Ishtartv.com
Sydney - 7 December 2021
On Tuesday, 7 December 2021, a delegation headed by Mr Hermiz Shahen,
president of the Assyrian National Council- Australia “ANC”, Mr David M. David,
president of the Assyrian Australian National Federation “AANF”, Mrs Suzy
David, Senior Legal advisor, and Mr Osama Yakhnis , Committee member of the
Assyrian Khabour social Association met
with Mr Igor Arzhaev, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Sydney.
The delegation briefed the Consul General with the latest development in
Iraq and Syria and the difficult situation facing Assyrians in both countries
in which they have become victims of discrimination, harassment and persecution
by the ever-increasing unrest and attacks against civilians in the Assyrian
villages in Khabour and in Northern Iraq
by the continued Turkish-Kurdish conflict that led to the displacement
Assyrians from their villages , which
created a lot of disturbances and anxiety among our Assyrian people in their
region, not to mention violations and inhuman practices against their property,
privacy, and their decision-making.
The delegates showed their sincere appreciation to the Russian
Federation for its solidarity with the oppressed peoples in the region .
The Assyrian delegates conveyed their profound gratitude to Mr. Igor
Arzhaev for his warm welcome and for the time that he devoted listening to our
delegates hopping that the meeting would achieve a positive outcome.
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