Deputy Speaker of Parliament calls for a solution to the Ukraine crisis through dialogue

Baghdad-INA

Deputy Speaker of parliament , Shakhwan Abdullah, called for a solution to the Ukraine crisis through dialogue.

 The media office of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament stated, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Shakhwan Abdullah met with the Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian Federation Council Grigory Karasin and his accompanying delegation, on the sidelines of the parliamentary hearing of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at the headquarters of the Parliament at 
the United Nations in New York, “ noting that "the meeting discussed the most important issues and files on the international scene, the repercussions of the Ukraine crisis, the state of tension and the continued pressure along the Russian-Ukrainian border."

 Abdullah called on "the Russian side to calm down and negotiate through dialogue to resolve the Ukraine crisis, and the tension that is occurring is not in the interest of either party," noting "the importance of supporting international efforts for the success of dialogue initiatives and paving the way for defusing the crisis that may lead to catastrophic results and preventing the security and military escalation that feeds fears."  worldwide."

 For his part, Karasin expressed "Russia's desire to strengthen exceptional relations with the Republic of Iraq, expand the volume of economic, commercial and military cooperation, and activate the work of the parliamentary friendship committees between the two parliaments."