Federal, state councils joint forum to begin today

Harar – The first joint conference of the federal and state councils for the current fiscal year will take place in Harar town for two days beginning today, Speaker of the Harari Peoples State Council said.

The Speaker, Abdul Malik Beker, told WIC yesterday that the conference will be held based on the decision reached previously between the federal and state councils to exchange ideas and experiences on mutual affairs twice a year.

The federal and the state councils will hold discussion on capacity building and other mutual affairs, he said, adding that they will also evaluate performance of the plan for the first half budget year.

Speakers of the nine state councils including the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), council office heads and senior experts will attend the meeting, he added.

The federal and state councils joint forum was established three years ago, it was learnt.

(WIC)