This is a critical moment. Somalia has had no effective government since the overthrow of President Siad Barre in 1991. On Sunday morning, representatives of the international community flew into Mogadishu from Nairobi for final talks with President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. The President had halted the issuing of identity cards for MPs. _______________________________________________________.The diplomatic intervention worked and the cards were issued. On Monday, the parliament is due to hold its first sitting.