Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Britain’s Foreign Ministry, which will host the conference, has said a “new approach to Somalia” is necessary.Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will represent Turkey this week at an international conference on the future of Somalia in London.
The conference, which will bring together representatives of 40 countries and various international organizations, aims to boost international efforts to aid and support Somalia. Britain’s Foreign Ministry, which will host the conference, has said a “new approach to Somalia” is necessary.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with senior officials of other international agencies such as the World Bank, the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), is expected to join the discussions on Somalia, which continues to struggle with hunger and violence.
Senior officials from Somalia will also attend the conference, during which practical solutions will be sought for the issues of security, local stability, politics, piracy, terrorism and the coordination of international aid.
Davutoğlu will leave an unofficial meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Mexico for the Somalia conference on Thursday. Turkey’s foreign minister will then head to Tunisia for a conference on Syria.