EAC launches verification mission to assess Somalia's readiness to join bloc


  • World
  • Thursday, 26 Jan 2023

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The East African Community (EAC) on Wednesday officially launched the verification mission to assess Somalia's readiness to join the regional bloc of seven member states.

A statement by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania's northern city of Arusha said the verification team comprised of experts from the EAC member states will be in Somalia from Jan. 25 to Feb. 3, 2023, to establish the country's level of conformity with the criteria for admitting foreign countries as provided in the Treaty for the establishment of the EAC.

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