Progress Party leader Mohammed Al-Halbousi stressed on Wednesday that completing national sovereignty requires continuing efforts to ensure state control of weapons and making the decision of war and peace exclusively in the hands of the state. In a statement marking
Sovereignty Day, Al-Halbousi congratulated the Iraqi people, praising government efforts to achieve this national milestone and the state institutions' endeavors to enhance security, stability, and independent national decision-making, while also appreciating the role played by international coalition forces in supporting
Iraq during the counter-terrorism phases. He added that full sovereignty necessitates persevering in restricting arms to state authorities, monopolizing the decision of war and peace, and reinforcing the authority of constitutional institutions to preserve Iraq's security and stability while safeguarding
its independent decision. He concluded by expressing hope that this occasion would mark the beginning of a new phase where stability is entrenched, allowing Iraq to continue its role based on its interests, sovereignty, and independent decision.
