Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 19 - 26 September 2023).
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Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani reaffirmed his country’s commitment to the principles of international law, stressing Iraq’s “determination to establish the best of ties with everyone,” especially with its neighbors.
The Iraqi Prime Minister today (22 Sep) addressed the General Assembly’s annul general debate.
He said, “We reject any interference in our internal affairs regardless of the excuse. And our constitution stipulates that Iraq will not be a launching point for any aggression towards other States.”
Similarly, Prime Minister Sudani continued, “we ask everyone to respect Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We reserve our right to take the necessary measures as established by international laws and conventions to repel any violation of our country.”
He also asked the international community to help Iraq “combat corruption in all its stages.”
Prime Minister Sudani said, “We must all work together and cooperate and combat and corruption. We must return the money that they have stolen, because we believe that there's a symbiotic relationship between corruption and terrorism and this is what we all wanted to fight.”
On elections, the Iraqi diplomat said, “We are making steady progress towards holding local elections and the governor towards the end of this year, after a 10-year hiatus. These elections are a pillar of decentralization in Iraq. They are an important part of the resilience of the governance system as state establishments.”
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Prime Minister Sudani concluded, “We, as the international community and governments in the region have no alternative except to intensify our efforts and to coordinate our work in combating drugs and any related activities that would facilitate them falling in the hands of our children, our societies.”
He reiterated, “it is no secret that there is a direct relationship between terrorism and drugs.”
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