APA
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The summit will bring together various political parties of Somalia to discuss the political affairs of the country.
\"This summit will be a unique opportunity to Somalis to resolve their problem peacefully as it involves all concerned parties in the political dialogue,\" Somalia ambassador to South Africa Abdulkerim Farah told journalists in Addis Ababa.
He said the summit would have a vital role to bring all political forces of Somalia together and come up with a lasting solution for the country\’s political problem that has lasted for many years.
He said the summit is expected to be a forum where the disagreements among the various parties in the country and within the government will be discussed and resolved.
He said all Somali political forces have confirmed they will attend the summit.
IGAD, which was established in 1986, is located in Djibouti and its members
include Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.
SOURCE: APA, Thursday, October 23, 2008