Monday, March 30, 2009

Somalia: President Meets with UN Chief

President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed led a delegation to Qatar on Sunday to attend the Summit of Arab leaders which is opening in Doha today.

Somali foreign minister Mohamed Abdulahi Omaar said that the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and president Sharif Sheik Ahmed met in Doha on Sunday evening and discussed Somali issues.

Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed was elected president in UN sponsored meeting in Djibouti on January, but the parliament and the cabinet relocated to Mogadishu where the two councils have their meetings.

Ban Ki Moon praised the reconciliation efforts of the Somali president and pledged that the United Nations will take part the ongoing peace efforts.

The Arab leaders are expected to talk the Somali issues in their summit and give backing to the week Somali government.

amsomalia@mareeg.com

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