Saturday, November 7, 2009

President Talabani renewed the call to remove Iraq from Chapter VII

November 8, 2009

President Talabani renewed the call to remove Iraq from Chapter VII
Met a key Supreme Council and the Iraqi List


بغداد - الصباح BAGHDAD - morning

New Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's call for the United Nations and the international community to remove Iraq from Chapter VII, in workshops with the President of the Supreme Council of the Islamic al-Hakim and the President of the Iraqi National List of Iyad Allawi separately, the developments of the political process.

Received Talabani at his residence in Baghdad said the Special Envoy of the International Compact with Iraq, Ibrahim Gambari.

During the meeting, according to a presidential statement, has received a "morning," a copy of it, they discussed bilateral relations between Iraq and the United Nations and ways of boosting them, as through the President of the Republic of Iraq's desire to strengthen cooperation and coordination with international organization to serve the Iraqi people's aspirations for peace, security and development .

Talabani confirmed to the Special Envoy to the International role of the United Nations in seeking to bring Iraq from Chapter VII to allow the Iraqis to move forward in building a democratic state through the federal benefit from frozen Iraqi assets, noting that Iraq is working to plan economic reform and the fight against corruption and a method for transparency in management institutions.

It was highlighted during the meeting on the current political situation and the efforts being made in order to establish the election law.

The President of the Republic to the path of the evolution of Iraq's relations with neighboring countries and the Arab world, he looked Baghdad to strengthen those relationships so as to ensure common interests with these countries.

For its part, the Special Envoy to the International Design Ibrahim Gambari and the International Organization through the United Nations to help Iraq (UNAMI) to continue to support Iraq's efforts to build a modern democratic state.

Gambari briefed President Talabani, the substance of his talks with Iraqi officials and ministers in relation to the mechanisms of application of the terms of the Covenant, indicating that the United Nations has developed in these discussions in mind the issue of respect for the independence of Iraq and the adoption of the principle of partnership and preference.

Download and Special Envoy of the President of the Republic presents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon.

In the meantime, another presidential statement received "morning," a copy of it, said Talabani met yesterday evening, President of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council.

During the meeting which was attended by Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi, an exchange of views on the latest political developments, especially the electoral law and the need to pass in the House.

Both sides stressed according to a statement received "morning," a copy of it, the need for joint action and the development of strong historical relations between the parties are to support the political process and the democratic experiment in the country. As part of the connected, the President received Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, the Iraqi National Movement at the Peace Palace in Baghdad yesterday and discussed developments on the Iraqi political arena, especially the ongoing preparations to fight the coming legislative elections.

Allawi reiterated his congratulations to President Talabani, secretary general of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan successfully Caucus of the Federation which was held recently in the city of Sulaimaniyah, referring to the strength and integrity of the Union will be channeled to the interests of Iraq and his new democracy.

In turn, through the President of the Republic expressed his thanks and gratitude to the President of the Iraqi on the congratulations and support of the National Union, stressing the importance of developing the historical ties and common process of struggle between the two sides to serve the maintenance of the high gains made since the fall of the dictatorship.