The Cabinet held its regular meeting on Tuesday, under the chairmanship by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.

At the start  of the meeting, the Prime Minister extended his condolences to the families of the heroic martyrs who gave their lives defending the homeland and its people against attempts by Daesh terrorists to destabilise the country’s security and stability.

The Prime Minister affirmed that the attempts by terrorists will fail, and that they will not find a place to shelter them in Iraq or abroad. The Prime Minister added that Iraqis will work with their friends to pursue terrorists everywhere.

The Cabinet hosted the Deputy Commander of Joint Operations, Lieutenant-General Abdul-Amir Al-Shammari, and the Commander of the Border Forces, to review the current situation atIraq’s borders, the security plans for securing them and the requirements to increasethe capabilities of our forces to meet all security challenges.

The Cabinet meeting also hosted senior staff from the Ministry of Electricity to discuss the electricity crisis in the country.

the Ministry of Electricity’steam presented a comprehensive plan for the electricity sector,including sloutions and requirements.

The Cabinet then reviewed the ongoing measures in relation to Covid-19, including ensuring the availability of vaccines.

Following discussions, the Cabinet deceided to:

• Transfer the ownership of the land on which Al-Rasheed Theater is built from the Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Municipalities, to the Ministry of Culture – Department of Cinema and Theater, and to amortize the cost.
• Direct the Ministry of Finance to provide 15 billion dinars to the Ministry of the Interiorto enhance security and start the second phase of the construction of theconcrete barriers in the area between Wadi Al-Ajeeh to Umm Jerais for a distance of 50 km.
• Authorize the Ministry of Migration and Displaced tocontinue to operate by Cabinet Resolution (No 9 of 2021) to meet the needs of displaced people and returning families from IDP camps, until the issuance of the Federal General Budget Law for the fiscal year