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 Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya Wasaradda Arrimaha Dibadda Somali Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press
Release
April
6, 2001 The
BBC, the Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and
Eastern Africa (IRIN) and other news agencies have recently reported
from the Sudanese sources that H.E. Omar Hassan El-Bashir, President
of the Republic of Sudan, in his capacity as the current Chairman of
the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), appointed a
Special Envoy to “Coordinate Activities on Resolving Somali
Conflict”. It was
also reported that the nomination of this “Envoy” comes as a
result of the resolutions on Somalia adopted at the Eighth IGAD
Summit of Heads of State and Government. While
the Transitional National Government and the people of Somalia
commend and appreciate the efforts exerted by H.E. Omar Hassan El-Bashir,
President of the Republic of Sudan, to help and facilitate the
process of reconciliation and reconstruction pursued by the Somali
Government, it contends that the nomination of this “Envoy”
at this stage of the positive evolution of the situation in
the country will only weaken the momentum of the
reconciliation process. The
Government further contends that the appointment of the “Envoy”
does not seem to be consistent with the resolutions on
Somalia adopted at the said Summit. All the resolutions and
decisions on Somalia adopted by the Security Council, the OAU, the
Arab League, the OIC, and IGAD call on all the Member States of
these Organizations to provide the necessary assistance to support
the reconciliation efforts PURSUED by the Transitional National
Government of Somalia. This is the mechanism that has been agreed
upon by all the Member States and it is therefore incumbent upon all
of us to abide by these resolutions and decisions. In
light of the above and in conformity with the policy of the
Transitional National Government of Somalia, which underscores its
determination to enhance national unity, territorial integrity and
political independence in Somalia, the Government believes
that it is not in the interest of the Somali people to welcome the
appointment of an “Envoy” at this stage of the development of
the national peace and reconciliation process. The
Government will contact H.E. Omar El-Bashir, President of the
Republic of Sudan to inform him of the decision and thank him for
his continued support of the Somali cause.
The Government will also reiterate to His Excellency its
readiness to pursue a sustained cooperation with the Government and
people of the Republic of Sudan with the view to enhancing the
historical ties that exist between the two peoples.
Buri
Mohamed Hamza Minister
of State, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs Tel:
(252 1) 52 62 03 Fax
(252 1) 21 89 69 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Text of report by Sudanese radio on 3 April The minister of external relations, Dr Mustafa Uthman Isma'il, has said the duty of President Al-Bashir's special envoy to Somalia is to implement the directives of the IGAD [Inter-Governmental Authority on Development] summit recently held in Khartoum. At the summit, President Al-Bashir, who is the chairman of IGAD, was charged with the responsibility of supervising a committee comprising countries neighbouring Somalia to work on the Somali reconciliation which had began in Djibouti. The work would lead towards the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Somalia. The minister told the Sudanese news agency that the special envoy, Ali Abd-al-Rahman Al-Numayri, would begin a tour this week. The tour would include the capital cities of the countries involved in formulating a proposal to help in resolving the conflict. The activities would be done in consultation with the chairman of IGAD and other countries concerned. Source: Republic of Sudan Radio, Omdurman, in Arabic 0900 gmt 3 Apr 01 /BBC Monitoring/ © BBC. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SUDAN-SOMALIA: IGAD special envoy named NAIROBI, 2 April (IRIN) - The chairman of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has appointed a special envoy for Somalia. Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir, in his capacity as the current chairman of IGAD, appointed Ambassador Ali Abd-al-Rahman al-Numayri as a special envoy for Somalia, a Sudanese official told IRIN. The appointment of a special envoy was agreed at the last IGAD summit, the official said. Special envoy Al-Numayri was formerly a junior minister at the foreign ministry, and served as an ambassador in the region for 30 years. He will assist the IGAD subcommittee on Somalia, and will act as focal point on the resolution of the Somali conflict.
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