The lecturer has showed that the Iraqi State really needs to maximize its imports, whether the local or federal, from tourist sector. In this context, he also indicated to the formation of a high commission of tourism that takes upon itself the development of religious tourism in Iraq, and the integration between the tourist and archeological tourism. He also talked about some initiatives that are being worked on currently, such as electronic visa that will increase the sovereign incomes of Iraq. Al-Mufti also clarified that the upcoming goal to be achieved during the next five years is the equality between the state expenditures after the multimillion visits to the holy cities and the revenues of religious tourism. The lecturer mentioned that there are endeavors to issue a standard tourist manual of Iraq and the single-window project. Al-Mufti pointed out that the budget of 2019 will be the first budget that includes classification of local revenues, namely there will be three budgets to each province, are: the federal, the development of regions, and the local revenues.

During the dialogue session, a series of interventions were made about the reality of religious tourism in Iraq and the problems and obstacles facing this sector. These include the tourism significant dependence on Iranian tourists, in addition to other problems such as the high rates of electricity fees and the lack and destruction of infrastructure, such as the water and sewage, as well as high taxes. In a related context, Al-Mufti clarified that the political instability throughout the Iraq history and the difficulty of legislation of financial laws are among the factors of the limited effectiveness of the tourism sector in Iraq.

It is noted that the discussion session was special in terms of the elite attendance represented in the presence of specialized professionals in tourism sector, whether the officials of government or private sector. Among the audience were Mr. Mahmoud Al-Zubaidi, General Manager of Tourism at the Ministry of Culture, and Mr. Ismail Al-Haloub, Deputy Governor of Saladin province. In addition, representatives of Sunni Endowment Office and a group of provincial council members of the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, and the province of Baghdad attended the session, along with academic personalities interested in the tourism field and businesspersons specialized in the tourist and hotel sectors.

It is noteworthy that the recommendations of the discussion session will be formally adopted in the work of the Supreme Committee for Religious Tourism, due to the serious issues that tackled during the discussions of the session, which stemmed from the practical and scientific reality of tourism in Iraq, that are applicable within the current conditions of the country.