Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani received, this Sunday morning, a delegation of the Arab Lawyers Union, headed by the Secretary-General of the Union, Al-Makawi Bin Issa, in the presence of the lawyers’ unions from various Arab countries, in addition to the Iraqi Bar association.
According to a statement from his office, the Prime Minister blessed the holding of the Arab Union Conference in Baghdad, after a break of more than 30 years, as well as the meeting of the Union’s permanent office in Iraq.
During the meeting, he stressed the government’s keenness to deal and interact with trade unions and professional federations as a backer for state institutions, and from the first days of forming the Supreme Committee for Coordination between the Council of Ministers and federations and trade unions, to consolidate the mechanism of interaction.
Al-Sudani pointed to Iraq’s historical legacy in the field of enacting laws, which puts it in charge of sponsoring and hosting activities related to legal work, indicating that the political and constitutional system in Iraq granted the judiciary full independence and strengthened its position.
He also expressed his appreciation for the Union’s positions in support of Iraq in facing the challenges in its war on ISIS and terrorism, while reiterating Iraq’s condolences and solidarity with the victims of natural disasters in Morocco and Libya.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the Union expressed his appreciation for the hospitality and good organization provided by Iraq, and his continued support for holding the Union’s meetings in Baghdad.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency