Sayyid Al-Hakeem from Kirkuk: Coexistence There Basis for Iraq’s Coexistence, Arab-Kurdish Relationship Pillar for Its Unity
As part of the visit to Kirkuk Governorate, His Eminence Sayyid Al-Hakeem, Head of the National State Powers’ Alliance, visited the headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the governorate and met with Mr. Aso Mamand, Head of the Union’s Kirkuk branch, and a number of the party’s leaders, recalling with them the historic relationship that brought together the family of Imam Al-Hakeem (may Allah sanctify his soul) and the Union’s leaders, foremost among them the late President Mam Jalal (may Allah have mercy on him). H.E. affirmed the importance of the Arab-Kurdish relationship and strengthening it at all levels, given its role in preserving Iraq, its unity, and the interests of its people.
H.E. congratulated the attendees on National Sovereignty Day and the country’s National Day, calling for facing challenges with greater national cohesion and internal solidarity and for sending messages of reassurance, and regarding the end of the mission of the International Coalition to Combat Terrorism as evidence of Iraq’s recovery and its restoration of its sovereignty, decision-making authority, and responsibilities.
H.E. stressed preserving diversity in Kirkuk, explaining that coexistence there is the basis for coexistence throughout Iraq and that success in Kirkuk is success for all of Iraq, and commending the step of peacefully rotating the administration of the governorate among its main components.
