The four presidencies in Iraq called, on Wednesday evening, to prevent escalation and take all steps to resume the national dialogue as the only way to resolve the crisis, while the leader of the Sadrist movement, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, warned against a revolutionary escalation and a sudden step.

A meeting was held in Baghdad, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, to study the latest developments in the country and their repercussions.

The meeting resulted in the issuance of a statement saying, "The continuation of the state of political turmoil negatively affects national efforts aimed at consolidating security and stability and preserving the security and safety of citizens."

The statement stated that this calls for an active and serious stance on the part of everyone to prevent escalation and adopt the national dialogue as the only way to resolve crises.

The statement pointed out the need to take all steps to resume effective dialogue committed to the foundations of the supreme national interest, protect civil and social peace, reassure citizens, and take the necessary measures to remedy the current crisis.

The statement stressed the need to protect all state institutions and preserve their prestige and independence, in accordance with legal and constitutional contexts.

The statement considered that the continuation of political crises affects Iraq's role in the international community, and may affect the disruption of cooperation, understandings and agreements concluded in various fields, especially those that affect the living and service needs of citizens.


For its part, the Supreme Judicial Council denied resorting to international courts over the incident of the Sadrist movement's sit-in in front of its headquarters in the capital, Baghdad.

And on Wednesday, the judiciary resumed its work in Iraq, after the Sadrist movement's supporters withdrew, amid Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi's call to neutralize state institutions from the political conflict in the country.

Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, who is close to the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, said that the "revolutionaries" would take another sudden step if the people decided to continue the revolution, considering that what most bothered the opponents of the movement was the demand for the resignation of Faiq Zaidan, who is the biggest supporter of the coordination framework.

Saleh al-Iraqi said, in a statement, that the coordinating framework is the only protective judiciary, and the continuation of the sit-in means that they will not be able to form a government, adding that the fall of the current regime does not please some, led by the US embassy.

He added that "the mouthpieces of power rose against the revolution when we protested before the Judicial Council for fear of exposing their corruption files," considering that the suspension of the judiciary's work was unconstitutional, and that the judiciary was "trying to remove suspicions from it illegally," he said.

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