Iraq stresses the need for countries to fulfill their obligations to transfer their nationals from Al-Hol camp

Baghdad-INA  

A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated that "Iraq participated with an official delegation in the high-level ministerial meeting that is currently being held in the city of Malaga, Spain, headed by Qahtan Taha Khalaf, the Undersecretary for Multilateral  and Legal Affairs, and the membership of each of the head of the Human Rights Department, Ambassador Husham Al-Uloom and the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq in New York, Ambassador Muhammad Bahr Al-Uloom.

The statement added, "The Undersecretary gave Iraq's speech at the meeting, in which he referred to the great achievements made by the Iraqi security forces in the liberation and counter-terrorism operations in respect of human rights principles, he also touched upon the security challenges resulting from keeping foreign fighters from the terrorist organization ISIS in al-Hol camp.

He stressed the need for countries to fulfill their obligations to transfer their nationals from the camp in order to preserve peace, stability and security in the region, explaining that Iraq will continue its constructive cooperation with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and other relevant agencies to achieve the desired goals.