Turkey voiced support Wednesday for the formation of a stable government in Iraq as efforts toward that end continued in the capital Baghdad.<\/p>\n
“We support the formation of a stable government in our brotherly neighbor Iraq, particularly at a time when the whole world is facing dire difficulties,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“In the framework of the ongoing efforts to form the new government in Iraq, President [Barham] Salih has ultimately nominated Mr. Mustafa Kadhimi, the Chief of National Intelligence, as PM-designate to form the government,” he said.<\/p>\n
Aksoy also stressed that Turkey believes that the formation of a stable government in Iraq under the leadership of Kadhimi, \u201cwho is well familiar with our region, would serve to the benefit of both Iraq and our region.”<\/p>\n
On April 9, President Salih instructed Kadhimi to form a new government.<\/p>\n
The move came after prime minister-designate Adnan Al-Zurfi withdrew his candidacy.<\/p>\n
Kadhimi, who had been serving as director of Iraq\u2019s National Intelligence Service since 2016, received a mandate to form a government within 30 days as per the constitution.<\/p>\n
Iraq has been roiled by mass protests since early October over poor living conditions and corruption, forcing Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi to resign.<\/p>\n
More than 600 people have been killed and 17,000 injured in the protests, which were “temporarily” halted due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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