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Ahead of the conference, Foreign Secretary William Hague talks about significant progress made in Somalia in the three months since the London Conference on Somalia.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The international task force announced by the PM at the London conference on Somalia to look at the issue of ransom payments in piracy cases met for the first time on 30 May in London.
Foreign Secretary William Hague: "I congratulate the Somali Transitional Federal Government and Somaliland representatives on agreeing the Chevening House Declaration yesterday."
Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham: "This is yet another sad reminder that Somalia desperately needs peace and stability if it is to trade, develop and prosper."
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham welcomed the news that the constitution has been approved and urged Somalia's leaders to maintain the momentum and press ahead with ending the transition.
Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has praised the "genuinely inspiring" Somali Olympic team and attended the Olympic athletics with Somali Minister for Sport Mohamoud Jirdeh Hussein.
"Convening a new federal national parliament gives the people of Somalia a stake in their political future for the first time in a generation." said Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt.
Prime Minister David Cameron spoke following the election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Somalia.
Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds condemned the attacks on a hotel in Mogadishu where the President of Somalia and Kenyan Foreign Minister were staying.
Foreign Office Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds: "These attacks only strengthen our determination to continue supporting the Somali people as they seek to build a secure and stable future."
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