Egypt intends to participate in the new African Union mission to support stability in Somalia, spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.
Ambassador Tamim Khallaf added during a phone call with the Hadrat Al-Mowaten programme yesterday evening that arrangements are currently underway to form this mission.
Khallaf noted that Egypt is keen to help Somalia improve the capabilities of its state institutions to enable it to combat terrorism and extremist organisations, to impose its control over all its territories, and protect its maritime and land borders.
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