Mogadishu (Sunatimes) UN special envoy for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga has on Tuesday arrived in Mogadishu and met top Somali government leaders.

While in Mogadishu, Mahiga separately held meetings with Somali president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, and speaker of the parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan.

The UN envoy to Somalia applauded the move by the parliament in which they approved the Kampala Accord saying that the government is needed to take decisive measures in restoring peace and order in the country within a year.

Mahiga however, revealed that he discussed with the president several issues, including the political and drought situations in Somalia assuring the president that the UN chief Ban Ki-moon will take extraordinary steps in organizing international support to respond to the drought crisis in Somalia.

Somalia’s Prime Minister, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, told reporters that the United Nations will cooperate with the government in reconciling the Somali people and giving a fresh impetus to the security related issues.

By Hawo Abdulle