United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson shakes hands with Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon at Villa Somalia, the seat of the Federal Government in the country's capital Mogadishu. DSG Eliasson held meetings in Villa Somalia with President Hassan, Speaker of the Federal Parliament Mohammad Sheikh Osman Jawari and Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon. Mr Eliasson, who last visited Somalia as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs in September 1992. is visiting to see for himself the progress made and challenges faced in stabilising Somalia after 22 years of conflict. AU/UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.