The post holder also represents the assembly to heads of state and government.

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During the 17th African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea expressed its availability to host a permanent training centre for Young Volunteers.

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Sherko Abbas, a Kurdish-Syrian exile living in the US heads the Kurdistan National Assembly of Syria.

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