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UN envoy welcomes Iraqi leaders’ moves on
Kurdistan
24.1.2006
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23 January 2006 – The
top United Nations envoy for Iraq today
congratulated the country’s president, Jalal
Talabani, and the President of the Kurdistan Region,
Massoud Barzani, for signing an agreement paving the
way for a single administration in the Kurdish
region of the violence-wracked country.
“It is the hope of the United Nations Assistance
Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) that institution building
in the region and other areas of Iraq will lay the
foundations for long-term stability and prosperity
of its citizens,” Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, said in a
statement released in Baghdad.
Last week, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed
the announcement by the Independent Electoral
Commission of Iraq (IECI) of the preliminary results
of December’s election and called on all sides in
the devastated country to work together.
“The Secretary-General pays tribute to the courage
and determination of the Iraqi people for
participating in large numbers in this national
election,” his spokesman said in a statement
released in New York.
Looking to the announcement of the final results,
the Secretary-General called on all Iraqi political
parties “to come together in a spirit of national
reconciliation to form an inclusive and fully
representative government that will serve all the
Iraqi people.” |
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (L) and Kurdistan
regional president Massoud Barzani
Photo: Archive |
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The Secretary-General also pledged the world body’s
continued full commitment to backing efforts by all
the Iraqi people to build a peaceful, prosperous,
democratic and united country.
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