President Hassan Sheikh reaches Garowe

Delegation led by the president of Somalia Hassan sheikh Mohamud touched down at Garowe airport.
President Hassan and delegation were warmly welcomed at the airport by the president of semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, his deputy president, Abdirahman Abdullahi Omar Amey and regional parliament speaker of that state, Saiid Hassan Shire and other officials from puntland state.
HE Hassan is expected to commence the 2nd phase talks between the federal government and regional states.
It was 9th February 2015 that the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, invited the leaders of the regional states of Puntland, Jubba and South Western Somalia, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Ahmed Mohamed Islaan and Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden for a three-day consultation forum in Mogadishu.