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1. “The Government has called on everyone to cooperate with it in order to alleviate the suffering of the citizens and to provide them with all possible services. The Government of Iraq also affirms its commitment to the economic openness plan towards all countries of the world. In that regard, I would like to point to the increase in crude oil exports for the month of May and its positive effect on the economy in Iraq. Total exports reached 76 million barrels in May, with a value of$7,831,000,000 and with an average price of approximately $103 per barrel.”

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2. “Kobler mentioned, there have been more terrorist attacks, but we hope that for the rest of the year we will see more and more improvements in security as the Government is taking all measures to try to stop the terrorists from achieving their cynical objectives. The improved security situation has encouraged many Iraqi refugees to return to Iraq, and statistics of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees point to the fact that the number of Iraqi refugees, for example in Syria, has declined to 87,000 this year from 150,000 last year. On the social and economic situation, the Government of Iraq has stressed that the duty of all officials in all Government sectors is to meet the demands of Iraqi citizens with all its available resources and to improve services for the Iraqi people.”

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3. “In the meeting, the Prime Minister renewed his assertion that the purpose of holding the Council's meetings in the provinces, as has been done in Mosul, Kirkuk and Basra provinces, is to get a closer look at their problems and needs and to support and help local Governments to improve the provinces and accelerate services provided to citizens in all sectors. The security situation in Iraq has witnessed an enormous and noticeable improvement. Statistics provided by the Ministry of Health point to a continuing decline in the numbers of civilian victims of terrorism in 2011 as compared to statistics recorded in 2009 and 2010. The number of terrorism victims declined by 20 per cent in 2010, as compared with its level in 2009, and decreased by 14 per cent in 2011, as compared to 2010. This year, as Mr.”

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4. “He also called on them to strive to find solutions and move towards the construction and reconstruction process, including State-building and establishing State institutions on a constitutional basis, and to accelerate the allocation of services to citizens. He affirmed in another statement, issued on 27 June, his commitment to developing the political process and enforcing democracy, and he renewed his call for a dialogue based on the Constitution and for reforms in all State institutions. Within the framework of the intensive efforts made by the Iraqi Government to grant more authority to provincial councils, the Prime Minister chaired a meeting ofthe regular session ofthe Council ofMinisters in Dhi Qar province on 12 June.”

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5. “In that context, during his meeting with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler, on 12 June, the President affirmed his ongoing efforts to bring the views of the political rivals closer together and to prevent the dangers of segregation in the country. He also mentioned that Iraq is in dire need of political harmony among political rivals and of achieving a national partnership in administrating the country. On the other hand, the Prime Minister, Mr. Nuri Kamel al-Maliki, issued a press statement on 10 June in which he called on all political partners to come at the dialogue table and to be open to discussing all the differences that have been set out in all papers and initiatives, in the spirit of national responsibility.”

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6. “Kobler as a stalemate, has made intensive efforts and held many meetings with senior leaders of the country, parliamentary blocs and political parties, in which he called on all parties to put the interests of the country and its citizens above any other interest or consideration. In a statement on 17 May, he called on all political rivals to stop reciprocal media campaigns, to reject convulsive speech, to adopt constructive dialogue aimed at reaching and promoting the commonalities, and not to deepen and expand their differences. He also called on them in his statement to consider the Constitution as their point of reference and to commit themselves to the basic principle the Government is based on, which is a true partnership in managing authority and in taking responsibility.”

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7. “These political differences have not crossed legal and constitutional boundaries, and no political party has threatened to use force or violence to impose its will and political agenda. Therefore, I can say that the Iraqi people started to learn to shout at each other instead of shooting at each other, and to use ballots rather than bullets to achieve their political objectives and to express their views. Iraq's President, Mr. Jalal Talabani, as a guardian of the Constitution and within his mission to resolve the current political situation, which was described by my friend Mr.”

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8. “On the political and security situation, the Iraqi people lived for decades under the brutal and dictatorial regime of Saddam Hussein, which destroyed the country and had severe and negative effects on the mentality of the Iraqi people. However, after the fall of Saddam's regime in 2003, the Iraqi people decided to go through the process of building a new Iraq, which is a constitutional, parliamentary and a federal democracy. Until today, in Iraq we have faced difficulties, problems and challenges, many of which are the product of Saddam's legacy. Despite the problems among the political groups in Iraq regarding many important political issues, it is notable that they have conducted their differences within peaceful means, as stipulayed in the Iraqi Constitution for which the Iraqi people voted.”

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9. “Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, and your country on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and to extend my thanks to the previous President, the Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China, for his efforts during the month of June. I also would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler, and his team in Baghdad and New York for their tireless efforts to assist the Government and people of Iraq. Having reviewed the report of the Secretary-General on UNAMI's work in Iraq, document (S/2012/535), I would like to present the following comments.”

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10. “In conclusion, I would like to stress my Government's gratitude to the members of the Security Council and for the role of UNAMI in Iraq, as well as for the efforts made by Mr. Martin Kobler and the UNAMI team in Iraq and the United Nations to provide the support requested by the Iraqi Government, in accordance with the mechanisms agreed upon between the two sides.”

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11. “I am also pleased to inform Council members that Iraq and Kuwait have agreed to hold the second session of the Joint Ministerial Committee on 12-28745 29 April of this year in Baghdad to consider all outstanding issues, particularly the issues of compensation, missing persons and Kuwaiti properties. My Government believes that that historic visit - which was described by the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, during his visit to Kuwait on 28 March 2012, as an important step - and the results achieved mark the beginning of a new stage of bilateral relations between Iraq and Kuwait based on mutual trust and will contribute to strengthening cooperation between the two countries.”

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12. “I am pleased to inform the estimated members of the Security Council that that visit brought about the final and comprehensive settlement of many issues, including the claims against Iraqi Airways by the Government of Kuwait. The visit also emphasized Iraq's fulfilment of its obligations under relevant Security Council resolutions, including the payment of Iraq's share of $600,000 to the United Nations to cover the expenses of the border pillar maintenance project and find a just solution to the problems of Iraqi farmers. The visit also witnessed an agreement to secure free navigation in Khawr Abdallah, through cooperation and coordination between the two countries.”

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13. “Kofi Annan, to contain the crisis and resolve it peacefully within a national framework. With the help of UNAMI, and in particular the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Martin Kobler, 1,200 members of the People's Mujahedin Organization of Iran have been transferred from Camp Ashraf to Camp Liberty. The Iraqi Government urges the Security Council to help relocate those persons to other countries as the Iraqi Government cannot allow them to stay in Iraq, in accordance with the Iraqi Constitution. On the situation between Iraq and Kuwait, Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki visited the State of Kuwait on 14 February and met His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait.”

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14. “Since the outbreak of the crisis in Syria, Iraq has upheld its rejection of the military option in dealing with the Syrian people's demands for freedom, democracy and political pluralism. We have called on the Syrian Government and the opposition to shun the military option in order to avoid seeing convoys of Syrian victims, civilian and military alike, because it will ultimately exacerbate the conflict and throw the country into civil war. History and a sense of moral responsibility urge all of us to work to contain the violence and the fire raging in Syria. We must exert pressure on both sides of the conflict to engage in a national dialogue, which we believe is the best option for resolving the crisis in Syria. Iraq strongly supports the efforts made by the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Mr.”

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15. “Otherwise, people who are struggling for freedom, pluralism and justice will discover that extremist groups have stolen their spring, dreams and aspirations, distorted the great principles for which they fought, and tarnished the image of Islam and the values and principles of patriotism. A great deal of blood has been shed under the banner of resisting the occupation in Iraq, and thousands of civilians have been killed, although those civilian were not part of any occupying force. Car bombs and suicide attacks continued even after the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Iraq, which proves that fighting the occupation was simply a pretext used by terrorists to shed the blood of Iraqi citizens.”

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16. “Hoshyar Zebari, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr signed an agreement at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry to immediately pay the money owed to Egyptians who had worked in Iraq in the past but had not been paid by the former regime. On 16 February, the Council of Representatives ratified the Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. That step fulfilled Iraq's obligation arising from resolution 1957 (2010). Iraq, which endured and suffered from Al-Qaida and its affiliated terrorist groups before other countries, warns the entire international community to remain vigilant that the wave of Arab revolutions not be hijacked by Al-Qaida or other terrorist groups.”

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17. “Within the framework of the efforts made by Iraqi Government to develop the education sector in Iraq, the Prime Minister announced the near launch of a national strategy for education aimed at creating the right foundation for a road map for the improvement of education in the country and at strengthening cooperation with international institutions and organizations concerned with education. On the regional and international levels, Saudi Arabia and Oman have appointed non-resident ambassadors to Iraq, while Palestine has appointed a resident ambassador, each of whose credential letters were received by President Jalal Talabani on 27 March. Iraq welcomes those appointments and emphasizes the Iraqi Government's intention to strengthen relations with Arab countries and fortify joint Arab cooperation and solidarity. On 11 March, Mr.”

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18. “In the framework of the efforts made by the Iraqi Government in the empowerment of Iraqi women, Iraq has withdrawn its reservation on article 9 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, in accordance with the provisions of article 8, part II of the Iraqi Constitution. The latter article grants a child born to an Iraqi woman the same right to obtain Iraqi citizenship as a child born to an Iraqi man. In the era of the Saddam regime, only children born to Iraqi men could obtain Iraqi citizenship.”

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19. “The agreement was signed in order to enable Iraqis to carry out DNA tests on the remains of victims buried in mass graves, identify those remains and return them to their families after years of suffering from not knowing the fate of their loved ones. On 5 March, the presidency of the Republic of Iraq ratified Law No. 16 of 2012 concerning the formal accession of Iraq to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted by the General Assembly in 2006. The Convention was ratified to ensure and promote the right of persons with disabilities to enjoy fundamental rights in a way that preserves their human dignity.”

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20. “On the human rights level, the Council of Representatives ratified the creation of the Independent High Commission for Human Rights in Iraq on 9 April. That step is a milestone in improving human rights situation in the new Iraq and was designed to improve Iraq's human rights record and its ongoing programmes to promote respect for and the protection and advancement of human rights, to ensure people's enjoyment of those rights, to establish democratic life and to support human development. In the framework of the efforts made by the Iraqi Government to determine the fate of missing persons who were victims of Saddam's brutal regime, the Ministry of Human Rights signed on 12 March a memorandum of understanding with the International Commission on Missing Persons.”

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21. “Under the auspices of Prime Minister Al-Maliki, the first floating port in the province of Basra has been inaugurated, with an export capacity amounting to 850,000 barrels per day. The port represents one of the five ports to be constructed with a capacity of 850,000 barrels a day each. In a related matter, the rate of Iraqi oil production has continued to increase and amounted to 2.358 million barrels per day in 2010 and 2.653 million barrels per day in 2011. The Iraqi Government is planning to further increase production in 2012. The Iraqi Government has allocated $85 million from the federal budget for 2012 to fund programmes in partnership with the international community, including the specialized agencies of the United Nations, in order to implement a range of projects related to the United Nations development framework for Iraq.”

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22. “On 1 March, the Prime Minister of Iraq visited the Ministry of Electricity to follow up on the Ministry's efforts to provide electric power to citizens. During his meeting with officials in the Ministry, he called for more cooperation and coordination between the Ministries of Oil and Electricity in order to provide fuel to power stations and facilitate the entry into Iraq of materials for the electricity sector. It should be noted that electricity production has seen a noticeable increase from 3,500 megawatts in 2003 to around 7,500 megawatts in 2012. However, the sharp rise in living standards and the salaries of Iraqi citizens has caused a huge increase of electricity consumption and demand, and the Government is trying to solve the problem.”

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23. “At the same time, the Iraqi economy has been witnessing notable improvement in its basic indicators since 2003, such as the unemployment rate, which fell from 51 per cent to 15 per cent; the poverty rate, which fell from 54 per cent to 23 per cent; and the inflation rate, which fell from 65 per cent to 6 per cent. With the backing of Prime Minister Al-Maliki, the Supreme National Committee for the agricultural initiative in Iraq held a meeting on 4 January 2012 in which the ways to achieve further development in the agricultural sector in Iraq were discussed in the light of the phenomena of drought and climate change. In that context, the federal budget for 2012 allocated approximately $500 million to support for agricultural 12-28745 projects and for the advancement of the agricultural sector in Iraq.”

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24. “The Prime Minister, during his meeting with senior security chiefs on 1 February, stressed the need to work to ensure measures to control the security situation and fill all possible gaps that terrorists are trying to use to destabilize the country. He also called for more coordination and cooperation between local governments, the military and security forces. On the social and economic levels, on 8 March the Council of Representatives ratified the federal budget for 2012, with a total value of about $100 billion, which reflects an increase of approximately 20 per cent from the federal budget for 2011.”

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25. “During that session, a series of decisions were made to strengthen the powers of the provinces. In the conference on decentralization in Iraq, which was held on 27 February 2012, the Prime Minister stressed the need to give local Governments more power in the reconstruction field, which is the demand of many provinces in Iraq. The achievement of security and stability was and remains a central priority in the work programme of the national partnership Government. That was clearly embodied in the Iraqi security forces' ability to take full responsibility for the security of the country before and after the withdrawal of foreign forces, which is reflected clearly in the lower level of violence across the country.”

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26. “Yhey agreed on the general framework of the agenda of the conference and the formation of subcommittees to study all the issues discussed in preparation for the national conference. I can assure the States members of the Security Council that Iraqis never fail to settle their disputes through peaceful means and negotiations. They learn in the new democracy to shout at each other instead of shooting at each other and to resort to ballot boxes rather than bullet boxes. In the framework of the tireless efforts made by the Iraqi Government to grant more powers to provincial councils, the Council of Ministers headed by Mr. Nuri Kamel Al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq, held a session in the province of Basra for the first time in the history of that province.”

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27. “They agreed on four guiding principles to continue the political process under the framework of the Iraqi Constitution, which are, first, standing as one bloc against terrorism and armed groups; secondly, the Constitution is the basis for the settlement of disputes and that all shall abide by it; thirdly, all components of the Iraqi people should be fully represented in the political process; fourthly and finally, the Iraqi judiciary is an independent authority and it is on an equal level with other authorities and must remain free from political interference. The Vice-President of the Republic of Iraq, Mr. Khodair Al-Khozaei, met with the members of preparatory committee of the national conference on 12 February 2012.”

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28. “Following the withdrawal of foreign troops, Iraq is moving now to a new stage in the democratic political process, based on the Constitution and the rule of law in resolving all problems, and focusing on building and developing the economy and on strengthening efforts to establish better relationships with other countries based on mutual respect, common interests and non-interference in internal affairs. Iraqis today have a new Iraq that enjoys complete sovereignty, independence and free will, which have been achieved by the awareness and determination of the Iraqi people. Under the auspices of Mr. Jalal Talabani, President of the Republic of Iraq, the Iraqi political groups agreed on 6 February 2012 to achieve a national consensus to fulfil the aspirations of all the Iraqi people.”

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29. “That agreement deals with political, economic, commercial, cultural, scientific and other fields in order to drive bilateral relations to greater cooperation and understanding in the next phase, which we firmly believe will be balanced between two sovereign nations on the basis of common interests. The withdrawal of United States forces helped Iraq to host the Arab summit in Baghdad as some Arab countries that severed diplomatic relations with Iraq after Saddam's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 refused to restore diplomatic relations with Iraq after 2003 or to open their embassies in Baghdad so long as there were foreign forces in the country.”

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30. “The summit adopted the Baghdad Declaration, which includes the positions of the Arab leaders regarding important regional and international issues. The completion of the withdrawal of United States forces from all Iraqi territory, in accordance with the schedules agreed upon between Iraq and the United States in the status-of-forces agreement, is a historic victory for the option of negotiations, adopted by Iraq during a difficult and sensitive period of its modern history as it dealt with the issue of the presence of foreign troops. The withdrawal helped to establish a new era in the relationship between Iraq and the United States, where the Strategic Framework Agreement is the cornerstone of bilateral relations between the two countries.”

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31. “On the political level, the convening of the twenty-third regular session of the Arab summit in Baghdad on 29 March 2012 was a milestone for Iraq's return to its positive regional role and its integration into the Arab world after long years of isolation imposed on it following Saddam's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. The summit was attended by presidents and leaders of Arab countries and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Iraq asked the Arab States to agree on a new vision for the relationships among Arab States in light of the great transformations in the region on the political, social, cultural and security levels. The absence of such a vision shall put us in complex situations that no country would be able to deal with alone.”

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32. “Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Madame, and your country on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I am sure that your leadership skills and talents will help to achieve the objectives of the Security Council this month. I would like to also extend my thanks to the previous Security Council President, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, for his efforts during the month of March. I would also like to thank Mr. Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, and his team in Baghdad and New York for their sincere efforts in helping the people and Government of Iraq. Having reviewed the report of the Secretary- General on UNAMI's work in Iraq (S/2012/185), I would like to present the following comments.”

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33. “That will cause great problems. In conclusion, I would like to affirm my Government's appreciation for the role performed by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq and for the efforts of the Special Representative in providing the support requested by the Iraqi Government, in accordance with the mechanisms agreed upon by the two parties.”

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34. “The relocation decision, which will be implemented by the end of the year, will help the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to interview the people in the camp and to decide of their own free will what they intend to do. With the camp residents preventing the Iraqi forces and Government from entering, we do not know exactly what is going on. That is Iraq's sovereignty. There is no country in the world that, with respect to sovereignty, allows people to be in the country without that country's authority. However, we believe that we need the help of the countries and members of the Security Council to assist us in taking some of the residents of the camp so that we can conclude this issue once and for all. According to our Constitution, we cannot allow any group inside Iraq that attacks neighbouring countries.”

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35. “119 of the Council of Ministers, dated 12 April, to approve the first stage of the removal process for the decommissioned Al-Muthanna facility, which was used by Saddam Hussein's regime to produce chemical weapons. The Council of Ministers also designated approximately $5 million for the project. The letter also discussed Iraq's outstanding cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency inspection team. With regard to Camp Ashraf, which was addressed in detail by Mr. Kobler, I would like to assure the Security Council that my Government does not want to force anyone to return to Iran. Moreover, we believe that approximately 900 of the residents hold dual nationality. We very much encourage them to go back to the countries of which they hold the nationality.”

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36. “He expressed his appreciation of Iraq's supportive and positive role in getting rid of such weapons. I would also like to mention the successful visit by the inspection team of the Technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons from 1 to 5 May, the assertion of the head of the inspection team of the success of the visit at all levels and his praise of Iraq's flexibility. I would also like to mention the letter dated 3 December 2011, sent by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to the Secretary-General and, through him, to the members of the Security Council, regarding the steps taken by Iraq to implement its obligations under resolution 1957 (2010). In that letter, Mr. Zebari mentioned decision No.”

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37. “We affirm that Iraq has achieved great progress in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation, resulting in the adoption of resolution 1957 (2010), which lifted all restrictions and sanctions imposed on Iraq after the invasion of Kuwait. That has paved the way for Iraq to return to the international community. That was affirmed by the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons during his meeting with Mr. Hoshyhar Zebari, Foreign Minister of Iraq, in The Hague on 7 September, when he stated that he valued the complete cooperation of Iraq in fulfilling its obligations as a member of the Organisation. He also affirmed the cooperation of the competent Iraqi authorities to close the file on weapons of mass destruction.”

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38. “The committee is chaired by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and its membership comprises representatives of the Council of Ministers, the Ministries of Defence, Interior, Finance, Justice, Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Central Bank of Iraq. Regarding the port of Mubarak, we assert that we are dealing with the issue of the port through official channels and collaboration with the Kuwaiti side. I would like to point out that Prime Minister of Iraq Nuri al-Maliki announced his acceptance of an invitation from the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Sheikh Naser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, and stated that he intended to visit Kuwait this month. However, the visit was postponed after the resignation of the Kuwaiti Prime Minister.”

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39. “I would like to assure the Council that there is positive collaboration between the Iraqi and Kuwaiti Governments to settle all unresolved issues between the two countries that were the result of Saddam Hussein's aggression against Kuwait and his invasion in 1990. As Mr. Kobler said, he was encouraged by the goodwill of the two countries. I reaffirm my country's commitment to resolving the remaining issues under the framework of the related resolutions adopted by the Security Council. I also affirm that the relationship between Iraq and Kuwait is developing positively. In that context, I would like to point out the approval in August by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to establish a committee to coordinate efforts regarding the Kuwaiti national archives.”

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40. “Iraq is committed to respecting the sovereignty of neighbouring countries and to not allowing the use of Iraqi territories to attack neighbouring countries. In that regard, I would like to point out the statement of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs of 20 October that denounced the terrorist attacks by armed groups affiliated with the Kurdish Workers Party on Turkish towns near the Iraqi border. At the same time, the Iraqi authorities condemn the bombardment by Turkish and Iranian forces of Kurdish villages on the border of the two countries, which caused civilian causalities. We would like to affirm that Iraq is committed to solving all unresolved issues with our neighbour Kuwait.”

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41. “Faraj Al-Haidary, Chair of the Board of Commissioners of the Commission, to express solidarity with the Tunisian people in their elections. The Council of Ministers also decided to provide $1 million as a contribution to the success of that election. Despite the challenges that it faces, Iraq is committed to its humanitarian role in the world in times of disasters and crises. That was reflected in the Iraqi Government's decision to donate $10 million to help the victims of the earthquake in Japan and by its decision of 25 August to donate 22,500 tons of wheat and $5 million to support the efforts of the Somali Government in fighting the effects of drought and hunger in the Horn of Africa. My Government also donated $2 million to finance the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.”

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42. “The Government of Iraq, based on its deep belief in people's right to express aspirations and choose their legitimate representatives, voted on 16 September in favour of the General Assembly resolution that accepts the credential documents of the Libyan National Transitional Council as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people to the United Nations (General Assembly resolution 66/1). That was preceded by my Government's recognition of the Libyan National Transitional Council as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people. I would like to point out that the Council of Ministers, as part of its support for the democratic changes in the region, issued a decision at its meeting on 19 October to send a delegation from the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission to Tunisia, headed by Mr.”

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43. “Iraq asserts the importance of holding the Arab Summit Conference in Baghdad on the designated date at the end of March next year, as we have completed all the preparations and finished all the necessary projects for holding the Summit. My Government believes that it is the time to hold the Arab Summit because it is very important to the Arab world after the changes that have taken place in the region. That imposes a duty on Iraq, in line with its leading role, to face the changes in the region in order to find appropriate Arab solutions to deal with the situation in a way that meets the aspirations and hopes of the Arab people.”

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44. “The Minister also expressed the Ministry's readiness to arrange for joint visits with the UNAMI Human Rights Office to Iraqi detention centres and prisons to evaluate the human rights situation there. For his part, Mr. Mota pointed out that he had contacted Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to view the reports that they had issued, and he stressed the need for the statistics and information included therein to be accurate. The political changes and reform movement that began within the context of the Arab Spring prove, without any doubt, that we have selected the correct political process in Iraq since 2003. They also prove that Iraq has been a pioneer in achieving political change and in adopting democracy through elections and the peaceful transfer of power as a process for political life in the new Iraq.”

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45. “The Ministry of Human Rights announced its readiness to hold training sessions in sign language at Iraqi national institutions in order to support the deaf and enable them to perform their role in society. The Iraqi Government is also endeavouring to spread and establish the culture of human rights. The National Institute of Human Rights, along with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, organized, on 18 October 2011, an advanced training session for human rights professors at Mosul University. The Iraqi Minister of Human Rights stated, during his meeting with Mr. Francisco Mota, Director of the Human Rights Office of UNAMI, on 12 October 2011, that the Ministry was conducting regular visits to detention centres and prisons. Those visits are welcomed by the Office of the Prime Minister and the Supreme Judicial Council.”

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46. “As part of the efforts made by the Iraqi Government to determine the fate of missing victims in mass graves, the Ministry of Human Rights is preparing, in collaboration with the Institute of Forensic Medicine and the Martyrs Association, to launch a national campaign in all Iraqi provinces and the Kurdistan region aimed at establishing a national database for victims in mass graves using DNA samples to identify them. In that context, on 24 October the Ministry of Human Rights signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Forensic Medicine and the Martyrs Association to establish an organizational structure in order to begin the process of identifying victims in mass graves. The Iraqi Government has endeavoured to assist social groups that are less fortunate, especially the disabled.”

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47. “The Oil Ministry is currently aiming to increase its production levels to 2.9 million barrels a day in order to reach this year's goal, which is 3 million barrels a day. Iraq is witnessing today a new era in which the foundations of democracy, personal and private freedoms, freedom of the press and expression, the freedom to create political parties, political diversity and a peaceful transition of power are being established. We in Iraq are also working to strengthen the foundations of the culture of human rights in all sectors, so as to ensure that all Iraqis, from different ethnic, religious and sectarian backgrounds, enjoy their basic rights as stated in the Constitution.”

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48. “My Government asserts that the oil is the property of all Iraqi citizens, and that the duty of the Government is to invest this energy in a way that provides the best return for citizens. In this context, the Southern Gas Company signed an agreement in principle with the Shell and Mitsubishi oil companies on 22 October 2011 to establish a joint company to benefit from the natural gas associated with oil in the province of Basra. That step was taken after decades of wasting the natural gas wealth associated with oil. The Iraqi oil industry maintained its monthly production levels; crude-oil exports for the month of September 2011 totalled 63.1 million barrels, with average daily exports of 2.1 million barrels.”

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49. “The agreement is aimed at empowering the private sector through sustainable collaboration based on the principles of human rights, a sustainable environment and business transparency. The Iraqi Government is moving forward to solve the electricity crisis in Iraq through a plan that is being implemented at a steady pace. In addition, the Government has taken a number of urgent measures aimed at relieving the intensity of the crisis until a final solution is reached. Those urgent measures include the distribution of additional quantities of fuel to a number of sub-generator units in order to provide a relative level of comfort to citizens, especially during the summer.”

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50. “That number represents the second-lowest number of casualties in the space of a month for this year; this shows clearly the huge decrease in violent attacks, which reached their peak in 2006 and 2007. The Government of Iraq affirms that the duty of officials in all Government sectors is to meet the demands of citizens using all of the capabilities of the Government. Although the Government inherited a bad situation and a heavy burden of debt from the former regime, it is working to alleviate the burden on citizens and to provide them with the best possible services. The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers in Iraq and the United Nations Development Programme launched the United Nations Global Compact in Iraq on 15 October 2011.”

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