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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Somalia's U.N. ambassador on Tuesday criticized the U.N. arms embargo on his country and accused the international community of neglecting 15 years of suffering and near anarchy in the Horn of Africa nation.
Ambassador Elmi Ahmed Duale said Somalia was not getting the support it needs to re-establish a functioning government and oust the rival warlords who have ruled battling fiefdoms in the country since dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991.
"My government is seeking not only dialogue and reconciliation, but a real governance," he said. "We feel that our country has been neglected."
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