MEETING TO REVIEW INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ AT HEADQUARTERS ON 16 MARCH

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

In accordance with the United Nations mandate under Security Council resolution 1546 (2004) to assist in the reconstruction and recovery of Iraq, the Secretary-General will convene a meeting at United Nations Headquarters this Friday, 16 March, to bring the Government of Iraq and the international community together to review the substantive progress made in the development of the International Compact with Iraq.  Adel Abdul Mahdi, Vice-President of Iraq, will lead Iraq’s delegation and brief participants.  All Member States and representatives of multilateral institutions have been invited to attend.

Together with the Government of Iraq, the United Nations continues to serve as co-chair of the International Compact with Iraq.  The Secretary-General recently appointed Ibrahim Gambari to be his Special Adviser for the Compact, and he will serve as United Nations co-chair.

The Secretary-General looks forward to the participation of the broader international community at Friday’s meeting to help put Iraq on a credible path towards sustainable development and economic prosperity.

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