UN Security Council to hold discussions on Somalia

GOOBJOOG NEWS/MOGADISHU: The United Nations Security Council will on Tuesday evening hold a meeting to discuss the general situation in Somalia.

UN Special Representative to Somalia James Swan and AMISOM Chief Francisco Madeira are expected to brief the Council on the recent developments in Somalia.

Top on the agenda for today’s meeting will most likely be discussion on the future of the AU mission in Somalia and transfer of security responsibilities to the Somali government. The Secretary-General will present a report to the Council on the general security situation in the country and detail AMISOM activities.

The Council is also likely to discuss the completion of the lower house elections, which will usher in the holding of an indirect presidential election on 25 February as per the January 9 National Consultative Assembly guidelines.

The Council will also be brought to speed on the periodic briefing by the Chair of the 751 Somalia Sanctions Committee, Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason (Ireland), covering the committee’s activities for the last four months.