"Somalis are tired of trying to understand the reasons behind the... passivity of the international community," he said. "This attitude is for us, in many respects, incomprehensible... The pretext given to justify it is the inability of IGAD member countries to adopt a common approach. But, if the international community has failed to live up to its responsibility, are we not supposed to react with the urgency that situation requires by formulating an unambiguous common position proving to the world that we are politically determined?"
Guelleh said IGAD "must express its commitment to Somalia through concrete political and diplomatic actions". It should stop all types of assistance to the warlords, impose a travel ban on "these perpetrators of genocide", and halt the "culture of impunity" in Somalia. If the warlords really believe they have "legitimate support" and a political future in Somalia, they should convert their factions into political parties and measure their support by the ballot at the end of the transitional period. Guelleh also called on IGAD's executive secretariat to provide technical support to the independent reconciliation committee.
The IGAD summit, held on 10th-11th January, issued a resolution on Somalia "urging the TNG [Transitional National Government] and all other parties to commit themselves to combat terrorism in all its forms". According to the Sudanese news agency SUNA, the resolution also provided for a reconciliation conference to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, within two months. The IGAD group includes Djibouti, Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan.
