EU military mission to contribute to training Somali Security Forces (EUTM Somalia)

The Council adopted a Decision¹ on a European Union Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) military mission to contribute to the training of Somali Security Forces (EUTM Somalia). Under the Decision, the EU will conduct a military training mission in order to contribute to strengthening the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) as a functioning government serving the Somali citizens.

In particular, the objective of EUTM Somalia will be to contribute to a comprehensive and sustainable perspective for the development of the Somali Security Sector by strengthening the Somali Security Forces through the provision of specific military training of 2000 Somali recruits up to and including platoon level, including appropriate modular and specialised training for officers and non commissioned officers. The EU military training carried out to that end will take place mainly in Uganda.

The Decision to launch EUTM Somalia will be adopted by the Council following approval of the Mission Plan. EUTM Somalia is due to terminate in 2011 after two consecutive training periods of six months.

For more information:
http://consilium.europa.eu/eutm-somalia


¹ Decision adopted by written procedure that was completed on 4 February 2010.

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• Somalia: Statement by EU HR Ashton on Agreement between Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a  (15/3/2010)
• Remarks by EU HR Ashton at the Munich Security Conference (6/2/2010)
• EU Council conclusions on Somalia Training Mission (25/1/2010)
• EU Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on Haiti, Somalia, and more (25/1/2010)
• EUHR Solana condemns terrorist attack against the African Union Mission in Somalia (17/9/2009)
• EU Council conclusions on Somalia (27/7/2009)