Somalia
Ambassador Elmi Ahmed Duale
Somalia has been a member of the UN since September 20, 1960. It last served as an elected member of the Security Council in 1971–1972. Elmi Ahmed Duale has served as Somalia’s Permanent Representative to the UN since October 2005. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Duale’s statement during UN Security Council debate on December 23, 2009. We fully support the resolution just adopted because we sincerely believe that Eritrea has been a major negative factor in the prolongation of the conflict in Somalia. The Transitional federal government has repeatedly shown its willingness to enter into dialogue with the Government…
