Baghdad-INA
The UN Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Arab States, Abdullah Al-Dardari, affirmed on Monday that Iraq's four presidencies are in agreement on combating corruption and adopting a competitive economy to ensure a decent life for all citizens.
During a roundtable discussion with several media, including the Iraqi News Agency (INA), Al-Dardari stated, "During my visit to Iraq, I had the honor of meeting with the four presidencies and a number of ministers," indicating that "this demonstrates their interest in what the United Nations program can offer Iraq."
He added, "I heard comprehensive and aligned visions among the four presidencies regarding the necessity of transitioning to a strong, competitive Iraq that guarantees a decent life for all citizens and public services, with an economy based not solely on rent-seeking but on competitiveness, combating corruption, reforming and developing the social protection system, and reforming the subsidy system, as it does not satisfy the citizen and public finances in its current form.”
Al-Dardari emphasized, "I was surprised by the depth and breadth of the vision, and most importantly, the strong political consensus among the four presidencies regarding this vision and the boldness in confronting it," noting that "any government that confronts corruption, subsidies, arms control, social protection management, and economic diversification simultaneously is a testament to the boldness of its approach, and we cannot remain as we are."
