Baghdad Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani chaired today, Tuesday, the third regular session of the Council of Ministers, during which they discussed the political and security situation in the country, and discussed a number of issues and economic files, in addition to deliberating on topics on the agenda and issuing decisions and recommendations regarding them.

A statement by the Prime Minister’s Office stated, “Al-Sudani directed to re-examine the issue of land belonging to the Ministry of Finance, and the compounds designated for building housing units, and a consultative meeting was held that included representatives of the ministries: Finance, Construction, Housing, Municipalities, Public Works and Agriculture, and the Legal Department of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, whose recommendations would be submitted to the Prime Minister to decide on them within a period of (30) working days.”

The Prime Minister referred to the prominent sporting event that Iraq will host early next year, represented by the 25th Gulf Cup in Basra. Everyone accepted to make the tournament a success in a way that reflects the honorable and luminous image of Iraq.”

In the context of the session, Al-Sudani instructed all ministers not to delay in implementing the cabinet’s decision to cancel all diwani orders and approvals issued by the caretaker government regarding the appointment and assignment of heads of agencies not associated with a ministry, special grades, directors general and those of their rank, based on the decision of the Federal Court issued last May.

The statement added, “With regard to the decision of the Council of Ministers to appoint holders of higher degrees and the first graduates, who number more than 74,000, it was directed to benefit from their specializations, and to distribute them among the ministries in a professional and correct manner.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency