Jaafari Meets Kubiš, Confirms The Need To Increase Support For Iraq

BAGHDAD / NINA / Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari confirmed the necessity that the pace of support for Iraq should be speed up to eradicate terrorism and to assist displaced people and the reconstruction of infrastructure ravaged by Daash terrorist gangs. A statement of the Foreign Ministry quoted Jaafari as saying during his meeting at the ministry's headquarters with the representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Iraq Jan Kubiš that the people of Iraq are making great victories against Daash gangs despite the rise in the number of countries from which the elements of Daash came, which is amounting to more than / 100 / states, pointing out that Iraq offers blood, sacrifices and money in spite of the difficult conditions experienced, defending himself and on behalf of the whole world. He added: We do not deny the international and regional support but yet do not commensurate with the scale of the challenges faced by Iraq, pointing out that Iraq is still in need of humanitarian, political, security and economic support and implement commitments of the Security Council towards the violation of sovereignty by Turkish forces and the Iraqi territories, calling on the United Nations to play a greater role in calming the situation and ease tension in the region. For his part, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, confirmed his quest to deliver the truth about what is happening on the Iraqi arena, saying: We will present in the next meeting of the international coalition against Daash in Rome to provide more support, especially humanitarian aid. He added, "we'll call to all countries of the world to stand by Iraq against this common threat posed by global terrorist gangs of Daash. He expressed, "thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in facilitating the work of the UN Mission, and receive many of the United Nations officials, and to provide support for the success of their mission in Iraq. The statement noted that "the meeting between al-Jaafari and Kubiš discussed the United Nations' efforts in Iraq and Iraq's participation in the international coalition meetings in Rome in the coming days and the importance of coordination and urged coalition countries to intensify their support for Iraq in the war against Daash. / End