In a statement issued at the end of the two-day meeting of the 33-member International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG), the body condemned "the recent attempt by extremist armed opposition groups to overthrow the legal, legitimate and internationally recognized Somali government."   

Noting the financial and logistical contributions made by the international community, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah urged these funds to be disbursed and used expeditiously to enhance the capabilities of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).   

At the meeting, Ould-Abdallah proposed a new approach to help Somalia, restarting state institutions, rebuilding the army and police and reconstructing the Central Bank, adding that "human rights violators must be condemned."