Volume 4 Chapter 437 'Multi-Party Meeting' Successfully Held
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In the countless magnesium lights, Clara took An Xiao's little hand and finally fought her way out of the thousands of troops and horses, and came to the representative closest to President Yusuf and his party. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
When they saw a figure, their eyes lit up, and they were going to rush forward without thinking about it. But a furry black hand suddenly stretched out in front of him to block the way, and it turned out to be a soldier wearing a short-sleeved military uniform who was in charge of guarding the intention of the two women, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to block it.
Clara frowned, bent her arm and pushed the big black man in front of her like a door. But it felt like she was pushing on a big rock, hard, and it made her pink arm a little painful.
The guard was also unfazed by Clara's 'pushing' behavior, glanced at her faintly, and kept looking away vigilantly to observe the crowd outside, to prevent people from outside from rushing in and threatening the delegates behind him.
"Colonel Hussein......" Clara threw a helpless look at the big black man, knowing that she couldn't force her way through. At this moment, she noticed that the chief of staff of the Paramingchu Army, Colonel Hussein, was looking at this side, and hurriedly shook her arm and shouted.
She and An Xiao went to the headquarters of the Paraming Army many times to carry out interview missions. Most of the time, Lieutenant Colonel An Li received them and was interviewed by them, but the two still had the privilege of interviewing Colonel Hussein once. After all, they are still acquaintances.
Hussein, who was half a step behind President Yusuf, was searching for the boss in the crowd when he suddenly heard a female voice shouting his name, and then noticed two women who looked like reporters who were stopped by the guards. Originally, Colonel Hussein did not intend to respond, and here after all, President Yusuf is still nominally the greatest. At present, President Yusuf has not yet decided who will be interviewed first, and it is difficult for him to decide on his own. However, Hussein suddenly found that the two female reporters were somewhat familiar, and after a closer look, he remembered that the two were the female reporters who had interviewed and reported positively on the Paraming Army many times.
Although Hussein was not prepared to be interviewed by them at this time, it did not prevent him from nodding to the two female reporters. After all, these two female reporters are still familiar with the relationship between them and Paramin's cooking army.
At this moment, the staff at the front have already prepared the microphones and are only waiting for President Yusuf to speak and be interviewed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, journalists and friends at home and abroad. First of all, on behalf of the Somali Central Government and the Somali people, I would like to welcome your arrival......" Yusuf, dressed in a black suit, made a welcome speech at the press conference with a smile on his face.
“…… Since the overthrow of the Somali regime led by President Barre in 1991, Somalia has been mired in a civil war that has lasted for more than a decade. With the support of the United Nations and neighbouring countries, the establishment of the Somali Reconciliation and Rehabilitation Commission, which has destroyed countless infrastructures and lost their loved ones and ......homes, has given the impoverished and helpless Somali people hope for peace once again...... In the opposition of a small group of careerists, the 'Somali Peace Conference', which the Somali people and the people of the world were looking forward to, did not accomplish the goals of its formation, and Somalia remained in chaos......"
"In order to contain and resolve the deteriorating situation in Somalia, after repeated appeals by the political axe, it has received unanimous support from parties such as Puntland and the Paramingchu Army. This morning, the first 'Somali multi-stakeholder meeting' was held in the Somali parliament hall...... "Youssef is worthy of being the man who created Puntland and became the leader of the Somali parliament and the president of the Somali transitional political axe by many means." What he said made many representatives of the forces present secretly give a thumbs up.
Hussein, who was half a step behind, listened solemnly. In his heart, he secretly scolded You Sufu for being shameless. Obviously, it was you who offered enough heart-warming benefits in exchange to get everyone's support. At this point, it has become your call to run.
After President Yusuf's speech, thousands of people and people from various countries had gathered outside the Somali Political Axe Building.
After Yusuf's speech, it was time for reporters to ask questions. But because it was noon at the moment, there was still a scorching flame overhead. In order not to let people outside suddenly get heat stroke or something. Yusuf's decision was limited to just three issues. Other specific situations will be announced to the outside world after the political axe is prepared.
As soon as they heard the staff's relay, hundreds of reporters became anxious. Answer only three questions. In other words, less than one-thirtieth of the reporters present were given the opportunity to ask questions.
As for the staff explaining that a press conference would be held later, none of the reporters were willing to wait. Today's sudden meeting in Somalia is not a big event for the world. Rather, it is an event of regional castes. If you want to attract enough readers' attention, you need exclusive surnames and swift surnames. Otherwise, a few days after this matter was hyped by the media, readers would not be in the mood to watch it again.
The frantic crowd of reporters quickly pushed several guards aside, until the guards next to them reinforced and stopped the reporters from any further, and the reporters were only a few steps away from Yusuf at the front.
If it were any other occasion, I am afraid that I would not be immediately scared to death by the madness of these journalists. But what is this place? Who are the people in between? Each of them is a high-level local powerful faction, which one didn't rely on his ability to fight? How could you be intimidated by such a small scene?
However, in order to prevent the stampede, President Yusuf thanked these journalists for their 'warmth' and reminded everyone to pay attention to order.
Clara and An Xiao are not martial arts masters after all. The two weak women were quickly pushed to the back by some tall male reporters. The unwilling Clara wanted to squeeze to the front several times, but when she saw the tightness of the front that couldn't even splash water, she immediately shook her head in disappointment.
Just when Clara thought that her prize money this time was going to be ruined again, An Xiao beside her hurriedly pushed her a few times.
"What about you...... Clara, you're allowed to be the first to ask! An Xiao looked at Clara, who was still in a daze, and couldn't help but say anxiously.
"What?" Clara reacted suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she immediately noticed that the peers around her were all looking at her with a look of envy and even jealousy. And President Yusuf also paid attention to this side with a smile.
Clara calmed down her ups and downs, pressed her full chest, and stepped forward in a passage that was out of the way.
"Thank you, President Yusuf, for giving me the opportunity to ask questions. President Yusuf, do you think this 'multi-party meeting' has achieved the expected goals? Clara opened her mouth to ask questions that most of the reporters and others waiting wanted to know.
Whether or not the expected goals have been achieved can be seen whether the meeting will be successful or not. Without the participation of foreign forces, and with the support of the Somali Transitional Political Axe and a few other forces, can the situation of Somalia be resolved peacefully?
President Yusuf did not mention this in his previous speech, perhaps he intended to keep this question and wait for others to ask questions at this time.
Yousuf replied with a smile earnestly, "This 'multi-party meeting' within Somalia, which was led by the political axe and supported by other parties, was generally very successful. I believe that on some of the core issues that hinder peace in Somalia, most of the parties have been able to take into account the overall situation and have reached a consensus after careful study and consultation. Here, I would like to start by informing the outside world of good news. At the 'multi-party meeting' in the morning, 68 of the 82 party representatives present at the meeting were supportive of the formation of the new Somali Defence Force and the unified central political axe. I am confident that it will not be long before the Somali people and friends from the outside world will see a new, united Somalia. ”
In several speeches, President Youssef deliberately avoided the sensitive word "local armament" and instead used the term 'partisan'.
Yusuf's words immediately caused a huge reaction among the crowd. Most people didn't expect it. In the absence of 'assistance' from outside forces, the Somali Transitional Regime was able to get most of the local forces to agree to the formation of a new defence force. This issue, which was the most hotly debated at the Somalia Peace Conference, was mysteriously resolved! Since the formation of a new Somali Defence Force means that the armed forces in the hands of the local powerful factions will be 'disbanded' and merged into the new Defence Force.
However, although this news caused a sensation, the most curious thing is what caused these powerful local figures to agree to 'disband'? In the absence of an exchange of interests or the oppression of deadly threats, how can these 'soil emperors' easily hand over the core of the supporting forces - the armed forces.
On the spot, many people passed this message on through satellite phones and other communication equipment. The countries surrounding Somalia and the major countries of the world have all received this information in a very short period of time.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who was about to deliver a speech in the afternoon in support of Somalia's 'self-resolution of the problem,' was immediately stunned when he received the news. The first thing that came to his mind was impossible! Since the beginning of the Somali problem in 92, the United Nations does not know how many times it has mediated, and has issued a number of documents and statements specifically for this purpose. Peacekeeping troops have also been dispatched on several occasions to resolve disputes between various forces in Somalia. But so many methods have not led to the real peaceful reunification of Somalia, so why can they have a meeting of their own to solve problems that are almost impossible to resolve through negotiations?
Annan felt that there seemed to be a deeper inside story in this. It's like there's a hand pushing it all along. He couldn't help but worry that behind the 'multi-party meeting' in Somalia, there was a certain big country secretly controlling it. That's what he doesn't want to see. African countries can only be called by Africans, and absolutely not by foreigners.
There are many people who think the same way as Annan. For the first time, the intelligence agencies of various countries in East Africa conducted secret investigations on this matter.
(To be continued)