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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bulk cooperation fighters foreign government help lack political serious stop strongly syria syrian terrorists towards
We feel strongly that there is a lack of political will in Syria towards its commitments to Iraq. Regrettably, the bulk of foreign fighters and terrorists are infiltrating from Syria, and the Syrian government has not demonstrated any serious cooperation to help us stop their transit.
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left to the Kuwaiti government itself and its estimation about the situation in Iraq.
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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.
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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.
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people are saying that Saddam is going to try the occupation, Saddam is going to try the government, but really we are not afraid of that. I don't think that even the US or Britain are afraid of this.
embassy government iraqi opinion
Really there hasn't been any differences of opinion between the Iraqi government and U.S. Embassy at all,
bulk cooperation fighters foreign government help serious stop syrian terrorists
Regrettably, the bulk of foreign fighters and terrorists are infiltrating from Syria, and the Syrian government has not demonstrated any serious cooperation to help us stop their transit,
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These statements are extremely regrettable... coming from a colleague of ours in government, ... a bedouin on a camel.
affect bottom country experiment frightened ideas others root
They and others are frightened really of this experiment to succeed. This is the bottom line. They don't want these values, these ideas to take root in a country like Iraq. This may affect them.
believes engaging political talks
engaging in talks with everyone who believes in the political process.
constitution deal force group solid
We want a good, solid constitution. We don't want to force a deal on any group that they're uncomfortable with.
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will help the reconciliation efforts and the healing process.
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We do not have any preconceptions that could be seen as attempts to deprive some Russian company of the possibility of exploiting oilfields in Iraq,
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We need these forces. It is an Iraqi need, more than an American or coalition need. The consequences would be catastrophic.