Clinton congratulates Iraqis on election

BAGHDAD /Iraqi News U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has congratulated the Iraqi people on the conduct of parliamentary elections, which took place yesterday. “U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has congratulated all the Iraqi people who participated in the national election today and throughout the past three days,” according to a statement released yesterday by the U.S. embassy in Iraq and received by Iraqi News. Clinton has praised the efforts of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) and the Iraqi security forces in rendering the election success. SS (P) 1