In the final statement of the meeting, the Bishops of Aeci highlight "in particular, the loyalty of Christians to Iraq" and insist that the Christian community wants to "continue, in friendliness, to cooperate with all their brothers, as much in joy as in pain, and absolutely refuse to live in isolation from them". At the same time, Aeci asks the institutions again to "reinstate and enforce Article 50 of the Constitution. The Constitution protects our representation and our participation in the national power and responsibilities", write the Iraqi prelates, who ask that "the rights of the other religious and ethnic minorities be protected as well". The statement ends by thanking "all the religious, political, diplomatic and social bodies, institutions and people in Mossul, as much in Iraq as in the rest of the world, for their solidarity in this ordeal, for highlighting the serious dangers of the aggressions, for asking to make the evacuees go back to their homes and be compensated for the damage they suffered. We also thank all the media that covered these regrettable incidents". The statement has been signed by mgr. Jean Benjamin Sleiman, Latin bishop of Baghdad e general Secretary of Aeci, together with others bishops, among them, Shlemon Warduni, Jacques Ishaq, Petros Al-Harboli and Louis Sako.” ” ” ” ” ” ” “
