The 2000 Arta conference originated as a Djibouti-sponsored IGAD-led peace plan
Evidence
In January 2000, when his government had successfully negotiated a peace accord with the opposition Afar party (F.R.U.D.), Ismail ‘Omar Geelle embarked on a more ambitious project, a new and in many respects novel Somali peace plan. This was well received by the other I.G.A.D. countries directly concerned (Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda), and quickly endorsed by the USA, Italy, Egypt, and Libya (a frequent if irregular player in Somali politics). Formed originally in 1986 and based in Djibouti, this organization had developed significant political functions. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 674
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Regional clan ties threatened to pull Djibouti into the Eritrea-Ethiopia war — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 673
Related
- Regional clan ties threatened to pull Djibouti into the Eritrea-Ethiopia war (similarity 0.86)
- The Arta conference’s assembly had to be padded with street recruits at its close (similarity 0.79)
- Djibouti peace talks were widely seen as a cynical Siyad ploy for Western aid (similarity 0.79)
- The Arta 2000 conference produced its assembly partly through staged, unrepresentative enrollment (similarity 0.79)