Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Photo/FILE
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Ongeri, Mogadishu, UN, EU
Daily Nation
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday evening said Kenya will
support Somalia in ensuring that peace prevails for the sake of regional
development.
President Kenyatta also said that repatriation of
Somali refugees will be conducted after the two nations convene a
meeting at an appropriate time.
In a meeting with Somalia's President Hassan
Sheikh Mahmoud that was attended by Deputy President William Ruto,
President Kenyatta said the two countries will engage politically on
regular basis to deal with emerging issues of mutual interest.
“The Joint Commission for Cooperation (JCC) will
soon be launched and implemented for the mutual benefit of the two
countries,” he said.
Mr Kenyatta said that the decision by Kenya to
move into Somalia and be part of the Amisom peace keeping force of the
African Union was born out of the realisation that a stable Somalia was
good for the entire region.
Somalia's President Sheikh Mahmoud noted that his
country will work tirelessly to restore peace, which is a matter of both
national and regional interest.