(July 23, 2011, New Vision)- UGANDA and Ethiopia have set up a joint ministerial commission aimed at supporting the new state of South Sudan, and expanding joint security activities in volatile Somalia.
Signing the agreement establishing commission that was in 2010 agreed on between President Yoweri Museveni and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at Speke Resort Munyonyo on Saturday, Ethiopian Deputy Premier Ato Hailemariam Desalegn said there are many mutual benefits from the cooperation.
“We have made considerable progress, but the challenge Somalia poses for our region and the continent at large remains centered on the activities of Al Shabaab, supported by various actors both in the region and beyond.
“We need to expand our joint activities because the situation in Somalia still requires serious and close attention.
Somalia indeed would certainly be one of the issues that a strategic partnership would deal with,” he said.
Ensuring the viability and freedom of the new state of South Sudan, he added, calls for economic, political, and security cooperation in a regional context.
“Viable peace and security for South Sudan is critical to Ethiopia, Uganda and the whole region at large. Any setback to its stability will have a real impact on the region,” he said.
“We have made considerable progress, but the challenge Somalia poses for our region and the continent at large remains centered on the activities of Al Shabaab, supported by various actors both in the region and beyond.
“We need to expand our joint activities because the situation in Somalia still requires serious and close attention.
Somalia indeed would certainly be one of the issues that a strategic partnership would deal with,” he said.
Ensuring the viability and freedom of the new state of South Sudan, he added, calls for economic, political, and security cooperation in a regional context.
“Viable peace and security for South Sudan is critical to Ethiopia, Uganda and the whole region at large. Any setback to its stability will have a real impact on the region,” he said.
Source: New Vision
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