AMISON to support new Somali president

The African Union peacekeeping Mission on Somalia has promised to give full support t the newly elected President of Somalia, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed.The Spokesperson for AMISON, Maj. Bahoku Barigye says the UN peacekeeping mission will work with the new President of the Somali transitional government to ensure peace and normalcy returns to Somalia. Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was last week elected by the Somali government to head the transitional government that is expected to bring the different factions in Somalia to the same table and stop the fighting between the different factions. Maj. Barigye says Sharif Ahmed’s election has brought more hope for bringing about lasting peace in Somalia where Uganda has deployed over 1,600 peacekeeping troops.He also appealed to the United Nations and the international communities to give more support to the transitional government of Somalia to enable it achieve peace.The EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Javier Solana in a congratulatory message to the new Somali President today also promised that the EU will continue to support the peace process in Somalia, in particular through the African Union and AMISOM and to maintain the cooperation with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to Somalia, Ould Abdallah.more..http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/news.asp?about=AMISON%20to%20support%20new%20Somali%20president&ID=7829