UN Deputy Secretary General, Jan Eliasson, arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu earlier today to show solidarity with the people and Government at this crucial time, the UN press office said in a statement.
He held meetings in Villa Somalia, the seat of the Federal Government, with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Speaker of the Federal Parliament Mohammad Sheikh Osman Jawari and Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon.
"We will be at the side of Somalia at this crucial time," he said. "The meetings we have had today I think show the solidarity that flows from many parts of the world towards Somalia.
"We want to send a message to the Somali people: you are not alone. We are there beside you," he added.
