Malaysia calls for foreign troops withdrawal
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:11 pm
Somali president flies to London as Islamic parliament in Malaysia calls for foreign troops withdrawal
Aweys Osman Yusuf
Mogadishu 17, Feb.07 ( Sh.M.Network) - Somali president, Abullahi Yusuf Ahmed,has flown to England for medical reasons, government sources said.
Mr. Yusuf told parliament early today that the new parliament speaker, Sheik Aden Madobe, would proceed the government functions.
Sources said he went to Kenyan capital Nairobi where he would directly fly to London.
His departure came as the security situation in the country, the capital in particular, has is going rampant.
Islamic parliament
Meanwhile, the Islamic parliament that was meeting in Malaysian capital, called for an immediate troop withdrawal from Somalia, where thousands of Ethiopian troops are in.
The parliament urged the Somali population to resolve their internal differences.
Aweys Osman Yusuf
Mogadishu 17, Feb.07 ( Sh.M.Network) - Somali president, Abullahi Yusuf Ahmed,has flown to England for medical reasons, government sources said.
Mr. Yusuf told parliament early today that the new parliament speaker, Sheik Aden Madobe, would proceed the government functions.
Sources said he went to Kenyan capital Nairobi where he would directly fly to London.
His departure came as the security situation in the country, the capital in particular, has is going rampant.
Islamic parliament
Meanwhile, the Islamic parliament that was meeting in Malaysian capital, called for an immediate troop withdrawal from Somalia, where thousands of Ethiopian troops are in.
The parliament urged the Somali population to resolve their internal differences.