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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 7/JULY/2019, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST:
20. Wide shot, military officers taking part in the meeting applauding after the
opening remarks
21. Med shot, SRCC, Ambassador Francisco Madeira flanked by other senior
officials from AMISOM and SNA rising up to leave after the meeting
22. Wide shot, military officers leaving after the meeting
23.
The commanders, along with their Somali counterparts, met for three days in
Mogadishu to evaluate the progress made in implementing the mission’s concept of
operations (CONOPS).
During the meeting, the commanders also discussed the operational readiness of the
Somali security forces, which is crucial to the successful implementation of the
Somali Transition Plan. Under the transition plan, AMISOM will transfer security
responsibility to Somali security forces ahead of AMISOM’s anticipated exit in 2021.
Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the
AU Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, commended the Somali security forces for
carrying out recent offensives to liberate areas in the Lower Shabelle region.
Also, the recent commencement of integrating Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a forces into
the national army, police, intelligence and custodial corps, is a significant step
towards creating unified Somali forces.
“This commitment shows that Somalia wants to move forward despite existing
challenges. The work of their national forces deserves increased support,”
Ambassador Madeira noted.
“I recognise the role our partners are playing in training and creating the conditions
necessary for operations to take place. We are implementing the Somali Transition
Plan and the AMISOM exit strategy. The progress made so far indicates that we are
on track in executing our mandate,” he remarked. ENDS