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| Somalia: Speaker asks Islamic Courts to accept peace |
| 2006-11-06 |
| (SomaliNet) Somali's parliament speaker Sharif Hassan Sheik Aden who is now in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia had on Sunday talks with top Islamic officials about the way to start effective dialogue between the Islamicsts Courts and interim government to reach sustainable solution off the conflict. Shortly after their arrival at the main airport of Mogadishu capital, Sharif Hassan and his delegates of MPs began meeting with Islamist key players in Amira Hotel in south of Mogadishu where they had discussed over the current issues and how to find ways of real reconciliation between both sides without involvements of foreign states. Sharif Hassan, the most moderate man in the government, made it clear that it is too important to have talks and then end any difference through negotiation, showing his strong optimism to overcome the crisis in Somalia. It is not yet clear how many days that Somalia speaker will stay in the capital. "Somalia itself can solve its 16 year old problem and it does not need any outside interference, I am asking for you (Islamists) to accept for dialogue and resume to the negotiation table," Sharif Hassan said. Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, the leader of Shura Council of Islamic Courts, who has also delivered his speech in the meeting in the presence of other top Islamists, said the Islamic Courts welcome any peace initiative by the parliament envoys. "On our side, we are ready to reach agreement with our counter part and I believe that Somalis among themselves can end its difference through dialogue," Sheikh Aweys said. Sheik Aweys, who Washington accused him of having links with Al-Qaeda, expressed his willingness to starts talks in the capital between Islamists and government officials. |
| Posted by:Fred |