Somalia Parliament: Speaker Concludes Talks With Opposition

Mogadishu — Somalia's parliamentary speaker, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, has concluded talks with lawmakers representing the opposition, as the country's parliament seeks to accelerate its work and strengthen cooperation among legislators. The discussions focused on ways to speed up the activities of the House of the People and improve cooperation between members of parliament, according to a statement following the talks. The meeting comes amid political tensions and disagreements over parliamentary affairs and the broader political process in Somalia. The two sides discussed ways to create a more cooperative environment that would allow lawmakers to work together on parliamentary business and key national issues. No details were immediately released on specific agreements reached during the talks. The meeting is part of efforts to ease tensions among lawmakers and improve the functioning of Somalia's parliament amid wider political divisions in the country. Read the original article on Shabelle . AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.