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Africa Horn
US State Department official on surprise visit in Baidao
2007-04-08
(SomaliNet) US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer arrived in Baidoa city, 240km southwest of Somalia on a surprise visit for talks with the country's president and prime minister. Dr. Frazer and her delegation received a warm welcome from the government officials in Baidoa, the seat of the transitional government. Addressing the parliament with the presence of the senior government officials, Mss Frazer hailed the peace efforts in the capital to end the crisis.
Boy howdy and it's worked well too, hasn't it. Positively Paleostinian in its results.
Among the delegates was the US ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneburger. She thanked the parliament for welcoming her delegation and said decision to relocate the government into Mogadishu was a positive step. “We also as member of the international contact group on Somalia and US government very much welcome the announcement of the transitional government in its planning for the national reconcialtion conference to bring together Somali clans and peace stakeholders like civil society, women groups, business leaders, religious authorities and Diaspora.” She said the US government had already provided $40 million and now is ready to pay another $60 million to fund the reconciliation efforts.

Dr. Frazer asked Somalia parliament to form a system to let the security forces restore law and order. “The international contact group on Somalia is supporting the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia to restore peace and security but that depends on only when the Somalia government shows unity and fair” said Dr. Frezer. “We are also ready to help provide security in Somalia so Ethiopia can withdraw quickly,”

It was the first visit in several years by a top US official to the country, which has been in the grips of civil war since 1991.
Posted by:Steve White

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