Kuwaiti MPs call for severing ties with Russia, Iran

Kuwaiti lawmakers have called for expelling the Russian and Iranian ambassadors in protest against the involvement of their countries in the tragic bombing and killing of civilians and the destruction of buildings in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.

The lawmakers who pushed for staging a public protest in front of the Russian and Iranian embassies in Kuwait City on Wednesday afternoon said they would also press for a clear stance by the Kuwaiti government that would see the severing of diplomatic relations with Moscow and Tehran, Kuwaiti media reported on Wednesday.

The lawmakers’ decision to stage the protest and call for cutting off relations was announced at an impromptu press on Tuesday.

An emergency session by the newly-elected parliament would be held to discuss the deadly onslaught on Aleppo, the MPs said.

“The areas to the east of the city are being subjected to criminal operations by the regime and the militias supporting it to force the residents out,” the lawmakers said. “This is happening while the world is watching, contenting themselves with the customary condemnation statements

MP Thamer Al Suwait said that diplomatic relations with Russia should be severed “because it is supporting [President Bashar] Al Assad’s regime”, while MP Abdullah Fahd called for the expulsion of the Russian and Iranian ambassadors “over the role of their countries in the massacre of our people in Aleppo.”

“What is happening in Syria and specifically in Aleppo is a grave tragedy and country leaders should step in, if not by sending troops, let it be by providing funds,” MP Mohammad Al Hayef said. “It is regrettable that neither the Arab League nor the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has called for an emergency meeting or at least summon the Russian and Iranian ambassadors

source : gulfnews