UNITED NATIONS Somalia’s foreign minister told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that an agreement has been reached between the federal government and regional states that will lead to long-delayed national elections. Mohamed Abdirizak said agreement on the three key issues to complete the deal was reached “in principle” Tuesday, culminating negotiations between the government…
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Somalia’s foreign minister told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that an agreement has been reached between the federal government and regional states that will lead to long-delayed national elections.
Mohamed Abdirizak said agreement on the three key issues to complete the deal was reached “in principle” Tuesday, culminating negotiations between the government and member states that began on May 22. He said a communique detailing the agreement will be issued Thursday at a closing ceremony.
“The negotiation process has not been easy, and this demonstrates how vital consensus remains, and without consensus how fragile peace in Somalia is, and how fragile our institutions of government remain,” Abdirizak said. “However, we have now reached an agreement that will lead Somalia to free elections, fairer elections.”
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 6:52 am
A summit involving leaders of Somalia’s
political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome
relief after months of
, the senior UN official in the
country told the Security Council on Tuesday, expressing
hope that a consensus on electoral plans will be announced
imminently.
James Swan, UN Special
Representative for Somalia and head of the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), said it is
imperative that the summit yield an implementable agreement
to hold elections in the shortest time
possible.
“Without such an agreement, and the
goodwill and sincerity to implement it, the gains which have