Foreign Secretary William Hague writes in today’s Star Tribune about the outcomes of the London Conference on Somalia.

Britain has just hosted a major international conference on Somalia, attended by heads of government and senior representatives from more than 50 countries and organizations, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.N. Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon and a large delegation of Somali leaders.

Together we agreed that the time was right to work on a series of practical measures aimed at helping Somalia get back on its feet.

First, we affirmed that the transitional government in Somalia must end in August and that there must be no further extensions. The Somali people must determine the shape of their future political institutions — so we emphasized that the political process must be inclusive and representative.

We also agreed that the political process should be open to all those who are prepared to reject violence, including those in areas currently under Al-Shabaab control. …

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