EU foreign ministers have agreed to increase efforts to stabilize Somalia, and to reinforce political and financial support for the embattled Somali government.
The ministers, meeting in Brussels, said the EU would explore ways to increase assistance to the Somali transitional federal government in battling insurgents.
EU foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, says the efforts include training security forces and support for the African Union peacekeeping mission.
Solana also says he wants to see troops on the ground as well as the ones already at sea.
The EU has extended its anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia until the end of next year to curb attacks of Somali gangs.
However, the attacks have continued despite the presence of naval forces from more than a dozen states.
Editor: Zhang Pengfei | Source: CCTV.com
