Hundreds of Somalis fled Baidoa in southern Somalia when the fighting continued between the Transitional Federal Government and the so-called Union of Islamic Courts today (Thursday). Confrontation between the two sides erupted on Tuesday a day before the arrival of the European Commissioner (EC) for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel. Most of the fleeing people are agro-pastoralists, media sources reported.
Louis Michel arrived to Somalia to mediate between the Transitional Government and The so-called Union of Islamic Courts. The International delegate led an EC delegation to Baidoa the residence of the Transitional Government to talk with President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi. He travelled to Mogadishu later for discussion with the so-called Union of Islamic Courts' leader, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys and other leader in his group.
The head of the EC delegation concluded after talks his mission has achieved "a full success," and he announced that both sides were "reiterated their commitment to the Khartoum dialogue process and political solution to the Somali crisis".
Both parties appreciated the EC delegation, expressed their hope to achieve peace and agreed to resume peace talks and cease hostilities.
Hundreds of people have died in the last clashes. Commitment to peace talk from the UIC always seems as a hollow balloon, while the Khartoum peace talks are a real tragicomedy.
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Thursday, December 21, 2006
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