We are not panicking because we know that Islamic State cannot conquer the capital.

The Kurds' achievement was outstanding, both militarily and diplomatically. European governments recognized this and abandoned their resistance to weapons deliveries. Germany, too, acted correctly. Now, we need a joint military leadership so that the Kurds and the army can retake Mosul.

To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.

What was said before is not important.

Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.

Maliki saw Islamic State as a way to exert pressure. If I am not re-elected, terror will befall you - that was his message.

The fight against corruption is not bound to high-profile arrests and high-profile investigations. The fight against corruption is successful if you prevent corruption taking place in the first place.