Halabja has suffered from negligence by the Iraqi and Kurdish governments, underdevelopment, Baghdad's failure to recognize it as a province, and Baghdad failure for compensating to victims and relatives of chemical bomb victims.

Mohammad Haji Mahmoud, the leader of the Kurdistan Social Democratic Party, told KurdPress about the state of services and medical needs of Halabja chemical patients after three decades of this humanitarian catastrophe, that: "After 33 years of chemical bombing of Halabja, no service measures have been taken for this city. Although a hospital has been opened for chemical patients, its capacity has not been fully utilized due to lack of facilities. For this reason, not a single chemical patient was treated in this hospital. This hospital does not have the equipment and supplies of a hospital for chemical patients. We hope that the Islamic Republic of Iran will cooperate with the residents of Halabja in this regard and provide equipment and supplies related to respiratory problems and treatment of chemical patients for this hospital, and that Iranian specialists will also cooperate with us."

Regarding the activities of the Iraqi parliamentarians, especially the Kurdish factions, in connection with the payment of compensation to the victims of the chemical bombing of Halabja, Mohammad Haji Mahmoud said: "We expect the Iraqi parliamentarians, especially the representatives of the Kurdish factions in Baghdad. We should make the central government to apologize to the people of Halabja after years. We are not saying that the current Iraqi government is the cause of this tragedy. Saddam's Ba'athist regime was the perpetrator of this crime, but the current government is the successor to the previous government and must accept this responsibility to heal the wounds of Halabja residents and the families of their victims."

He stressed: "Saddam's regime invaded Kuwait and destroyed the country. We saw that the current Iraqi government apologized to the Kuwaiti government and people; Even now, part of the budget share of the people of Kurdistan and Halabja is paid to Kuwait as compensation, so why not the central government in Baghdad apologize to its people and compensate for them."

"In my opinion, this is a normal and legal action and a national and territorial duty that the Iraqi government must take towards Halabja and the victims of the chemical bombing. Iraqi parliament, and especially the Kurdish factions, must open this case and pursue this goal," the official said.

Regarding the case of prosecuting and punishing the perpetrators of the sale of weapons and chemical ammunition to Saddam's Ba'athist government and their role in this crime, he told KurdPress: "As you know, the Halabja tragedy took place during the Iran-Iraq war, and the genocide against the Kurdish people in Iraq took place at a time when countries around the world were trading weapons of mass destruction with Iraq and Saddam Hussein's regime being the main buyers of these weapons. I would like to state that chemical bombs were dropped on the people of Halabja under the advice of the Western countries and their military advisers, and Halabja was attacked; leaving 5,000 martyrs and 20,000 wounded, and dozens of other crimes were committed by Western supporters of Saddam Hussein's government. Those who now present themselves as the angel of democracy and the defender of human rights were the ones who committed this crime. The Kurds did not pursue the case as expected and did not work on it in The Hague and international legal organizations."

Mohammad Haji Mahmoud emphasized: "This case should have become an international case and the results of the efforts and courts should have been announced. I believe that for such a great catastrophe, little has been done and activities have been delayed, and it is necessary to pursue this case seriously."

In recent days, a team of Iranian medical specialists traveled to Halabja to visit and treat the chemically injured. The leader of the Social Democratic Party of Kurdistan said in this regard that: "I believe the Islamic Republic has not done little to help and cooperate with Halabja and the chemical wounded of this city and has used all its power. From the very beginning of the tragedy, the Islamic Republic, Like Iranian citizens, helped Halabja residents and received these patients in Iranian hospitals."

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