Al-Kazemi: Iraq is going through a bad financial situation … and it reveals the reason
Al-Kazemi: Iraq is going through a bad financial situation … and it reveals the reason
10/7/2020 10:47
{Baghdad: Where News} The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, attributed the reasons for the deterioration of the financial conditions in the country to the widespread corruption in the Iraqi state during the past years.
During his meeting with the Emir of the Kurdistan Islamic Group, Ali Babir, and his accompanying delegation yesterday, according to a statement announced by the media office of the latter, who told Al-Kazemi: “You bear heavy responsibilities and burdens on your shoulders in a difficult stage, and we hope that you will succeed in serving the components in Iraq without discrimination.”
The statement added, “The Emir of the Islamic Group called on Al-Kazemi to expedite the disbursement of the sums allocated to finance the salaries of employees in the Kurdistan Region and not to delay the circumstances and political conflicts.
According to the statement, Al-Kazemi “pledged to pay farmers in the Kurdistan Region in stages.”
The statement quoted Al-Kazemi as saying that “Iraq is going through a bad financial situation as a result of widespread corruption in recent years,” adding, “We are responsible for reform, and we have put steps towards this goal, and we seek to look at all citizens with one eye.”
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