Three regional state leaders have received a call to mediate the conflict between Puntland and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS).
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud issued the call this week.
He was speaking during the first town hall meeting in Mogadishu.
The President called upon the leaders of Galmudug, Southwest, and HirShabelle to join the mediation efforts in Garowe.
His call was to Presidents Ali Gudlawe (HirShabelle), Abdiasis Laftagareen (Southwest), and Ahmed Qoorqoor (Galmudug).