The heads of the National Wisdom Movement, Ammar Al-Hakim, and the Azm Alliance, Muthanna Al-Samarrai, called for the selection of a new speaker of the House of Representatives. The Wisdom Movement stated in a statement: "The two sides exchanged during the meeting talk about the developments of the political scene in Iraq and the region." The two sides renewed the call to select a new speaker of the House of Representatives, and indicated that the selection of the new speaker of the House of Representatives comes to reassure all components of their presence in the political scene and decision-making. The two sides affirmed their support for the Iraqi government in its development and service path, calling for an integrated performance between the federal government and local governments, stressing the enactment of important laws and investing the current stage to achieve this. They also touched on the selection of Samarra as the capital of Islamic culture and called for intensifying efforts to make this e vent a success. The two sides affirmed their support for the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples in the face of the war and genocide they are being subjected to at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces. Source: National Iraqi News Agency