UN Deputy Secretary General Asha Rose Migiro said the problems of Somalia should not just be left to Africa.
"African leaders are ready to take a role in addressing the Somalia issue but Somalia is of international concern, it's not an issue for Africa alone," she said.
The World Bank meanwhile said Africa would benefit from economic as well as political integration.
"We support the economic integration ambitions of the continent," said vice president Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, a former Nigerian Cabinet minister.
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