Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia, is set to open a National Security Conference meeting, which will be attended by the leaders of the Federal Government and the regional administrations.
The conference which will be chaired Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed convenes leaders from the Federal Member States of Somalia and the Benadir Regional Administration.
The security forum will focus on the progress made by federal and state governments and Benadir region.
Some of regional states leaders arrived in Mogadishu. Jubaland and Southwest presidents are expected to arrive in the capital today. Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali ‘Gaas’ has arrived in Mogadishu on Sunday for the two-day event.
Implementation of the National Security Architecture;
Urgent development of realistic conditions -based transition plan with clear target dates to transfer security responsibility from Amisom to Somali security forces; the completion and implementation of which will be essential to enable sustainable and predictable financing for Amisom. This plan must be guided by the rule of law, respect for human rights and should include countering violent extremism, stabilization and governance.
Continued international support to build the capacity of Somali security forces and institutions targeted in line with needs emerging from progress on the above priorities.The plan also calls for checks to the distribution of forces among the regional states and the integration of forces into Somali army. Puntland recently announced the integration of 2,400 Puntland Troops into the SNA.