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GENEVA, (PIC)-- Hamas MP Ismail Al-Ashqar arrived in Geneva on Sunday on the second such visit by Hamas lawmakers to Switzerland in two months.
Three Hamas lawmakers arrived in Switzerland two months ago on a ten-day visit during which they met with Swiss officials and MPs.
The change and reform bloc, affiliated with Hamas movement, said in a press release that Ashqar, head of the security committee and deputy head of the bloc, would deliver a speech at the UN human rights council on Monday focusing on the issue of Palestinian MPs detained in Israeli jails. It said that the lawmaker would remain in Switzerland for a few days.
Hamas MP on Switzerland visit
Three Hamas lawmakers arrived in Switzerland two months ago on a ten-day visit during which they met with Swiss officials and MPs.
The change and reform bloc, affiliated with Hamas movement, said in a press release that Ashqar, head of the security committee and deputy head of the bloc, would deliver a speech at the UN human rights council on Monday focusing on the issue of Palestinian MPs detained in Israeli jails. It said that the lawmaker would remain in Switzerland for a few days.
Hamas MP on Switzerland visit