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SOMALIA ON G77 TABLE June 15, 2005
Foreign ministers of 77 (G77) countries met yesterday in Doha Qatar and drafted two initiatives to fight poverty, hunger, and to promote education among developing countries.
Doha Plan for Action and the Doha Declaration will be further discussed by head of states in tomorrow’s meeting. Somalia’s current situation and future are on the agenda.
A Somali delegation headed by President Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed is present in the meetings.
Qatar’s Ambassador to the United Nations Nasser Abdul Aziz Al-Nasser, said that the least-developed countries would like to see developed nations help the poor acquire know-how to commercialize their potential.
China which is not part of G77 is participating in the summit actively and the UN has welcomed it as a step forward for fighting hunger in developing countries.
Plans for Palestine and failed states Somalia and Iraq are on the table.