The Iraqi government spokesman, Basem Al-Awadi, clarified today, Friday, the details of the work of the Supreme Committee to restructure the Iraqi state apparatus, indicating that changes in positions in state institutions come according to a studied strategy, while announcing at the same time the formation of a tripartite committee to study laws and write its legislation before sent to Parliament.
Al-Awadi said to the semi-official news agency, (INA): "Most of the decisions issued by the government during the past months regarding administrative arrangements came according to a studied strategy," noting that "the recent changes in security positions came after an evaluation of the general managers, and the Prime Minister confirmed that the evaluation is continuing."
He added, "The Council of Ministers formed, in one of its sessions three weeks ago, a supreme committee to restructure the Iraqi state apparatus, which is headed by the Prime Minister and accompanied by a group of ministers," noting, "The committee will result merging, deleting, adding, and creating institutions."
He stressed, "The committee will take its course for the coming months until it reaches results," pointing out, "The administrative and economic reform process is an integrated process that takes place according to stages and strategy."
Regarding the recent security changes, Al-Awadi said, "The security changes aim at modernization and pumping new blood after transferring the leaders of the security services to the National Security Chancellery to benefit from their long experience."
Regarding the formation of a committee to set priorities in draft laws in the cabinet session that was held yesterday, he stated, “The council formed a tripartite committee of three very important parties concerned with studying laws and writing their legislation before sending them to Parliament,” noting that “"The committee will, in just two weeks, sift the decisions in Parliament that are not voted on or that should be sent to Parliament quickly and prioritized.
The spokesman explained, "The government's priorities are the decisions that provide service and are concerned with unemployment, poverty, fighting corruption, services and administrative reform, as well as the oil and gas law and some other important decisions that this committee undertook to study and present a brief paper on within a two-week period."
Regarding the appointments of the Elite Channel, he pointed out that, "The Elite Channel includes students who obtain an average of 90 or more, and their averages do not qualify them to enter the faculties of medicine and engineering in higher specializations, except that these are classified as smart," explaining, "In order not to violate their rights, the Ministry of Education has chosen within the limits of 4-6 important specializations, a channel was launched under the name of the elite channel, so that these students apply to it, and then they are appointed in those specializations.
He stressed, "The Cabinet's decision regarding appointments to elite channel, which was issued yesterday, gave these students priority and preference in appointment."
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
