Al-Halboosi receives the President and members of the Executive Office of the General Union of Authors and Writers

The Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi received the President and members of the Executive Office of the General Union of Authors and Writers in Iraq.

H.E. congratulated the president and members of the Union for winning the general elections of the current session, and spoke about the importance of the cultural project in the society to fight extremist ideology and create a solid structure in the society based on expanding cultural activities, pointing out that the military action is the advanced stages of dealing with the imbalance and breach sought by the terrorist organizations, but the cultural act is the solid ground for building society, stressing the pursuit to issue legislation to support the cultural process in the country and enrich the Iraqi mind to bet on a bright future for Iraq.

During the meeting, H.E. was briefed by the Union president Mr. Najih al-Ma’muri on the problems faced by the intellectuals and their activities, especially in the liberated cities, instructing to allocate headquarters for the union including the headquarters for the union of artists and journalists and paying the full monthly expenses with the help of the governors to enable them to perform their work.

The Parliament Speaker also discussed the annual financial grants for the unions and the halted financial grants to all writers, journalists and artists.

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Media Office
Of the Parliament Speaker
June 27, 2019