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The Puntland government welcomed the decision of the Dhulbahante Community Council that came out in Las Anod City on February 6, 2023, and played a major role in the struggle that was held again in Las Anod City and the entire Sool Region on August 25, 2023. At the same time, the Puntland government announced that it welcomes the Dhulbahante Community’s traditional and intellectual leaders to come together for a consultation meeting, followed by a general conference among all Puntland people, including them, to discuss the future of the regions inhabited by the Dhulbahante Community. However, the consultation meetings that would have analysed the legal future of the Community’s area and its continued integration into the Puntland government system have not yet been held.
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The Ministry of Interior, Federalism and Democratization of the Puntland State declares.
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1. That in accordance with Article 7, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Puntland State Constitution and Article 138, Paragraphs 1 and 2, the Sool and Cayn (Dhulbahante) Regions and the local communities in general fully formed the Puntland State Administration in 1998.
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2. For a region or community within the Puntland State to have its own administration, it is necessary to go through a legal process and hold full consultations with the communities that jointly formed the Puntland State system in 1998.
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Therefore, the Ministry of Interior, Federalism and Democratization of the Puntland State, considering the desire of the Dhulbahante Community to become a separate Administration, has decided the following points.
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1. Until a legal status is obtained through consultation with the entire Puntland people, the Sool and Cayn regions and the local communities are part of the Puntland State system in accordance with the Constitution and other laws of Puntland.
2. The Puntland Ministry of Interior condemns the blatant interference by the Federal Government of Somalia in the security and stability of the Puntland State, as it seeks to destroy the security and governance in Puntland, and thwart the fight that the Puntland Government and its international partners are waging against the international terrorism of ISIS and Al-Shabab.
3. The Puntland Government urges the Puntland people to strengthen their unity and protect the security and governance of Puntland.