Regional body (IGAD) to meet on 27th March to discuss
Djibouti initiative for Somalia
BBC MONITORING INTERNATIONAL REPORTS , March 24, 2000 Text of report in English by
Sudanese news agency Suna on 23rd March Khartoum, 23rd March:. External relations minister
Dr Mustafa Uthman Isma'il will partake in the emergency conference of the IGAD's
(Inter-Governmental Authority on Development) ministerial council next Monday (27th March)
in Djibouti. Suna (Sudan News Agency) learnt that the conference will discuss
implementation of the Djiboutian initiative on peace in Somalia to prepare for a Somali
national reconciliation conference scheduled for 20th April to 5thMay in Djibouti. The
conference will discuss other issues lying within theorganization's concern. Source: Suna
news agency, Khartoum, in English 1819 gmt 23 Mar 00 Copyright © 2000 BBC Monitoring/BBC.
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