Somalia aid meet opens in Istanbul
Representatives from 54 countries gathered in Istanbul yesterday to find a path towards a better future for Somalia, ravaged by civil war and the lack of a stable government for the last two decades.
The two-day conference -- which follows a London meeting in February -- kicked off with discussions among senior officials, experts and businessmen on four key issues: water, energy, roads and sustainability.
On Friday, the conference will turns its attention to the political dimension of aid to Somalia, with the participation of UN chief Ban Ki-moon, Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as well as British Foreign Secretary William Hague.
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