Somalia’s islamists urge renewed talks

Source: CCTV.com | 11-27-2006 10:39

Senior Islamists in Somalia have joined parliamentary speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan. They've issued a communique calling for the Islamists and the interim government to resume talks.

Saturday's signing offered some hope for peace between the Islamists and the shaky interim government. Talks between the two sides collapsed in October, with the Islamists saying they would not negotiate unless Ethiopian troops withdrew from Somalia. Interim government Deputy Defense Minister Salad Ali Gele had said the Islamists had to drop their demands before the government would return to the negotiating table.

Editor:Sun Luying