International Somalia Contact Group
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Members
The original members of the group were:
- United States - at whose initiative the group formed[1]
- Norway - which chaired the first meeting
- Italy
- Sweden
- Tanzania
- United Kingdom
- The European Union Presidency and Commission
Invited as observers were:
- The African Union
- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development
- The League of Arab States
- The United Nations[2]
Kenya was reported to have been unhappy that it had not been invited to join the group.[3]
Notes and references
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