European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes monday july 26,1993to curb raids in Somalia a by the Washington Post Rome a fearful that the United nations is losing sight of its mandate to assure humanitarian Aid Cliv cries Italy is demanding that All countries with peace keeping forces in Somalia must consult before Takin further military action against Mohamed Farrah Aidi and other warlords. Despite the risk that such consultations could hamper military flexibility italian officials say it is a Small Price to pay to avoid future misunderstandings such As the one that arose after an american air raid against aided a a Headquarters provoked a retaliatory ambush that killed three italian soldiers. Italian foreign minister Beniamino Andreatta said his government remains dismayed by the . Military commands tendency to use Force rather than diplomacy in the land that was once part of Italy a colonial Empire. But Andreatta insisted that Italy did not intend to withdraw its 2,442 troops from Somalia the third biggest peacekeeping contingent there. A Pul lout was first suggested by Rome in the emotional aftermath of the attack that killed the three italian troops and a . Attempt to fire the italian commander. A the atmosphere is improving but we need much better coordination among the main participants in the peacekeeping Force so we All agree on the political orientation of our Mission a Andreatta said. Quot this is a totally new experience in peacemaking for the United nations and we need to do it Andreatta said that tension was inevitable among the contingents but that they needed to work closely or the failure of their Mission could doom future International peace missions in Africa and elsewhere. A we arc All like the crusaders who came from Many different places and were sent by Peter the Hermit with one objective to find the holy grail a Andreatta said a Well the United nations has told us to go and make peace so we have to set aside our differences and find a Way to accomplish our rather than bomb the warlords into submission Andreatta said Italy and its commander on the ground Gen. Bruno Loi realize they have to keep open channels of dialogue with All sources of Power no matter How repugnant if they Hope to reconstruct the society and build a stable future for Somalia. A we have a Long experience in dealing with somalis and we know that first and Foremost they Are traders a Andreatta said. Quot they have different clans with changing alliances but they All realize that we can serve a useful purpose in helping them rebuild their Loi refused orders from the . Command to launch military strikes after his men were ambushed july 2 and instead engaged in negotiations with clan leaders and local elders to reclaim control of a key neighbourhood. Defense minister Volker Rishe is helped by a German . Soldier after falling sunday in Belet Huen official awaits troop defense chief to Greet Convoy in somalian City Belet Huen Somalia apr German defense minister Volker Rishe flew to. Northern Somalia on sunday to meet the first Convoy of German troops arriving from Mogadishu to take up . Humanitarian and peacekeeping duties. The German Advance guard has been in place for weeks preparing for the full group on the first overseas Mission of a German combat unit since world War ii. But though the soldiers Are armed their Mission is supposed to be humanitarian and they Are posted to peaceful Belet Huen a town some 180 Miles Northwest of turbulent Mogadishu the capital. Rishe flew into Belet Huen Early sunday via Djibouti avoiding Mogadishu. Later in the Day he was to meet about 250 soldiers arriving Overland with vehicles and equipment that had been unloaded from a German ship in Mogadishu port. Other convoys Are to follow bringing the unit up to full strength of 1,700. The defense minister told reporters accompanying him on the flight that his visit should help morale of the soldiers and their families who May be disturbed by the continuing debate in Germany Over the historic Mission. Saying the troops Are Likely to be caught up in combat opposition politicians accuse the government of falsely describing the Mission As purely humanitarian. His visit Rishe said will Quot also make Clear that Somalia is not Only South Mogadishu a meaning that Belet Huen is not As violent As parts of the somalian capital where gunmen snipe at and ambush . Troops. He was to spend a Day and a half in Belet Huen meeting with italian and nigerian commanders As Well As German troops whose Job is to provide water supplies build roads and carry out other humanitarian tasks. In Germany Rudolf Scharping head of the opposition social democrats said in a television interview that Chancellor Helmut Kohls government is leading the country to a Quot militarized foreign Scharping a party appealed to the constitutional court to Block the somalian Mission but the country a highest court permitted the deployment to go ahead at least initially. The court said Germany a standing As a reliable partner would be damaged if the deployment were stopped but the court has not yet issued a full ruling on the constitutionality of the Mission. Colombian aviation official Dies in crash Bogota Colombia a a month after being appointed to improve colombians poor air safety record the nations top aviation regulator was killed along with u others saturday in a plane crash the government and news reports said. The twin engine Cessna Titan slammed into a Bogota neighbourhood minutes after taking off from Bogota Sel Dorado Airport killing All seven people aboard and five people on the ground the run radio network reported. Among the dead were Fernando Cor Rales head of colombians civil aeronautics Board and his Deputy Javier Vallejo said the boards operations director col. Luis German Paez. Those killed on the ground included three children run reported. At least 15 people on the ground were injured. Aviation officials interviewed on the radio said the plane reported problems with its left engine within two minutes after Takeoff. A the plane started to Circle around in the air and then it suddenly fell to the ground a said Gonzalo Gonzalez a re Porter for run. The plane slammed into a car mechanics shop in Northwestern boots within four Miles of the Airport. The building was filled with people at the time. Corrales was appointed in late june after the May 17 crash of a jetliner that hit a Mountain near Bogota killing All 132 people aboard. The Sam airlines jetliner was far off course and colombian pilots blamed the government for not replacing a navigational radio Beacon destroyed last year by guerrillas. Italian Island tries first come first served tourism Rome apr if you want to see a speck of an Island off the coast near Naples you a better show up Early. The mayor of Ponza a four Square mile Island that is overrun by 25,000 tourists on some Days in August has decided to limit the number of Day trippers to 800 for next month news reports said saturday. Ponza up to a few years ago a sleepy Island in the Gulf of Gaeta in the last few years has become one of the a a in places for romans to go on summer weekends. The Island about �?T75 Miles West of Naples has 4,000 year round inhabitants. A the Island has to be protected from this a a overdose of tourists a mayor Anto Nio Balzano was quoted by the italian news Agency a i As saying. Balzano and environmental groups say the islands sanitation system just can to handle All those tourists. A to help pay for cleanup the Lucky 800 will have to pay $2 each to step onto the Island before they head for its Rocky , British probing air crash London up British and russian officials joined an investigation sunday into the collision of two russian Mig-29 fighter jets above 250,000 spectators at an air show. The jets crashed to the ground saturday Clear of the spectators at the Fairford International air Tatoo at a Royal air Force base near Swindon in Western England. No one in the crowd was injured. The pilots of the two planes ejected after the collision and parachuted to safety. They were treated at the base Hospital for relatively minor injuries. Rob Salvidge a bbl radio reporter who was broadcasting from the air show said the two planes collided near the end of their performance
