Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi trying to make Government of Iraq more responsive and more inclusive and more representative of the Iraqi people

Exerpt from “State Dept. Daily Press Briefing” – August 13, 2015
John Kirby
Spokesperson
Daily Press Briefing
Washington, DC
August 13, 2015

QUESTION: — the context of the reforms that were introduced by Prime Minister Abadi and the head of the parliament, which did away with the vice presidency, did away with the deputy prime ministers, and so on. Are you guys in support of this doing away with the vice presidents and so on?
MR KIRBY: We welcome the leadership that he has shown, the energy that he has demonstrated in terms of getting his government up and running, and making changes to try to make Iraq – the Government of Iraq – more responsive and more inclusive and more representative of the Iraqi people. And so we’re going to continue to work with him as he continues to try to lead his country through this difficult transition period. But we’re not going to take a position on every single decision that he is making.
We support him in his efforts to reform and to help the Government of Iraq transition through this very difficult period.