 On December 25, the EU Presidency, held by Finland, issued a plea to end the fighting in Somalia.EU Commissioner Louis Michel likewise called for the TFG and ICU to resume talks in Khartoum.On January 3, 2007, EU leaders met and agreed it was unlikely for them to send any peacekeepers to Somalia, and were also unclear about what financial assistance they might give a peacekeeping mission, but affirmed their interest to continue humanitarian support to the nation.