{"id":15136,"date":"2014-10-14T07:29:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T04:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/?p=15136"},"modified":"2023-01-08T17:14:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T15:14:08","slug":"speaker-al-laham-discusses-parliamentary-relations-with-heads-of-parliaments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=15136","title":{"rendered":"Speaker al-Laham discusses parliamentary relations with heads of parliaments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Geneva, SANA \u2013Speaker of the People\u2019s Assembly Mohammad Jihad al-Laham met a number of heads of parliaments participating in the 131st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly currently held in Geneva.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Laham met with Speaker of the Iranian Shura Council Ali Larijani, discussing the draft resolutions listed on the Assembly&#8217;s agenda and the IPU&#8217;s potential role in supporting countries&#8217; legitimacy and sovereignty and rallying forces to combat terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides stressed that international organizations, particularly the IPU, must consecrate countries&#8217; rights to sovereignty and independence and supporting peaceful solutions for issues in them without any foreign interference.<\/p>\n<p>They also affirmed the need for the countries participating in the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS to abide by Security Council resolutions and international law.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-15139 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/25.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"381\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/25.jpg 381w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/25-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/25-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Al-Laham also met Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri, discussing with him bilateral relations and the threats to Syria and Lebanon posed by the terrorism of ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra, and other terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<p>They called for uniting efforts to confront extremism in the Middle East before its threat expands beyond control.<\/p>\n<p>Another meeting was held between al-Laham and Andrey Klimov, Deputy Head of the International Affairs Committee at of the Russian Federation Council, with the two sides affirming the strength of Syrian-Russian relations and the need to continue coordination regarding regional and international issue.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Laham voiced Syria&#8217;s appreciation for Russia&#8217;s positions regarding the terrorism affecting it, asserting that those who really want to combat terrorism must cooperate with the Syrian and Russian government, while Klimov reiterated Russia&#8217;s support for the Syrian people and government in their war against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker al-Laham participated in the 195th session of the IPU&#8217;s governing council, in which several issues related to the IPU&#8217;s performance and activities were discussed.<\/p>\n<p>Hazem Sabbagh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geneva, SANA \u2013Speaker of the People\u2019s Assembly Mohammad Jihad al-Laham met a number of heads of parliaments participating in the 131st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly currently held in Geneva. 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