US, allies discuss 'urgent need' to finalize plans for new African Union mission in Somalia Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and four other countries discussed the need to finalize plans for a new mission to strengthen and support the African Union in Somalia, the US State Department said in a statement on Thursday.

The ministry said the US, Qatar, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom also discussed the urgency of finalizing ways to support this new project.

The meeting between the US and other countries was on October 1, the department said.