NEW YORK, Nov 22 (KUNA) -- Kuwait on Friday reiterated calling on the international community to support the sovereignty and unity of Somalia.
This came during a speech delivered by Kuwait's UN permanent delegate Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi in a meeting of the Security Council on Somalia.
He welcomed achievements attained on the level of national reconciliation despite challenges facing the Somali federal government in the process of rebuilding and stabilizing the country.
Ambassador Otaibi also praised efforts exerted by the federal government to create conditions for holding general elections by 2020-2021.
"Yet, we are concerned over armed militias' growing abilities, especially the ones of al-Shabab." According to the UN Secretary General's report, worrying developments are taking place regarding al-Shabab's capabilities of manufacturing explosive devices; a matter that is denounced, especially that those devices are used to target the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), in addition to troops of the UN and international partners, noted the Kuwaiti envoy.
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