ADDIS ABABA (SD)-The African Union has decided that the troops participating in the upcoming peacekeeping mission in Somalia will come only from countries that respect Somalia’s sovereignty.

The African Union Commission, implementing the decisions and daily operations of the African Union, is consulting with African countries that have expressed their readiness to contribute troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), according to a press release from the African Union Peace and Security Council.

The African Union Peace and Security Council discussed and made decisions related to the African Union’s support and stabilization efforts in Somalia (AUSSOM), which will replace ATMIS. The council also issued a statement detailing the meeting’s content and decisions.

While the Somali government will host and accommodate the next peacekeeping mission, the security council announced that the chairperson of the African Union Commission will meet with the Federal Government of Somalia to discuss the composition of the mission’s troops and the countries from which they will come.

Additionally, the African Union Peace and Security Council addressed and made decisions regarding the conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia. The council’s chairperson stated that they would work closely with Africa’s economic stakeholders, regional institutions, and other relevant parties to resolve the conflict between the two countries quickly.

To resolve the conflict between the two countries, the African Union Commission has instructed the use of all available diplomatic channels.

Furthermore, the commission emphasized that the efforts to resolve the conflict between the two countries should be based on Article 4 of the African Union Charter, the protocol establishing the African Union Peace and Security Council, the United Nations Charter, and the principles of good neighborliness and international law.