Hargeisa (SD) – Reports from Hargeisa indicate that Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi held a special meeting with the former President of Khatumo state, Ali Khalif Galaydh.

The meeting is first of its kind since President Bihi took power and it was said to have focused on the government’s implementation of the 2017 agreement signed in Caynaba, according to source close to the matter.

It was the previous Kulmiye government of Ahmed Silanyo that signed the agreement with then Khatumo State’s leader, Prof. Ali Khalif, about 3 years ago, the agreement is yet to be fully implemented.

President Bihi and Mr. Galaydh discussed the implementation of the six-point agreement in depth, with Mr. Galaydh encouraging the president to open the Somaliland constitution, step he hopes would address widespread injustices, according to the sources.

The meeting between President Bihi and the former Khatumo leader took place behind closed doors, and its not known what the next steps are in implementing the agreement.