Garowe, Somalia, December 26, 2009 – The parliament of Somalia’s Puntland state has endorsed the new flag of regional state.
In a parliamentary session held in Garowe on last week, the administrative capital of Puntland, the lawmakers numbering 41 unanimously passed the motion that allows the creation of a flag, state identity and anthem.
38 lawmakers voted in favor of the motion, 2 remained silent while a lawmaker rejected the bill.
After the vote, Puntland state parliament speaker Abdirashid Mohammed Hirsi declared a new flag for the regional state, which declared itself as an autonomous state in 1998.
Source: Garowe Online, December 22, 2009


 

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