By: Latifa Yusuf Masai
NAIROBI (Somalilandsun) - a joint security cooperation
meeting Somaliland and the Somalia regional administration of Puntland in
Nairobi has ended in an anti-terror pact.
This unprecedented meeting and subsequent pact between
the two entities with the objective to battle terrorism, piracy and organized
crime collaboratively came after the private Nairobi meeting, where the agenda
was the how to share intelligence thus help eliminate terrorism, piracy and
organized crime in the region.
High ranking officials from the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Ministry of Security, Ministry of Interior and National Security
agencies represented Somaliland while the Somalia region of Puntland was
represented by officials from the enclave's Intelligence Agency, Ministry of Security
and Ministry of Interior.
Under the hawk-eyed shepherding of British, Swedish and
American diplomats the two sides agreed to actively share intelligence on Al
Shabaab agents operating in their respective countries and around the shared
common border in addition to assess suspected Al Shabaab agents in the custody
of either for interrogation.
While the main focus of discussions was the war on
Terrorism that is increasingly engulfing the two neighbours from the on-the-run
the Al-shabaab the anti-terrorism pact agreement is reported to have also
provided for cooperation in the combat on piracy and organized crime which are
other menaces the share in common.
The unprecedented nature of this pact between the two
hitherto arch-enemies which is as a result of Puntland laying claim to parts of
Somaliland's eastern regions of Sanaag and sool ensued earlier this month after
Somaliland handed over to Puntland a man accused of assassinating a prominent
religious leader in Garowe last month.
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