EU Delegation Meets with Stakeholders To discuss importance of parliamentary and local elections in Somaliland

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EU Delegation led by Denmark Ambassador Mette Knudsen today meets with Speakers of Somaliland House of representatives
EU Delegation led by Denmark Ambassador Mette Knudsen today meets with Speakers of Somaliland House of representatives
By: MohamadDuale
Horndiplomat- A large delegation of ambassadors from European union led by the Danish Ambassador Mette Knudsen arrives in Somaliland on Tuesday.
The European Union delegation to discuss importance of parliamentary and local elections with stakeholders, including government, political parties, and civil society.
The EU Delegation led by Denmark Ambassador Mette Knudsen meets with Speakers of Somaliland House of representatives Bashe Mohamed Farah and his deputy chairman Ahmed Yasin SH. Ayanle on wednesday.
EU Delegation led by Denmark Ambassador Mette Knudsen today meets with Speakers of Somaliland House of representatives
EU Delegation led by Denmark Ambassador Mette Knudsen today meets with Speakers of Somaliland House of representatives
The meeting between Somaliland partliament speakers and EU diplomats led by Denmark Ambssador to Somalia, Mette Knudsen accompanied by the EU, UK, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland ambassadors discussed on the upcoming Parliament and coulcils election, women’s quota seats and other issues.
On the other hand, The EU delegation meets with Somaliland National Electoral Commission   (NEC ) at electoral commision office in Hargeisa.
The two sides discussed issues related on upcoming voter registration process and combined Parliamentary and Local Council Elections and how to solve all the existing challenges.
The EU delegation meets with Somaliland National Electoral Commission ( NEC ) at electoral commision
The EU delegation meets with Somaliland National Electoral Commission ( NEC ) at electoral commision
On April 2,The EU Delegation meets with Somaliland President and Political parties, The two meetings discussed on the plans to ensure Parliamentary and local elections by December 2019.
“We also discussed the upcoming elections in Somaliland we are strong supporters of the democratic process here we have discussed with the president our hope that it will be possible to find a compromise between the political actors that will lead to elections in this year” Denmark Ambassador Mette Knudsen says in a press conference in Hargeisa after President biihi received seven ambassadors.
Partner Delegation Members
  • Amb. of Denmark , Mette Knudsen
  • Amb. of UK, Ben Fender,
  • Amb. of Sweden, Andreas von Uexkull
  • Amb. of Norway, Elin Bergithe Rognlie
  • Charge d’Affairs EU Delegation, Fulgencio Garrido Ruiz
  • Head of Somalia Office Switzerland Embassy, Siro Beltrametti
  • First secretary Finland, Toni Sandell
  • Head of UK Hargeisa Office, Stuart Brown
  • First Secretary Denmark, Adam Sparre Spliid
  • Senior Advisor Sweden, Johan Svensson
  • First secretary Norway Svein Olaf Svoldal
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