UN Secretary-General Special Representative for Iraq Ján Kubiš who is in Iran to discuss latest Iraqi developments with Iranian officials was received on Sunday evening by Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister and head of diplomatic machinery of the country, where he expressed gratitude for the attempts by Mr. Kubiš waged to bring stability and security to crisis-stricken Iraq.
Zarif highlighted the necessity of international support for attempts in Iraq by the government to fight terrorism, criticizing some supports for ISIL and other warring groups in Iraq and Syria by some countries in the region, extending the criticism also to the US-led so-called coalition in fighting ISIL in Iraq; “fighting terrorist-Takfirist groups in the region is critical to the region and the international community should blockade major paths by which these terrorist groups receive logistical support,” Zarif told UN Special Envoy to Iraq.
Zarif also believed that the UN’s role in bringing the focus of its members to Iraqi situation was important. He praised the uniting attempts by Iraqi religious and tribal leaders, either Sunni or Shia, and Kurd, in bringing even a tinge of security to country; “the Islamic Republic of Iran has always emphasized on Iraqi territorial integrity and unity as one of its major neighbors; any approach on Iraq should guarantee the unity, security, and stability of Iraq as well as the region,” Zarif told Mr. Kubiš, hailing the more improved exchange of information and cooperation with the UN Special Envoy to Iraq.
Mr. Kubiš, for his part, believed that the key to safely coming out of the current situation in Iraq was national unity. He also said that international and regional players were also important in helping manage the situation in the country; “promoting national reconciliation process, supporting strong central government, and focusing global participation in tackling economic, security, and social issues in Iraq are UN’s priorities,” he added.
Mr. Kubiš asserted that he would speak to any country and player as his mission for reaching a realistic analysis of the pandemonium in Iraq and finding a viable and effective solution, and believed that Iran’s role in Iraq and its benign advice on Iraq was absolutely invaluable for this reason.
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