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 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia's prime minister, who has sent troops to bolster Somalia's interim government, said Wednesday the al-Qaida-linked militants controlling much of the neighboring nation are a threat to the Horn of Africa and the wider world.
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said he held out little hope that the secular, U.N.-backed acting government in Somalia can reach a peace agreement with the Islamic militants.
"Apparently some people believe that the al-Qaida elements in Mogadishu ... are people one can talk to in a reasonable manner, that they can be convinced not to be extremists," Meles said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press.
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