Al-Kadhimi: The only way to solve our crises is the comprehensive national dialogue

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30-07-2022, 21:39

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Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi stressed on Saturday, the need to reach a comprehensive national dialogue and find solutions to resolve the crises in Iraq.

Minister of Culture, Hassan Nadhim, gave a speech on behalf of the Prime Minister during his participation in the ceremony to receive the remains of the Barzani Anfal victims.

He highlighted, saying that "the people of Iraq have made great and precious sacrifices throughout their history in the face of oppressive dictatorial authorities, mismanagement, injustice, discrimination, and prejudice for what? For the sake of human, national and moral dignity, and in order to build life opportunities for future generations, and not for political gain."

"Our people sacrificed in Basra, Dhi Qar, Najaf, Baghdad, Anbar, Mosul and Kurdistan, as they bled pure Iraqi blood, not for the sake of shedding tears today. Rather, our people sacrificed and lost the best of their youth in an honorable struggle, in the absurd wars, to confronting terrorism, and demand their legitimate rights for the sake of the state of justice and citizenship, as well as for its leaders to be at the level of responsibility. In addition to that, is not to repeat the mistakes of the past, and not to underestimate the value and meaning of blood, and its weight in the human conscience," he added.

The Prime Minister expressed, saying “I feel sorry that some of them forget all these values, and that some even forget their personal history of struggle, and accept to race for positions and quotas as they try to turn the rule of Iraq into a prey, and I feel ashamed in front of these sacrifices. The grave situation of our people as they witness the continuous and repeated political inability for years to translate the election results into political action on the ground, and into an occasion for meeting and cooperation to build the country, not an occasion for discord and division."

On the political situation and the government’s work, Al-Kadhimi confirmed, “I told the political elites when I was assigned to form the government in 2020, as the pure Iraqi blood that shed in October is an extension of all the sacrifices of our people, and that the historical duty requires everyone to put solutions to social crises by addressing political crises first and not to allow differences between people or trends to become a cause in any new social crisis."

"That is why I told my brothers that we will not respond to slander and false campaigns except with honest work, and we will not be drawn into rhetoric and childish accusations, and we will not care about those who try to bring down their personal, partisan or political crises on the government and on me personally, as we have no time to waste in arguments, frenzy parties, personal parades, and narrow calculations. We have enough room afte completing our mission and hand over the trust to the next government produced by elections," he pointed out.

PM Al-Kadhimi noted that "the national responsibility makes it imperative for everyone, in this sensitive circumstance, to open the door to frank and transparent dialogue to resolve the current political impasse. We need to see a solution, not a recipe for conflict, clash and setbacks. We need wisdom to take precedence over whims and emotions, as the comprehensive national dialogue is the only way to solve our crises, and to restore confidence between political forces, for it is a prelude to restore our people's confidence in democracy and elections."

"Our people are concerned about the current political tension and attempts to drag state and security institutions into the arena of political debate, accusations and slanders between politically different parties, as the time for political disagreement is short, no matter how long it takes, and no matter how painful the results are. However, the time of the state is long, and the state and its institutions must be preserved," he indicated.

Al-Kadhimi included that "Iraq and the future of this people are entrusted to us. We are responsible to all the sacrifices made by this people, and in this good and benevolent land that has suffered and made precious sacrifices for many decades. The love of freedom and justice was rooted in the conscience of its people, whose people did not succumb to a dictator, nor dark thoughts. It is mountains and valleys watered with pure blood whose children must find the fruit of these sacrifices freedom, justice and rights."