premise: "We did not set a date or venue for any upcoming meetings, but the sooner the meetings take place the better -- in a week or two. But we did not set a date," he said.
  He added that the decision to call off the talks indefinitely was reached after the Arab League's consultations with both sides, as well as with the United Nations, the African Union and a number of European countries.
  "Let us hope that this step does not reflect negatively on the situation on the ground," Hosny said.
  There has been no sign of reconciliation on the ground in Somalia, where the Islamic courts seek to impose an Islamic state and the internationally recognized government lacks the force to assert its authority beyond Baidoa, the only town it controls.
   What could be expected to happen if the Islamic courts do not seek to impose an Islamic state in Somalia?
hypothesis: Islamic courts seek to impose an Islamic state