EU officials hope international donors at Monday’s meeting will pledge more than a billion euros in total to back the plan. “Today I am proud to pledge an additional 650 million euros to support this new phase in the life of Somalia,” Barroso told reporters, saying this was on top of 1.2 billion euros provided by the EU since 2008.
“Maanta waxaan ku faraxsanahay inaan ku yabooho 650 milyan oo Euro oo lacag dheeraad ah oo lagu taageerayo wejiga cusub ee dib u dhiska Soomaaliya,” Barroso ayaa u sheegay suxufiyiinta, isagoo xusay in lacagtan ay dheeraad ka tahay 1.2 bilyan oo Euro oo Midowga Yurub uu ku bixinayay arrimaha Soomaaliya tan iyo 2008.