoid the entrapment by foreign actors, for nobody cares more about the interest of the Somali people than the Somalis themselves. Good luck for a united Somalia!

[Zmeselo]

Assuming this story is true, nothing can materialize until all the Somali state actors are serious and genuinely interested in the long-overdue rapprochement between the Somali peoples. Anything less is an exercise in futility and sadly one that is bound to fail. Somali issues must be resolved by Somalis themselves and should avoid the entrapment by foreign actors, for nobody cares about the interest of the Somali people than the Somalis themselves. Good luck for a united Somalia!

100% in agreement with you, brother!

[Temt]

Announcement from the Ministry of Health
Twenty four patients (24) were diagnosed positive for COVID-19 today in tests carried out for individuals who had completed their quarantine time at Adibara Quarantine Center – Gash Barka Region, Forto Sawa Sub-zone.
In the past two months, 1370 nationals who returned home through irregular land routes from the Sudan were quarantined in Adibara. Out of these, 117 individuals were released after due processes while 1253 persons still remain quarantined in the Center.

Although the movement of peoples remains banned in the region as a whole, 7158 nationals have returned home through land and sea routes from Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti as well as Yemen in the past two months. 3,135 persons still remain in 47 quarantine centers throughout the country.

In addition to the ongoing random testing, all individuals have to undergo, as a normative procedure, testing prior to their release from the quarantine centers.

The total number of confirmed cases in the county to-date has now risen to 65.

39 of these have recovered fully and were released from hospital in the past while the remaining 26 are receiving necessary medical treatment.

Ministry of Health
Asmara
13 June 2020

[tlel]

Interesting, those so much interested above discussing are Shabos/Eris , of course Shabia, tplf and Eprp have been involved in the affairs of Somalia against Ethiopia.

[Zmeselo]

I think you need to open some history books, before spewing nonsense.

Siad Barre of Somalia took the initiative, because Ethiopia & Somalia were at war. The Genesis of that war, as in the case of Eritrea & the original weyane started, because of Haile Selassie's subservience to the British & later to the Americans. The same with the Ogaden issue, within Ethiopia.

The EPRP are a continuation of the coup attempt against Haile Selassie by the Neway brothers & later against Mengie because he betrayed the cause by killing the Generals Aman Andom, Teferi Bante & Colonel Atnafu Abate to become an undisputed communist- military dictator.

So zip it, with this Ethiopia betrayal bs. People fought, against your consecutive murderous regimes.

Interesting, those so much interested above discussing are Shabos/Eris , of course Shabia, tplf and Eprp have been involved in the affairs of Somalia against Ethiopia.

[Somaliman]

This is not a meeting between Somalia and Somaliland, but between the current government of Somalia and the federal state Somaliland.

[Zack]

There isn't going to be much of a result. But each side. Will get some publicity. Farmaajo from the federal government wants re election and wants to use this photo opportunity to score some points. In his future political career after 2021. Somaliland just wants to use this opportunity that is willing to talk to Somalia in order to get real mediators in the future. And to show the international community that is willing to settle a peace deal with Somalia. But don't expect to much from these talks there are certain red areas both countries can't overstep. Somaliland can't accept unity with Somalia. And Somalia can't accept Somaliland independence. Abiye Ahmed of Ethiopia just wants to be seen as the regional leader that did the unreachable peace between Somalia and Somaliland. Peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Peace between Sudan and South Sudan peace between South Sudan factions . That's his objective very interesting times indeed.

Dr Zackovich

[tlel]

I think you need to open some history books, before spewing nonsense.

Siad Barre of Somalia took the initiative, because Ethiopia & Somalia were at war. The Genesis of that war, as in the case of Eritrea & the original weyane started, because of Haile Selassie's subservience to the British & later to the Americans. The same with the Ogaden issue, within Ethiopia.

The EPRP are a continuation of the coup attempt against Haile Selassie by the Neway brothers & later against Mengie because he betrayed the cause by killing the Generals Aman Andom, Teferi Bante & Colonel Atnafu Abate to become an undisputed communist- military dictator.

So zip it, with this Ethiopia betrayal bs. People fought, against your consecutive murderous regimes.

Interesting, those so much interested above discussing are Shabos/Eris , of course Shabia, tplf and Eprp have been involved in the affairs of Somalia against Ethiopia.

Do you have amnesia or something? Haven't you not been reading the past history of who was Isayas/Meles? I think you are one of Shabo in ethiopia tricking the Oromo region