Arabic News Weekly Edition for Somalia, 3/10/2003
Weekly Edition, Somalia - Week of March 10, 2003
- Ethiopia denies deployment of forces in Somalia
Ethiopia has denied accusations by the Somali government on force deployment in its territories with the aim of introducing more instability in the country. Somalia-Ethiopia, Politics, 3/15/2003 - Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Somalia withdraws from reconciliation conference in protest of Ethiopia, IGAD
In a sudden and surprising deterioration of the negotiations aiming at achieving national reconciliation and restoring back the already missed security and stability since 1991 in Somalia, the Somali provisional government has officially decided to withdraw from the reconciliation conference which is hosted by Kenya since the mid of October 2002 under the auspices of IGAD states organization. Somalia-Ethiopia, Politics, 3/13/2003 - Security Council condemns violence in Somalia, calls for peace and relief access
Expressing strong regret at the continued fighting in Somalia despite peace agreements, the United Nations Security Council yesterday condemned the factions involved in the conflict and called for an immediate end to all acts of violence and safe access for all humanitarian personnel. Somalia-UN, Politics, 3/13/2003