Foreign Minister of the post-Cabdrisaaq Mohamed said the federal government will speed up the holding of elections in order to prevent instability looga fight to convince donor countries to release funds from the government stopped.
Mohamed Abdirizak told Bloomberg in the United States that the money was urgently needed to pay the salaries of government employees and security forces.
The federal government is heavily dependent on donor rhetoric, with domestic revenue accounting for less than half of the government's annual budget.
It has received only half of the milyan 100 million or $ 120 million this year, which the EU has pledged to support each year for three years, with the rest suspended.
The government has warned of the risk of rising instability if the budget gap is not filled and it is unable to pay its wages.
"If the government is not able to continue to pay the salaries of civil servants, and especially the security forces, this could do great damage," Mohamed Abdirizak said. "We are currently in talks to release the money."
The EU has not responded to an email to Bloomberg.
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble is expected to hold talks with regional leaders on May 20th, when an agreement will be reached on when the elections will take place.
"They could happen within 90 days, when the deadline expires," said the acting foreign minister.
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