Somali Parliament Reviews UN Drug Convention and Central Bank Bill

Mogadishu, (SONNA) — Members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia held the 26th meeting of the 8th session at the House of the People's headquarters, chaired by the Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, H.E. Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur (Jama), accompanied by the Second Deputy Speaker of the House of the People, H.E. Abdullahi Omar Abshirow.

The Members of the House of the People first completed the first reading of the 1988 United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, submitted by the Ministry of Health and Social Care, with MPs questioning the Minister of Health and Social Care of the Federal Government, Dr. Ali Haji Adan, who in turn answered the questions raised by the MPs.

The Members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia also gave a third reading to the agreements between Somalia and Türkiye on international judicial cooperation, with the report on the first reading of these agreements presented to the House by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Committee of the House of the People, MP Mohamed Jama Mursal (Geelle).

On the other hand, Members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia gave a third reading to the Bill Amending the Central Bank of Somalia Law, Law No. 130 of April 2012, with the Deputy Chairman of the Budget, Finance, Planning, International Cooperation and Accountability of Government Institutions Committee of the House of the People, MP Mohamed Harun Abdullahi, briefing the House on the report of the third reading of the Bill.

The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, H.E. Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur (Jama), who closed the meeting, thanked the MPs for their participation and fulfillment of their constitutional duties.