Mogadishu, Somalia (HOL) - Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed who is the leader of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) and of a presidential candidate has spoken about the need for peaceful co-existence with Somalia’s neighbours
Sheik Sharif who is seen as a moderate Islamist by the world community told Reuters News Agency that he is prepared to talk to groups that are fighting in Somalia.
“We need to bring clarity and peaceful settlement to the conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia which has been dragging for a long time” said Sheik Sharif. He added that a peaceful settlement of the conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia will help in tackling the poverty the people in the region suffer from.
Sheik Sharif also talked about the killings and fighting that still continue in Somalia and said that there is no need to continue fighting and that it is time to bring peace to Somalia and look after the interest of the Somali people.
“Resistance forces wanted to get Ethiopia out of Somalia and they have succeeded in doing so therefore it is unnecessary to spill the blood of more Somalis” said Sheik Shariif who added he is willing to talk to those with proposals to end the conflict in Somalia and that he will also talk to those with whom he may have religious differences.
Talking about the Al-Shabab forces which the US added to its terrorist list, he said that he will talk to Al-Shabab in an effort to advance the interests of Somalis
At the end he discussed the hopes of forming a unity government in Djibouti and said that he is very hopeful that a unity government will be formed in Djibouti and warned against those who will destroy Somalia and Somalis for their own short-term self-interest.
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