Norway, Sweden to Join Mediation role in Somalia-Somaliland Talks

[Deeq A.]

Norway, Switzerland and Sweden are to play  role as mediators in the stalled talks between Somaliland and Somalia.

Center for Humanitarian Dialogue which facilitated the telephone conversions between the president of Somaliland and Somalia counterpart has initiated the proposal that new mediators should join the brokering of Somalia-Somaliland talks which Turkey used to be the mediator and the host.The center is in talks with the aforementioned countries to spearhead the mediation efforts between the two states.The two leaders have expressed their commitment to pursue the talks.Both leaders said that they will lead the teams that will represent the delegations at the talks for the first time once the dialogue resumes. The talks kicked off in March 2015 but both sides have dragged their feet to proceed with the talks. Somalia & Somaliland signed agreements including the airspace but all that agreements were not carried out.