Salih stresses the continuation of efforts to combat terrorism and extremism
Baghdad – INA
Today, Saturday, the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, stressed the need to continue efforts to combat terrorism and extremist ideas.
The Media Office of the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Salih received Patriarch Mar Ignatius Youssef III, Yonan, Patriarch of the Syriac Catholics of Antioch, and that during the meeting he praised the role that the Christians of the East play in the region, and the historical heritage and common cultural and religious diversity they represent." With the rest of the religions and sects, "stressing" the importance of preserving this fabric, stopping the migration of Christians, and taking all measures guaranteeing their security and protection, similar to the rest of the sects and components. "