The TFG, though there are outstanding individuals who are committed to bringing stability peace to Somalia, have time and again proved to be the only reliable partner in Somalia.

It underlined the importance of elections for the long-term stability, peace and national reconciliation of the country.

Lord Judd, a former Council of Europe special reporter on Chechnya, regarded the elections as flawed; "I simply do not believe we will have stability, peace and a viable future for the Chechen people until we have a real political process," he said.

- Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, ten years ago in Barcelona, the European Union and its neighbours in the Mediterranean region launched an ambitious programme which sought to create an area of stability, peace and economic progress in the region by means of closer, mutual understanding.