Among the sessions of RCD Forum 2019 – Baghdad, a dialogue session has been held entitled: “Leading Iraq during Financial Crisis and ISIS Occupation.” During the session, H.E. Dr. Fuad Masum, President of the Republic Iraq, talked about Iraqi people’s pride and their success in dire situations, after many have expected the end of Iraq, referring to the phase that Iraq went through during the presence of ISIS. He has also emphasized the role of all the components of people to safeguard against this threat and push it away from the country, liberating it from the clutches of terror.
 
President Masum has stressed the role of USA and Islamic Republic of Iran in providing military aids and humanitarian needs to citizens, along with several countries that stood by Iraq in this predicament. Furthermore, he has called for a constitutional mechanism to allow the president to appear and be effective in crisis management or solve many of the problems that he should interfere with. Moreover, He called for the national reconciliation to be among the different social classes, not just limited to the highest political levels. He also pointed out in this context, to the role of personal and social relations in overcoming many obstacles and breaking the ice between parties in spite of their differences.