United Nations expresses its concern at the political and security situation in Iraq

14-03-2013 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add a comment -


Baghdad March 13, 2013 / The United Nations expressed concern about the political and security situation that occurs in Iraq, calling on political parties to dialogue to reach a consensual solutions that satisfy everyone.

According to a statement issued by the office of Saleh al-Mutlaq Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, that the last search today (Wednesday) with Georgian-Posten, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Mission in Iraq, the political situation in the country and file the demonstrations taking place in some of Iraq's provinces.

The statement said that Posten expressed the concern of the United Nations about the political and security situation in Iraq, expressing hope that the Iraqi parties to reach an compromise solutions satisfy everyone reflected positively on the security aspects and the political and economic development in the country.

The statement noted that al-Mutlaq discussed with Posten political situation in the country and file sit-ins and demonstrations taking place in a number of governorates of Iraq, noting that al-Mutlaq emphasized the importance of the UN role and the diplomatic mission operating in Iraq in order to stand up close and evaluate the conditions of peaceful demonstrations.

The statement said that al-Mutlaq and Boston discussed the progress of his dialogues Mutlaq in the Committee of Five mandate was to examine the demands of the protesters and the repeal or amendment of laws that would damage the interests of citizens and work hard to pass the amnesty law and the release of detainees.

It is noteworthy that sit-ins and demonstrations that began in five provinces with a majority Sunni entered its the 80 It is demanding the release of detainees and reform the political process and the abolition of certain laws and the provision of services, for its part government formed two committees to discuss the demands of the protesters and announced that it has released more than three thousand prisoners, is that demonstrators are skeptical of these figures.



/ Source: Xinhua /

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