In addition, discussions were made about the importance of achieving societal reconciliation according to the reading of the changes in the Iraqi scene and the accelerated events that entails moving towards a real societal reconciliation. Also, the interlocutors emphasized the negligence in caring for the persons with special needs by all ministries, and the decline of success rate among the students of sixth grade by 28 percent and the necessity to define the reasons behind this. Finally, some tried to look to the atmosphere of the upcoming elections in Iraq and their results as well as the internal and external dimensions that will influence them.

Conclusions:

·         The meaningful dialogue among the Iraqi political factions became difficult to achieve because each side has an absolute belief of being the only one going in the right direction and whose project is the best for leading the country.

·         All Iraqi political parties agree on common goals, all of which calling for democracy, economic development and security stability; however, these goals are not combined with mechanisms, plans and tools to be implemented on the ground.

·         The parliament voting on Sainte-Laguë percentage of 1.9 means that the same blocs that proved their weakness in state’s administration on the internal and external levels will keep dominating the whole political scene.

·         There is an Arab intention to build relations with Iraq, which generates uncertainty for Iraq and a hesitation towards opening the diplomatic doors to those states, due to the nature of circumstances faced by the Arab region in general and Iraq in particular.

·         There is a huge and influential shortage in the number of judges in Iraq, as Iraq judiciary needs 9000 judges, while the current number of judges is only 1500, which leads to major problems in the administration of justice and law enforcement.

Recommendations:

·         Every reform movement should be combined with a meaningful and effective dialogue, and this can only be achieved through getting rid of the progressive “Ego” among most of the Iraqi political components.

·         The government and the political parties who call for nationalism must develop strategic plans with varying ranges to reach the developmental goals. Also, mechanisms must be developed to implement these goals as well as standards to measure the extent of their achievements on the ground.

·         In order to achieve a real and essential democracy, an electoral law must be adopted, which is based on equitable criteria that give an equivalent opportunity to each candidate regardless of the magnitude of their political blocs. Also, a population census can be made, based on which Iraq can be divided into electoral regions in order to eliminate sectarianism in the electoral blocs.

·         It is better for Iraq to return to its Arab surrounding and build relations, if these relations contribute in consolidating the security and stability of Iraq and its sovereignty, and the development of its economic sectors through cooperating with the states who initiate cooperation.

·         The High Judicial Council must work on preparing and qualifying a number of legal experts through designing judicial courses in accordance with international criterion and stress on choosing the competent and honest personalities, and working on achieving this even if it entails amending or legislating its own law.

Names of some participating members during the week's dialogue:

(1)   Dr. Aqeel Abd Al-Hussein

(2)   Mr. Haider Al-Jabiri

(3)   Dr. Jawad Al-Hindawi

(4)   Dr. Basel Hussein

(5)   Sheikh Sabah Al-Saedi

(6)   Mr. Zuhair Al-Jubouri

(7)   Mr. Abdul Hadi Al-Hakim

(8)   Mr. Farooq Al-Ghazali

(9)   Mr. Asghar Al-Musawi

(10)  Mr. Adnan Al-Sharifi

(11)  Mr. Sharwan Al-Waeli

(12)  Dr. Azzam Alloush