Muqdisho(INO)-Somalia wants more participation in East African legislative Assembly (Eala) affairs as it awaits the approval of its application to join the East African Community trading block.
Somalia Federal Parliament speaker, Mohamed Jawari held talks with Eala speaker, Daniel Kidega on the sidelines of state nation address in Uganda capital, Kampala.
Somalia Federal Parliament is pondering to send delegation of legislators to Eala next meeting so they can learn a lot from the regional assembly.
East Africa Legislative speaker, Mr. Kidega urged the two houses to start process of cooperation to maintain interaction as well as information flow and exchange of ideas between the two houses.
In early 2012, Somalia applied to join East African Community trading block, but has not been yet approved.
Idale News Online, Muqdisho
