Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The United States has said that it is not sending a delegation to the High Level Partnership Forum on Somalia, Because Somalia's leadership is distracted with political division
A meeting of the Forum is scheduled for next week in Copenhagen to review progress under the New Deal.
The United States expressed deep concern over the recent political turmoil in Somalia. Actions to put forward a parliamentary motion for a vote of no confidence in the prime minister do not serve the interests of the Somali people, said a statement issued by US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki. She said the United States remains neutral in the dispute between the president and prime minister. "We are committed to the principles of the New Deal Compact which aims to build a sovereign, secure, democratic, united, and federal Somalia," the statement added.
Washington urged the Federal Government of Somalia to implement fully its Vision 2016 plan and rise above the political differences that divert from the important work of unifying the country under a federal framework.