December 15, 2010UN expectations of a positive decision concerning the removal of Iraq from Chapter VII
Zebari is Iraq .. Biden chairs the meeting ..The presidential statement will contain good references
بغداد - الصباح BAGHDAD - morning
Eyes are on this evening to New York where the UN Security Council will hold a special session on ways to consider removing Iraq from Chapter VII.
He has directed Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to New York yesterday morning, to head the Iraqi delegation at the special meeting of the Security Council.
It is due to chair a special meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the issue of Iraq, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had discussed by telephone with Biden recently, joint efforts to remove Iraq from Chapter VII, where U.S. Vice President that «the purpose of this Security Council meeting is to identify the important progress achieved by Iraq, and discuss ways in which members of which continue their support to the Government and people of Iraq.
He also Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu to the United States at the invitation of Biden to attend the meeting, according to a statement of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
The statement said that "Ihsanoglu will participate in the high-level meeting on Iraq organized by the UN Security Council in its current session, chaired by the United States", noting that the program includes a visit Davutoglu also held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the number of participants in the meeting on Iraq.
It is scheduled to vote in the UN Security Council during a meeting today on the three draft resolutions and authentication on a presidential statement on Iraq.
And so on, to expect the National Alliance MP Abbas al-Bayati said the Security Council issued a positive decision on Iraq.
Al-Bayati said the "morning": that "Iraq has fulfilled all its pledges in the original Aithml burdens and especially that these international sanctions were imposed on the dictatorial regime and not the Iraqi people."
He said al-Bayati: "There are currently no Maieiq or a real reason not to take the country out of this chapter, and if there were some outstanding issues with neighboring countries can be resolved in accordance with the joint committees between the two countries, especially Iraq announced that more than once its readiness for dialogue, openness and a line positive steps in this regard ".
Western diplomats said earlier: "The first draft of the Security Council to extend the immunity enjoyed by the Development Fund for Iraq six months, despite the fact that Iraq's request for an extension for one year, ending the current protection later this month.
They noted that the draft resolution II, will close all outstanding issues on the oil for food program, will come out in the draft resolution III Iraq from Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations on weapons of mass destruction.
Iraq has called for the lifting of all sanctions on these files after admitting that the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iraq has cooperated "excellent" with the IAEA.
EU diplomats said: "The presidential statement will summarize the situation fully on the relationship of Iraq and the United Nations and will be positive."
The U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said in a news conference last week announcing the next ministerial meeting: "It will be an important opportunity for the international community to find out the real progress made by Iraq in relation to the formation of the government in addition to the important steps taken for the completion of its commitment to the Chapter VII."
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Osama Nujaifi announced during a meeting with the President of the United Nations mission in Iraq, Ad Melkert (UNAMI) earlier this week, the increase in a state of anger in the Iraqi street as a result of the continued imposition of Chapter VII of the country.
It is worth mentioning that the United States pledged in accordance with the Convention on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and the organization of its activities during its temporary presence in it, on measures to terminate the application of Chapter VII to Iraq.
The following is the text of the proceedings:
"Recognizing the right of the Government of Iraq not to request renewal of the mandate and authority granted to the multinational forces under Chapter VII, contained in UN Security Council resolution No. 1790 (2007), a mandate which expires on December 31 2008.
And referring to the letters to the UN Security Council, annexed to Resolution No. 1790: letter from the Prime Minister of Iraq and a letter from the Secretary of State in the United States on 7 and December 10, 2007, respectively, which are annexed to Resolution 1790; and a reference to Part III of the Declaration of Principles on the relationship of cooperation and a long friendship term, which was signed by the President of the Republic of the United States and the Prime Minister of Iraq on November 26, 2007, which scored for Iraq's call to extend the mandate referred to above for a final term expiring on a date not later than December 31 2008.
In recognition as well as dramatic and positive developments in Iraq, a reminder that the situation in Iraq is fundamentally different from the situation which existed when the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 661 in 1990, especially that the danger was posed by the Government of Iraq to international peace and security is gone:
The parties confirm In this regard, that with the end of business on December 31, 2008 the mandate and authority granted to the multinational forces under Chapter VII, contained in UN Security Council resolution 1790 (2007), should return to Iraq, legal and international standing which he enjoyed before the adoption of UN Security Council resolution No. 661 (1990), and confirm also that the United States must help Iraq to take the necessary steps to achieve this by December 31 of 2008."
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