NAIROBI, Kenya — Days after Somalia’s president relented on plans to lengthen his time period in workplace following avenue battles and worldwide condemnation, his authorities introduced Thursday that it might restore diplomatic relations with Kenya, ending a monthslong standoff that had injected a further notice of instability into an already-volatile area.

The Somali deputy minister of knowledge said that Qatar had performed a task in mediating between the 2 nations, and that the 2 sides would maintain additional talks within the close to future on points together with commerce and the motion of individuals.

The announcement, six months after Mogadishu severed relations with Nairobi, accusing it of “blatant interference” in its inside political affairs, got here simply days after tensions additionally ratcheted down on the home entrance.

On Saturday, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, going through large home and worldwide stress, in addition to infighting among rival security forces within the streets of the capital, backed down on a bid to lengthen his time period and known as for the resumption of election planning.

Announcing the restoration of diplomatic ties with Kenya, the Somali Ministry of Information stated in a statement, “The two governments agree to keep friendly relations between the two countries on the basis of principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, noninterference in each other’s internal affairs, equality, cooperation and peaceful coexistence.”

Kenya’s authorities stated Thursday that it welcomed efforts to normalize relations between the 2 international locations.

The severance of diplomatic relations in December was provoked by a lot of tensions, some new and some longstanding.

Most just lately, in December, Kenya hosted the president of Somaliland, a breakaway area within the northwest that has but to acquire worldwide recognition. Mogadishu additionally accused Nairobi of interfering in the electoral process in Jubaland, a area in southern Somalia the place Kenyan troops are stationed as a part of the African Union peacekeeping mission.

For years, the 2 international locations have additionally tussled over a large space within the Indian Ocean, main to a high-profile court docket case at the International Court of Justice that Kenya has boycotted.

The diplomatic tensions have additionally affected commerce, with Somalia final yr banning the import of Kenyan khat, a light stimulant leaf that injects thousands and thousands of {dollars} into Kenya’s economic system.

And final month, Kenya’s announcement that it might shut the Dadaab refugee camp, which hosts lots of of hundreds of Somali refugees, was seen by critics as a reprisal in opposition to Mogadishu, notably over the maritime dispute.

For Somalia, the diplomatic row with Kenya got here because it entered a tense election season through which President Mohamed, a onetime state official in Buffalo, N.Y., who returned to his homeland and started stoking nationalist passions, was accused of attempting to maintain onto energy at no matter price.

After talks with regional governments failed, in April Mr. Mohamed signed a doc accredited by Somalia’s Parliament that extended his term in office by two years — a transfer his opponents stated he had orchestrated. That set off fierce fighting within the streets of Mogadishu that displaced between 60,000 and 100,000 folks, in accordance to the United Nations.

But final Saturday, Mr. Mohamed relented, asking the nation’s prime minister to lead preparations for an election as lawmakers nullified his time period extension.

On Tuesday, Mr. Mohamed spoke with the chief of Qatar, whose authorities he has trusted for monetary and logistical backing. He additionally met with Mutlaq bin Majed al-Qahtani, Qatar’s particular envoy for counterterrorism and mediation of battle decision. Mr. al-Qahtani, who spent three days within the nation, additionally met with different main political leaders.

In an interview, Mr. al-Qahtani stated that whereas the safety scenario in Somalia remained “fragile,” the choice to hand management of the electoral course of to the prime minister was “an extremely positive step.” He denied accusations that Qatar was supporting Mr. Mohamed.

Mr. al-Qahtani, who arrived in Kenya and met with President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday, stated it was “not in the interest of Somalia and Kenya to have a less stable region.”

“We hope this step will bring prosperity to the two neighboring countries, their people, and the region,” he stated.

Declan Walsh contributed reporting.