Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) – International Service: According to the official Iraqi News Agency (WAA), Sabah Al-Numan, spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the country’s Armed Forces, announced in a statement this Wednesday evening, August 21, that a meeting of the Iraqi National Security Ministerial Council was held under the chairmanship of Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi.
According to the statement, the latest regional situation and current developments were discussed and reviewed in this meeting, and the need to take necessary measures to protect Iraq’s supreme interests and consolidate the foundations of peace and stability was emphasized.
In this meeting, the Iraqi Prime Minister emphasized the importance of strengthening the rule of law, developing security and military institutions, and consolidating economic and social stability, and said that these measures should be taken with the aim of maintaining the credibility and authority of the government and increasing citizens’ trust in official institutions.
Al-Zaidi also emphasized once again that the end of the international coalition mission in Iraq on September 30 is certain, calling this date “a final and irreversible deadline.”
He continued by calling for the implementation of the highest level of security plans and programs throughout the country, and emphasized the need to support internal stability and ensure Iraq’s national sovereignty.
Review of regional developments in the Iraqi National Security Council
In the meeting of the Iraqi National Security Ministerial Council, in addition to the issue of the end of the international coalition mission, the path of regional developments and the current situation in the countries of the region were also reviewed.
According to the issued statement, Iraqi officials emphasized the importance of taking the necessary measures to protect the country’s supreme interests and consolidate the foundations of peace and stability.
The Iraqi government is emphasizing the strengthening of security and military institutions and increasing domestic preparedness at a time when Baghdad is simultaneously preparing for the phase after the end of the international coalition mission. The Iraqi Prime Minister’s re-emphasis on the certainty of the end of the coalition mission on September 30 shows that the country’s government intends to pursue the process of transferring security responsibilities based on strengthening domestic capacities and increasing the role of official Iraqi institutions.