Somalia and the UN

The UN Security Council on Thursday evening called for immediate release of four foreigners working for the UN and held by one of the militias in Somalia.

The Ukraine ambassador Valery Kotichinski, who is the chairman of the UN Security Council for the current month ( March) said in a statement to the press that members of the UN Security Council strongly condemn kidnapping of UN employees and called for bringing the kidnappers before the justice.

The UN Security Council also called on all armed groups in Somalia to drop the weapons and initiate a peaceful dialogue with the government. He reiterated his support to the reconciliation process, calling on all states not to militarily interfere in the internal conditions of Somalia.

The four foreigners are two British, one French and one Belgium who are held by militias led by Mousa Sudi Yalhu.