Daily Press Briefing Robert Wood, Deputy Spokesman Washington, DC December 1, 2008
SOMALIA/ETHIOPIA
Question about Ethiopian Announcement to Withdraw Troops from Somalia U.S. Supports African Union Efforts to Shore Up Situation in Somalia
11:50 a.m. EST
MR. WOOD: Good afternoon, everyone.
David.
QUESTION: This is kind of old business, but at the end of last week, Ethiopia announced that it’s pulling its troops out of Somalia. And this isn’t exactly what – I mean, this wouldn’t be a good turn of events given the security situation there, would it?
MR. WOOD: Well, you know, should Ethiopia decide to remove its troops from Somalia, that’s something that, you know, the United States and the international community are going to have to deal with. We’re obviously very concerned about the situation in Somalia. We’re going to do what we can. We’re going to support the African Union efforts to help shore up the situation in Somalia. But beyond that, I don’t have anything further.
(The briefing was concluded at 11:58 a.m.)
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