United Nations Radio

The UN special envoy for Somalia has praised the Somali parties for working quickly to advance the Djibouti Agreement signed last month.

Special envoy Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah welcomed progress in the implementation of the agreement signed by the Somali transitional government and opposition.

He says the path towards Somalia regaining its dignity and sovereignty is irreversible.

He adds that he's encouraged by the determination of the Somali parties to uphold the spirit and letter of the Djibouti agreement, which came after indirect reconciliation talks endorsed by the Security Council.

The special envoy says the international community has also mobilized significant resources to implement the agreement and that a joint Somali delegation might be visiting the Security Council soon.

In the same statement, Ould-Abdallah also condemned the recent spate of deadly attacks on UN workers and prominent Somali business figures.

This is Donn Bobb reporting for United Nations Radio.

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