Baghdad The Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee discussed with Interior Minister Othman Al-Ghanimi the security situation in Iraq in general and the security situation in the provinces of Dhi Qar and Basra in particular.
A statement by the Media Department of the House of Representatives stated that, based on the principle of activating the role of the House of Representatives in the supervisory and legislative role, the Security and Defense Committee started its first hosting in the second legislative term headed by MP, Khaled Al-Obaidi and in the presence of members of the committee today, Wednesday.
According to the statement, during the hosting, which was held at the headquarters of the committee, the security situation in Iraq in general and the security situation in the governorates of Dhi Qar and Basra in particular was discussed, as well as a discussion of the evaluation of the performance of the Ministry of Interior and the administrative measures taken by the ministry during the period of the caretaker government, in addition to a discussion to the subject of contracts rescinded by the Ministry of the Interior.
The statement added, that the committee promised to support the budget of the Ministry of Interior in the next federal budget in light of the ministry’s requirements.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency