Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the political agreement reached by Somalis at a national constitutional conference, saying the accord 'sets out clear steps for ending the transition and putting in place a constitutional order' in the war-scarred, impoverished country.

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban said the stakeholders who took part in the so-called Garowe II conference, which wrapped up on Friday, deserved credit for[...]

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