The US has announced that it will not send a delegation to the High Level Partnership Forum on Somalia that will seek to review progress under the New Deal, though it expressed concern over the recent political turmoil in that country.
The summit will meet next week in Copenhagen.
"Because Somalia's leadership is distracted with political division, the United States currently does not see the utility in sending a delegation to the High Level Partnership Forum on Somalia, which will meet next week in Copenhagen to review progress under the New Deal," State Department Spokesperson, Jen Psaki, said yesterday.
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"We stand with the international community in urging the Federal Government of Somalia to implement fully its Vision 2016 plan and rise above the political differences that divert from the important work of unifying the country under a federal framework," she said.
The United States, she said notes with concern the recent political turmoil in Somalia.
"Actions to put forward a parliamentary motion for a vote of no confidence in the prime minister do not serve the interests of the Somali people," she said.
"The United States remains neutral in the dispute between the president and prime minister. We are committed to the principles of the New Deal Compact which aims to build a sovereign, secure, democratic, united, and federal Somalia," Psaki said.
