An advanced delegation from Mogadishu has arrived in Puntland ahead of the visit by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
The delegation arrived in Garowe, the administrative capital of the regional state of Puntland, on Wednesday.
President Mohamud is scheduled to arrive in Puntland on Thursday, August 25.
The delegation is under the leadership of Abshir Omar Huruse, the federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.