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Jendayi Frazer's arrival under heavy security marked the first time a high-ranking U.S. official has visited Somalia since 1994        Full Comment: write- Geeska Afrika Online at:  news@geeskaafrika.com or han@geeskaafrika.com 2007

Washington's position regarding the Somalia political process
Djibouti (HAN) July 29th, 2008 - The UN under secretary general coordinating UN support for the embattled African Union force in Somali's Southern regions started talks last month in Djibouti.

"Ahmadou Ould Abdallah met Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and is due to meet President Bush soon," spokesman told HAN & Geeska Afrika Magazine.

Ould Abdallah, a Mauritanian UN official appointed by Secretary General to negotiate with the Somalia TNG and ICU functions, arrived in the United States last week.
The UN under secretary general is expected to coordinate a Five-phase UN Security & AU plan to bolster the African Union contingent in Somalia, which has failed to contain relentless violence in Somalia.

Ambassador Ahmadou's spokesman said Ould Abdallah will try to get "as much clarity as possible" on Washington's position regarding the Somalia political process.
 

Last year (April, 2007): U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer met with President Abdullahi Yusuf, the former  Prime Minister Ali Mohamed and parliamentary leaders, urging them to foster an inclusive political process.

 Jendayi Frazer's arrival under heavy security marked the first time a high-ranking U.S. official has visited Somalia since 1994, when Washington pulled out of a disastrous peacekeeping mission after the downing of two helicopters and the deaths of 18 American soldiers.

"She and all of the interlocutors she met with agreed that the reconciliation process should be open to all Somalis who eschew violence, extremism and terrorism," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack in Washington.

"She made clear U.S. views that the best way to isolate terrorists and extremists is through an inclusive political process based on the Transitional Federal Charter."

The Geeska Afrika Magazine Sources:  HAN staff in Nairobi, Kenya

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