Speaker Rewas Faiq meets with Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Erbil Bashar Matti Warda

Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq on 20 May visited the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Erbil, Bashar Matti Warda. 

Speaker Faiq and Archbishop Bashar Warda discussed the friendship and peaceful co-existence between the diverse religious and ethnic communities in the Kurdistan Region.

Speaker Faiq said that the Kurdistan Parliament, through legislation, strives to protect the cultural and linguistic rights of religious and ethnic communities in Kurdistan. Parliament, as the people’s representatives, will continue to work to maintain peace and stability in Kurdistan, she added.

Archbishop Warda said that he understood the sensitivities and political tensions, and that the Chaldean community is politically aware and works for peaceful coexistence with other communities.