Baghdad-INA
Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi visited today, Tuesday, the Church of Saint Joseph in the Mansour district of the capital, Baghdad.
“The Prime Minister extended his congratulations to His Beatitude Patriarch Paul III Nona (Mar Paulos III Nona) on receiving the ecclesiastical communion of the Pope and assuming the Patriarchal See of the Apostolic Throne of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq and the World,” stated the Media Office of the Prime Minister in a statement, received by the Iraqi News Agency-INA
Prime Minister Al-Zaidi affirmed his commitment to working with all parties to sustain the national fabric of Iraq, noting that Christians are an authentic component of the Iraqi people. He also called on Christian businesspeople living abroad to return to Iraq and contribute to economic, development, and reconstruction projects.
For his part, His Beatitude the Patriarch offered his congratulations to the Prime Minister on the Council of Representatives’ vote of confidence and the formation of the new government, wishing him success in carrying out his duties.