| 2008: Iraq and the United Nations: the Stockholm conference would support Baghdad politically and economic |
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May 26, 2008 The Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid Al-Bayati expressed his hope that the Conference will be able to mobilize the international community's efforts for the development of the country. . The opening of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the current week conference, where in a speech reviewing the achievements during the last period, presents the future directions of the government. . The statement added: "The conference will be an important forum to review the economic and political developments in Iraq and future prospects, which will help in the reconstruction process. For his part, the Special Adviser to the Secretary General of the United Nations International Covenant on with Iraq, Ibrahim Gambari, to review the International Covenant with Iraq will be another opportunity For the international community to reaffirm its commitment to stabilizing Iraq politically and economically. Gambari said: The Stockholm conference, even the opportunity to reaffirm the commitment of the international community to support Iraq in its efforts to achieve stability, peace and prosperity, and looked forward to continued involvement of the international community in this regard. He added that the participants in Congress conducting an assessment of a partnership between Iraq and the international community since the start of the International Covenant with Iraq in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt last May, will also discuss ways to move forward. Will be discussed during the Stockholm annual report of the International Covenant document and achievements of the government and to mobilize international support for Iraq in support of the march transformations Political, economic, democracy, it is hoped that the conference attended by high-ranking representatives from more than 50 States that participated in the International Covenant held in the city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in May 2007, to mobilize the international community for Iraq reconstruction and development. He Gambari Expressed satisfaction with the achievement of many accomplishments during the past year, recognizing that there is also room for improvement, pointing at the same time that among the achievements of legislation passed by Parliament task, including the amnesty law, elections and the establishment of the Higher Committee for Elections and the Law of private investment in refining Crude oil. He pointed to IMF estimates that the Iraqi economy will grow by 8 percent during the next two years, adding that the parliament also approved the budget for 2008 valued at 48 billion dollars and is the largest in the history of Iraq, which will be allocated about 19 billion U.S. dollars, including investment in infrastructure And basic services. He pointed out that total foreign debt of Iraq reached 75 billion U.S. dollars, noting that some of these debts amounting to 23 billion dollars had been settled during the period 2007 - 2008. . The Special Adviser to the Secretary General of the United Nations High Commissioner for International Covenant expressed satisfaction at the low level of violence in most parts of the country, saying, "We continue to encourage the adoption of laws needed to achieve national reconciliation and dialogue," explaining at the same time that the United Nations under UN Security Council Resolution No. (1770) Which was issued last year increased its activities on a large scale in Iraq and in various areas including elections, humanitarian assistance, human rights and political dialogue, pledging that the United Nations continue to provide strong support for the Iraqis to achieve standards of the International Covenant. For his part, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pasko: "We strongly encourage Member States to participate in this event and make specific commitments in the conference. He added in a press statement that it is also important debt relief and other points must be implemented by other states, describing the Covenant International Compact with Iraq that looks permanently on the road map of how much work can be accomplished in every step of the way, expressing the wish that everyone be had than it should, stressing at the same time continue to work to reach the goal to achieve with the International Covenant on Iraq succeed. Meanwhile, officials said the United Nations: The Foreign Minister of Iran and Syria ambassador to Sweden from among the officials who will participate in the Stockholm conference. The officials said in press statements that Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Iran from among the participants who have confirmed they will attend, as will Syria at a lower level As represented by its ambassador to Sweden. |