N.O.R.F Posted May 15, 2007 Somaliland Officials Involved In Secret Talks On Reunification With Somalia Nairobi/Mogadishu, May 12, 2007 (Al-Khaleej & SL Times) - Somaliland officials have been involved in secret talks aimed at exploring the possibility of re-unification with Somalia, the daily Arabic newspaper Al-Khaleej disclosed on Thursday. According to Al-Khaleej which is based in the United Arab Emirates, the talks are being sponsored by Ethiopian and American diplomats in an attempt to convince Somaliland to accept re-joining Somalia under new favorable terms to be guaranteed by both Addis Ababa and Washington. "Talks involving Somaliland leaders and Ethiopian and American officials are under way to discuss the details of a plan for re-unification of Somaliland with other regions of Somalia," Al-Khaleej said. According to sources close to the discussions, Somaliland has been offered a strong commitment by the two sponsoring nations to guarantee the terms of any deal reached on the re-unification issue, Al-Khaleej added. Somaliland's Foreign Minister, Abdillahi Mohamed Duale, is currently in Addis Ababa. He left Hargeysa about a month ago to an undisclosed destination. The Somaliland government has placed a news blackout on Mr. Duale's whereabouts. In March, the Minister of Finance, Awil Ali Duale left for Nairobi, Kenya. There was no official statement on the purpose of Awil's trip to Kenya. The minister of Finance returned to Hargeysa in mid April. Source: Somaliland Times ------------------------------------------------ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted May 15, 2007 Let the games begin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted May 15, 2007 HARGEISA, May 2 (Reuters) - The leader of the self-declared breakaway enclave of Somaliland ruled out reuniting with battle-scarred Somalia and said the interim government's claim of victory over insurgents in Mogadishu was premature. President Dahir Rayale Kahin also expressed hopes of greater international recognition for Somaliland after Sweden said in February it would treat the enclave as a self-governing area with regard to development aid. Kahin's comments to reporters late on Tuesday came days after the Somali government declared victory in Mogadishu after a war against Islamist gunmen, foreign jihadists and a group of disgruntled clansmen. Mogadishu's worst fighting in 16 years has killed at least 1,300 people in recent weeks and sparked a massive exodus from the city with some fleeing to Somaliland's capital Hargeisa. "It is too quick to say the TFG (transitional federal government) has captured Mogadishu or they are governing Mogadishu," Kahin said. "Time will tell. They will not get far if they try to... rule the people by force," he added. Kahin also warned Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf against any belligerent moves towards the Gulf of Aden enclave. "Abdullahi Yusuf cannot come here. It is a day dream that Abdullahi Yusuf is coming and that he will govern Hargeisa." A former British protectorate, Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 when clan warlords toppled dictator Mohamed Siad Barre, carving the Horn of Africa country into personal fiefdoms. Somaliland officials say the territory has maintained relative peace and stability while Mogadishu has descended into violence and chaos. "We cannot be one government anymore. We made our decision in 1991 not to be part of that failed union," Kahin said in his heavily fortified presidential compound. No foreign governments have recognised Somaliland and there has long been a reluctance in Africa to support independence bids for fear of opening the floodgates to a host of secessionist claims. But Kahin said hopes were boosted by Swedish moves. "The Swedish have taken one step forward. They said we will treat Somaliland as a separate government entity," he said. Katarina Zinn, a counsellor at the Swedish Embassy in Nairobi, said Stockholm's guidelines on aid to Somalia recognised Somaliland as a self-governing area for development issues. "What we have said is that we will work in Somaliland with development, but we have not recognised Somaliland as an independent state," Zinn told Reuters. Kahin said Somaliland had secured a deal with Germany to build a cement factory in the coastal city of Berbera, 130 km (81 miles) northeast of Hargeisa. He said he hoped the creation of more jobs would boost the economy. Opposition figures have accused him of not doing enough to improve the livelihoods of people living in Somaliland. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted May 15, 2007 hadhwanaag 2007-05-12 (Hadhwanaagnews) Hargeysa(HWN): Madaxtooyada Somaliland ayaa beenisay war ay sheegtay in lagu baahiyey internetka oo ay saxaafada qaarkoodna ay qoreen, kaas oo la sheegay inay dawlada Mareykan iyo Ethiopia ay ku hawlan yihiin qorshe dib u heshiisiineed, waxaanay ku tilmaamtay warkaas mid aan sal iyo raadtoona lahayn oo waxba kama jiraana. Sida waxa lagu sheegay warsaxafadeed uu ku saxeexan yahay Afhayeenka Madaxtooyada, ahna la taliyaha Madaxweyne Rayaale ee dhinaca warbaahinta Md. Siciid Cadaani Mooge Waxaanu u dhignaa sidan warsaxafadeedkii isaga oo dhameystiran: “Anagoo tix raacayna warar ay qoreen saxaafada qaarkood laguna baahiyay baraha Internatka mid ka mida kaas oo udhignaa in Maraykanka iyo Ethiopia in ay ku howlan yihiin qorshe dib loogu midaynaayo Somaliland iyo Somalia. Iyadoo maraykanku waa siday hadalka ay u dhigeene damaanad wayn uu u dhigay hadii ay Somaliland ogolaato in ay mar labaad dib ugu laabato mid nimadii Somalia waxaanu leenahay wararkaasi waa qaar aanay waxba ka jirin oo aan sal iyo raad toona lahayn wararkaas oo saxaafada qaarkood ay ka soo xigteen sida ay shegeen wargayska al khaliij ee ka soo baxa imaraadka meesha uu warkaas ka keenay wargayskaasi isaga ayay jirtaa, hasa yeshee waxaanu halkan ku cadaynaynaa inaanay jirin cid haba yaratee kala soo xidhiidhay Somaliland arintaa ay ku andacoonayaan saxaafadu. sidii horeba Madaxwaynaha JSL uu ku sheegay khudbadisii udanbaysay ee uu umada ujeedinayay waxay Somaliland diyaar u tahay in wada hadal ay la gasho Somalia marka ay ka hirgasho dowlad nabad iyo xasilooni dalkeeda ku soo dabaasha waxaanay wada hadaladaasi ay noqon donaan qaar ku salaysan xidhiidh walaaltinimo iyo jaarnimo oo u dhexeeya laba dal oo siman waxaana xidhiidhkaasi noqon donaa mid la mida xidhiidhka Somaliland ay la wadaagto wadamada kale ee ay dariska yihiin. waxaa kale oo aanu usheegaynaa calamka intiisa kale gaar ahaan cida danaynaysa mandaqadan in gooni isku taaga Somaliland uu yahay mid muqadasa oo aan ka soo noqosho lahayn mana jirto cid Somaliland ay gooni isku tageeda marti ugu noqonayso. Wararka noocaas ah ee lagu bahinaayo saxaafada qarkood waxa ay yihiin qaar laysku dayaayo in lagu mijoxaabiyo qaranimada iyo madaxbaanida Somaliland.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted May 15, 2007 Hargeysa (Somaliland.org) – Xukuumadda Somaliland ayaa beenisey warar sheegaya in dowladaha Maraykanka iyo Itoobiya ay wadaan qorshe dib loogu midaynayo Somaliland iyo Soomaaliya, xidhiidhona ay la sameeyeen labada dhinac. Balse, waxay caddaysay in Somaliland diyaar u tahay inay wadahadal la gasho Soomaaliya marka dowlad, nabad iyo xasilooniyi ka hirgasho. Wararka ku saabsan qorshaha la sheegay in Itoobiya iyo Maraykanku dillaalayaan waxa qoray Wargeyska Jamhuuriyada caddadkii Jimcihii. Sidoo kale wargeyska Somaliland Times oo ah toddobaadle Af Ingiriisi ku soo baxa ayaa isaguna qoray warkaas caddadkiisii maanta soo baxay. Waxayna wargeysyadaasi sheegeen inay ka soo xigteen Wargeyska AL-KHALEEJ oo ka soo baxa Imaaraadka Carabta. Afhayeenka Madaxtooyada ayaa warsaxaafadeed uu maanta soo saaray ku sheegay in haba yaraatee aanay jirin cid Somaliland kala soo xidhiidhay arrintaas. "Iyadoo Maraykanku – waa siday hadalka ay u dhigeene – dammaanad weyn uu u dhigay haddii ay Somaliland ogolaato in ay mar labaad dib ugu laabato midnimadii Somalia, waxaanu leenahay wararkaasi waa qaar aanay waxba ka jirin oo aan sal iyo raad toona lahayn. Wararkaas oo saxaafadda qaarkood ay ka soo xigteen sida ay sheegeen wargeyska Al Khaliij ee ka soo baxa Imaaraadka meesha uu warkaas ka keenay wargeyskaasi isaga ayay jirtaa, " ayuu yidhi Warsaxaafadeedku. "Hase yeeshee waxaanu halkan ku cadaynaynaa inaanay jirin cid haba yaratee kala soo xidhiidhay Somaliland arintaa ay ku andacoonayaan saxaafaddu, " ayuu raaciyey. Warsaxaafadeedka Afhayeenka Madaxtooyadu, isaga oo tixraacaya hadalkii Madaxweyne Riyaale dadka u mariyey saxaafadda 5tii bishan May, waxa uu sheegay in sidii Madaxweynuhu ku sheegay khudbaddaas Somaliland ay diyaar u tahay inay wadahadal la gasho Soomaaliya marka Soomaaliya ay ka hirgasho dowladnimo, nabad iyo xasilooni, balse, waxa uu sheegay in wadahadalkaasi uu noqon doono mid ku saabsan xidhiidh walaalnimo iyo jaarnimo oo la mid ah xidhiidhka Somaliland la wadaagto waddamada kale ee deriska ah. "Waxaa kale oo aanu u sheegaynaa caalamka intiisa kale, gaar ahaan cidda danaynaysa madaqaddan in goonni isku taaga Somaliland uu yahay mid muqadas ah oo aan ka soo noqosho lahayn mana jirto cid Somaliland ay goonni isku taageeda marti ugu noqonayso, " ayuu yidhi Warsaxaafadeedku. Waxana uu warsaxaafadeedku ku tilmaamay wararkan saxaafaddu faafisay kuwo lagu maja-xaabinayo qaranimada Somaliland. Horraantii bishan ayaa waxa soo baxay warar sheegaya in Sarkaal sare oo ka tirsan dowladda Itoobiya oo jooga Maraykanku uu u sheegay Foxnews in dowladda Itoobiya geyn doonto Cabdillaahi Yuusuf Hargeysa. Madaxweyne Riyaale oo hadalkii u dambeeyey ee uu u jeediyo dadweynaha ku soo qaaday arrintan, waxa uu sheegay in Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda oo hadda muddo bil ah dibadda ugu maqan socdaal aan la sheegin ujeeddadiisa uu u xilsaaray inuu Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibadda Itoobiya kala soo xaajoodo warkaas. Hase yeeshee, wax war ah oo dambe kama soo bixin dhinaca xukuumadda. Beesha Caalamka, inta danaysa arrimaha Soomaaliya ayaa had iyo goor sheega in Somaliland iyo Soomaaliya ay ka wadahadli doonaan marka Soomaaliya xasilooni lagu soo dabaalo, dowladnimona ka xasisho. Waxaana caddaan ah in waxa laga wadahadli doonaa ay tahay goonni-isu-taagga Somaliland. Mana jirto cid dammaanad qaadaysa in waxa laga hadlayaa ay noqon doonto xidhiidhka derisnimo, dad badanina waxay ka cabsi qabaan in marka dunidu ka soo jeesato Soomaaliya ay Somaliland ku khasbi doonto midnimo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Legend of Zu Posted May 15, 2007 <---As Southerner... I do not support a unification with SL until SL compeletes its secession Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ANWAR Posted May 15, 2007 Jacaylbaro: are in panic, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted May 15, 2007 you think so ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me Posted May 15, 2007 Originally posted by Legend of Zu: <---As Southerner... I do not support a unification with SL until SL compeletes its secession Cheers lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suldaanka Posted May 15, 2007 Originally posted by Legend of Zu: <---As Southerner... I do not support a unification with SL until SL compeletes its secession Cheers What do we want? Unification When do we want it? Now!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibtisam Posted May 15, 2007 sponsored by Ethiopian and American diplomats in an attempt to convince Somaliland to accept re-joining Somalia under new favorable terms to be guaranteed by both Addis Ababa and Washington. :rolleyes: I wonder how they do that, bomb everything out :mad: lool @ Legend of ZU, I second that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor Posted May 15, 2007 I do not support a unification with SL until SL compeletes its secession I agree, I mean the talk of unification with SL at this momenent in itslelf legitimizes or brings the idea that it is another legally recognized country, hence the need to be reunited with Somalia... It's a lough really Unless SL seccession materialises there cannot be Unification, Simple logic... good though yaa Legend of Zu... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
