By RENCE MARTINE
Dar es Salaam (MOZ TIMES) – The President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Dr Tulia Ackson, has addressed concerns about her recent diplomatic visits to Russia, claiming that her actions are aligned with the Union’s core mission of fostering dialogue and promoting parliamentary diplomacy.
Dr Ackson has been the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania since 2022. On 27 October 2023, she was elected the President of the IPU at a meeting convened in Luanda, Angola, where she passed other contestants by a great margin.
Presiding at the IPU last Tuesday, Dr Ackson was questioned by the Iraqi and Lithuanian representatives about her decision to visit Russia amid the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine without first visiting Ukraine, as well as why she had not travelled to Gaza during the current conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Support authors and subscribe to content
This is premium stuff. Subscribe to read the entire article.
