Friday, October 10, 2008

Ethiopia Always Calls International Community To EXtend Support To Ensure Peace In Somalia: Seyoum




Addis Ababa, October 9, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - Foreign Affairs Minister Seyoum Mesifin said Ethiopia has been promoting its position that the international community and the Security Council to discharge its responsibility of extending appropriate support towards maintaining peace and stability in Somalia. Seyoum told ENA on Wednesday that Ethiopia has been calling the international community and the UN Security Council to extend their support to the deployment of African peacekeeping forces fully to Somalia. He further said his country has also been repeatedly calling through African Union and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for the deployment of UN peacekeeping forces to Somalia Ethiopia has also advanced the same position in the 63 the UN General Assembly. Seyoum said the international community has not played a meaningful role to ensure peace in Somalia while it was torn apart by civil war for 18 years. He said the international community and the Security Council need to discharge their responsibility appropriately in the regard. Meanwhile, Seyoum said it is obvious that the Ethiopian economy has grown rapidly compared non-oil producing countries. Ethiopia has been mobilizing its human and material resources for further strengthening these achievements.
Regarding the 63rd UN General Assembly, Seyoum said Ethiopia has called on developed countries during the meeting to open their market for developing countries.
Concerning the Ethio-Eritrea, the government of Ethiopia has been and will be promoting for the peaceful settlement of the dispute between the two countries.
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(c) The Ethiopian News Agency

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