Presidency of the Republic: The position of President Salih is supportive to the Palestinian cause

Baghdad - INA

The Presidency of the Republic affirmed that President Barham Salih's position is consistent and supportive of the Palestinian cause.
A spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “The Presidency of the Republic has previously received a draft law (criminalizing normalization with the Zionist entity) sent by the House of Representatives for the purpose of completing the procedures for its issuance and ratification and in accordance with the legal and constitutional mechanisms followed by the Presidency of the Republic.

He added, "The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, directed to deal with this law in the form sent by the House of Representatives without any notice, and it was published in the Iraqi Gazette on June 20, 2022 to enter into force."

The statement continued, "In this regard, we affirm that the position of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, as is well known, is a firm and supportive position for the Palestinian cause and the attainment of the full legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and the liberation of their homeland from the occupation of the Zionist entity. And at meetings of the United Nations General Assembly.

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, confirmed earlier today, Tuesday that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, refused to sign the law criminalizing normalization with the Zionist entity.