Friday August 15, 2025
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Salvation Forum has stated that its
recent series of meetings with federal government leaders over the past weeks
did not produce any agreement that would alter the political, security, or
electoral situation in the country.
In a statement released on Thursday, the political group —
which comprises the country’s main opposition figures, including former
president and prime ministers — did not specify whether the talks had
officially collapsed or if they would resume discussions with President Hassan
Sheikh Mohamud.
The Forum called for the inclusion of Puntland and Jubbaland
regional states in the national dialogue to secure a comprehensive agreement on
direct, transparent, and mutually agreed elections.
"The agreement that would have given hope to the people
and saved them from political chaos has unfortunately not been reached,"*
the statement read.
The group also urged an immediate solution to the nine
months remaining in the president's term through direct elections, as outlined
in previous agreements. It further called for an immediate end to the
government-led conflict within the country, particularly in the Gedo region.