BAGHDAD ,(ST)_ Iraq has stressed the importance of preserving peoples ‘ gains and not converting the so-called the move towards democracy to a sectarian conflict or a hotbed to produce extremists and terrorists.
A statement by the Iraqi Foreign Relations Committee issued on Sunday said that the committee ‘s chairman Dr. Sheikh Hamoudi stressed during a meeting with the Russian federation delegation taking part in the IPU Conference , Iraq ‘s stand against the use of violence and foreign interference in the affairs of countries reiterated Iraq’s rejection of interference in Syrian internal affairs.
He pointed to Iraq’s support for the aspirations of people for freedom, justice and democracy.
For his part, the Russian parliamentary delegation stressed Russia stand against interfering in the affairs of others and demanded solving crises in the region, particularly the crisis in Syria through internal consensus.
The Russian delegation expressed its country’s keenness to develop relations with Iraq.
T. Fateh