Ahmed and Silanyo meet in Dubai

June 28, 2012

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• Somali Transitional Federal Government President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (right) and Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo sign an agreement to continue dialogue. [File photo/TFG]
  

Somali Transitional Federal Government President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed sat down with Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo face-to-face for the first time Thursday (June 28th) in Dubai, according to a statement signed by both presidents.
The meeting, which was hosted by the United Arab Emirates, follows the first formal direct talks between the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Somaliland held in the United Kingdom last week.
Somalia's Defence Minister Hussein Arab Isse told state-owned Radio Mogadishu that the talks ended successfully and the two presidents agreed to fully endorse the outcomes of the UK conference at Chevening House and the previous conference in Istanbul. Both leaders agreed to continue the dialogue to clarify the relationship between the two sides.
The two leaders also agreed to facilitate trade between the two parties, which Isse said was a milestone agreement that could lead to more direct interactions between Somalis.

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