Somali Prime Minister in Brussels

(B2) Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali is in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday (February 20 and 21) ahead of the London conference on Thursday (February 23) to give a "fresh start" for Somalia. He is due to meet in particular the President of the European Commission, José-Manuel Barroso, on Tuesday. The European Union will be represented in London by three commissioners: Lady Ashton (High Representative/Foreign Affairs), Andris Piebalgs (development) and Kristalina Georgieva (humanitarian aid).