Nairobi — Arab League diplomats trying to reconcile Somalia's transitional government with the Islamic leaders who control Mogadishu met representives from both sides in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Thursday, but face-to-face discussions between the two parties were yet to take place, a member of one of the delegations said.
Shaykh Bashir Adow, a member of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) delegation, told IRIN that both groups were also scheduled to meet Sudan's President Umar el-Bashir later on Thursday. "We have had no a face-to-face meeting the TFG (Transitional Federal Government] delegation, but I expect that will happen soon," he said.
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