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Signatories of the Roadmap to end the transitional government in Somalia concluded a three-day meeting in Addis Ababa on Wednesday (May 23rd), during which they agreed on several points to be implemented before the August 20th deadline.

Delegates agreed on a series of deadlines in order to build relevant institutions to review and adopt the new constitution.

The meeting was attended by Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aadan, the presidents of Puntland and Galmudug, as well as delegates from the United Nations, the African Union, the Arab League, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development and Somali government allied militia Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa.

According to the meeting's final communiqué, the signatories recommend that the president of the Transitional Federal Government should provide a legal basis to steer the constitutional process, that the National Constituent Assembly should convene as soon as possible, and that an arbitration board should be established to handle any disputes that may arise among elders.

They also agreed to create a co-ordination office in Mogadishu to monitor and ensure effective communication between all parties involved in the transition. At the conference's closing ceremony, President Ahmed pledged to work towards implementing all agreements in order to facilitate the end of the transition period.