Memorandum of understanding between Somalia and Kenya and Office of Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah's involvement

Office of Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah: if Somalia doesn’t have to, no one can force

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When asked Why Norway: (Senior of Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah's office reponded) - I think what they want, I think what they would like so that they could do the coastal shelf, I think what they are trying to do is to get all the courtiers in Africa to define their coastal shelf, and then they would be able to drill, because now they cannot drill the coast, once that is defined they can drill. .. baaaah.... There is international waters, but when country decide when it can move the coastal shelf where it is.

When asked: State like Somalia, where UN can understand those kind of issues, where they (Somalia) do not have enough professionals (don't you think that) UN has a stake?. Ould-Abdallah's office reponded: ....But This is up to Somalis to say what can be decided. When asked: You know that that is why your office exists? But our own office exists, and all we can do is.... we are broker... we are not telling you what to do, if Somalia doesn’t have to, no one can force Somalia and Kenya. And Somalia can saye we cannot do at the moment, with million other thing to do, came back in five years time, that what we think. ...

When asked: That is what Abdullahi Yusuf said.. UN offcice replied: Yes, I do not know why they did. I think they did not understand. I do not know what is the business.

When asked: The perception we have here at the Diaspora is that YOU are responsible what happened.. Walad Abdalla office replied: We know everything is blamed one us...

When pressed: But this is a bigger decision, we are not talking about small decision, this is a land dispute, coast dispute, we think you have over looked. The office reponded "I do not know whether UN can solve land dispute".

Faafin: SomaliTalk.com | Nov 6, 2009