File photo of the Inter-Parliamentary Union headquarters in Geneva, July 7, 2014. It does not depict the current Damascus meeting. Photo: Rkc1992/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo source · License.
Syrian parliament Speaker Abdul Hamid al-Awak met an Inter-Parliamentary Union delegation in Damascus on Tuesday to discuss closer parliamentary cooperation, state news agency SANA reported.
The delegation was led by IPU Secretary General Anda Filip. Several Syrian lawmakers attended the expanded meeting, which also included a video address by IPU President Milton Dick.
Al-Awak called for stronger contact between legislatures and further development of Syria’s relationship with the organization, according to an Assembly statement cited by SANA.
Filip welcomed the resumption of parliamentary diplomatic relations with the Syrian legislature, the report said.
Source: SANA
