Salih and Al-Kadhimi stress the importance of the upcoming elections and the need to create appropriate conditions for their conduct

Baghdad - INA

President of the Republic, Barham Salih, and Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi affirmed today, Tuesday, Iraq's firm and supportive position for the Palestinian cause, while stressing the need to create appropriate conditions for the upcoming elections.

In a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), the Presidency of the Republic stated, “The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, received today Tuesday May 18, 2021 at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. The security and safety of citizens, strengthening the authority of the state and security agencies in implementing the law, protecting community peace and security, pursuing terrorist remnants that seek to destabilize security and stability in some areas, and providing all support to the security forces in all their formations to achieve this goal.

The statement added, "The upcoming elections were also discussed, where their importance was emphasized and the need to create appropriate conditions for their conduct, support all necessary requirements for their success and take maximum measures to prevent electoral violations, and everything that would affect the will of voters to choose their representatives, in order to be outputs. The electoral process truly expresses the free will of the citizens and their choices.