Somali talks end with no meeting

By admin on May 17th, 2008

DJIBOUTI, 16 May 2008 (BBC)–Peace talks on Somalia have broken up without any face-to-face discussions between the government and the main opposition alliance.

After four days meeting UN diplomats in Djibouti, the two sides agreed to attend further talks in two weeks time.

The opposition insists it will not engage in direct negotiations until the government agrees a timetable for Ethiopian troops to leave Somalia.

The two sides did, however, issue a joint appeal to improve aid access.

Ethiopian troops are in Somalia supporting a transitional government, but an insurgency has led hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.

The parties decided to meet again in Djibouti for further talks on 31 May.

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