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| Iraq urges world to write off debt, boost security |
| 2007-05-03 |
| SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - Iraq on Wednesday urged participants at the upcoming conference in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to cancel its debt and help restore security. “We are urging the international community to cancel Iraq’s debt and we ask participants to help stabilise Iraq,” government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told reporters. “The security and stability of Iraq is in the interest of all countries in the region and the world. Each country participating in this conference can help rebuild Iraq,” Dabbagh said. The two-day conference starts in earnest on Thursday with the launch of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI), an initiative providing a framework for Iraq’s security and economic development. |
| Posted by:Steve White |