Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani clarified today, Sunday, the reason behind Baghdad's request to end the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) in the country. The media office of the Iraqi Prime Minister stated that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani welcomed the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on the occasion of the conclusion of her mission.
During the meeting, al-Sudani expressed the Iraqi government's appreciation for the UN representative due to her efforts throughout her work in Iraq, noting that "the request to end the UNAMI mission comes in light of the political and security stability Iraq is witnessing, along with the progress achieved in various fields."
Al-Sudani emphasized that "the Iraqi government will continue to cooperate with international agencies affiliated with the United Nations, in line with the government program and its developmental targets across all levels and areas, particularly with the progress made in the fields of economic reform and infrastructure reconstruction, as well as the growing capabilities of our armed forces in various forms."
For her part, Hennis-Plasschaert praised the important steps and promising initiatives that Iraq has undertaken in the past eighteen months, especially in areas such as service provision, infrastructure reconstruction, investment, environmental impact mitigation, and reducing dependence on imported fuel.
