Mogadishu – Members of the United Nations Security Council arrived in Mogadishu this morning on a landmark visit to Somalia to review progress made by the Federal Government with assistance from the international community, and to demonstrate their continued support for the count

Mogadishu - I welcome today’s event and the signing of a document stating intent and principles for forming a new regional administration in central Somalia, on behalf of the international partners represented here today, the African Union, European Union and IGAD.

Mogadishu - Thank you very much the members of the media here in Mogadishu. It is my pleasure to welcome you here at UNCC [United Nations Common Compound].