Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter to participate in conference on Somalia in London

Great Britain has invited representatives of the international community, including Switzerland, to a conference on Somalia. The conference, to be held in London on 23 February, seeks to achieve better coordination of support from the international community and to organise the latter's commitment beyond August 2012, when the Somali federal transitional institutions' mandate is due to end.

At this conference, particular attention will be paid to the political and constitutional processes initiated in Somalia following the adoption of the road map designed to help the country out of transition. Switzerland, strongly engaged in the region through its humanitarian aid, deems a commitment on the part of the international community to strengthen the coordination of aid as being a priority in the process of consolidating stability in the region.

For further information, please contact:
Jean-Marc Crevoisier
Chef INFO-DFAE
+41 79 763 84 10

jean-marc.crevoisier@eda.admin.ch

Further information:

The Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development’s commitment in the Horn of Africa

Address for enquiries:

Information FDFA
Bundeshaus West
CH-3003 Bern
Tel.: +41 58 462 31 53
Fax: +41 58 464 90 47
E-Mail: info@eda.admin.ch

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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs