Russian MPs to visit Syria
A delegation of MPs from the State Duma intends to visit Syria, State Duma Spokesperson Vyacheslav Volodin told reporters at a briefing in Saint Petersburg, RBC news agency reported.
Volodin said that the Duma delegation’s trip, which he personally intends to lead, could take place “during the first half of next year”. “There has been an invitation, and it has been accepted,” Volodin emphasized.
The State Duma spokesperson said that on Friday, October 13, on the sidelines of the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in St. Petersburg, Russian MPs met the new head of the People’s Council of Syria, Hammouda Sabbagh, who invited them to visit the republic.
“We invite you and members of the Russian delegation from the State Duma to visit Syria. This would be a great honor for us, and it will facilitate the strengthening of relations between our legislative organs,” Sabbagh said.
The MPs also plan to include parliamentarians from European countries in trip.