Hoshyar Zebari
Hoshyar Zebari
Hoshyar Zebariis the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Iraq. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003 until 2014. A Kurd originally from Aqrah, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan, Zebari holds a master's degree in sociology from the University of Essex, England and studied political science in Jordan. He was the foreign spokesperson for the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the 1990s and represented the party to both the United Kingdom and the United States...
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everybody fail iraqi minds pressure project succeed whether
Everybody is waiting. They haven't made up their minds whether this Iraqi project will succeed or not, ... Everybody is apprehensive and some of them, to be honest, want it to fail so they can keep away from this pressure to reform.
history regime trial
It will really be the trial of the history of his regime over 35 years,
agreement believe bogged reach talks
Talks are continuing. They are not bogged down. They are not gridlocked, ... We believe we will reach an agreement very soon.
handling outside relations talking
talking about relations with the outside world and of handling them.
elements presented priorities turn visions
We have presented our visions and our priorities to you. Now it's your turn to look at those elements and those priorities to see where you can help,
activities agreement coming diplomatic embassy few final government reached resume within
We reached the final agreement with the Kuwaiti government to resume our diplomatic activities and we will reopen our embassy within the few coming weeks.
civilized freedoms protect rest
to protect the freedoms of the rest of the civilized world.
beyond campaign cause country crisis evil launch provide terrorists
This would cause a humanitarian crisis and provide a foothold for terrorists to launch their evil campaign in our country and beyond our borders.
against security testify
Those who are going to testify against him need security protection.
deal deny establish willing
They don't deny there is infiltration, ... but they are always willing to establish mechanisms, communications, etc., to deal with these problems.
arab divorced drifting fear increased influence iraq league moves positive seeing situation toward
They fear Iraq is drifting from the Arabs, being divorced from the Arab world, and the increased influence of another neighboring country. This time, we are seeing some positive moves by the Arab League toward more realization of the situation on Iraq.
parts successes
successes we are making in some parts of the country.
clear democracy goals help lose member nation nowhere progress stick win
Nowhere are the goals of freedom, democracy and progress more at stake, ... We know our clear way forward, but we need your help. We need the help of every member nation and this organization to win this fight. We stick together, or we lose together.
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This in my view and the view of the Iraqi government has set a bad precedent and sent all the wrong messages, ... Terrorists should not be rewarded. Otherwise, this could repeat itself.