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Kurdistan UN Representative 'Dindar Zebari'
says Baghdad Remiss
4.3.2006
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Erbil,
Kurdistan-Iraq, (AKI) - On his return from a
European tour, Iraqi Kurdistan's representative to
the United Nations has accused the government in
Baghdad of failing to coordinate foreign policy and
failing to represent Kurdistan's needs on the
international stage.
"There is no coordination between the Iraqi government and the Kurdish
government regarding foreign policy, and this is a
major obstacle to the projects of reconstruction and
development in Kurdistan," said Dindar Zebari.
"Kurdistan has the right to develop its own
relations with nations irrespective of the Baghdad
government. These ties are a guarantee for our
future and we will never give them up," he added
In a statement to Adnkronos International (AKI)
Zebari said: "We met the representatives of various
UN agencies in Rome, Geneva, Paris and London and it
emerged clearly that the Baghdad leaders they had
met had made no reference to Kurdistan's
reconstruction needs, and that the Iraqi government
has given no input to its ambassadors, ministers or
delegations to do so," he said. |
Dindar Zebari, Iraqi Kurdistan's representative to
the United Nations
Photo: Nefel.com |
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Regarding the planned opening of a UN office in
Iraqi Kurdistan, Zebari said: The decision was taken
some months ago and we are working hard to transfer
some UN agencies to the region. "My European visit
was aimed at accelerating the creation of a local
office, given the stability and security that
Kurdistan enjoy," he said.
The coordinator went on to criticise donor countries
which had announced their willingness to help Iraq
in infrastructure reconstruction. "Of all the help
that was promised, only 20 per cent of it has
arrived, and the excuses rolled out to justify the
delays - such as the lack of security - are
unconvincing," he said.
"In fact there are very secure areas of Iraq, like
Kurdistan, or some southern provinces. Why not start
there?" he queried.
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