Somalina Posted March 30, 2012 THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012 Somalia’s president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is today attending a landmark Arab summit due in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Several Arab leaders are set to discuss Syrian crisis, Somalia, Palestine and Yemen during their Thursday meeting in Baghdad. President Sharif held talks with his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani in Baghdad a head of the summit and discussed range of issues including the bilateral relations between the two countries. The host president Jalal Talabani assured president Sharif that his government will support the Somali government in ending Somalia problems. President Sharif and his entourage left Mogadishu on Wednesday afternoon to attend the summit. Cabinet ministers including Foreign Affairs, Finance and several other TFG officials are among the president’s entourage attending the Baghdad summit. Attending the summit are Sudan’s Omar Bashir, Tunisia’s Moncef Marouki, Libya’s NTC Head Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Somalia’s Shiekh Sharif Ahmed, Comoros’ Ikililou Dhoinine and the Head of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas. But many other Arab leaders have reportedly chosen not to attend. The UN chief Ban Ki-moon is also attending the summit. Security is extremely tight for the Baghdad summit and much of the city has been brought to a standstill for the summit, which is costing an estimated $500m (£314m) to stage, BBC reports. Bar Kulan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Somalina Posted March 30, 2012 Leaders of Tunisia, Sudan, Palestine, Libya, Somalia in Baghdad for Arab BAGHDAD, March 28 (KUNA) -- The Presidents of Tunisia, Palestine, Sudan, Somalia, and Libyan National Transitional Government arrived here on Wednesday to take part in the Arab Summit due on Thursday. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Al-Arabi received Tunisian President Moncef Al-Marzouki, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, Chairman of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abduljalil, and Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmad, along with their accompanied delegations at Baghdad Airport, Al-Maliki's office said in a statement. The statement added that national anthems of countries of visiting presidents were played at the airport, noting that the guest presidents were escorted to the Guest Hall at the airport before being transferred to their staying places in the Iraqi capital. (end) ahh.ma KUNA 282103 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalina Posted March 30, 2012 Somali president attends Arab Summit in Baghdad March 29, 2012 Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, in Baghdad for the Arab Summit, held talks with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, UN-funded Radio Ba-Kulan reported on Thursday (March 29th). Talabani expressed the Iraqi government's full support to Somalia in its efforts towards unity and stability, the news outlet reported. Talabani also welcomed the prospect of bilateral projects between Iraq and Somalia, Aswat al-Iraq reported. The Somali president wished the Arab Summit success and praised Iraq for assuming a leadership role in the Arab world. Ahmed said Somalia hopes to boost ties with Iraq to serve the common interests of citizens of both countries. Sabahi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalina Posted March 30, 2012 Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya Mudane Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa khudbad qiimo leh oo uu uga hadlay dhinacyo kala duwan oo dalka ah ka jeediyey shirka Madaxda Jaamacadda Carabta ee ka soconaya magaalada Baqdaad ee xarunta dalka Ciraaq. Mudane Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya ayaa ugu horeyn khudbadiisa ugu mahad celiyey madaxda dalalka Carabta gaar ahaan dalalkii kaalinta kulahaa gurmadkii deg degga ahaa ee loo fidiyey shacabka Soomaaliyeed xiligii ay jirtay Saameynta abaartii gobolka ku dhufatay waxaana uu ugu baaqay madaxda carabta iney sii laba jibaaraan dadaalkooda ay ku garab istaagayaan shacbiga Soomaaliyeed si nolosha shacabku ay ugu soo laabato sideedii hore. Ammaanka Mudane Shariif Sheekh Axmed oo dhinaca ammaanka dalka ka hadlayey ayaa tilmaamay in Dowladdu ku guuleysatay talaabooyin dhowr ah oo loo qaaday soo celinta amniga dalka talaabooyinkaasi oo ay ugu horeyso in gobollo dhowr ah oo ka tirsan koonfurta,bartamaha iyo sidoo kale Caasimadda laga xoreeyo Maleeshiyada Al-Qaeda waxaana uu Madaxweynuhu tilmaamay in Dowladdu kahor howlgalladan wixii ka dambeeyey heshiiskii Jabuuti ay waqti badan ku bixisey wadahadallo lala gala Al-Shabaab laakiinse taasi ay kasoo horjeesteen talaabada ay hada Dowladdu qaadayna laga furan waayey si amni loo helo. Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya Mudane Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed oo arrimaha ammaanka ka hadlayey ayaa dhanka kale tilmaamay in Dowladdu waqti farabadan ku bixisay dib u dhiska Ciidammada Qalabka Sida si loo helo Ciidammo awood u leh hanashada iyo sugida ammaanka, dadaaladaasina ay hada marayaan meel wanaagsan waxaana uu ku guubaabiyey dalalka Carabtu iney gacan ka geystaan sidii dib loogu sii dhisi lahaa Ciidammada Qalabka Sida. “bilihii ugu dambeeyey Dowladdu waxay ku guuleysatay iney xoreyso dhul badan oo ka kala tirsan caasimadda,koonfurta iyo bartamaha dalka Alle Mahadii hada dalka intiisa badan wuxuu ku jiraa gacanta Dowladda waxyar ayaa inoo dhiman waxaanna qorshuhu yahay in iyana sida deegaannada hada xorta ah gacanta Dowladda lagusoo celiyo insha allah”ayuu yiri Madaxweyne Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed. Soo Celinta Dowladnimada Mudane Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda oo ka hadlayey dadaallada la xiriira soo celinta Dowladnimada dalka ayaa tilmaamay in Dowladda hada jirta ay juhdi farabadan ku bixisay sidii gacanta Dowladda dib ay ugu soo laaban lahaayeen dhismayaashii Qaranka si loogu adeego shacabka maadaama dhismayaashaasi ay ahaayeen mudo 21 sano ah kuwo ay dad si sharci darro ah ku degenaayeen balse hada gacantii Dowladda lagusoo celiyey oo qaarkood uu iminkaba ku socdo dayactir si ay Hay’addaha Dowladdu shacabka ugu adeegaan. Waxa uu sidoo kale shaaca ka qaaday Mudane Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya in Dowladda ay qorsheyneyso in adeegyadii guud sida Waxbarashada,Caafimaadka iyo adeegyada kale oo aanay nolosha aadanuhu ka maarmin sida korontada laga hirgeliyo deegaannada iyo gobollada dhowaan laga xoreeyey gacanta Maleeshiyada Al-Qaeda. Siyaasadda Madaxweyne Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa tilmaamay in Dowladdu ku guuleysatay hirgelinta heshiisyo dhowr ah oo dhammaanba ku qotoma dhanka siyaasadda heshiisyadaasi oo ay ka mid yihiin heshiiskii kampala, hirgelinta road mapka,heshiisyo lagu saxiixay Garoowe iyo Muqdisho waxaana uu Madaxweynuhu xusay in heshiisyadaasi hirgelintooda ay marayaan xiligan meel wanaagsan. Sidoo kale Madaxweyne Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa xusay in Dowladdu ay wado qorshe lagu wacyi gelinayo dhalinyaradii ay horey u qaldeen Al-Qaeda sida dhalinyaradaasi ay fursad ugu helaan iney dadkooda la noolaadaan kana qeybqaataan dib u dhiska iyo horumarka dalka. Ugu dambeyntii Madaxweyne Sheekh Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa tilmaamay in gudaha dalka uu hada ka socdo dib u dhis lexaad leh ayadoo shacabka Soomaaliyeedna ay kasoo kabanayaan burburkii dagaallada waxaana uu Madaxda dalalka Carabtu ku guubaabiyey iney ka qeybqaataan dib u dhiska dalka. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalina Posted March 30, 2012 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Somalia’s President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed and Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil pose for a group picture on the sidelines of the first Arab summit to be held in Iraq in 22 years Thursday in the former Republican Palace in Baghdad, with the year-long crisis in Syria in the spotlight. Among those attending were nine Arab leaders, including Kuwait’s emir, who was on the first visit to Iraq by a Kuwaiti head of state since the 1990 Iraqi invasion of that country. — AFPBAGHDAD – Arab leaders pressed President Bashar Al-Assad to act quickly on a UN-backed peace plan he has agreed to, having dropped their demand that he leave power, as fighting between Syrian security forces and rebels killed at least 15 people Thursday. “The solution for the crisis is still in the hands of the Syrians as a government and opposition,” Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby told Arab heads of state at a summit meeting in Baghdad. Pre-empting the summit, Damascus said Wednesday it would reject any initiative from the Arab League, which suspended Syria in November, and would deal only with individual states. But United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon kept up pressure on Assad, saying he must turn his acceptance of the six-point peace plan into action, to divert his country from a “dangerous trajectory” with risks for the entire region. “It is essential that President Assad put those commitments into immediate effect. The world is waiting for commitments to be translated into action. The key here is implementation, there is no time to waste,” Ban told an Arab League Summit. In Istanbul, Syrian opposition representatives met to try to settle deep internal disputes before the arrival of Western foreign ministers for a “Friends of Syria” conference on Sunday to map out where the year-old uprising is heading. Annan’s six-point plan calls for the withdrawal of heavy weapons and troops from population centers, humanitarian assistance, the release of prisoners and free movement and access for journalists. The United Nations says Assad’s forces have killed 9,000 people. Damascus blames foreign-backed “terrorists” for the violence and says 3,000 soldiers and police have been killed. As US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed for Saudi Arabia and later Turkey, to consult Gulf states and promote unity in Syrian opposition ranks, info@kulmiyenews.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalina Posted March 30, 2012 Iraqi premier praises Baghdad summit as a ‘turning point’ in relations with Arab world BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister on Friday praised this week’s Arab League summit in Baghdad as a turning point in the emerging relationship between Iraq and the Arab world. In a televised speech, Nouri al-Maliki said that his government lived up to the technical, political and organizational challenges to hold the Arab summit, despite doubts that the war-battered country would be able to provide security and logistics for the 21 visiting delegations. The summit results, in which Iraq and Arab countries have resumed relations, represents a new turning point in the relations among Arab countries,” he said. Only half of the heads of states of Arab League members attended the summit, reflecting deep divisions between Shiite and Sunni Muslim nations. Most Sunni leaders stayed away from Baghdad, ruled now by al-Maliki’s Shiite-led coalition government. Al-Maliki offered his apologies to Baghdad residents for the strict security lockdown that kept people from leaving their neighborhoods. Also, cellular phone service was shut down across Baghdad for two days to keep insurgents from launching rockets with cell phone triggers. Al-Maliki said the tough measures “were necessary to secure Baghdad during the summit.” Insurgents threatened violence during the gathering, but no major attacks took place. Iraq’s top Shiite cleric also praised the summit and called for further action to reintegrate his country into the world community, his spokesman said. Ahmed al-Safi, a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said lifting old U.N. sanctions is essential for the country to gain full sovereignty. He spoke during a Friday sermon in the Shiite holy city of Karbala. Through hosting the summit, Iraqi officials were seeking the support of Arab countries, especially Kuwait, to lift all the sanctions imposed on Iraq after the 1990 invasion of the tiny Gulf state by Iraq’s deposed dictator, Saddam Hussein. Commenting on the summit in Baghdad, al-Safi said the ayatollah is pleased Iraq is opening up to the Arab world. The Associated Press. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
