AL-SUDANI: THERE IS A DISCOURSE DIRECTED AGAINST THE SITUATION IN IRAQ AND THE COMMUNITY MUST CLARIFY THE PICTURE, 21 FEB

 AL-SUDANI: THERE IS A DISCOURSE DIRECTED AGAINST THE SITUATION IN IRAQ AND THE COMMUNITY MUST CLARIFY THE PICTURE

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said today, Thursday, during his meeting with a number of Iraqi Christians residing in the US state of Michigan, that there is a discourse directed against the situation in Iraq, stressing that the Iraqi community has a responsibility to clarify images of peaceful coexistence in Iraq.

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani received today, Thursday, a group of members of the Iraqi community in the US state of Michigan, from the Iraqi Christian spectrum.

His Excellency welcomed the attendees, referring to the Christian sons of Iraq and their high patriotism and adherence to their country. He stressed that the government looks at all components with justice and without discrimination, and is working to address the negative effects resulting from terrorism that targeted all Iraqis, with the aim of dismantling societal peace and creating division among members of society.

His Excellency also pointed out that the ISIS terrorism page united all Iraqis who lined up to stand against it and thwarted the terrorist plans. He reiterated that the government’s mission is focused on providing reasons for the return of Iraqis from abroad, especially the Christian component. Efforts are also continuing to enhance consensus among all components in the areas that need to be reconstructed and that were destroyed by terrorism, indicating that the government has taken several measures and decisions that serve and address the situation of Christians in their areas.

The following are the highlights of the Prime Minister’s speech:

The war on terrorism has disrupted development and delayed reconstruction efforts, and this has been a challenge faced by the government.

Our government assumed its responsibility under exceptional circumstances, and we focused on erasing the effects of the delay in providing services throughout Iraq.

We decided to establish a fund to rebuild Sinjar and the Nineveh Plain, and efforts are continuing to stabilize the population and provide services to them.

We put forward several projects in the Nineveh Plain Reconstruction Fund to serve those areas, and “Telkeef” and “Al-Hamdaniya” were outside the scope of the Fund’s work, so we presented a package of service projects to serve them.

We have submitted a draft law on international crimes, laws to protect diversity, and a strategy to criminalize and combat hate speech and racism, which gives reassurance to all Iraqi components.

We want to preserve the cultural and religious diversity that is a source of social wealth for Iraq.

We call on Iraqi Christian businessmen to participate in the development movement throughout Iraq.

Baghdad and all of Iraq are witnessing unprecedented development and commercial activity, and we invite businessmen to invest in the fields of hotels, restaurants and shopping centers.

There is a discourse directed against the situation in Iraq, to ​​distort the image of the state and the government, in an attempt to hinder state building and destabilize.

The Iraqi community has the important responsibility of clarifying the images of peaceful coexistence in Iraq between all components, and the historical depth of this coexistence.