PM: We seek to stop the barbaric aggression against innocent civilians in Gaza
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Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani affirmed on Sunday that Iraq seeks to stop the barbaric aggression against innocent civilians in Gaza.
The Prime Minister said in a joint press conference with the Lebanese President, as monitored by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "We support internal political consensus in Lebanon and condemn the ongoing attacks by the Zionist entity on Lebanese territory."
He added, "We support Syria and its territorial integrity, and the matter requires saving our people in Gaza amid suspicious international silence."
He noted that "Iraq proposed the Arab Fund initiative and it received Arab support."
He continued, "Iraq contributed $20 million to the Arab Fund for the Reconstruction of Lebanon."
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