PasserBy Posted January 24, 2011 Jan 24, 2011 Somali State Diaspora in North America and Somali State Government delegation, led by the State President, H.E. Abdi Mohamud Omar, held historic conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, today (January 23, 2011) to discuss ways and means to further strengthen the peace, good governance and development efforts already underway in Somali State of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The Government delegation included the Chairman of Ethiopian Somali People’s Democratic Party (ESPDP), and the minister of Labor & Social Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Mr. Abdulfatah Sheik Abdullahi, the Speaker of Somali State Council, Mr. Mohamed Rashid Isak, the State’s Deputy of Finance and Economic Development Bureau Head, Mr. Kader Abdi Ismail and Counselor Mowlid Mohamed of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopian Embassy in Washington, DC. The participants of the conference were briefed on Ethiopia’s current five-year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), and the ongoing peace, good governance and development efforts in Somali State by the members of the Government delegation. The participants fervently vowed to standby President Abdi’s call to invest motherland. After deliberating at length on the current efforts of peace, good governance and development in the State, the participants: 1. Welcome the extent of the ongoing efforts of peace, good governance and development in Somali state. 2. Support the government’s peace accord with UWSLF and ONLF. 3. Applaud the federal government’s last five-year plan, which enabled Ethiopia to register double-digit growth, and Support the current five-year plan, which, upon its implementation, will open a new chapter for Ethiopian development and renewal. 4. Recognize the role of the Somali State Diaspora in the successful implementation of the State’s priority programs on agriculture, and rural development, human resources development and infrastructure development. 5. Affirm the critical importance of the investment in motherland and the current initiatives to create conducive atmosphere for public and private partnership, in order to promote the private sector investment as a growth engine for the State’s development process. 6. Note with grave concern the current security situation in the neighboring Somalia and the threat posed to Somali State in particular, and Ethiopia as whole, by the armed aggressors who consider no borders and respect no sovereignty. 7. Denounce the Asmara regime of its negative roles in the regional stability. Somali State Diaspora in North America Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PasserBy Posted January 24, 2011 The Journey of Peace!! Somali diaspora went to somali region in Ethiopia they traveled from Jigjigga to Degehbuur and finally Kabri Deher where they took part in a conference of peace. Among the traveling were, Ato Abdulahi Omar the Somali amist killil leader and from Onlf, those who embraced PEACE former Onlf Selehedin Ma'ow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
