London, March 8, 2008 – A Commonwealth Parliamentary seminar recently concluded in London, England. The participants from 35 Commonwealth nations met at the British House of Commons to part in the 57th seminar on parliamentary practices and procedures.

Close the one hundred parliamentarians participated in the seminar to share experiences and knowledge.

Two Somaliland parliamentarians took part in the seminar as observers. The two members of parliament were part of the large Somaliland delegation which recently paid a visit to the United Kingdom.

Mr Abdulkarim Aw Ali Shabel and Mr Ahmed Abdi Nur (Kijandhe) were the two  Somaliland observers at the seminar.

The inclusion of the Somaliland MP's as observers during the seminar is a direct result of the efforts by the All Party Somaliland Group, under the able leadership of Alun Michael, MP.

Somaliland a former British protectorate before independence on June 26th 1960 reclaimed its sovereignty on 18th May 1991, after an ill-fated union with Italian Somalia. 

Source: Qarannews