Iraqi Prime Minister urges Christians to return to Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – On Sunday, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, called for the return of Iraqi Christian immigrants to their country, especially after the defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh).
Al-Kazemi received on Sunday, Patriarch Saint Louis Raphael I Sako, the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch, and a number of bishops in Baghdad.
Al-Kazemi said, according to a government statement, that “Iraq is the country for everyone, and that Christians are the original children of the country, and there is no difference between the people of the same country, as everyone is a partner in building the future of Iraq.”
He added, “We are serious about providing assistance to our Christian families and solving their problems.