Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Somalia’s Minister of Information Abdikarim Hassan Jamaa told the local media in Mogadishu that IGAD members will discuss about the controversial Kampala Accord, the crippling drought situation in the south of the country and the proposed increment of the African Union peacekeeping mission to Somalia (AMISOM)
"The summit agenda includes Somalia’s situation. Delegates are expected to discuss how IGAD member countries can continue supporting the recent Kampala agreement, they will thrash out how to reach with humanitarian assistance drought-hit families in the country” said the Minister
“They will also discuss about how the member states can increase the number of AMSIOM forces operating in Somalia as a way to improve the security situation of the country”
Last week the 39th extra-ordinary meeting of IGAD council of ministers convened on the sidelines of the African Union Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and discussed developments in Somalia, the Sudan and the activities of Eritrea in the region and to chart the way forward, ahead for today’s IGAD Summit.
IGAD council of Ministers welcomed the Kampala agreement and urged Somalia’s political players to work on the framework that was laid in the accord to enhance the country’s peace-building process.
“The Council welcomes the signing of the Kampala Accord and urges all parties to work towards its full implementation as part of the wider programme of reconciliation and outreach” read part of the communiqué of the IGAD council of ministers
“The council congratulates the president and speaker of the TFG for their efforts in breaking the political impasse, as well as the government of the republic of Uganda for their tireless efforts in the realization of the Accord”
Somalia’s president Sheikh Sharif is expected to address today’s Adis Ababa summit where he will outline the recent changes in his fragile western-backed administration.