国际英语资讯:Iraqi president calls for national dialogue amid deadly protests
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 7-- <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barham">Barham</span> <span word="Salih">Salih</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span>, <span word="asserting">asserting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="categorically">categorically</span> <span word="rejects">rejects</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="Salih">Salih</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span> <span word="informing">informing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restraint">restraint</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="escalate">escalate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Iraqis">Iraqis</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="interfering">interfering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span>.</p><p><span word="Salih">Salih</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unacceptable">unacceptable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="democratic">democratic</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freedoms">freedoms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="respected">respected</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="abide">abide</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>."</p><p><span word="Salih">Salih</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excessive">excessive</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riot">riot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="ministerial">ministerial</span> <span word="reshuffle">reshuffle</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="activate">activate</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualitative">qualitative</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="activate">activate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="integrity">integrity</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="files">files</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="timelines">timelines</span>.</p>
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