Turkey’s Contribution to Efforts to Overcome Problems between Somalia and Somaliland

[Ace of Spadez]

http://www.tccb.gov.tr/news/397/85761/turkeys-contribution-to-efforts-to-overcome-problems-between-somalia-and-somaliland.html

 

President Abdullah Gül met with President Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia and President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo of Somaliland at the Çankaya Presidential Palace. The three Presidents, during the meeting, which was held at the invitation of Turkey, accentuated the significance of the “Ankara Communiqué”, which aims at overcoming the existing problems between the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Republic of Somaliland through dialogue.

 

 

 

The three Presidents discussed how to overcome the current conflicts between Somalia and Somaliland, reviewed Turkey-Africa relations which have considerably gained momentum in recent years and tackled other regional issues during their talks which Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu also attended.

 

This meeting between Presidents Gül, Mohamud and Silanyo is regarded as the first step toward the resolution of the existing problems between the two African countries by means of dialogue and good will. As part of this objective, the “Ankara Communiqué”, which was signed by the governments of Somalia and Somaliland, is of great importance. The three Presidents underscored that Turkey’s contribution to this dialogue process between Somalia and Somaliland will continue and they also decided to hold another trilateral meeting in Istanbul within 90 days.

 

President Mohamud of Somalia, who took office in September, 2012, had paid his first foreign visit to Turkey in December last year.

 

 

Ankara Communiqué

 

13 April 2013

 

Following the meeting at Chevening House (UK) of June 20-21, 2012 and the Dubai (UAE) of June 28, 2012, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the Somali Federal Republic and President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo of Somaliland Government met on 13 April 2013 in Ankara.

 

The meeting is hosted by the Government of Turkey at the request of the two parties.

 

The purpose of this meeting is to reopen the dialogue after the change in the leadership of the Somali Federal Republic, and to establish a way forward for the dialogue.

 

The two parties:

 

1. Expressed their commitment to the continuation of the Dialogue.

 

2. Endorsed the content of the Chevening house Declaration agreed on 21 June 2012, and the Dubai Statement signed on 28 June 2012.

 

3. Stated that the Dialogue is between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Government of Somaliland. The international community that is supporting this process will only provide facilitation when is needed.

 

4. Agreed to encourage and facilitate International aid and development provided to Somaliland.

 

5. Agreed the need to consolidate a cooperation on security sector through sharing intelligence, training as well as sharing scholarships for security sector professionals in order to become more effective in the fight against terrorism, extremism, piracy, illegal fishing toxic dumping, maritime crime and serious crime.

 

6. Proposed to meet within 90 days in Istanbul at a date later to be agreed by the parties.

 

7. Agreed to refrain from using any inflammatory language and any other act which may put the continuation of the Dialogue at risk.

[Ace of Spadez]

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Well done i like point 3 ,4,5 we are still not there yet but we wil get there.

[Ace of Spadez]

Xaanji Xunjuf did you read the presidents remarks? Or should I bold the parts that are important? LOL Let me edit.

[Che -Guevara]

Nothing new.

[Ace of Spadez]

Che-Guevara, read the bold parts.

[Che -Guevara]

I see that but actual Communiqué has nothing new in it.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Its good step forward the former communique didnt had that ace

 

But i believe if somalis dont talk we will never solve our problems

[Safferz]

Ace of Spadez;937861 wrote:

Che-Guevara, read the bold parts.

Where did you copy and paste that from? Because the parts you've bolded are not on the Turkish government website you linked to, and I haven't seen an official document out of these talks that uses those terms.

[Ace of Spadez]

Saffers read the page and you will see it. I didn't manufacture it. Slow down Go back to that link and read the whole page.

[Safferz]

Safferz;937864 wrote:

Where did you copy and paste that from? Because the parts you've bolded are not on the Turkish government website you linked to, and I haven't seen an official document out of these talks that uses those terms.

Correction -- the website does, but not the communique/official documents.

[Ace of Spadez]

Che if the President of Turkey understands these talks are to reconcile these two African governments how is that not something new? The international community has become aware of the Somalia/Somaliland impasse and it is waking up to the reality in the horn of Africa that there is a dispute between two countries.

[Wadani]

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[Wadani]

Safferz;937866 wrote:

Correction -- the website does, but not the communique/official documents.

What's your position on Somaliland's secessionist ambitions?

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Ace its going some where but the two sides need mediators in the next phase of talks