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Washington DC, January 16, 2010 (SL Times) – Kulmiye Chairman, Mr. Ahmed
Mohammed Mohamud (Sillanyo) and Kulmiye’s Foreign Affairs Secretary, Dr
Muhammad Omar were invited to address American officials this week. The
event took place at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington,
D.C.
Among those who attended the presentation were Princeton N. Lyman
(former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization
Affairs and current member of the Council on Foreign Relations), David
Shinn (former Ambassador to Ethiopia), Mark Billera (Director of Africa
programs for USAID), Dave Peterson (Director of NED Africa program),
Matthew Walsh (US Department), journalists, international lawyers,
democracy organizations representatives and other distinguished guests.
After a brief introduction by Dave Peterson, Mr. Ahmed Sillanyo spoke
about the history of Somaliland and the different stages that the
country has passed through, all the way to the current political
situation and his party's program for the country. Mr. Sillanyo also
explained his party’s economic, political and security policies.
Dr Muhammad Omar addressed his party’s foreign policy and an analysis of
the current regional and international situation. He also underlined the
efforts his party will make to achieve the country’s objectives,
including expanding the country’s international links and achieving
international recognition.
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