Al-Zaidi Announces Inclusion of Displaced and Migrants in Homeland Initiative

Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi announced on Monday the inclusion of displaced persons and migrants wishing to return to Iraq under the "Homeland" initiative. The Prime Minister received His Beatitude Ignatius Joseph III, Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church in Iraq and worldwide, along with his accompanying delegation, to discuss the situation of Christians in Iraq and the region, efforts to facilitate the return of displaced persons and migrants to their areas, and to address issues concerning this social component. Al-Zaidi affirmed the government's commitment to creating suitable conditions for the return of all displaced persons and migrants who wish to come back, noting that returnees will be included in the "Homeland" initiative to obtain residential land plots, and directed the facilitation of procedures for issuing the unified national ID card for Iraqis abroad. His Beatitude praised the Prime Minister and the government's efforts in addressing the problems of Iraqis abroad and providing the requirements for the return of displaced persons, praying for security, stability, peace, and love to prevail in Iraq.