Minister for Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Kenyan Mahboub Maalim.
The meeting confirmed Italy’s traditional support for IGAD, an organisation that unites seven countries of the Horn of Africa (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda).
Minister reiterated Italy’s commitment to helping IGAD develop as an effective instrument in the pursuit of peace, with special regard to the Somalia situation, stability, democratic growth and the economic integration of the countries of the region. He then assured Italy’s contribution of 300,000 euro to IGAD for the development of those activities.