Eritrea calls for special meeting of IGAD over Somalia
13 December 2006, Asmara (shabait.com) – The President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, is calling for a special meeting of IGAD Foreign Ministers on the Somali issue in view of the fact that the recent UN Security Council resolution on deploying peacekeeping force in Somalia is both distorted and one that would further aggravate the situation.
The President made the call in a message he sent yesterday to the IGAD executive committee. President Isaias stated that deploying peacekeepers in Somalia, partially lifting the arms embargo and supporting one side not only worsens the problem but also lacks clear objective.
He stressed that if a peacekeeping mission is at all to be deployed then it has to be done purely with the consent of both parties.
Indicating that the so-called Security Council resolution lacks legal and moral responsibility, the President underlined that in order for the Somali problem to be solved peacefully, the peace process taking place under the auspices of the Sudanese government could be facilitated by IGAD.
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