Iraqi government welcomes the Security Council's decision to end the tasks of the United Nations mission

Baghdad-INA  
Iraqi government spokesman Basim Al-Awadi expressed the Iraqi government’s welcome today, Friday, of the UN Security Council’s decision to end the mandate and tasks of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq/UNAMI.
 
Al-Awadi said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), “The Iraqi government expresses its welcome and appreciation for Security Council Resolution No. (2734), which was unanimously issued today, terminating the mandate and tasks of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq/UNAMI, according to a timetable that ends with Complete termination on December 31, 2025.
 
He added, "The end of the mission's work in Iraq comes at the request of the Iraqi government, which was expressed in the letter of Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani dated May 8, 2024, addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and the UN Security Council in this regard."
 
He pointed out, "At a time when we praise the international response to Iraq's request, we affirm that the UN Security Council's decision came as a result of the tangible progress that Iraq is witnessing at various levels, stability at the internal level, and the completion of the political construction process that began in 2003, after the overthrow of the dictatorial regime, and the growing capabilities of our heroic armed forces of all types, to protect the country’s sovereignty, the acceleration of the economic and urban renaissance movement, and the advanced steps that have been achieved in the fields of reform, good governance, services and social welfare.”

We take this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to continued cooperation and sustainable partnership with the United Nations and its development programs operating in Iraq. We express our gratitude to the UN Secretary-General, the UNAMI staff, and the appreciated services and sacrifices they have made since the mission's establishment in 2003, aiding our people in building a constitutional political system and establishing a sovereign, effective Iraqi state.

This resolution further enhances Iraq's regional and international role as a pivotal country in the region, supporting stability, peace, and sustainable development. We are committed to providing the necessary support to ensure the smooth conclusion of UNAMI's mission's activities, in alignment with Iraq's sovereignty and will, while adhering to the completion of matters outlined in the resolution within the mission's mandate, and providing the necessary support in this regard.