Al-Haddad participates in the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of signing Geneva Conventions of 1949

Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Dr. Bashir Khalil al-Haddad participated in the central ceremony marking the seventieth anniversary of signing the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
Al-Haddad stressed, “The treaties have developed international rights and obligations that have contributed to the consolidation of humanitarian and legal principles such as the treaties and agreements concluded to abolish the slave trade”. He called on the international community to reduce tensions in international relations that threaten the maintenance of international peace and security.
It is worth mentioning that the event was held in the presence of the President of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society Dr. Yassin al-Maamouri and the ICRC head of delegation in Iraq Katharina Ritz, representatives of Ministries and government institutions, commissions and independent bodies and activists in the field of human rights in addition to cultural and social figures.
Deputy Speaker Media Office
23/9/2019