Brussels, 12/09/2000 (Agence Europe) - The French Presidency made the following delcaration of behalf of the EU:
"The EU hopes that the election of Mr Abdulkassim Salat Hassan as President of Somalia by the National Transitional Assembly meeting in Arta will contribute to the restoration of the State, to the preservation of national unity and to the territorial integrity of the country, as longed for by the Somali people and desired by the international community. The Union wishes the...