U.N. Special Representative for Somalia Augustine Mahiga to invite Somali factions and stakeholders the U.N sponsored conference on Somalias future after the transition in Nairobi on April 7

To: Excellency Ban Ki-moon--Secretary-General of United Nations

To: United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS), European Union; US; Arab League; African Union

His Excellency Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General of United Nations

The United Nations
New York, N.Y 10017

We, the undersigned, requesting U.N. Special Representative for Somalia Augustine Mahiga to invite Hiraan state to the U.N sponsored conference on Somalias future after the transition in Nairobi on April 7. The consultative conference would bring together Somali factions and stakeholders to reach some sort of consensus to bring to the International Contact Group meeting in Kampala in mid-April.

Hiiran is a region in central Somalia, centered on Beletweyn in the Hiiran state. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 2010.
Hiiraan is bordered by Ethiopia to south, the Shebelle River in the north, the central Galmudug and Puntland regions of Somalia
A third of Somalia's population lives in the territory,[ which contains about a third of the nation's geographical area[ Unlike Somaliland, Hiiraan, as with all other regions in the country, does not seek outright independence from Somalia[.

We await your positive response.

With our esteem and respect,

Hiraan State