Tanzania, July 2 -- Geneva. Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) President Tulia Ackson chaired the organisation's Executive Committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland to finalise key preparations for the 153rd IPU Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, including the draft agenda, security arrangements, and thematic debates.

The Arusha Assembly, scheduled for October this year, will mark a significant milestone for the 137-year-old organisation.

The recent Geneva meeting also featured a formal handover ceremony during which the newly appointed IPU Secretary General, Ambassador Anda Filip, received the instruments of office from outgoing Secretary General Martin Chungong.

Mr Chungong's tenure has been credited with expanding the IPU's global reach and...