STORY: AMISOM and Somali government hold joint

meeting on transitioning security to Somali security

forces
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DATELINE: 24/JULY/2017, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot (panning left to right) of the meeting room.

2. Wide shot of some of the participants in the meeting
3. Medium shot of Mahdi Mohamed Gulled, the Deputy Prime Minister of
Federal Government of Somalia and Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed, the
Defence minister of Federal Government of Somalia.
4. Wide shot of some of the participants at the meeting.
5. Medium shot of other participants in the meeting.
6. SOUNDBITE: FRANCISCO CAETANO MADEIRA - SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON FOR SOMALIA
London took a number of decision, the AU-UN review made concrete
recommendations. The question is, how we as AMISOM, how we as SNA,
how we as Somali National Security Forces are going to fit into these
decisions and recommendations and what we need to do to be able to
accomplish and implement these decisions and attain the final result which
is the effective empowerment of the SNSF for them to be able to effectively
take the lead in the security effort of the country and AMISOM and
partners to play the supporting role.

7. Wide shot of the participants at the meeting.

8. Medium shot of one of the participants at the meeting
9. Medium shot of the participants at the meeting
10. Wide shot of the participants at the meeting
11. SOUNDBITE: FRANCISCO CAETANO MADEIRA - SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON FOR SOMALIA
The Somali National Security Forces need to be capacitated in all fields and
need to be given the required equipment, the required mobility, the
required weapons to be able to perform, to make use of their commitment,
their dedication and obtain the required results.

12. Wide shot of the participants at the meeting

13. Medium shot of the participants at the meeting
14. Wide shot of the participants at the meeting
 15. Wide shot of (left to right) Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed, the Defence
minister of Federal Government of Somalia, Mahdi Mohamed Gulled, the
Deputy Prime Minister of Federal Government of Somalia, the Special
Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC)
for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira and the AMISOM Force
commander, Lieutenant Colonel Osman Noor Soubagleh at the meeting
16. SOUNDBITE: MAHDI MOHAMED GULLED, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA
History will bear witness that our African brothers answered our call at our
darkest moment and we bear testimony that AMISOM helped change the
trajectory of this nation from one of despair to one of hope. It is with that
optimism that am convinced that this conference between the Federal
Government of Somalia and AMISOM will lay the foundation for successful
transition, which we all want and is in our collective interest.

17. Medium shot of the participants at the meeting

18. Medium shot of the participants at the meeting
19. Medium shot of the participants at the meeting
20. Wide shot of the participants at the meeting
21. SOUNDBITE: MAHDI MOHAMED GULLED, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA
I want to ask all to remember that we are at this present positive
trajectory because many of our finest men and women, both SNSF and
AMISOM have made the ultimate sacrifice and a successful transition will
be about honouring their sacrifice; as it is bringing peace and prosperity
back to the Somali nation.

22. Wide shot of the special Representative of the Chairperson of the African
Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano
Madeira and Mahdi Mohamed Gulled, the Deputy Prime Minister of Federal
Government of Somalia shaking hands at the end of the session.

STORY

AMISOM and Somali government hold joint meeting on transitioning security to

Somali security forces

Mogadishu, 24 July 2017 - A joint meeting of senior officials from the African Union
Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) opened
in Mogadishu today, to lay groundwork for the transitioning of Somalias security
from AMISOM to the countrys security forces.

The four-day meeting was officially opened by the Deputy Prime Minister H.E Mahdi
Mohamed Guled and the Special Representative of the African Union Commission
Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira.
The question is, how we as AMISOM, how we as SNA, how we as Somali National
Security Forces are going to fit into these decisions and recommendations; and what
we need to do to implement these decisions and attain the final result, SRCC
Madeira said in his opening remarks.

In April, Somalias leaders made a security pact that resulted in the establishment of
a National Security Architecture, in which they commit to taking a lead in providing
security in the country, including securing recovered areas. The Somali-led security
forces would also open Main Supply Routes and provide security for the 2021
elections.

During the May 2017 London Somali Conference, recommendations encouraged an

effective transitional role by AMISOM, on a conditions based transition. Which is
the effective empowerment of the SNSF for them to be able to effectively take the
lead in the security effort of the country as AMISOM and partners to play the
supporting role, Amb. Madeira explained.

The meeting is being jointly steered by the Somali Federal Minister of Defence Mr.
Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed and the AMISOM Force Commander Lt. General
Osman Noor Soubagleh. In attendance are AMISOM and SNAs senior military
commanders, Somali and AU Police and key partners.

Ambassador Madeira emphasized the importance of equipping and facilitating the

Somali National Security Forces (SNSF), to effectively strengthen them and ensure a
smooth transition.
The Somali National Security Forces need to be capacitated in all fields and need to
be given the required equipment, the required mobility, the required weapons to be
able to perform, he stressed.

In his remarks, the Deputy Prime Minister lauded AMISOM for the support it has
accorded the people and the government of Somalia until this critical moment in
history.

We bear witness that our African brothers answered our call at our darkest
moment and we bear testimony that AMISOM helped change the trajectory of this
nation from one of despair to one of hope, he said.

It is with that optimism that am convinced that this conference between the
Federal Government of Somalia and AMISOM will lay the foundation for successful
transition, which we all want and is in our collective interest, the Deputy Prime
Minister added.
H.E Guled urged the meeting to come up with clear goals and accountability
mechanisms to implement the transition. I want to ask you all to remember that we
are at this present positive trajectory because many of our finest men and women,
both SNSF and AMISOM have made the ultimate sacrifice; and a successful transition
will be about honoring their sacrifice; as it is, bringing peace and prosperity back to
the Somali nation, he stated.

The meeting will discuss in detail the implementation of the National Security
Architecture derived from a security pact signed by Somalias leaders on 16 April
2017. The pact roots for the integration of regional and federal forces capable of
gradually taking lead responsibility for providing security in the country.

END