A delegation led by Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has traveled to Norway on Sunday to take part in a high-level peace forum with world leaders.
The plane carrying the PM and his entourage took off shortly after 2pm.
Among the other leaders who will take part in the two-day conference are U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, leaders from Algeria, Jordan, Oman, Tanzania and Syria.
During the forum which will run on 19th and 20th, the leader will discuss the situation in Libya, Yemen, Mali, Syria, Colombia and the role of religious groups in peace facilitation are among the topics.
The theme for this year’s Forum is ‘The End of the Big Peace’ which was chosen against the backdrop of the changing conflict landscape.
Norway Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide said in a statement that the Oslo Forum has become one of the world’s most important meeting places for facilitators, mediators, government leaders and other key actors in peace and conflict resolution processes.
“Peace and reconciliation efforts are a key element of Norwegian foreign policy and our work in this area is increasingly linked to security policy considerations. We are living at a time of great uncertainty. We are facing new threats and seeing the rise of new geopolitical power constellations,” said Ms. Eriksen Søreide, “Global security, economy and welfare could be undermined. Working together with the UN for peaceful resolution of conflicts is a way of safeguarding our common interests.”
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