Somalia - Puntland Leader Discusses Upcoming Elections With EU Delegation

19 February 2013

Garowe — Puntland President met with an EU delegation led by EU Ambassador to Somalia in Garowe, the administrative capital of Puntland, Garowe Online reports. President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole met with EU Ambassador to Somalia Michael Cervone who led dignitaries from the United Kingdom and Norway including an EU democratization steering committee.

After meeting at the presidential palace President Farole and Ambassador Cervone gave a statement to press discussing their meeting on Tuesday. Ambassador Cervone thanked the Puntland government for welcoming him and the delegation and assured that the EU would support the democratization process in Puntland.

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