Iraq neighbor states meeting issues support to Iraq
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 7/10/2006

The 9th meeting of foreign ministers of Iraq's neighboring states concluded its work yesterday in Tehran, Iran, by issuing a statement that in part said:

"Welcoming the completion of the political transition process and the establishment of permanent government and national assembly in Iraq, the ministers stressed their full support for the constitutionally-based elected government and national assembly of Iraq and for the realization of the priorities of the new government toward a prosperous, free, independent, democratic and unified federal Iraq, living in peace and tranquility with its neighbors, based on good neighborly relations, non-interference in each other's internal affairs and respect for international and bilateral treaties and agreements.

"Welcoming the establishment of a broad-based government with the participation of all segments of the Iraqi population in all elected institutions and new political structure of the country, the ministers expressed their full support for the national reconciliation plan of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki aimed at strengthening national unity, ensuring security, ending the current violence and inclusion of all groups in the political process. They called upon all Iraqi groups to participate and contribute actively within the framework of the afore-mentioned plan.

"In this context, they also confirmed their support for the efforts led by the League of Arab States to ensure a viable process of national reconciliation."

It said "Underlining the importance of expansion of cooperation between the government of Iraq and the neighboring countries to combat terrorism, through, inter alia, the cooperation of their security officials to combat terrorism and to consider ways and means of enhancing security, and expressing concern over the continued presence and activities of certain recognized terrorist groups operating in Iraq and the resulting implications and threats for the security and stability of Iraq and its neighbors, the ministers expressed their support for the efforts made by the government and parliament of Iraq in accordance with its new constitution to combat all forms of terrorism and to prevent terrorist groups from using Iraqi territory to supply, organize or launch terrorist operations against neighboring countries or to infiltrate into their territories. The ministers emphatically called for more effective continuation and enhancement of these efforts."

It added "The ministers underlined the need for a fair and transparent trial of Saddam and other criminal leaders of former Iraqi regime for war crimes, particularly use of weapons of mass destruction, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggressions against the Iraqi people, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Kuwait, and stressed the need for adoption of measures to alleviate the sufferings of the victims of those crimes."

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