Somalia Mission Mandate Extended

In the report on Hungary’s military contribution to the training mission of the European Union for the Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia), the Minister stated that on February 15, 2010 the Council of the European Union approved the resolution of the European Union on the mission in Somalia. Based on this, the European Union training mission in Somalia was launched on April 10, 2010 with the objective of supporting and strengthening the interim allied government and institutions of Somalia through the training of security forces. On March 16, 2015, the Council decided to extend the mandate of the mission until December 31, 2016. This mission supplements the EU Naval Forces (EU NAVFOR) Operation Atalanta and the European Union Mission on Regional Capacity Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR), whose mandate also runs until December 2016, the Minister wrote. Considering the decision made by the European Union and the provisions of the Fundamental Law of Hungary, the extension of the mandate of Hungarian military contribution to the operation requires prior permission from the government, the Minister stated, adding that in its latest decision, the government authorized Hungary’s military participation until March 31, 2015.