Somalia was re-admitted to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Monday (October 7th) at the opening of the IPU's 129th Assembly in Geneva.
"We welcome the Somali parliament to the IPU fold in a decision that acknowledges the progress Somalia has made in putting in place a functioning democracy," IPU President Abdulwahad Radi said in a press release. "It also reflects IPU's long history in helping post-conflict countries to rebuild and establish permanent democratic institutions."
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