Egypt, Djibouti support for the Somali government

The International cooperation minister in Djibouti Muhammad Ali Youssef held discussions in Cairo with the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmad Maher, after which he stressed the support of the two countries to the provisional government in Somalia so as to be able to establish security and peace, as well as stability.

The Djibouti minister described the situation in Somalia as very bad.

He said that his talks with his Egyptian counterpart dealt with conditions in the African horn and also in the Middle East, especially in the occupied Palestinian territories. He noted the two countries' identical stances towards these issues.