MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – The Forum of Council of Inter-State Cooperation has kicked off in Garowe, the administrative capital of Puntland state.
The forum which brings together leaders from Jubbaland, Southwest, Galmudug and Puntland states will be discussed on security, interests of the regional states, the country’s political issues and 2020 elections.
Puntland state which has been chairing the council since its inception hosts the forum for the first time.
Hirshabelle leaders, Mohamed Abdi Waare has not attended the Fourth Forum which is expected to run for days after he announced that the federal government addressed the concerns of his regional state.
Last Month, the leaders of the regional states suspended their cooperation with the federal government over what they termed lack of security and political progress.
At the end of a crucial four-day conference in Kismayo, the administrative capital of Jubbaland, the leaders of Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Jubaland, Puntland and South West states accused the government of failing to handle the country’s security, of failing to fulfill its responsibilities toward the states in line with the country’s federal structure.
“Because it had been responsible for the issues that had worsened its relations with the Federal Member States, we came to the conclusion that we suspend our collaborations with the Federal Government until it mends its mistakes,” the leaders said in a joint communique.
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