A delay has occurred in the meeting announced by Hassan Sheikh + Reason

Mogadishu (Caasimada Online) – Today, there has been a delay in the meeting recently announced by the President of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who invited the Peace and Life Party, the Somali Future Council, the National Unity Forum, and the Civil Society Coalition to participate in the national consultation forum that was scheduled to take place in Mogadishu from November 14 to 18, 2026.

This delay in the meeting came after the parties failed to agree on some of the conditions and points related to the negotiation process.

The opposition members have insisted that guarantees are needed and that international mediation should be obtained to achieve results from the upcoming talks.

On the other hand, the Peace and Life Party, led by the former President of the country, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, has denied accepting the forum proposed by President Hassan Sheikh, with this statement being refuted by Farmaajo's spokesperson.

“From now on, we will firmly oppose any false news against the Peace and Life Party, while presenting the truth to the public and preventing any attempts to mislead the people,” said Abdirashid Hashi.

There has been no statement from Villa Somalia regarding the delay in the meeting previously announced by the President, which was intended to discuss the ongoing conflict.

Somalia is currently in a sensitive phase resulting from the transitional period, and the government and the opposition still have disagreements regarding the electoral issues.

However, the President's initiative comes at a time when there is still a divergence of views between the government and the opposition, following the failure of previous negotiations that had been ongoing for some time, which did not result in a meaningful agreement.