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In Garowe, the region's administrative capital, Puntland President Adde Muse was focused on talks with Somali federal government officials visiting the region.

President Muse dismissed reports that authority over Puntland armed forces has been transferred over to the federal government, saying that there "ongoing talks" of that nature but nothing conclusive.

Deputy Defense Minister Salad Ali Jeele and a 19-member federal delegation are visiting Garowe to finalize arrangements with Puntland authorities, including discussion over the fate of region's armed forces.

Puntland, on the northeastern tip of Somalia, has been a self-governing region since 1998 with its own police and military force.

Source: Garowe Online