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UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (KUNA) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon late
Thursday welcomed the "Kampala Accord" signed earlier in the day between
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed of the Transitional Federal Government
and Speaker Shariff Hassan Sheikh Aden of the Transitional Federal Parliament.
The UN chief branded the accord as a positive step which will enable the
Transitional Federal Institutions to work constructively in the interest of
the Somali people, his press office said in a statement.
Ban commended the efforts of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and
those of his Special Representative, Augustine P. Mahiga, in facilitating the
signing of this Agreement.
He urged the Somali parties to swiftly implement this Accord within the
framework of the Djibouti Agreement and in line with the Transitional Federal
Charter, and called on them to act resolutely to complete the outstanding
transitional tasks, including the promotion of national reconciliation,
constitution-making and the associated public consultation, and the rebuilding
of the security sector.
He vowed that the United Nations will continue to support efforts to bring
lasting peace and stability to Somalia and urged the international community
to provide timely support to the Somali Transitional Institutions and to the
African Union Mission in Somalia. (end)
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