AANES receives French Senate, Parliament delegation

RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – A delegation from the French Parliament and Senate discussed economic and development projects and enhancing cooperation with the General Council of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).

The Foreign Relations Department affiliated with the AANES announced on Sunday that a French delegation consisting of Laurence Cohen and Pierre Laurent, members of the Senate representing the Communist Party, Marie Pochon, a member in the French Parliament from the Green and Environment Party, and Khaled Issa, AANES’ representative in France, visited the General Council’s office on Saturday.

The two sides discussed the “necessity of elevating the level of cooperation and exchange of expertise between the AANES’ General Council and the French Parliament in the service of administrative and institutional work and to consolidate the political and partisan freedom in north and east Syria.”

The French delegation praised the role of the AANES and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the mission to fight ISIS and stressed its support in all areas, according to the AANES’ website. 

At the end of March, a delegation of the AANES discussed with officials from the French Senate the “challenges” of the political process.

Reporting by Agid Meshmesh