Ould-Abdallah particularly acknowledged the "conciliatory tone and spirit" of the statements issued by both President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi during the official announcement of the latter's resignation, according to a press release issued by the UN Political Office in Somalia (UNPOS).

Calling on the TFG to continue to seek peaceful solutions to its internal differences, the envoy encouraged all leaders within and outside the country to overcome the pressing challenges facing their country, the news service said.

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