HEZBOLLAH DELEGATION VISITS MOSCOW
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 19, 2011 - 16:28 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement
arrived in Moscow for a three day visit on Wednesday at the invitation
of the State Duma, RIA Novosti said citing a report on Lebanese
website Al Manar.
The delegation will be headed by the leader of the Loyalty to the
Resistance group, Mohamed Raad, and will include the leader of the
parliamentary information committee Hassan Fadlallah and the deputy
of the ruling council Nawar As-Sakhili.
The delegation is due to visit Russia's lower house of parliament,
the Duma, as well as the council of Muslims in European Russia and the
Foreign Ministry, and will also give lectures at Moscow universities.
The delegation will discuss the situation in the Middle East including
the recent events in Libya, Palestine, Syria and Yemen.
Hezbollah is a paramilitary and political organization originating in
Lebanon's Shiite population, fighting for an Islamic state in Lebanon.
The group is considered terrorist by many Western governments including
Israel, the US, UK and many European states, but not by Russia.
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 19, 2011 - 16:28 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement
arrived in Moscow for a three day visit on Wednesday at the invitation
of the State Duma, RIA Novosti said citing a report on Lebanese
website Al Manar.
The delegation will be headed by the leader of the Loyalty to the
Resistance group, Mohamed Raad, and will include the leader of the
parliamentary information committee Hassan Fadlallah and the deputy
of the ruling council Nawar As-Sakhili.
The delegation is due to visit Russia's lower house of parliament,
the Duma, as well as the council of Muslims in European Russia and the
Foreign Ministry, and will also give lectures at Moscow universities.
The delegation will discuss the situation in the Middle East including
the recent events in Libya, Palestine, Syria and Yemen.
Hezbollah is a paramilitary and political organization originating in
Lebanon's Shiite population, fighting for an Islamic state in Lebanon.
The group is considered terrorist by many Western governments including
Israel, the US, UK and many European states, but not by Russia.