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Puntland and Galmudug State Rule Out Their Role at Turkish Conference

May 27, 2012 · 2939619 Comments2012-05-28+02%3A42%3A28Qalinle+Hussein

ADDIS ABABA — The two presidents of Somalia’s two semi-autonomous regions of Puntland and Galmudug State, Abdirahman M. Farole and Mohamed A. Alin respectively, have ruled out their participation in an international conference in Istanbul scheduled for this week.

The two leaders, who strongly support a federal Somalia, said Turkey’s role in the peace process was politically motivated and that its policy was unduly beholden to certain groups. They accused the Turkish conference of endorsing the foreign policy “of some countries” rather than a Somali consultation.

They stated that the agenda of the Istanbul II meeting was still blurry in a joint press statement they issued on Sunday from the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

They also argued that the conference would undermine the recent Addis Ababa Communiqué and cripple other previous agreements. They claimed it would restart the talks from square one.

“Puntland and Galmudug withdraw participation at the Istanbul Conference Il on Somalia, as the conference is not a Somali-owned process, the purpose and agenda of the conference is ambiguous,” the statement said.

Themed “Preparing Somalia’s Future: Goals for 2015″, the conference, second of its kind in Turkey, will officially be inaugurated on Thursday 31, May and will go for two days.

It will be participated by officials including heads of state, prime ministers and ministers from as many as 54 countries as well as representatives of international and regional organizations including the UN, Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the AU.

Somaliland on Sunday announced that it was sending four ministers to the Turkish city to take part. The transitional government, which is to be replaced by August, is also expected to attend.

Puntland region and Galmudug State are located in central and north-eastern part of Somalia and are said to be the only two sub-states advocating for federal rule.

Turkey is said to be trying to counter regional and international influence in the strategic horn of African nation.

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By Qalinle Hussein

Tags: Galmudug state, Istabul conference, Puntland region, Somalia, Somaliland news, TFG

mohamed cheers says:

Puntland and galmudug are member signatories of the roadmap 1+2 and have no mandate to speak
outside the scope of the all inclusive TFG Govt of Somalia. Somaliland Republic was not a party to the
roadmap signatories and is not within the scope of the agreement treaty. Therefore, there should be
no room for puntland and galmudug member signatories to boycott cuz the TFG acts on their behalf
in any joint delegation attending such International conferences on Somalia.
Cheers.

9:17 pm on May 27, 2012

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Kayse says:

Who cares if two pirate bases decide to listen to their boss in Addis. The Somali talks will go on and there won't be a thing called Federalism which is Ethiopia's call to turn Somalia into million tribal mini states.

Faroole and the nacas that signs anything Farole throws at him (Malim) are the danger to Somalia today and slowly everyone will see their true colors.

9:47 pm on May 27, 2012

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osman5 says:

The refusal of these 2 warlords to participate the meeting in Turkish will be considered non-issue in eyes of the international community, they represent for 2 respective states within Somalia.

Technically, they both should be under the authority of Somalia's head of state,therefore as long as the president and/or the PM is planning on attending at a federal lever, the absence of these 2 clowns from the meeting won't be noticed.

Somaliland's refusal was a whole different game all together, hence, Turkish government has honored the precondition provisions set out by Somaliland…

Osman Qaal

10:14 pm on May 27, 2012

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- madar ali says:
  
  @osman5.
  it seems your single minded person with no over all vision for somalis as long as s/land region illusion exists.Puntland & galmudug are power house when it come to somali politics population above 3.8 million,unlike s/land region not seeking recognition.somali childish politics which is Tit for Tat.
  
  7:34 am on May 28, 2012
  
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  - osman5 says:
    
    madar ali,
    Somaliland has been in existence over 21 yrs. Puntland and Galmudug are cloned mini tribal states of Somalia resulted by ineffective toothless administration of TFG.
    If they're under the jurisdictions of Somaliland they wouldn't have an ability seek a regional autonomy today, we'd have straightened them out with no time.
    
    Osman Qaal
    
    4:21 pm on May 28, 2012
    
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    - madar ali says:
      
      @osman5.
      s/land exists some folk’s in Their mind as a country living last 21 years with illusion put The rest of The world are not interested or buying That.even today s/land region becoming smaller by The day becuase sool,sanag,ceyn want to divorce Them are in process doing so.
      by now you should know,who TFG represent? it represent all somali regoins including s/land region if one region not satisfied what’s going on TFG has no mandate to force anyone accept balacing political Equation.what jurisdiction s/land region could not even rule all regions in nothern somalia let alone Puntland & galmudug These guys can come knock your at no time very strong in all direction military & economy.
      
      1:51 am on May 29, 2012
      
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Joe says:

It's not two warlords, its rather one warlord (Faarole) and his deputy (Alin) since this statement was issued by Puntland Piracy government and so called Alin is second signatory on the paper. He is refused entry to Galkaayo and he still puts down his signature to a paper that considers him a suburb in southern galkaayo….HG wuu ceebeyeey odaygaani.

If he knew anything he would know as a Hawiy3, his interest is with TFG and Sheikh Shariif lakin anii wa dooqoon he thinks he will get a federal state from an area his boss (Faroole) calls one suburb in Mogadishu.

Later Faroole will throw him under the bus and hand him over to Ahlu Sunna while starting a beef between HG and Abgaal.

Waa doqoon, HG did to take care of him.

11:11 pm on May 27, 2012

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- Joe says:
  
  * not Mogadishu I mean Galkkaayo
  
  11:12 pm on May 27, 2012
  
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  - wadani weyn says:
    
    my friend joe or whatever,
    
    this talk of tribalism is finish in mudug HG and @BGAAL and D@ROD IS is history i think you are Diaspora i dont approve of either of this two neither other clanist enclaves who destroyed somalia.
    the funny thing is the galmudug puntland and somaliland were the first who introduced civil strife and war to somalia and they come out new names to divide and destroy the country but the world have enough of them whatever fake name they call themselfs
    
    12:29 am on May 28, 2012
    
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    - ali says:
      
      wadani,
      your right what you write here.
      
      12:51 am on May 28, 2012
      
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  - salaax a says:
    
    mr joe jackson.
    you don’t know This area mudug very well,no wonder your name is joe or may i called underground person.Mj in mudug &HG in mudug are The some in so many different ways one minute They fight next They are freinds & brothers.
    
    12:58 am on May 28, 2012
    
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sauron says:

these 2 worthless traitorous dogs take their orders from the ethiopians, no surprise they issued the statement fom the dogs capital, the spiteful ethiopians want to weaken somalia as much as they can, and support infighting and chaos, god bless turkey. also "federalism" just means dividing and killing somalis, which is what the ethiopians want.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TURKEY!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!

5:18 am on May 28, 2012

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GeezerFrmPuntland says:

the members who sign the roadmap 1 & 2 were meetings in Addis Ababa & it was ultimately successful they agreed that the transition will end on 20 August & the elders will select a president.
the Turkish Conference is mainly fundraising campaign to help rebuild Mogadishu & im truly hoping Sheik Sharif Sheik goes to the meeting and takes no notice of Farole who is one of two spoiler, the other being silanyo sabotaging the somali peace process.

5:29 am on May 28, 2012

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- khaatumo citizen says:
  
  faroole and ina cali shire need to go they made puntland like thier playground.
  
  9:51 am on May 28, 2012
  
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GeezerFrmPuntland says:

@khaatumo citizen

faroole wants to rule somalia through his half broken small village in garoowe, the only way faroole can be sorted out is for a strong government in Mogadishu. he has bullied Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed since he became the president holding him hostage.
faroole doesn't realize the fact that garoowe is a small garbage where the rubbish are throw at, he hasn't still figured it way why mogadishu is a battlefield. they say if you control mogadishu, you control somalia.

5:50 pm on May 28, 2012

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- khaatumo citizen says:
  
  lool garoowe is the new Mugdishu right now, when was the last time u went somalia .. Faroole built like is no tomorrow. am guessing u from Mudug or Bari..
  plus i thought only dhuloz had beef with faroole aka Firdhiye, but i guess i was wrong… i found out expect Ciise Muse other MJ clans are agaisnt him too.
  
  6:45 pm on May 29, 2012
  
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  - khaatumo citizen says:
    
    lool correction ciise mahamud
    
    6:45 pm on May 29, 2012
    
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mohamed cheers says:

Folks stop wasting your energies. From now forward, there will be only to strong govts in Hargeisa
and Mogadiscio. For Hargeisa President Silaanyo but for Mogadiscio the new President is unknown?
Cheers.

8:15 am on May 29, 2012

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- khaatumo citizen says:
  
  Hargeisa is the second capital city of somalia and Mugdishu the capital so we dont have problem with that..
  
  6:39 pm on May 29, 2012
  
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