Samarraie discusses with Syrian counterpart parliamentary cooperation

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Iyad al-Samarraie, discussed on Wednesday with his Syrian counterpart parliamentary cooperation between the two countries, according to a statement of his office. “Al-Samarraie met with Mahmoud al-Abrash during his visit to Damascus, with whom he discussed ways of boosting bilateral relations and parliamentary cooperation,” said the statement received by IraqiNews.com news agency. “Al-Samarraie highlighted Iraq‘s keenness to work on unifying Arab legislations,” the statement added. The Syrian lawmaker described the visit as important, expecting more development in the parliamentary relations in the coming stage. SH (P)   2