In response to questions about Somalia, the Spokesman had the following to say:

We welcome the announcement of another summit between Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and federal member states (FMS) leaders on 15 February and their commitment to continue dialogue. We call on all Somali leaders to come together in a spirit of goodwill and collaboration in the interest of the Somali people.

We also reiterate that dialogue and compromise to forge an inclusive political agreement on the implementation of the September Electoral Model are essential and a consensus-based agreement is the only way forward.