Somaliland parties reach agreement

Hargeisa(QARAN)- The two leaders of the Somaliland opposition parties Mudane Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud of KULMIYE and Mudane Faisal Ali Warabe of UCID along with the Secretary-General of the ruling UDUB party, Mudane Mohamed Ismail Bulale have formally stated that the recent political issues in Somaliland between the government and the opposition parties have been resolved.

In recent press conferences at the various party headquarters in Hargeisa which were held after discussion between the government of Somaliland and the opposition parties at the Presidency this past Sunday, all three Somaliland parties have confirmed that there has been an agreement on the issues arising from recent political debates.

According to Mudane Faisal Ali Warabe, the chair of the UCID party "there has been an eight point agreement between all three parties relating to the recent political issues including but not limited to the voter registration process followed by agreed schedule for the local and Presidential elections at the beginning of next year.

Mudane Faisal Ali also stated that contrary to media reports that funds for the Somaliland elections have not been stopped, all three Somaliland political parties along with the National Elections Commission members are expected to meet with donor nations in Nairobi, Kenya at the end of the week.

The Chair of KULMIYE, Mudane Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud and UDUB's Secretary-General, Mudane Mohamed Ismail Bulale have also issued statements confirming that after the all party meeting on Sunday any political issues pertaining to the upcoming elections and ruling from the Somaliland House of Elders have been resolved.

There are expectations that main points of the multi-party agreement will be further clarified by the government of Somaliland and the opposition parties in the near future.

Source Qarannews