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Hargeysa,
Somaliland, September 12, 2009 (SL Times) – UN envoy to Somalia Ould
Abdalla on Thursday arrived in Somaliland, for talks with officials over
the growing volatile political situation in the country.
The UN top official held meeting with the region's president Dahir
Rayale Kahin in Hargeysa, capital of Somaliland, and discussed various
issues related to the political, security and humanitarian situation,
said a statement from the presidential spokesman Saed Adani.
The region has recently been in volatile situation following the
postponement of presidential elections which were scheduled for Sept.
27.
Police have closed down parliament building this week after scuffles
between opposing lawmakers who tabled impeachment motions for both the
region's president and the speaker of the parliament who is from the
opposition.
Somaliland's electoral commission this week indefinitely postponed, for
the third time, the election due to disputes over new electoral lists
and uncertainties about whether the elections could be held in the
current political environment.
Ould Abdalla is expected to also hold talks with leaders of the two main
opposition parties in Somaliland.
Editor: Xiong Tong
Source: Xinhua, September 11, 2009
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