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xinhua news agency, united nations, october 3 (xinhua) china's deputy permanent representative to the united nations, dai bing, said during the security council's review of the somali issue on the 3rd that china hopes that all parties in somalia will maintain momentum, strengthen dialogue and unity, and insist on resolving differences through dialogue.

dai bing said that in recent years, somalia has made important progress in national reconstruction, peace and security, and both the united nations and the african union mission have entered a critical transition period. at this important stage, the support and help from the international community cannot be relaxed.

dai bing said that recently, the somali federal government has maintained communication with the member state governments and reached important consensus on the constitution, elections, political parties and other aspects, which deserves recognition. china has always supported the efforts of the federal government of somalia to safeguard national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity. the international community should support somalia in exploring a development path that suits its national conditions and provide guarantee for somalia to embark on a path of long-term and stable development. china fully recognizes somalia's efforts to combat terrorism and calls on the international community to provide more support for somalia's security capacity building.

dai bing said that in the next stage, the african union transitional mission in somalia will transition to the new african union mission. china hopes that somalia, the african union, the united nations and other relevant parties will strengthen communication and coordination, reach consensus on various arrangements for the new mission, and ensure the smooth progress of relevant work. china calls on traditional donors such as the european union to maintain their funding for the new mission and continue to contribute to somalia’s security and stability. the security council should respond to africa's initiative, actively study various effective options, and provide sustainable and predictable financial support for new missions.

dai bing said that over the years, somalia's political transition has continued to advance and national governance has continued to improve. the united nations assistance mission in somalia (unsom) has done a lot of work for this purpose. the somali government has repeatedly called on unsom to transition to the united nations country team, and recently submitted a two-year transition plan to the security council. on this basis, the security council should adjust and streamline the mandate of unsom in accordance with somalia's national development priorities to ensure a smooth and orderly transition.

dai bing said that china supports somalia's peace and development process, supports somalia in enhancing its independent development and counter-terrorism and stability maintenance capabilities, and will continue to provide support to international peacekeeping operations in somalia. china is willing to work with the international community to continue to contribute to somalia's achievement of lasting peace and sustainable development. (over)