INA - BAGHDAD

The Cabinet issued on Tuesday, several decisions during its regular session including binding measures to address the risk of pollution.

PM Mohammed S. al-Sudani chaired the 42nd regular session of the Council of Ministers, in which the general conditions of the country were discussed, economic and development files were followed up, and what is related to implementing the government program, as well as the items on the agenda were discussed and the necessary decisions were taken, said the PM's Media Office in a statement - received by the Iraqi News Agency - INA.

The Cabinet discussed the general environmental conditions throughout Iraq, especially in the city of Baghdad and residential urban areas, as it considered the submitted reports related to environmental pollution and the decline in scientific readings of air quality, and the causes behind these data, and took several decisions accordingly.

The Cabinet, in terms of sustaining the effectiveness of our armed forces, approved the signing of a contract between the Iraqi Ministry of Defense and the Pakistani Ministry of Defense, regarding training programs for members of the Special Forces units.

In the financial and economic matter, the Cabinet approved increasing Iraq's share in the International Monetary Fund by the equivalent of 831,900,000 SDR, or the equivalent of 1.45025127 trillion dinars, according to the exchange rate on October 8th, 2024, provided that the amount of the increase is included in the allocations for the year 2025 and that the proposed increase will lead to an increase in Iraq's share in the International Monetary Fund by 50% of the previous share, as to increase Iraq's voting power. 

As for administrative reform and continuing to evaluate the performance of the officials in their duties, the Cabinet approved the appointment of 7 general managers in various ministries, according to the performance evaluation criteria adopted by the Cabinet.