§ Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the latest developments in the war in Somalia.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd[holding answer 8 February 1994]: In recent months inter-clan tensions and outbreaks of fighting have increased in central and southern Somalia. Reports indicate that some clans are re-arming. The international community has continued to urge the Somalis to take forward the political reconciliation process and have been encouraged by recent local agreements.