Al-Maliki: We stand with all respect for the religious authority's statement, which referred to a number of essential issues

Baghdad -INA
The head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, confirmed today, Saturday, that we stand with all appreciation and respect for the statement issued by the religious authority, which referred to the essential  issues, calling on everyone to adhere to what was stated in it.
 
Al-Maliki said in a speech regarding the statement of the religious authority and the developments of the regional situation, which was followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the events that the world, the region and Iraq are experiencing portend the possibility of the development of this war and the expansion of its circle, and the Zionist war and its supporters aim to strike more than one joint of the joints of power and stability in the region in favor of the Zionist entity."
 
He added, "Iraq is a key country in the region and must not be absent from the horizons of the conflict and its challenges, and there must be control over Iraqi national security in a way that contributes to the stability of the security situation in the region."
 
He continued: "We stand with all appreciation and respect for the statement issued by the religious authority, which referred to the basic issues from the position of the expert and observer, and the government and political forces must adhere to what was stated in the religious authority's statement and assume their responsibilities," noting that "the religious authority's statement called on the government to adopt experience and competence in positions of responsibility away from the partisan, tribal, national or sectarian criteria."
 
He stressed that "we must prepare to face security challenges by paying attention to the armed forces in the Interior and Defense, and attention must be focused on the Popular Mobilization Forces and supporting them, as they record positions of loyalty and dedication alongside the brave security forces." He explained that "it is important to strengthen security operations to pursue terrorist hotbeds and sleeper cells to prevent their exploitation by those who want to disrupt the political process, and we must pay careful and strong attention to the activity of the criminal Baath cells that represent tools for the enemies of Iraq who tried to tamper Iraq security."