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Egypt demonstrates support for conference

Egypt sent a delegation to Djibouti on Saturday, in an attempt to dispel criticism over its alleged opposition to the Somali peace talks. A member of the delegation said the visit was to reaffirm support for the Djibouti peace initiative, Agence France Press agency (AFP) reported. Ibrahim al Shouwymi, former Egyptian ambassador to Djibouti and the top official in Egypt’s ministry for African affairs, said his delegation planned to meet with the Djibouti authorities, but did not say if it would visit the Somali conference being held in Arta, some 30km south of Djibouti city. The visit comes after Egypt was accused by the Djibouti government and by Somalis of sabotaging the peace process by persuading Hussein Aideed to continue boycotting the talks. Egypt, which organised the last round of failed Somali peace talks, has denied the accusations.

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