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Iraq: International compact for
development moves forward
11.10.2006 |
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New York, October
11, -- The Preparatory Group for the International
Compact with Iraq (ICI), which aims to consolidate
peace and pursue political, economic and social
development over the next five years in the
violence-torn country, held its second meeting at
United Nations headquarters in Baghdad Tuesday.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special
Representative for Iraq Ashraf Qazi and Iraqi Deputy
Prime Minister Dr.Barham Saleh co-chaired the
meeting, with a video-link to the European Union (EU)
presidency, World Bank, UN Headquarters in New York,
the Arab Fund and the Islamic Development Bank.
The meeting discussed steps to ensure the success of
the ICI, including expanding and reviewing its draft
to reflect comments by Iraqi officials and donors.
The ICI, jointly chaired by the Iraqi government and
the UN with the support of the World Bank, was
launched in July. The Preparatory Group held a first
meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, last
month.
Annan has called the ICI “an opportunity for the
international community to build a strong
partnership with Iraq and the wider region” with a
“framework for a defined, prioritized and
benchmarked economic programme for the next five
years.”
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