The Arab Parliament and the Russian Duma stressed the need to halt the Israeli aggression on Gaza.

A statement issued by the Arab Parliament on Wednesday said that its Speaker, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Yamahi, and Deputy Speaker of the Russian State Duma, Alexander Babakov, stressed during their meeting in Cairo the need to reach final political settlements to crises in the region, free from any foreign interference and in a manner that preserves the security, sovereignty, safety, and territorial integrity of Arab countries.

The Deputy Speaker of the Russian Duma affirmed his country's full support for the Arab states' positions on the need for an immediate halt to the Israeli aggression.

For his part, Al Yamahi affirmed the Arab Parliament's commitment to strengthening parliamentary relations with the Russian Federation at all levels, its support for the establishment of the Arab-Russian Parliamentary Forum as soon as possible, and its support for the Arab Parliament's accession to the BRICS Plus Parliamentary Forum.