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Somali parliament backs mediation in South West State

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Somali parliament backs mediation in South West State

Somali Speaker of the House of the People Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur received a citizen mediation committee focused on peace in South West State. The delegation presented recommendations on local reconciliation and institution-building, according to Shabellemedia.

The Speaker of the House of the People of the Somali Federal Parliament, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama, backed the efforts of a mediation committee working for peace and stability in South West State on Wednesday in Mogadishu, Shabellemedia reports. The committee presented recommendations aimed at accelerating institution-building, local reconciliation and regional stability.

The delegation brings together business leaders, religious dignitaries and members of the Somali diaspora. Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur praised their civic engagement and the role of civil society in promoting unity, peace and sustainable development in South West State.

Several federal MPs attended the meeting at the Speaker’s office. It follows talks between Aadan Madoobe and Shariif Xasan on security in Somalia’s South West State, held on 20 October, and Aadan Madoobe’s meeting with a mediation delegation in Baydhabo on 1 October.

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