The government of United Arab Emirates (UAE) has welcomed the positive outcome reached by the presidents of the two regional states in northern and central Somalia after talks on Galkaayo border dispute between Puntland and Galmudug.
Sky News Arabic reports the leaders of the two regions have agreed to a peace deal under the auspices of the United Arab Emirates leadership.
Puntland’s Abdiweli Gaas, Galmudug’s Abdikarin Guled and newly elected president of Hirshabelle state Ali Abdullahi Osoble, Jubbaland president, Ahmed Mohamed and Southwest president, Shariif Hassan have been in the UAE for close to a week now.
Sources intimate political talks also featured in the meeting as the country gears for the election of a new president. The UAE has been actively involved in supporting regional administrations in Somalia to build their security forces.
UAE has in the recent past supplied police and military vehicles to Puntland, Somaliland and Jubbaland and the Federal Government.
