Hiiraan Online
Thursday, September 17, 2009
In a joint press release issued last night in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, the leader of UCID Party Mr. Faysal Ali Waraabe and the leader of Kulmiye Party Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud (Siilaanyo) raised issues with regards to the fact that the term for office for the current President of Somaliland Mr. Riyale and his vice President is coming to an end. They called on the international community and the Friends of Somaliland to play a constructive role in the survival of democracy in Somaliland.
The press release in part said: “With an understanding of the difficult situation Somaliland is going
through and the fact that the time for election in Somaliland has neared, and by law the President and his vice President have finished their time in office, we, the Parties of UCID and Kulmiye, welcome all efforts to
settle the political dispute in the country whether such efforts are taking place inside the county or outside the country”
The press release continued to say: “The two Parties of UCID and Kulmiye call on all Somaliland people who are engaged in the peaceful settlement of the current political crisis in the country, the international community and friends of Somaliland, to double and hasten their effort to bring the current political crisis to a
peaceful end”.