Sheikh Sharif issues new statement following yesterday's agreement in Mogadishu

 Former Somali president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has spoken about the agreement reached yesterday in Mogadishu that will lead to the withdrawal of troops from Mursal and Farmajo.

Sharif has called for a deal to hold hands as looga overcome the challenges of transition, with everything provided after uheshiin, consensus and compromise.

Read below the statement issued by President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

I welcome the agreement reached on the violence that resulted from the illegal extension, adding that the armed forces of the heroes should never be politicized and return to their bases.

I also commend the efforts of the Prime Minister in the caretaker government, and look forward to reaching an agreement on the elections based on the September 17 agreement.

We return again to hold hands together as looga pass the stage of the transition, with everything provided after uheshiin, consensus and compromise.

I thank the committees that worked on the agreement and the officers who saved the country, the member states of the central government, as well as the international partners who took the time to return to the agreement on 17 September 2020.