Iraqi President Barham Salih pointed out that “peaceful demonstrations and expression of opinion are a constitutionally guaranteed right, in which it is necessary to observe control and laws, protect public safety and public property, exercise restraint, and above all advance the national interest.”

In a statement, he stressed “the need to adhere to calm and give priority to the language of reason, avoid any escalation that may affect public peace and security, and unite efforts to meet national needs, achieve the popular will and respond to their desire for reform and form effective governments.” protecting the supreme interests of the country, and to strengthen a capable state that realizes the aspirations of the people for the future of the people “better”.

Saleh stressed that “the country is going through delicate circumstances and is facing serious challenges and great rights that require uniting ranks and maintaining a peaceful democratic path in the country, for which our people have sacrificed decades of tyranny, persecution and violence. for the sake of our country, its progress and its exaltation.”