Saturday, January 23, 2010

Egypt reiterates support for interim Somali government

APA-Cairo (Egypt) The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has reiterated Egyptian support for the government of Sheikh Sharif Ahmed in Somalia by all possible means.

Ambassador Mona Omar, the Assistant Minister for African Affairs told reporters on Saturday in Cairo that Egypt was very much concerned about the Somalia issue, and that the settlement of the issue was within the framework of Egypt’s keenness on the stability of the Horn of Africa that represents a strategic importance to Egypt and the sub-region.

She added that Egypt will receive at the beginning of February, the Prime Minister of Puntland, adding that there are many Egyptian teachers working in the Somali regions of Puntland and Somaliland, in addition to a mission from Al-Azhar University which is currently in the area

Source:apanews.net/

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