Sistani identifies seven factors for “Iraq’s stability”: You have a long way to go to achieve this
The highest Shiite authority in Iraq, Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, identified seven factors for the “stability of the country” on Monday, stressing that Iraqis have a “long path” to achieve this.
This came according to a statement issued by his office in Najaf, after he received this morning Mohammed Al-Hassan, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of its mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and the accompanying delegation.
The statement explained that Al-Hassan gave Al-Sistani a brief explanation of the tasks of the international mission and the role it aims to play in the coming period.
In return, the reference Sistani welcomed the presence of the United Nations in Iraq and wished its mission success in carrying out its tasks.
Al-Sistani pointed to the major challenges facing Iraq at the present time and what its people are suffering on more than one level.
“Iraqis, especially the conscious elites, should learn from the experiences they have gone through and do their utmost to overcome their failures and work hard to achieve a better future for their country in which everyone enjoys security, stability, progress and prosperity,” said the Grand Ayatollah Sistani, stressing that “this cannot be achieved without preparing scientific and practical plans to manage the country based on the principle of competence and integrity in assuming positions of responsibility, preventing foreign interference in all its forms, enforcing the rule of law, restricting arms to the state, and combating corruption at all levels.”
Al-Sistani added, “But it seems that the Iraqis have a long way to go before they achieve this, may God help them.”
Regarding the volatile situation in the region, the reference expressed his “deep sorrow over the ongoing tragedy in Lebanon and Gaza and his deep regret over the inability of the international community and its institutions to impose effective solutions to stop it or at the very least to neutralize civilians from the tragedies of the fierce aggression practiced by the Israeli entity.”
Shafaq.com