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Erasmus Shalihaxwe National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi will lead a delegation of parliamentarians to the 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 13 to 17 October. On Wednesday, the information division of the parliament announced that Katjavivi's attendance at this assembly will be his final international parliamentary event in his capacity as Speaker of the National Assembly. “On the latter, the IPU has made diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the Middle East crisis and this has laid the groundwork for parliamentary diplomacy during the upcoming assembly. The IPU Committee on Middle East Questions, which consists of 12…