Bartamaha (Nairobi):-Bartamaha (Nairobi):- President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Monday left for Uganda for talks on possible government offensive against Islamist militants in Somalia, government sources confirmed to APA.
A presidential aide who demanded anonymity told APA by telephone that President Sheikh Sharif’s delegation which includes Somali military and police commanders will have talks with top Ugandan and Burundian security officials on possible offensive against the Al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia.
“Uganda and Burundi are the sole African countries which contributed troops to the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia and that is why the president, key ministers and his top army commanders are going there for consultations,” the presidential aide said during a telephone interview with APA Monday.
The president will participate in the closing ceremony of a month-long training for hundreds of Somali soldiers. The presidential aide said that the president will also address the opening ceremony of another EU training session for Somali government soldiers in Uganda.
Government sources say that during his stay in Uganda and Burundi, the president will hold talks with foreign diplomats there to brief them on the latest developments in Somalia especially on security, policy and the on-going reconciliation process in the country.
Earlier on Monday, the commander of the Somali army, General Mohamed Guelleh Kahiye, who was addressing at a ceremony to mark on the 50th anniversary of the Somali armed forces said that preparations have been finalized and government forces will soon launch an offensive on the militant-controlled regions in the country.
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Source:- apanews

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