Saturday, April 16, 2011
The two-day meeting ended on Wednesday night with participants agreeing on the need to strengthen security and redouble efforts to combat extremism in the Horn of Africa nation, and complete a number of tasks before the transitional period expires in August.
The meeting also agreed to reform the current parliament and to intensify the process of outreach and reconciliation with the "states", regional authorities, civil society and the Diaspora and to make propositions to reform the next Parliament.
"Above all, there was agreement on the need to place Somalis at the center of the process, to act inclusively and in a spirit of partnership," said Augustine Mahiga, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia.
According to a statement received on Friday, the meeting also agreed to accelerate progress towards a new federal Constitution; it was acknowledged that this is a shared responsibility between the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFIs), the states, regional authorities and other stakeholders including the international community.
The high level consultative meeting on Somalia that was held in Nairobi was convened to exchange views and share information on a number of pertinent issues and to revive dialogue among Somali stakeholders.
Source: WIC