Prime Minister: The government's responsibility is to serve all Iraqis, regardless of their sects and diversity

Baghdad - INA

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani stressed, today, Friday, that the government's responsibility is to serve all Iraqis with all their spectrums and diversity.

The Prime Minister's Media Office stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received in the capital, Madrid, a group of members of the Iraqi community in Spain."

Al-Sudani stressed in his speech to the community members that "the visit included a high-level delegation and Iraq and Spain have put the basic steps together to move towards a comprehensive strategic partnership in various fields, and the foreign ministries of the two countries have been directed to jointly prepare for this relationship." Al-
Sudani explained that "Iraq has moved based on the strategic partnership agreement with the European Union, and the partnership with France, Germany, and Italy," indicating that "Spain has priority, based on the close political positions and the noble position on the Palestinian issue, the distinguished historical relationship, and its role in the international coalition against ISIS."

He pointed out that "the solid Spanish companies known for their experience are invited to contribute to the general development witnessed by Iraq, the reconstruction movement, and the construction of infrastructure, and the relationship has developed since the visit of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Iraq last year."

The Prime Minister stressed that "the government has worked to build trust and work to provide services, and that its responsibility is to serve all Iraqis with all their spectrums and diversity, and according to the numbers," explaining that "all sectors have witnessed important achievements that have put the country on the right path, and in every region of the country there is a service or development project."

Regarding financial, economic and banking reform, Al-Sudani explained that "the government has begun to develop the private sector and reform the banking system according to international compliance standards, and electronic sales numbers have increased, as part of a package of reforms in the field of tax and customs laws and company registration to facilitate the work of the local and foreign private sector, indicating that comprehensive reforms were a reason for attracting foreign investments that were initiated, and exceeded 62 billion dollars in two years, in the oil and gas, housing, industry, agriculture and hotels sectors, and indicators of international organizations and institutions indicate an increase in the growth rate during this period."