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Abdal Mahdi

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2007-03-15
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2007-03-15
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  1. “However, there is another form of violence, which is the responsibility of the international community and Iraq's neighbouring countries. I speak now of the violence that took the life of the late Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sergio Vieira di Mello, and the violence that has claimed the lives of many diplomats, journalists and citizens from the Russian Federation, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Algeria and Egypt. This kind of violence, I believe, is not simply an Iraqi responsibility. This terrorism is a regional and international responsibility. I believe that it is incumbent upon the United Nations to assist Iraq and to lend a helping hand in confronting this kind of violence which is the result of international networks and which is widely funded by many international institutions.”

    2007-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5639 (2007) · source

  2. “Mr. Abdal Mahdi (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to sincerely thank all members of the Security Council for the valuable comments that they have made. The Government of Iraq will take all of these observations into consideration and will uphold its duties in accomplishing national reconciliation. It will play its role as a Government in dealing with all citizens in a manner that is based on citizenship, with no sectarian or factional considerations. 1 would like to draw the attention of members of the Council to an important fact. In Iraq today, there is violence caused by the great developments that have befallen our country and by its decades-long violent history. This violence has political dimensions, and we are extremely serious in our attempts to find political solutions since they are more important than security solutions.”

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  3. “While we highly value the role played by UNAMI, we should like to remind the members of the Security Council that Iraq still struggles under the burdens of other mandates for which there is no longer any justification inasmuch as the conditions that led to their creation no longer exist. I am referring to the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC). We also wish to thank the Multinational Force in Iraq for the role that it has played in helping the Iraqi forces provide security for the Iraqi people. Like many others, including members of the Security Council, it is our opinion that the termination or review of the aforementioned Commission's mandate is both desirable and required.”

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  4. “Qazi, whether in the political realm in the context of national reconciliation efforts; or the constitutional realm, by providing an appropriate climate for the work of the Constitutional Review Committee; or the electoral realm, by providing assistance in the formation of the supreme electoral commission and the municipal electoral commission; or in the reconstruction of Iraq. We appreciate the role being played by the Special Representative and hope that the United Nations will be able to play an even greater role in Iraq. The Iraqi Government will provide all possible support to ensure that it does. Once the security situation has improved, we will call for the return of United Nations agencies currently based outside Iraq and ensure that they are able to resume their activities and fulfil their obligations throughout my country.”

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  5. “We also hope that they will be granted legal residency and receive adequate assistance until they return home. We take this opportunity to thank those two brotherly countries, as well as all others that have assisted Iraqi refugees in these difficult times. We hope that international organizations, and the UNHCR above all, will fulfil their obligations in this regard. We welcome announcement that the High Commissioner has organized an international conference for 17 and 18 April and hope that it will allow us to put an end to the suffering of the Iraqi refugees. Finally, allow me on behalf of the people and Government of Iraq to express our deep appreciation for the efforts undertaken by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and Mr.”

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  6. “The presence of those Iraqis in the two countries is long-standing in certain cases, due to the former dictatorial regime, and has recently been augmented by the current precarious security conditions in Iraq. It is believed that most of the families will be able to return home once security conditions have improved, and the Iraqi Government is working to ensure that that will indeed be the case. The most recent meeting of neighbouring countries, held on 10 March, allowed us to establish a joint commission between Iraq and other countries that are interested in resolving the problem. We are fully aware of the burden being borne by our two brotherly countries, yet we hope that the Iraqi refugees will be treated humanely and in accordance with international law and international agreements.”

    2007-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5639 (2007) · source

  7. “In the context of the Baghdad security plan, the Iraqi authorities have sought to provide security so as to ensure that internally displaced families are able to return to their homes. This, in fact, has begun to happen, and hundreds of families have returned to their homes. The number of returning families will rise as long as the security plan is able to meet all of its objectives, as we hope and expect it to do. The International Organization for Migration and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimate that the number of refugees currently stands at some 2 million, the majority of whom are located in two neighbouring countries, Jordan and Syria.”

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  8. “We hope that the results of the conference will help us to enhance stability and security in Iraq so as to prevent any interference in its domestic affairs. In spite of the difficult conditions in Iraq and the great challenge with which it is faced, my country has demonstrated its ability to assist its neighbours in turn by fostering dialogue and promoting negotiations between large nations and neighbouring countries, thereby reducing tensions in the region and preventing an upsurge in violence. As a result of security conditions and the efforts of terrorists to provoke civil strife and ignite civil war, Iraq has witnessed a large-scale internal and external displacement of individuals.”

    2007-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5639 (2007) · source

  9. “We hope that at tomorrow's meeting we will be able to set a time and place for the final ratification the International Compact. At the request of the Government of Iraq, the fifth meeting of the donors to the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) will be held on 19 March in Istanbul, Turkey. While we look forward to the success of those meetings, we hope that donors will demonstrate a greater commitment to the process of rebuilding Iraq. The new Iraq will regain its stability, be reborn and relaunch its development only if it has the support of neighbouring countries. Iraqi diplomacy has striven mightily in recent months to organize bilateral and multilateral meetings in order to bring Iraq's neighbours to a meeting in Baghdad. Those efforts have born fruit, resulting in a meeting held on 10 March in Baghdad.”

    2007-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5639 (2007) · source

  10. “The adoption of the new budget and the draft oil and gas law will give new impetus to the Iraqi economy, which will in turn have a positive impact on the services sector. Nevertheless, Iraq cannot develop its economy by itself and requires international assistance to consolidate its development on a solid basis. That is why we hope to receive international assistance in rebuilding Iraq. Two significant events will take place this month. Tomorrow, at United Nations Headquarters here in New York, a meeting will be held under the auspices of the Secretary-General to promote the International Compact with Iraq, an initiative that was launched by the Government of Iraq to forge a partnership with the international community with the aim of furthering economic, political and social development in Iraq over the next five years.”

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  11. “The Government of Iraq is striving to broaden the national reconciliation process to include parties and groups that are not in the Government. On the economic front, the Iraqi Parliament has adopted a budget for 2007. Investment expenditures account for about $10 billion of that budget. We also plan to double allocations to the two most important sectors, namely, education and health. Forecasts predict that the new budget will make it possible to create more than 135,000 new jobs. That will in turn contribute to reducing the level of unemployment, thereby producing a positive impact on security. In addition, the Government has introduced the oil and gas law for consideration and adoption by the Iraqi Parliament.”

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  12. “That is evidenced by the marked reduction in the number of terrorist operations, the level of insurgency and sectarian violence. Although those developments have fallen short of our expectations and ambitions, the Iraqi people have begun to feel their results. On the political front, the Government of Iraq has adopted reconciliation as a strategic option. The results to be achieved by following that option will have an impact upon the attainment of security throughout the country. In that connection, we have held numerous conferences and meetings at the national level that have brought together the various religious faiths and tribal groups. In January 2006, the Prime Minister presided over a meeting of political parties and powers. At the beginning of this month, a reconciliation conference for officers of the former Iraqi army was held.”

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  13. “In order to meet those aims, the Government of national unity will focus on three complementary aspects: security, the political area, and economic aspects. With regard to security, the Iraqi Government has redoubled its efforts to combat terrorist, insurgent and criminal movements, sectarian violence and militias. With the assistance of the Multinational Force in Iraq, the Government has adopted a security plan for Baghdad called "Operation Imposing Law" in the context of a comprehensive plan whose outcome will be to ensure that Iraqi security forces assume responsibility for security throughout the country by the end of 2007. However, while we do not want to be overly optimistic, some positive results have already been achieved in the area of security.”

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  14. “Mr. Abdal Mahdi (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic): First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I would also like to express our appreciation for the two briefings we have heard, by Mr. Ashraf J ehangir Qazi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, and by Mr. Alejandro Wolff, the representative of the United States speaking on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq. The political and constitutional process in Iraq came to a conclusion in 2006, in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1546 (2004). We hope that 2007 will be a decisive and very important year as regards the reorganization of the Iraqi State, the revival of a sense of national belonging and the achievement of civil peace.”

    2007-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5639 (2007) · source