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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10672

23 August 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 19
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) somalia
EU welcomes first convening of new federal parliament

Brussels, 22/08/2012 (Agence Europe) - The new federal parliament in Somalia was sworn in on Monday 21 August in Mogadishu's airport and was welcomed as progress by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, who calls for the continuation of the political process to quickly drive this country - which has been deprived of a state for 20 years - to equip itself with a true government and a new president.

“With the first convening of the new Federal...