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SOMALIA / ROSEMARY DICARLO
STORY: SOMALIA / ROSEMARY DICARLO
TRT: 02:00
SOURCE: UNSOM
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 07 JUNE 2018, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
1. Wide shot, airplane on tarmac at Aden Abdulle International Airport
2. Med shot, Michael Keating, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia and Mukhtar Mahat Daud, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
3. Med shot, a plane marshal directs the airplane
4. Wide shot, Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Department of Political Affairs, Keating, and Mahat Daud walking on tarmac
5. Med shot, DiCarlo, Keating, Mahat Daud, and delegation arrive at the presidential palace
6. Wide shot, DiCarlo in a meeting with President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Keating, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia:
“Rosemary was appointed the Under-Secretary-General of the Department of Political Affairs about a month ago; and she has chosen to come to Somalia as her first field trip, which is very encouraging for us. We just had a meeting with the President in which she raised the issues of security, economic progress, and political developments.”
8. Med shot, DiCarlo and President Farmaajo
9. Med shot, President Farmaajo
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Department of Political Affairs.
“I wanted to come to show how important Somalia is to the United Nations. It’s a high priority for the Secretary-General and for me. I had a very good discussion with the President. We talked about recent events, both the constitutional convention, the national security council meeting. I congratulated him on the progress that has been made. It’s very clear Somalia has made a great deal of progress over the last decade and wished him the very best and assured him of continued support of the United Nations to make further progress in security and political and socioeconomic areas.”
11. Various shots, meeting
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo concluded a day-long visit to Somalia today (7 Jun), her first field trip since her appointment to the position one month ago.
DiCarlo’s visit to Somalia is part of a regional tour of three countries in the East Africa region.
The Under-Secretary-General met with Federal President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo and senior federal government officials at the Presidential Villa in the Somali capital, and they reviewed the political, security and economic situation in the country.
After meeting with the President, DiCarlo said, “I wanted to come to show how important Somalia is to the United Nations. It’s a high priority for the Secretary-General and for me.”
DiCarlo expressed satisfaction with the progress the country has achieved on the political and security fronts and noted recent efforts to expedite the constitutional review process.
She said, “I had a very good discussion with the President, and it is very clear Somalia has made a great deal of progress over the last decade,” adding that she had assured the President of the UN’s continued support to Somalia.
The Under-Secretary-General also met with senior UN officials and staff and held discussions with the senior leadership of the African Union Mission in Somalia.
On arrival in Mogadishu this morning, she was received by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Michael Keating, and the Federal Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Mukhtar Mahat Daud.
Ms. DiCarlo visited Nairobi earlier this week and met with senior officials of the Kenyan government. At the conclusion of her visit to Mogadishu, she left for the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, where she will hold discussions with the leadership of the African Union.
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