Al-Kadhimi Meets pope

Baghdad-INA  

Today, Friday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi confirmed that the government is proceeding with the reconstruction of the destroyed ancient churches. The media office of the Prime Minister stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi met, in the Vatican, His Holiness Pope Francis. 

According to the statement, Al-Kadhimi expressed his thanks to the Pope for the welcome and reception, and praised the Pope's historic visit to Iraq, and its messages of support for Iraq, and emphasized the unity of humanity in the aspiration for peace and coexistence and standing against extremism in all its forms. He affirmed the Iraqi government's commitment to work for the consolidation of Iraqi Christians and other minorities in their lands as an essential part of their societies, and to facilitate the return of the displaced and immigrants to their areas of origin, as well as working to urge the Iraqi church authorities to activate their humanitarian activities, especially educational and health, and to provide them with all the required assistance. And Al-Kadhimi indicated that "the government is going to rebuild the ancient churches that were destroyed by Daesh terrorist gangs, in addition to the government's serious efforts to rebuild the city of Ur due to its historical importance, and to be ready to receive Christian delegations to the city, and the importance of taking measures and providing the necessary facilities to group tourist and religious groups into the city." Archaeological Ur.

For his part, Pope Francis welcomed Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and his accompanying delegation, stressing the importance of strengthening peace efforts in the region, in a way that achieves the prosperity and stability of peoples.