MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Wu Haitao has called for support to improve Somalia’s governance capacity.
Addressing Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia, the Chinese envoy urged the international community to continue to pay close attention to the situation in Somalia.
He stated that the International community should focus its constructive assistance on areas including helping Somalia improve governance capacity and strengthening Somali’s security capacity building and support.
“The Security Council and the international community should adhere to the principle of Somali leadership and Somali ownership, and on the basis of respecting the Somali government’s leadership, help the country advance its political process, enhance federal institutions, and improve the relations between the Federal Government and member states’ governments so as to create favorable conditions for the next year’s elections to be peaceful and smooth, and further consolidate the sound momentum of the Somali peace process,” ” said Wu Haitao.
Wu said that for AMISOM, in the implementation of its mandate to improve Somalia’s security situation, the hard part is to tackle the terrorist threat.
“Since its establishment, AMISOM has been an active force in combating terrorist organizations, such as al-Shabaab, and has played an important role in maintaining peace and stability in Somalia,” said the envoy.
“The international community should continue to support AMISOM in the delivery of its mandate, provide it with stable, predictable and sustainable financial support, and assist Somalia in the security capacity building so that Somali security forces can gradually take over security tasks and effectively assume the responsibility for maintaining national security,” he said.
The Chinese envoy also called on the international community to deepen cooperation among the United Nations, the African Union (AU) and regional countries on the Somali issue.
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