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The Alertnet Reports: 

The European Commission signed a pact giving political recognition to Somalia’s interim government on Tuesday and pledged more aid to the war-weary Horn of Africa nation, hit by fresh violence in recent days. The signing of a “Memorandum of Understanding” with Somali leaders is an attempt by the European Union executive to encourage EU states and others to recognize the government after last month’s opening of an interim parliament on home soil. “I gave assurances of moral, political and material support,” European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said after the signing of the memorandum with Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and Prime Minister Mohamed Ali Gedi. Barroso said the Commission would next month urge EU states to release a further 70 million euros ($84 million) in assistance to Somalia on top of the 200 million euros it has already granted, mainly through United Nations agencies. 

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