Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Al-Kazimi announced today, Wednesday, that the names of the members of the cabinet are ready, indicating that he will hold a serious dialogue with America on the nature of their presence in Iraq.
Al-kadhimi: I am a crisis prime minister and I do not have a magic wand
Al-kadhimi said: “As everyone knows, I am not elected and did not come to this position as a result of the polls, but rather a responsibility that political blocs assigned to me, which doubles my responsibility for the threats and challenges we are exposed to, and therefore I can say that I am a prime minister of crisis and I do not have neither I nor I Change the magic wand as we face challenges that require the concerted efforts of all. ”
He added that “the names of the members of the government booth are ready now and I am in the process of negotiating with the political blocs on this in order to pass them inside the parliament dome as soon as possible so that I can start working in accordance with the pressing priorities.”
Al-kadhimi called “the political blocs to cooperate with him to cross the current crisis as long as my government has a specific goal which is preparing for early elections, in addition to resolutely addressing the urgent challenges that were not expected until two months ago, which is the Corona virus, and what has become a real threat to all the peoples of the world.” And the economic crisis, which was represented by a sharp decline in oil prices, which requires us to take firm and strong measures in order to cross this crisis. ”
He continued, “What we have come to now from problems and crises is mainly due to the wrong establishment of the political process after 2003,” noting that “the American occupation of the country succeeded in destroying the structure of the Iraqi state without a correct re-establishment process.”
On the nature of the situation from the United States and turning Iraq into an arena for settling accounts, Al-kadhimi stressed: “We will have a serious dialogue with the United States of America regarding the nature of their presence in Iraq, and the most important thing that I must deal with firmly is that Iraq is not an arena for settling accounts, with an emphasis on I will work to open up seriously in the Arab and Islamic surroundings, and in accordance with the principle of common interests, which requires us to work seriously in this direction, especially in terms of economics and investment and to create the appropriate ground for this, because we cannot continue to rely on oil as a single source of income. National. ”
Al-kadhimi explained that “the important thing that I will pay great attention to is the opening of a real internal national dialogue, because during the past years we have lacked such a serious dialogue at all levels, which can establish a national vision through which we can build state institutions in a sound manner, as there is no choice We have in front of us nothing but the comprehensive Iraqi national project that transcends sub-identities, whether ethnic or sectarian.