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Reuters

Rival Somali leaders have initial deal on govt move

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Somalia's president and parliament speaker have agreed in principle to move the government to Mogadishu, which could end a rift that has almost paralyzed the administration, Yemeni officials said on Tuesday.

President Abdullahi Yusuf and speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan are holding talks in the Yemeni port city of Aden and could reach a final agreement on the move by Wednesday, they added.

A group led by Yusuf, who has no real support in the capital, set up the government in Jowhar, 90 km (55 miles) north of Mogadishu, saying it was unsafe.

But another group comprising Hassan, hundreds of parliamentarians and powerful warlords in the cabinet say Mogadishu must be the capital as stipulated in Somalia's transitional charter.

"Yesterday they reached a preliminary agreement on the move to Mogadishu but talks are still going on. They might sign a final deal tomorrow, in the presence of (Yemeni) President Ali Abdullah Saleh," a government official said.

Yemeni officials said that under the deal, ministers and government institutions would move to Mogadishu before Yusuf, who will stay in his stronghold Jowhar until he can ensure his personal safety.

Yemen is brokering talks between the rival faction leaders who are wrangling over where the government should be based and who have refused to hold talks on each others' territory.

Both factions have accused each other of belligerent words and actions and a U.N. report indicates that they are stocking up on weapons and massing militiamen, raising fears of yet another war in this impoverished country that has been in a state of anarchy since 1991.

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Source: Reuters