Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah, blesses our Chaldean, Syriac, and Assyrian people on the occasion of (Akitu) and the Babylonian New Year.

In a congratulatory statement issued by His Sovereignty and with great pride, the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmad, today, Saturday 1/4/2023, blessed our Chaldean, Syriac, Assyrian people in Mesopotamia, Iraqi Kurdistan, and in the world on the occasion of the (Akitu) holiday and the Babylonian New Year, wishing them a happy year and a decent life full of joys and delights and practicing their rituals freely and safely, stressing his sovereignty on the need to implement the constitution and guarantee the rights of all components of the people, and the importance of continuing endeavors and efforts of state institutions and civil organizations to promote a culture of brotherhood and peaceful coexistence among all religious components. national, ethnic, and cultural diversity and social fabric must be preserved by legislation and laws in force.

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives

Saturday 1 April 2023