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Somalia: Egypt Welcomes Cease-Fire Agreement

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Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

11 June 2008
Posted to the web 11 June 2008

Egypt welcomed on wednesday welcomed the cease-fire agreement reached in Djibouti Monday [9 June] between the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the opposition Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu-al-Ghayt hailed in statements the important role of the UN special representative of the secretary-general.

He also expressed appreciation of the government of Djibouti for hosting the talks. The next period needs more efforts to implement the agreement and end armed clashes in the country, Abu-al-Ghayt said.

He called for a comprehensive political process to achieve national reconciliation in Somalia . Egypt was close to all parties during the talks and helped bridge differences in points of views, said Abu-al-Ghayt.

He added that Egypt was ready to continue support to the Somali rivals to assure the success of the national reconciliation efforts in light of its close contacts with all sides.

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The Somali government and opposition figures signed an eleventh-hour peace deal aimed at ending 17 years of conflict, but Islamic insurgents at the heart of a recent escalation in violence are not included in the agreement.

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