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Garowe Principles
The Garowe Principles were a set of agreements between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia and various Somali stakeholders outlining a framework for the interim administration's scheduled political transition in August 2012 to a permanent, representative government. The agreements were signed during the Somali National Consultative Constitutional Conference held in Garowe, the administrative capital of the autonomous Puntland region. The conference was attended by representatives from the TFG, Puntland, Galmudug, Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a, and civil society groups from various parts of the country.
- agreed that the mandate of the Transitional Federal Institutions ends in August 2012, as planned
- endorsed the Garowe Principles, including Garowe II, and undertook to reward progress and thwart parties impeding the political process
The host of the conference Prime Minister David Cameron mentioned in his opening speech that the second meeting held in Garowe had made real progress. The UN Secretary General also stated that he welcomed the resolutions of the Garowe II conference, adding that they "significantly advance the road map and make the peace process more