Baghdad-INA
The head of the National Iraqi Alliance, Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, and the head of the Progress Party, Sayyid Muhammad al-Halbousi, affirmed on Saturday their support for the government and the necessity of completing the government cabinet.
The office of Al-Hakim stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that “The head of the National Iraqi Alliance, Sayyid Ammar Al-Hakim, received the head of the Progress Party, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and they exchanged views on the mechanisms for supporting the government of Prime Minister Ali Al-Zubaidi, while emphasizing the need to complete it as soon as possible.”
According to the statement, both sides affirmed that "the challenges facing Iraq internally and externally increase everyone's responsibility to prioritize the general national interest over all other interests, no matter how important they may be."