SOMALILAND POSITION
Somaliland is ready for the dialogue but the dialogue must be meaningful.
Somaliland position is as follows:
- Somaliland insists on a Two-state process and a Two-state solution.
Because we were two independent states that voluntary united on 1 July, 1960. Additionally, Somaliland has for the past 31 years been an independent state enjoying peace and stability. During that period, Somaliland had implemented multiple rounds of free and fair elections. There were 5 peaceful presidential transfers of power in Somaliland. Three of them through direct elections.
- All previous agreements must be respected and implemented with immediate effect. This is the only way to build confidence.
- There must be an impartial and neutral International Mediation Mechanism that also guarantees the outcome of the dialogue.
- There must be a secretariat to manage the record keeping. The secretariat must be competent, professional, neutral and impartial and strictly confidential.
- There must be key Principles and a Code of Conduct upon which the Dialogue will be based.
- There must a Substantive Agenda addressing the core issues of the dispute between the parties.
- The Dialogue must have a finite timeframe.
December 6, 2022
