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SOMALIA: SUDAN AND UGANDA MEET IN KHARTOUM; OTHER DEVELOPMENTS May 16, 2005
<|amama_mbabazi.jpg|Amama Mbabazi|left|>Ugandan Minister of Defense Mr. Amama Mbabazi met with Sudan President Mr. Omer Al-Bashir and Minister of Defense Major General Bakri Hassan Salih today in Khartoum. They talked about the nations’ troop deployment in Somalia among other things. Today’s meeting included normalizing relationship between the nations.
Sudan and Uganda are sending one battalion each to Somalia in the coming days. Other African nations will take part in logistics and transportation of troops and equipment. These soldiers will help the new government relocate to Somalia from Nairobi, Kenya where it is temporarily located now.
Sudan and Uganda share a long border and often accuse each other of arming and training rebels. Mr. Amama’s visit to Sudan who was carrying a warm and conciliatory message from Ugandan president reiterates the two nations willing to work together.
In other development, Somali president, Mr. Abdulahi Yussuf Ahmed flew to London last night for health reasons. Very close source said the president is not sick and this trip was planned a long time ago. He visits the UK for regular check-ups.
Somali Parliament Speaker Mr. Sharif Hassan Adan left Nairobi for Mogadishu yesterday in protest after the last parliament session was held in his absence. He accused the administration of abusing constitutional powers. The president and the prime minister allege Mr. Adan is the one who’s trying to derail Somalia’s reconciliation process.