Somalia reappears at Inter Parliament Union.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

A Somali delegate is participating in the International Parliament Union meeting which officially opened in Switzerland on Monday. Law maker Abdullahi Ahmed Hussein is representing Somalia in the global conference.

Somalia’s attendance at the International parliament conference is the first since the country regained its Inter parliament membership recently after 40 years of absence from the global platform.

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has officially opened the conference before the IPU Secretary General Mr. Andenrs Jonson takes over the conference leadership on Monday.

Somalia’s representative Mr. Abdullahi Ahmed Hussein held separate meetings with some of the world delegates at conference discussing with them on the current situation of Somalia and the role that their governments can play in the process of restoration of peace and stability in Somalia.

“I met with delegates from Djibouti, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates and the Pan Arab parliament” the lawmaker said adding that all talks ended in smooth manner.

The international delegates at the conference are scheduled to elect Inter Parliament’s next secretary General on Thursday this week. Somalia will be voting at the election some 40 years after it regained its IPU membership.


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