The Transitonal Federal Government of the Somali Republic

Office of the Prime Minister/Somali Liaison Office

REF/OPM/PR/033/05                                                  October27,2005

The Prime Minister,Ali Mohamed Gedi ,arrived last night in Jowhar with a high profile entourage, which included the Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Finance ,Salim A. Ibro,Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister, Abdillahi Sheikh Ismail and 13 deputies of  Transitional parliament.

The deputies, who have been meeting in Nairobi recently, pledged to continue dialogue within the government institutions and they looked forward to hold consultations with the President in Jowhar. Several other deputies from Mogadishu are expected to arrive in Jowhar in next few days.

Speaking on behalf of the other deputies, Qamar Adan Jeel called for internal dialogue in order to narrow the differences with the TFG.

President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed met this week the Ambassador Francois Fall Special Envoy to Somalia and categorically told him he is committed to ending differences through dialogue and without the need for external interventions.

Abdirahman Dinari

Government Spokesman

Somali Liaison Office

Nairobi