Hanoi – On the sidelines of the 132nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), currently underway in Hanoi, the Italian delegation (represented by Pier Ferdinando Casini, President of the Foreign Affairs Senate Committee, Francesco Amoruso, honorary president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), Democratic Party MP Gianni Farina) met with its Syrian counterpart, led by the Speaker of Parliament, Mohamed Jihad Laham. The main issues on the table were the challenges of terrorism and ISIS, the defense of religious freedom, with particular reference to Christian minorities in the Middle East and the need, emphasized by the Italian team, for President Assad to start a serious dialogue with the opposition forces currently engaged in the fight against the regime. (9Colonne)
