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Hargeysa, Somaliland, July 31, 2010 (SL Times) – Foreign delegations
from Somaliland’s neighboring countries (Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti)
praised the peaceful transfer of power that they had witnessed as well
as Somaliland’s democratic process.
The Deputy Speaker of Kenya’s parliament, Mr Farah Mu’allin said, “The
delegation that came from Kenya is a big one and was composed of 40
people who came on a plane, nine of the delegation are either former or
current members of parliament and we feel elated, this is history in the
making and it is something to be proud of.”
Ethiopia’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mohamud Dirir said that
their delegation had six members some of them representing the
Ethiopia’s Federal Government while the others represented the Somali
regional government. Mr Dirir revealed that they had come by land from
Jigjiga and were impressed by the peaceful conditions in Somaliland that
they saw and the warm welcome they had received. He also commended
Somaliland for the peaceful transfer of power and said it will help the
cause of peace in the Horn of Africa.
Djibouti’s Minister of Information and Communications, Mr Ali Abdi, too,
was effusive about Somaliland’s democracy, He stressed that it is a big
achievement and sets an excellent example that is worth emulating.
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