Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah, discusses with his German counterpart the refugee crisis and the file of the displaced, and ways to enhance parliamentary cooperation between the two sides.

The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, held bilateral talks this evening, Thursday 9/3/2023, in the German capital, Berlin, with his counterpart, Deputy Speaker of the German Parliament, Mrs. Petra Pau, the refugee, and the immigrant crisis were discussed at the table of the official talks, and global initiatives aimed at containing its repercussions and the resulting economic problems, the importance of joint cooperation in the field of energy in order to achieve sustainable development and integration in the future was also discussed.

 

The Deputy Speaker appreciated the supportive stances of Germany, the government, and people towards the Iraqi people in adversity and crises, and called for the need to continue providing support to Iraq to end the file of the displaced, especially since there are currently more than one million displaced people in the Kurdistan Region, Kurdistan, and his sovereignty stressed the need to strengthen parliamentary cooperation and communication between parliaments, and exchange visits and experiences in the field of national legislation and laws.

 

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March 9, 2023