The Deputy Speaker of Parliament concludes his visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York, and confirms from the Iraqi embassy in Washington the need to solve the problems of the Iraqi diaspora and provide them with facilities

The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, concluded his official visit to the United Nations headquarters in New York – USA, and participated in the parliamentary hearing session in the presence of most of the heads and delegations of the member states of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, His Sovereignty met with the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations, Ambassador Mohammed Hussain Bahr al-Uloom. During the meeting, they discussed strengthening Iraq’s position and restoring its role as an effective and influential member of the international community, Abdullah stressed the importance of encouraging the United Nations to implement development projects and programs through cooperation and partnership with the Iraqi government and civil society organizations and with the support of international partners.

During his return from New York to Washington, His Sovereignty visited the Iraqi embassy building and was received by Ambassador Dr. Farid Yassin. Upon his arrival, he met with the advanced staff at the embassy and a direct talk was held about the conditions of the Iraqis residing there and the studying students, and stressed the need to solve the problems of the Iraqi diaspora, provide the necessary facilities and remove obstacles, and announced the support of the legislative institution for Iraqi embassies, missions and diplomatic bodies in all countries of the world to advance their work, On the other hand, the Deputy Speaker of the Council met with the representative of the Kurdistan Region in Washington, Ms. Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, and met with the staff of the representation of the region, He called for the importance of continuing coordination and cooperation with the Iraqi embassy to provide services to all Iraqis in America.
His Sovereignty returned this evening to Baghdad, capital time, after an official visit to the United States of America, which lasted for several days.

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives
Sunday 20 February 2022