Italy honours Somalia's independence day
(AGI) Rome, July 2 - After more than 20 years, Rome is onceagain hosting independence day for the Federal Republic ofSomalia. The gala evening took place on Tuesday at the ConvittoNazionale with hundreds of guests, among whom was the presidentof the Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee, Pier FerdinandoCasini, and many businessmen and representatives from a numberof embassies. Aside from some typical Somali dishes, servedafter 9 p.m. out of respect for Ramadan, the Abruzzoassociation, Ars Cibandi, presented an excellent buffetfeaturing specialties of that region. The independencecelebrations mark July 1, 1960 when Italian