Monday, June 02, 2008
DJIBOUTI (AFP) — Somalia's president told a UN Security Council mission Monday that a UN peacekeeping mission must be deployed in his country before Ethiopian troops can withdraw.
"The eventual withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops from Somalia is contingent on the deployment of the United Nations peacemaking force and the cessation of hostilities," Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed said.
"I would like to state very clearly that there should not be a security vacuum in Somalia," he added.
Source: AFP, June 02, 2008