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Security Council Resolution Proves Correctness of Ethiopian Policies - Minister


The Ethiopian Herald (Addis Ababa)
NEWS
December 8, 2006
Posted to the web December 8, 2006

By ENA
Addis Ababa
Minister of Information Birhan Hailu said the UN Security Council's resolution
to deploy peacekeeping force in Somalia proves the correctness of the policies
the Ethiopian government has been pursuing with regard to Somalia.
The Minister said Ethiopia would provide the necessary assistance for the
successful implementation of the Security Council resolution.
Birhan told ENA yesterday that Ethiopia has repeatedly expressed its readiness
to give maximum support for any resolution that could bring lasting peace in
Somalia.
He said the Ethiopian people and government firmly believe the resolution would
highly contribute to bringing lasting peace in Somalia.
He said the resolution reaffirms the acceptance by the international community
of Ethiopia's policies with regard to Somalia.
The deployment of the peacekeeping force would help strengthen the Transitional
Federal Government of Somalia (TFGS) so as to protect itself and bring peace
and stability to that country.
Ethiopia has been providing various assistance for the TFG that has been
recognized by the international community, Birhan added.
He said in line with this the Ethiopian government in cooperation with the
Africa Union and the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has
been exerting utmost efforts to bring lasting peace to the country.
The Minister called on the international community to provide the necessary
assistance for the successful implementation of the resolution by the UN
Security Council.
The adverse activities the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) and terrorist organs
sheltered under it are undertaking in Somalia would further aggravate the
problems in Somalia, he said, adding UIC moves could also destabilize the
region.
He said the deployment of a peacekeeping force would facilitate the peace
process and create a forum to bring anti-peace forces back to the diplomatic
ways of dispute resolution.
Birhan said the resolution would also help provide legal protection for the
Federal Transitional Institutions in Somalia.


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