Somalia expresses high hopes in election meeting

Somalia’s government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Mu’alimuu has said a planned meeting next week would help end political uncertainty in the country.

The country missed the 8 February deadline to hold elections because of disagreements between regional and federal governments.

Mr Mu’alimuu said all parties had been invited to Monday’s meeting.

“We will start the implementation of the agreement and the government is quite ready to implement that,” he said.

However, the president of Puntland, the region where the federal government plans to hold the meeting, has instead suggested that the event should be held in the capital Mogadishu.