ISTANBUL
II COMMUNIQUE
18
January 2014
Document for the process
of political dialogue between the Government of Somaliland and the Federal
Government of the Somalia on future relations
In accordance with framework agreement reached in Chevening,
Dubai, Ankara, and Istanbul I, delegations from the Federal Government of
Somalia and the Government of Somaliland met in Istanbul between 16-19 January,
2014 with the assistance of Turkish Government.
I. DIALOGUE PROCESS DESIGN
Overall Framework
i.
This is a dialogue process between the
Government of Somaliland and the Federal Government of Somalia to reach agreement
on future relations
ii.
The parties are committed to continuing their
dialogue in a spirit of mutual respect.
iii.
The dialogue will focus on resolving future
relations between the two entities.
iv.
The parties commit to resolving all problems
and disputes in an exclusively peaceful manner.
v.
The parties agree to
abide by commitments made in the Code of Conduct and Declaration of Principles.
vi.
The parties agree to
work diligently and in good faith and to ensure full implementation of the
agreements reached.
vii.
The parties recognise the
crucial role that the government of Turkey is playing in promoting the
dialogue.
II. Agenda and Substance
i.
The focus of the agenda will be the nature
of future relations of the two parties.
ii.
The parties will agree to
dialogue on other issues of mutual importance and necessity as the need arises.
iii.
The parties agree to set
agendas in advance of each dialogue session.
iv.
The parties will review
implementation status of issues that have previously been discussed or agreed
upon..
v.
The parties agree to update
each other on implementation progress with regards to past agreements at the
start of each dialogue session.
III. Decision Making
I.
The parties will reach decisions
by consensus between the negotiation teams.
II.
The negotiation teams of
the parties will be guided by the inputs and decisions of their principals.
III.
Whereas further input and
technical assistance is required,the parties jointly communicate their
decisions to their hosting partner.
IV.
As necessary meeting of the
principals may be called by the two negotiation teams or their agreed partner
to resolve deadlock.
V.
A joint secretariat will be
established in Turkey and it’s functions shall be following:
a. Ensure proper dialogue coordination;
b. Provide logistical, administrative and record
keeping to support the process;
c.
Support implementation of
decisions reached by the negotiating parties.
IV. Sequencing
considerations:
i.
The parties agree on the framework for the process of
dialogue, declaration of principles and code of conduct and commonly agreed international
facilitation, establishment of a secretariat in Turkey and select areas of
cooperation based on need.
ii.
The framework for the process will establish a regular schedule of meetings of 90 days
for the negotiation teams.
iii.
The heads of the two negotiation
teams shall either communicate with each other or hold meeting in six weeks period
for follow up purposes and in order to determine the agenda.
iv.
In between talks, the parties will
agree on initial terms of reference, roles and composition of international facilitation
to the process.
v.
In advance to any round of dialogue,
the parties will develop a preliminary draft declaration on expected outcomes.
V. Participation
A.
The partners in the
dialogue are the Government of Somaliland and the Federal Government of the Somalia,
represented by their delegated negotiation teams.
B.
Appreciating the central
role that Turkey has played in facilitating previous rounds of dialogue, and
recognizing the support received from other international partners, the Parties
will decide the scope of the desired continued support they might be in need to
advance the process..
C.
The parties may seek jointly
technical support from neutral and impartial expert organizations for legal
advisory purpose.
VI. Implementation
a.
The parties agree that
the negotiating entities are the immediate implementing authorities of whatever
agreements maybe reached.
b.
Participation in this implementation
process will be confined to the parties in dialogue.
c.
The parties will adopt decisions to insure
timely and effective implementations of any agreed outcomes
d.
In order to ensure full implementation of
agreements, the parties will develop implementation plans, including milestones
and agreed oversight, for agreements reached. Progress
on these plans will be monitored by the Turkey government
Code
of Conduct:
The Parties agree to:
1.
Open meetings by the
reciting the holy Quran
2.
Refrain from
inflammatory statements and behavior that will impinge on the objectives and
progress of the dialogue and avoid making public statements compromising or
undermining the spirit of the negotiation..
3.
Agree in advance on
joint public statements relating to the dialogue.
4.
Develop in advance the agenda for each session
and adopt the agenda at the commencement of discussions.
5.
Conduct the discussions
in an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding.
6.
Respect and uphold the confidentiality of the
process and correspondence between the two parties and discussions must be
treated as strictly confidential by all involved parties and hosting partner.
7.
Commit to peaceful relations and
mutual respect and avoidance of all kinds of hostilities.
.
Declaration of
Principles:
Both parties agree to
the following principles:
1.
The Parties will pursue
dialogue towards agreed outcomes and approved the contents of previous
agreements which are in the best interests of both parties.
2.
The parties enter into
the dialogue firmly committed to resolving issues and finding mutually
acceptable outcomes.
3.
The parties agree to act in accordance with
the Code of Conduct and other agreements.
4.
The parties will fully
facilitate and jointly define areas of cooperation which can meet practical
needs of both parties.
5.
The parties make a firm commitment to the
resolution of differences through exclusively peaceful means and dialogue.
6.
The parties agree with
Turkish Government to provide regular briefing to the international communities.
7.
Referring to the Communiqué
of the two parties Dialogue in Istanbul, Turkey on 7-9/July 2013. The parties
agreed to nominate Air Traffic Control Board to
establish within 45 days.
8.
The parties agreed to appoint an ad-hoc
technical committee composed of 4
members, ( two from each party) to prepare the terms of reference of the Air
Traffic Control Board. The Technical Committee work will be supervised by the respective
two Ministers.
9.
We share the pain inflicted upon the
Somali people by the military regime in Somalia before the year 1991. We
condemn all the atrocities committed by that regime throughout all Somali
people particularly the people in Somaliland.
H.E.
Abdikarin Hussein Guled
H.E. Mohamed Behi Yonis
Minister Minister
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