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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input resolution
This is a very important resolution for us and, definitely, we need to have our own input into this.
colleague coming extremely ours statements
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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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.
efforts healing help
will help the reconciliation efforts and the healing process.
attempts company deprive exploiting russian seen
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,
coalition consequences iraqi
We need these forces. It is an Iraqi need, more than an American or coalition need. The consequences would be catastrophic.
arab brothers care change hijacked iraq islamic neighbors oppose send strip taken warned
We have warned our neighbors - our Arab brothers, our Islamic brothers - that the new Iraq is going to be a different one, ... It's always been taken by those who oppose change in Iraq that Iraq has been hijacked - by the Americans, by the Israelis, by the Kurds, by the Shiites - to strip it from its Arab womb. ... If you care so much, why don't you have embassies? Why don't you send ambassadors?
boost domestic help ideas iraqi morale practical steps
ideas (he has presented) for some practical steps which can help boost morale on the domestic Iraqi scene.
government itself left situation
left to the Kuwaiti government itself and its estimation about the situation in Iraq.
dislike leaders-and-leadership temporary whether
Make no mistake. We are here to stay, ... We are not temporary or interim leaders. After Saddam's topple, you have to live with these faces, whether you like them or you dislike them.
coming create fill junior ready saddam vacuum
withdrawal would create a vacuum and we, the Iraqis, are not ready to fill it. There would be the possibility of a junior Saddam coming up again.