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AU Endorses Deployment of Somalia Force

The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)
NEWS
September 15, 2006
Posted to the web September 15, 2006

By Dagnachew Teklu
Addis Ababa
The African Union (AU) Commission passed on Thursday a decision for the
immediate deployment of IGAD Peace Support Mission to Somalia (IGASOM).
The decision was made after the AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) convened
a meeting late on Wednesday In its 62nd regular session, the council adopted a
decision in support of the deployment of IGASOM as per the decisions of the
Extraordinary Summit held in Nairobi, on 5th September 2006.
Accordingly, IGASOM will undertake the tasks aimed at providing security
support for the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs), institutional
capacity building and creating conducive conditions for dialogue and
reconciliation among the political parties in Somalia The commission also
called for creating the most propitious political conditions for the deployment
of IGASOM and securing the necessary financial and logistical support to the
mission.
The commission said it would be working closely with IGAD, take all necessary
steps, including consultations with European Union (EU) and other partners, on
the mobilization of the required funding and logistical support for the
deployment of IGASOM in Somalia as soon as possible.
The commission also appreciated the outcomes of Khartoum peace talks between
the TFG and Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), and reiterated its full support for
the dialogue among the Somali parties.
The Commission said it encourages effort to pursue peace based on the
Transitional Federal Charter of Somalia.
The commission called on all member states and the International Community at
large to provide assistance to the war ravaged Somalia and its suffering people
and support the all efforts aimed at forging peace and reconciliation in
Somalia.
The council has 15 member states of the African Union.


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