Iraqi presidencies warn of continued political turmoil

Today, Wednesday, the Iraqi presidencies warned that the continuation of the state of political turmoil negatively affects the national efforts aimed at consolidating security and stability and preserving the security and safety of citizens, which calls for an active and serious stance from all to prevent escalation and adopt the national dialogue as the only way to resolve crises.

A statement by the Presidency of the Republic stated that Iraqi President Barham Salih hosted today a meeting that included Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi and the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, to study the latest developments in the country and the repercussions thereof.

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

The attendees also affirmed that "peaceful demonstration and expression of opinion is a constitutionally guaranteed right, with the need to adhere to regulations and laws, maintain public security and public property, and deal with demands in accordance with legal and constitutional frameworks."

The meeting stressed that "the duty of the security forces in all their formations is to protect stability in the country and preserve public security and public property, and the need not to involve them in political disputes under any circumstance, as it is the guarantee to protect the homeland and citizens, and that the responsibility of the state and its constitutional institutions is to preserve the security and rights of Iraqis."

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

The conferees called for "the need for concerted efforts of all authorities, political forces and social actors, to close ranks and take unified, serious and decisive positions to remedy the crisis in accordance with the peaceful and democratic constitutional path."

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