Sayyid Al-Hakeem: Anbar Holds Strategic Position to Support Iraq's Economy, Boost Oil Exports
From Fallujah district in Anbar province, at the guesthouse of Sheikh Hamid Al-Irsan Al-Zoba'i, His Eminence Sayyid Al-Hakeem met with a gathering of sheikhs and dignitaries of the Zoba' tribes and the tribes of Fallujah, recalling with them the relationship that bound Al-Hakeem family with tribal sheikhs across Iraq and the authentic tribes of Anbar, renewing his description of the Anbar visit as a social one aimed at strengthening national relations among Iraq's components and conveying messages of unity and national integration.
H.E. described the region's circumstances as exceptional, in light of the ongoing war and the significant harm Iraq has sustained from these events, noting that the crisis is a temporary one that can be overcome by understanding the circumstances and leveraging available capabilities, while affirming that Iraq had suffered security and social challenges but had overcome them, pointing out that the current challenge is economic, and expressing his confidence in overcoming this challenge, noting that the choice of prime minister was consistent with the nature of this challenge given his professional background and technical expertise.
H.E. explained the nature of the measures Iraq is working on, including raising oil production levels and diversifying export outlets, noting that this process requires massive investments and genuine economic partnerships, and affirming that Anbar has a major role to play in achieving these goals given its geographic location, pointing to Iraq's pursuit of new oil markets through diversified export outlets, in a way that strengthens Iraq's economic and political interests, and calling for closing ranks and understanding the nature of events and their potential outcomes.
