Al-Kazimi : Iraq will not be the scene of attacks on neighboring countries
Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Kazimi reiterated his refusal to make “Iraq a stage of settlement or attack on neighboring countries.” The new government has set priorities to ensure safe conditions for holding elections.
The new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazimi assured Matthew Toller, the US ambassador to Baghdad, that Iraq will not become a place to settle accounts and attack a country. A statement from Kazami’s office stated that Al-Kazimi’s speech was made during a meeting with the US Ambassador to Baghdad on Saturday. Al-Kazimi emphasized: “Iraq will not become an arena for resolving disputes and attacking neighboring or friendly countries.”
The US ambassador congratulated him when the government was full of confidence in the House of Representatives, and emphasized that the government is keen to support Iraq in all regions, especially in the economic field, and in the face of the corona pandemic.
At the same time, the Iraqi Prime Minister said that the main task of the current government is to ensure safe conditions for holding elections. The statement read: “The value of our work is to succeed under difficult circumstances and to turn crises into opportunities and hopes.” He added: “One of the first tasks of this government is to ensure the safety and health of the elections. Conditions.” Stressed that “we support the work of the Independent Election High Commission, which is a true equal partner of the government.”
The government decided at the meeting : “The House of Representatives is requested to complete the vote on the new election law and forward it to the President of the Republic to make it effective after it is published in the Official Journal. The High Electoral Commission stipulates all available resources to enable it to Organize elections after the date.”
The Al-Kazimi government called on “the independent ministries and agencies of the Ministry of Cooperation and the independent high-level election committee to organize the legal status of political parties by providing human resources to implement election procedures and amend party laws. Democracy, political pluralism and the foundation of democratic change.
