Lakhdar Brahimi
Lakhdar Brahimi
Lakhdar Brahimiis an Algerian United Nations diplomat who served as the United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria until 14 May 2014. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria from 1991 to 1993...
NationalityAlgerian
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth1 January 1934
CountryAlgeria
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The sooner a credible Iraqi government is in place to lead the way, the better, especially because the absence of such a sovereign government is part of the problem in the first place,
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Though it will certainly not be easy, we do believe that it shall be possible to identify, by the end of May, a group of people respected and acceptable to Iraqis across the country, to form this caretaker government.
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Iraq is a country that has been invaded. It's not a failing state that you want to help. It's a country that was functioning good or bad, with a horrible dictator, but you have invaded.
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What we are suggesting here has the merit of enjoying the support of many Iraqis with whom we have met, and is reasonably simple and straightforward,
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The elections scheduled to take place by January 2005 are the most important milestone in this process. Until that time, any Iraqi governing body that exists will be less than fully representative,
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I understand even the excesses that can happen once you start fighting against injustice, not to condone it but to understand how you get there.
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or let us go and work somewhere else. There are other areas where help is needed.
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Bremer is the dictator of Iraq. He had the money. He has the signature. Nothing happens without his agreement in this country.
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It is evident that the United Nations cannot, has no means, is not present on the ground and simply cannot possibly accede to this request.
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What we have learned from that struggle is the importance of freedom, the importance of mobilization, the importance of justice, equality, and so on.
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have every reason to be proud of what you have achieved.
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men and women known for their honesty, integrity and competence.
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There are growing pressures on us -- in part from the donor community -- to say there is a limit to what you can stand.
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we will have to put our heads together to see what to do.