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Mohamud

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2021-05-25

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2021-05-25

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1. “That will also be reflected in the communiqué to come. The parties will have a break tomorrow and will resume on Thursday in order to issue the communiqué and hold a closing ceremony. As was pointed out by the previous speakers, the negotiation process has not been easy. Consensus therefore remains vital. Without it, peace and Government institutions in Somalia are fragile. Fortunately, we have now reached an agreement that will lead Somalia to free and fair elections. Going forward, Somalia needs to have predictable political transitions based on elections that are inclusive, credible, free and fair. This is a challenge and an opportunity that the Somali people, the Government and their partners must capitalize on in order to ensure sustainable development in the country.”

   2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8779 (2021) · source

2. “The three key outstanding issues that needed to be addressed in order to complete the agreement were all discussed and agreed upon in principle. Those issues are the status of elections for the Somaliland representatives, election arrangements in the Gedo region and the election committees. On the issue of Somaliland, the key actors, including the Speaker of the Upper House, His Excellency Mr. Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, and the Deputy Prime Minister, His Excellency Mr. Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid, met and are in the process —as we speak — of finalizing that agreement. On the issue of Gedo region elections, a full agreement has been reached. That will be reflected in the meeting communiqué, which will be released on Thursday at the conclusion of the meeting. On the issue of the election committees, an agreement has also been reached.”

   2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8779 (2021) · source

3. “Francisco Caetano José Madeira, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and Head of the African Union Mission in Somalia, for their briefings. Following President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo’s speech at the beginning of the month to the Somali Parliament and an agreement in principle to go back to an indirect election model, the Federal Government of Somalia and its federal member states, as well as the Banaadir region, came together on 22 May to discuss and agree on the election implementation modalities of the 17 September agreement. The meeting was chaired by His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Hussein Roble, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia.”

   2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8779 (2021) · source

4. “At the outset, Somalia warmly congratulates China, a true friend with whom we have a long history of relations and cooperation, on its presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I commend you, Mr. President, for the outstanding manner in which you have been guiding the work of the Security Council since the beginning of the month. I also express my thanks and esteem to the outgoing President, the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam, for his able guidance of the Council’s work last month. I furthermore thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2021/485) and thank Mr. James Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, and Mr.”

   2021-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8779 (2021) · source