Somalia: Puntland President to visit Jubaland next week
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- Posted On 17-02-2015, 08:45AM
GAROWE, Somalia Feb 16, 2015 (Garowe Online)-The President of Somalia’s Puntland Government Dr.Abdiweli Mohamed Ali will travel to the southern port city of Kismayo next week according to presidency sources, Garowe Online reports.
The visit would follow an official invitation by Jubaland President Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe) who twice arrived to warm welcome in the north eastern state.
Both Jubaland and Puntland officials did not publicly comment on the regional tour, nevertheless insiders have disclosed the forthcoming trip to Kismayo to GO.
The visit by President Ali would mark the first since being elected to the office on January 8, 2014.
Puntland and Jubaland leaders participated in a conference on the speeding up of the country’s timetable towards election by 2016 in Mogadishu.
Jubaland on Saturday announced that it will launch military offensives in a bid to liberate Al Shabaab-held areas.
GAROWE ONLINE
