Guterres Says His Visit To Iraq Is Historic And Comes In Solidarity With The Iraqi People In Its War Against Terrorism

Baghdad (NINA) 30, March- The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that his visit to Iraq is historic and comes in solidarity with the Iraqi people in its war against terrorism, noting that the liberation of Mosul and defeat terrorism will contribute to support the unity of Iraq and work to develop its institutions in the next stage. A statement for the foreign ministry said "Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari received UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who also stressed that the UN mission in Baghdad is making great efforts to support the unity and stability of Iraq and help the Iraqi government and provide the required services for displaced families, and also to strengthen its relations with various countries of the world. " The statement quoted him as saying that expressed his readiness to support Iraq and adopt resolutions supporting it in the United Nations and ending the effects of some of the resolutions that included Iraq because of the former regime and cooperate and support Iraq's proposal to criminalize terrorist thinking and work to prevent its spread ". He added: "The United Nations will continue to serve Iraq at a stage after the elimination of terrorist gangs and reconstruction and provide assistance in various fields for displaced families and contribute to the stability and prosperity of Iraq, stressing that it supports Iraq's access to leadership positions in United Nations organizations. And it will triumph over challenges. " For his part, al-Jaafari expressed during the meeting, "Iraq's gratitude and appreciation for the positions of the United Nations in providing various kinds of support to the Iraqi people, praising the work of the UN mission in Baghdad and their sacrifices and the efforts of their cadres in providing the necessary supplies for Iraqis in various fields since 2003 until now, pointing out that the Iraqis planned to war against terrorist gangs and they are achieving great victories and they are inflicting terrorists of Daesh big losses and chasing them from one city to another and now we are working on the post-liberation phase of Mosul. " He said: "All Iraqis have contributed to defend the security, stability and sovereignty of Iraq from different provinces and affiliations. And this is a message that Iraq has prepared as a conscious and strong people in facing terrorism, stressing that the Iraqi cities need to be rebuild their the infrastructure and provide the necessary supplies for the return of displaced people to their areas. He added: "Iraq needs a plan similar to the Marshall Plan, which contributed to building Germany after the Second World War to provide assistance to Iraqis and support development and overcome the effects of war against terrorist gangs, stressing that Iraq supports the security and stability of the region and keen on the need to adopt political solutions to crises in the region because military solutions help terrorists to carry out their crimes and contribute to its spread in the various parts of the world. " He continued: "Turkish forces are still violating Iraqi sovereignty despite the demand of Iraq to withdraw and obtain an Arab consensus from the Arab League and the demand of many friendly countries from Turkey to withdraw from Iraqi territory,. Jaafari again reaffirmed the call of Iraq to adopt a project to criminalizing terrorist thought and fighting extremism and protect communities from the threat of recruitment and called for supporting Iraq's candidate for the seat of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and representing Iraq in more international organizations. The meeting reviewed the overall humanitarian, security and political situation, the efforts of Iraqis and their victories against terrorist gangs and stressed the importance of increasing the volume of aid provided to Iraq. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Baghdad this morning to review the humanitarian situation of civilians on the ground./ End