PM Meets The Under-Secretary-General Of The United Nations

Baghdad / NINA / -Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani met this Friday evening with the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, the head of the strategic review team for the work of the UNAMI mission in Iraq, Volker Peretz, on the sidelines of his participation in the Munich Security Conference 2024.

During the meeting, the report being prepared by Peretz, which will be discussed next March, was discussed. The work of the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and ways to enhance cooperation between Iraq and the international organization and its development programs were also reviewed.

According to a statement from his office, the Prime Minister pointed to the progress made in establishing internal security and stability, which made it possible to end the political role of the UNAMI mission in Iraq, stressing that the joint activities and programs of the United Nations organization can continue by transferring its activities to the competent organizations.

Al-Sudani also expressed his appreciation for the recent positions of the Secretary-General of the United Nations regarding the aggression against Gaza, and his efforts to achieve a ceasefire and prevent genocide against the Palestinian people, informing Volker Peretz to convey his greetings to Guterres.

For his part, the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations expressed his optimism about the security progress taking place in Iraq, and he will soon present his comprehensive report on the work of the United Nations mission in Iraq, as positive developments will enable the international organization to gradually end the mission’s work./End