Somaliland and puntland’s cooperation to be strenghened.

[General Duke]

SOMALILAND AND PUNTLAND’S COOPERATION TO BE STRENGHENED.

 

Djibouti, December 13, 2010: Academicians and peace activists from Puntland and Somaliland met here today to draw a road map for cooperation and collaboration between the two and in the process pave the way for socio-economic development and lasting security for both.

 

Sponsored by Inter-Governmental authority on Development (IGAD) office of the Facilitator for Somalia peace and national reconciliation, and facilitated by the Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute (HESPI), the five-day Consultative Meeting is the first of its kind since the implosion of Somalia in 1991.

 

“Both Somaliland and Puntland and their people should be encouraged to establish a forum to openly discuss common issues and resolve any disputes”, said H.E Kipruto Arap Kirwa the Facilitator for Somalia peace and national reconciliation. He added that by strengthening and supporting this states in terms of socio-economic development as part of a larger approach to ensure stability in Somalia as whole is an imperative that cannot be ignored.

 

Ali Issa Abdi, Managing Director of HESPI, observed: “By any measure of the Millennium Development Goals and human development indices, Somalis are some of the most disadvantaged human beings as their basic education, health, water and sanitation needs remain only a pipe-dream”.

 

The meeting will underscore the following sign-posts in the roadmap:

 

In education the meeting will design a formula for a unified education system that caters for a common curriculum, students and education professionals exchange programs, and teachers’ training;

Environmental degradation has taken its toll on forest and water resources of both Puntland and Somaliland. It needs to be tackled in earnest. In the same way Puntland and Somaliland fishing resources are well underway to extinction in the absence of protection from foreign fleets. They ignore depletion of this most important resource at their peril;

Puntland and Somaliland need to address common external threats the chief of which is Al Shabaab. They will also have to revisit their age-old traditions to contain internal territorial disputes. Traditional Somali peace-making is an unbroken track-record of success;

Puntland and Somaliland do themselves no favor hurling mutual accusations in the media. A policy of encouraging give and take in programming media output would help to encourage mutual respect and understanding;

Trade facilitation and the movement of people and goods across Puntland and Somaliland would not only break psychological barriers but would benefit the living standards of both;

Also in the interest of national and international trade Puntland and Somaliland should contain the rampant piracy along their shores and beyond.

The roadmap, once adopted by the Consultative Meeting will have to be embraced by the people of Puntland and Somaliland and submitted for the approval of their respective authorities

 

FG: Qoraalka IGAD kuma aysan soo saarin AfSoomaali, waxay ku soo qoreen English sida kor ka muuqata.

[xiinfaniin]

Interesting development. This is what Somalia needs.

[General Duke]

^^^Indeed, war has brought us very little benefit.

[AfricaOwn]

At the end of the day - they will continue to deny Somaliland's Independence. They should use that forum to let each other know where their borders are.

[The Zack]

A step to the right direction, I say. I guess it is time for Somalis to turn that dirty page of the history.

 

P.s. Last week was the 20th anniversary when the Somali government collapsed. It was mid December, 1990.

[Blessed]

This is a good development, Illahay sahlo. Hope this is the beginning of mature diplomacy between Somalis. We don't want anymore of the trashy 'anaa kaa dheer' nonsense we had to contend with so far..

[Aaliyyah]

Good for them. Hope they settle their issues.

[Somalina]

Great development indeed!. Viva Somalia!

[Saalax]

It depends what kind of cooperation it is. Somaliland's sovereignty is sacred.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

As long as our borders are not disputed we are ok, anything from that have fun pirates.

[Polanyi]

Somaliland and Puntland should merge to create Northern SOmali CushoIslamo government. I have been saying this for a long time. But SOmalis are too short sighted and self interested individuals.

[Saalax]

D/P.

[Saalax]

Xaaji Xunjuf;681041 wrote:

As long as our borders are not disputed we are ok, anything from that have fun pirates.

 

 

Well said.

[Aaliyyah]

As long as our borders are not disputed we are ok, anything from that have fun pirates.

Your borders??? hargaysa burco iyo berbera uun leedahay..so nop those borders are not disputed..laakin fuduulinta dheeraadka ah ee your so called somaliland government is doing by occupying other ppls land is a clearly an issue and it wont be taken lightly by the SSC organization..puntland doesnt speak for them anymore. Keep that in mind! So I hope whatever issue you have aside of that is settled. Best of luck

 

salaam

[The Zack]

LOL@Aaliyah.. beri baa laba nin oo labadooda beerood ay deris ahaayeen maxkamad tageen si loogu kala gar qaado. Markey maxkamaddi bilaabatay baa nin dadkii maxkamadda dhageystayaasha ka ahaa baa inta kacay codsaday in wax yar la dhageysto, waa laga aqbalay. Wuxuu yidhi "labadan nin ee is heysata, labadooda beerood beerteyda baa u dhaxysay". Meeshii baa lagu kala kacay ninkina beertiisa loogu soo celiyay. Hadda sheekadaas baan soo xasuustay markaan arkay waxa kala heysta Puntland, Somaliland and SC.