Nominated members to the TNA are still being sworn in at the Djibouti-hosted Somali National Peace Talks, held in Arta, about 30 km from Djibouti city. Many of the nominated members are from the huge Somali diaspora, and have been called to Djibouti, sources close to the conference said. The first task of the assembly is to begin drawing up an agenda and deal with the process of electing its officers, TNA member Hussein Iman told IRIN from Djibouti. Once this process has been completed, the TNA will tackle the election of a president.
Disputes continue over the clan-based allocation of seats.
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