Al-Kazemi and Barzani discuss the issues of combating terrorism, the Sinjar district, and the budget

[size=52]Al-Kazemi and Barzani discuss the issues of combating terrorism, the Sinjar district, and the budget[/size]

[size=45]Yesterday, Saturday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi discussed the issue of combating terrorism, the situation in Sinjar district, and the 2021 budget, while he received the President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani.[/size]
[size=45]The latter “received the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, and during a meeting discussed a number of files that are in the field of cooperation and integration between state institutions in the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in accordance with the framework of the constitution, as well as discussing efforts to combat terrorism, organized crime and cooperation in Sinjar between The federal government and the territorial government ”.[/size]
[size=45]He added, "They also discussed the health situation related to the Corona pandemic and the escalation of injuries, and the great efforts aimed at providing health services to the injured and providing vaccines."[/size]
[size=45]The statement continued, “The Prime Minister praised the progress made in the field of establishing internal constitutional mechanisms, citing the agreement on the Federal Court, and the House of Representatives was able to pass the federal budget, which he hoped would be applied accurately, and not to engage in jurisprudence and interpretations that contradict the provision of service. For the Iraqi citizen, according to the principle of fairness in the distribution of wealth.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi stressed, according to the statement, "the need to strengthen security integration between Baghdad and Erbil in a manner that achieves internal stability and prevents any gap that could be exploited by terrorism or organized crime, in the disputed areas or elsewhere."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi also stressed that the repeated visits of the regional president to Baghdad sends correct messages to all Iraqis, contributes to building confidence, indicates goodwill, stimulates a spirit of joint cooperation and coordination in all fields for the benefit of the country, and referred to his upcoming visit to the Kurdistan region, according to the statement. The statement pointed out that the President of the Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, “expressed his gratitude for the warm reception, and praised the efforts of the Prime Minister politically, economically and diplomatically, as he confirmed that the Iraqi diplomatic effort in the past period, and the visits and meetings during which it highlighted the due status of Iraq as a whole, and restored its role. Natural regionally and internationally ”.[/size]
[size=45]The statement indicated that "Barzani praised the wisdom approach in dealing with internal issues, the high level of security coordination, and the need to develop it, expressing his support for the government and strengthening the state's status, in a way that enables it to address its challenges." Barzani praised the House of Representatives passing the budget law, stressing that resolving the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil paves the way for more stability and progress for Iraq, according to the statement. Before meeting Barzani, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi delivered a speech at the International Scientific Conference of the Counter-Terrorism Service. Al-Kazemi said: “I commend the role of the Counter-Terrorism Service, which was at the level of ambition and responsibility and contributed significantly to the liberation battles against the Kharijites of the era, the terrorist gangs of ISIS. Terrorism has become a global challenge that concerns everyone, and Iraq has contributed greatly to facing this challenge.[/size]
[size=45]"The Iraqis helped the whole world get rid of the terror that was spreading quickly and stood with Iraq by many friends, but the victory over terrorism was an Iraqi victory in the end," he added. The Iraqis should feel proud that they fought terrorism on behalf of themselves and the whole world. He pointed out that “all the Iraqi security forces from the army, the police, the crowd, the peshmerga, the national security apparatus, the intelligence apparatus and others contributed to this achievement, but there was a prominent peculiarity of the anti-terrorist forces as their main competence is to fight terrorism, and the forces of this national apparatus played a very large and prominent role in defeating ISIS terrorist gangs are still doing tremendous work in striking terrorist cells scattered in remote areas. We achieved major victories over the past months and ended the existence of the so-called Tigris State during the sweeping torrent operation carried out by the heroes of our armed forces in the Counter-Terrorism Service.[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "We are now facing other types of terrorism, including controlling borders and border crossings, combating corruption, controlling uncontrolled weapons, and preventing foreign interference." All these efforts by this government is an extension of counterterrorism operations. Completely defeating terrorism is achieved through a comprehensive vision to combat terrorism. We need to create an appropriate national environment to completely dry up the sources of terrorism at all levels. We are working to rebuild the security institutions so that they are able to carry out their full duties. We also strengthen our relations and our cooperation with our regional and international friends to support security in Iraq. "[/size]
[size=45]The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces added, “Thanks to the efforts and readiness of the security forces, the mission of the International Coalition Forces has transformed during the strategic dialogue into training and advisory missions, indicating the great development in building our security forces and their great potential. We are working to control the borders and border crossings through intensive, continuous and integrated security and administrative procedures.[/size]
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