EU To Grant Iraq 10 Million Euros To Support Media Programs To Combat Extremism And Promote A Culture Of Moderation

BAGHDAD / NINA / Iraq and the European Union signed a new financial agreement to finance the operations of restoration of stability in the liberated areas by European grant a of around 10 million Euros to support media programs and support educational programs to combat extremism and promote a culture of moderation and avoid extremism. A statement by the Ministry of Planning said "The agreement was signed Planning Minister Salman Jumaili on the Iraqi side, while it was signed by Geoff Bean Kokhman, Head of Cooperation Section in the Middle East and Central Asia of the European Union in the presence of Union ambassador in Baghdad / Patrick Simonet /.." A statement for the Ministry quoted Jumaili as saying, at a joint news conference after the signing ceremony, that "there is a multiple programs with the European Union have been implemented over the past years, as well as other agreements signed last year to develop and build local capacity in several areas like governance, education and energy," praising "the efforts of the European Union on this cooperation and ongoing support. " He asked " the European Union to continue its support, as well as from the international community in the post-liberation, especially that Iraq is today fighting a war to fight Daesh on behalf of the international community.". Jumaili made it clear that "The challenge of terrorism today is not locally challenge, but a challenge to all the world, and when Iraq responded to this task, He is looking forward to the support of the international community to assist in the reconstruction and also to adopt the programs, whether developmental or educational or informative for the fight against extremism and eliminate the thought of Daesh " For his part, representative of the European Union, Head of the Cooperation Department in the Middle East and Central Asia / Kokhman / said "we signed with the Ministry of Planning an agreement by 10 million Euros in order to renounce sectarian violence as something very important in the region," noting that "sectarian violence and religious instruction is possible affect significantly, and will affect the two things, in the role of the media and you are part of this thing to stand against sectarian violence and also how to exploit the people in this matter and employ the media to achieve this goal, and the second thing is to bring together members of the community and work with each other against the sectarian violence. " / End