Silanyo attends Somalia-Somaliland region talks in Turkey

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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Somaliland regional President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo travelled to Turkey on Monday (April 8th) to attend the second phase of Somalia-Somaliland talks.

Silanyo's delegation includes Speaker of Parliament Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Abdullahi Omar, Minister of State Hirsi Ali Haji Hassan, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Mohamud Ahmed Barre, Minister of Justice Hussein Ahmed Aideed, First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohamed Farah, and opposition Justice and Welfare Party chairman Faisal Ali Warabe.

"We will go anywhere we are invited that is to our benefit," Silanyo said.

Silanyo said his administration was not ready for full unity with the Somali government and was still pursuing recognition as a sovereign state. Although Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991, the international community still regards it as part of Somalia.

"The points to be agreed upon are clear and we can all guess what they are. Somalia wants a reunion and for all of us to be part of Somalia, [but] Somaliland wants its independence to be recognised and agreed to by the world," Silanyo said. "That is where the conflict lies, but we will not shut the door on the world. We will state our objectives, we will present and defend our case, and clearly state the position of our people."

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