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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the international community Tuesday to build the foundations for peace in Somalia by strengthening U.N. political efforts and deploying a new 8,000-strong multinational force.
This could pave the way for the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops who helped Somalia rout an Islamic movement in December 2006 and the possible deployment of a U.N. peacekeeping force of up to 27,000 soldiers and 1,500 police, he said.
In a long-delayed report to the Security Council, Ban said the United Nations is developing a three-pronged strategy to promote dialogue between Somalia's transitional government and opposition elements.
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