Sayyid Al- Sistani stresses prevention of foreign interference and restriction of weapons to the state

 
Baghdad-INA
The highest religious authority, Sayyid Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani, stressed today, Monday, the prevention of foreign interventions in all its forms, the enforcement of the rule of law, the restriction of weapons to the state, and the fight against corruption, while expressing his regret over the inability of the international community and its institutions to impose effective solutions to stop the war in Lebanon and Gaza.
 
A statement from the office of Sayyid  Sistani received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) stated that " al-Sayyid Ali al-Sistani (may the Almighty prolong his life) received the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of its mission in Iraq (UNAMI) Mohammed Al-Hassan and the accompanying delegation."
 
 The statement added that "Sayyid  Sistani provided a brief explanation of the tasks of the international mission and the role it seeks to play in the coming period, in return, he welcomed the presence of the United Nations in Iraq and wished its mission success in carrying out its tasks," referring to "the major challenges facing Iraq at the present time and what its people are suffering on more than one level."
 
 
The supreme religious authority said, according to the statement, that "Iraqis - especially the conscious elites - should learn from the experiences they have gone through and do their utmost to overcome their failures and work hard to achieve a better future for their country in which everyone enjoys security, stability, progress and prosperity."
 
 It stressed that "this cannot be achieved without preparing scientific and practical plans to manage the country based on the principle of competence and integrity in assuming positions of responsibility, preventing foreign interference in all its forms, enforcing the rule of law, restricting weapons to the state, and combating corruption at all levels," adding: "But it seems that the Iraqis have a long way to go until they achieve this, may God help them."
 
Regarding the volatile situations in our region, Sayyid al-Sistani expressed his "that he is dewply sad over the ongoing tragedy in Lebanon and Gaza and his deep regret over the inability of the international community and its institutions to impose effective solutions to stop it or at the very least to neutralize civilians from the tragedies of the fierce aggression practiced by the Israeli entity."