Today, Mrs. Kader was received by the President of the Senate Piero
Grasso at the Senate of the Republic. This meeting, which was attended
by the Vice President of the Senate Valeria Fedeli, Quaestor Senator
Lucio Malan, Sen. Riccardo Mazzoni and Sen. Paolo Corsini, was
intended to present to President Grasso the Intergroup of solidarity
with the Kurdish people, an inter - parliamentary group that aims at
supporting the relations between Italy and the Region of Kurdistan in
the cultural, social, economic, trade and research field. Moreover,
the meeting was an opportunity to present to President Grasso a
parliamentary motion with the aim at increasing support to the
Kurdistan Region, which is experiencing a situation of great
difficulty because of the fight against Daesh, the humanitarian crisis
and the emergency for the reconstruction of areas and cities destroyed
by the terrorists and liberated from the peshmerga forces. In
particular, the areas most affected are the city of Shingal and the
Plain of Nineveh area, mainly inhabited by Christians.
In view of the difficulties that the Kurdistan Region is facing and
the lack of support from the central government, which is so
determined not to send the budget for the regional government, the
High Representative underlined that the situation has become
unsustainable and needs a strong support from the international
community.
President Grasso reiterated the strong commitment of the Italian
government against the Kurdistan Region, the fight against Daesh, the
humanitarian crisis and the normalization of relations with the
central government in Baghdad. During his recent visit to the
Kurdistan Region, he has been glad to see a strong ethnic and
religious integration and a solid relationship of friendship and
solidarity existing between the Kurdish people and the Italian people.
For this reason, such a motion must be submitted for signature by all
the leaders of the parties in court.
Mrs. Kader thanked President Grasso for the hospitality received and
the commitment of the Italian government in the Kurdistan Region,
re-extending the invitation to visit the region, in respect of its
institutional agenda.
