Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 18 January 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions she has had with her European and US counterparts on the security situation in Somalia.
We are in constant contact with our European partners and the US on the situation of Somalia.
John Sawers (Foreign and Commonwealth Office Director-General Political) attended an ad hoc EU meeting for European members of the International Contact Group on Somalia in Brussels on
We, and our European and US counterparts, agree that this is a historic opportunity for the Somali people to reach sustainable political solutions for Somalia, based on the Transitional Federal Charter; that there is an urgent need to deploy a stabilisation force in Somalia based on UN Security Council Resolution 1725; that we should urge and support the Transitional Federal Institutions/Government in their efforts to lead an inclusive and representative political process in Somalia and to become an effective governing authority; and remain committed to providing humanitarian assistance.
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