2021-02-01 22:06:34 GMT2021-02-02 06:06:34(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said on Monday that the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, paid a two-day visit to Tehran that aimed at supporting Iraq s stability.
A UNAMI statement said that Hennis-Plasschaert held talks on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 with Iranian officials over regional issues as part of efforts to support stability in Iraq.
The special representative had made a number of such visits in the region as part of UNAMI s mandate, which includes the facilitation of regional dialogue and cooperation, including on issues of border security, energy, trade, environment, water, infrastructure, public health, and refugees, the statement said without giving further details.
الأمم المتحدة: زيارة بلاسخارت إلى طهران تهدف لدعم الاستقرار في العراق
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الأمم المتحدة: زيارة بلاسخارت لطهران تهدف لدعم الاستقرار في العراق
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Sulaimaniyah City, Iraq – Iraq’s leaders pushed to postpone parliamentary elections fearing public discontent would lead to their removal from power, an analyst with ties to the government says.
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, President Barham Salih, and Speaker of the Parliament Mohammad al-Halbusi wanted a later vote over concerns about their prospects for re-election and sought to buy time, said Mohammad Bakhtiar, a Kurdish political analyst who meets regularly with Iraqi decision-makers.
“At least two of the three leaders of Iraq who favoured early election have realised that their chances of being re-elected are minimal,” Bakhtiar said.
In a bid to delay the elections, the three Iraqi leaders met on January 12 and later with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and election commission officials, he told Al Jazeera.