From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Sat Oct 25 2008 - 06:51:18 EDT
Somali peace talks collapse
Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:54:49 GMT
Ahmed Ould Abdallah
Peace talks in Somalia have failed after interim government delegates
informed the opposition that Ethiopian forces would not leave Somalia.
On Saturday, the third round of negotiations in Djibouti faced major
obstacles, after government delegates, General Abdi Hassan Awaale and
Mohammad Warsamme Darwiidh informed the UN representative and opposition
groups that Ethiopian forces would not leave unless UN multi-national
troops take over Somalia towns.
Government delegates also said that Ethiopian forces would stay in
Somalia until the interim government gets enough strength to defend
itself against the insurgency.
After hearing the statement from government delegates, opposition
members walked out of the meeting in protest.
Government officials have confirmed the failure of the peace talks
despite efforts by UN representative, Ahmed Ould Abdallah to keep the
effort going.
In a contact with a PressTV following the breakdown of the session, the
opposition said that they have control of over 95 percent of Somalia and
asked why Ethiopian forces do not intend to leave the country and
continue supporting the unpopular transition government in Somalia.
SG/HAR
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