Iraqi Foreign Affairs: Iraq Exit From Chapter VII

BAGHDAD, IRAQ (NINA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Iraq's exit from Chapter VII. The Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Mahjob said, "After the series of diplomatic successes achieved by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, its efforts culminated in the issuance of a resolution by the Security Council to exit Iraq from Chapter VII in the oil-for-food program after completing all the commitments of the program." He added: "To complement the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq to end the files of Iraq in the Security Council inherited from the era of the former regime and issued under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, this ministry, and through our representative in New York, held consultations with the United States and the rest of the Security Council's members to issue a 2390 (2017), which is adopted by the security council and decided that the two parties (Iraq and the United Nations) have fully implemented the measures imposed by Chapter VII under resolutions 1958 (2010) and resolution 701 (1991) 2335 (2016). The ministry considered "The new resolution is an important step in the restoration of Iraq's natural status and international standing, which confirms the end of Iraq's obligations under Chapter VII on the oil-for-food program after it was implemented in full."/ End