Iraqi FM discusses upcoming provincial elections with UN representative
An employee stands by ballot boxes as Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission conducts a manual recount of votes for parliamentary elections. Photo: AFP
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, discussed on Saturday the ongoing preparations for the upcoming provincial elections with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, according to a statement cited by the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
Hussein talked about the topics that will be discussed during his participation in the meetings of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which will be held next month at the United Nations headquarters in New York, according to the Iraqi Foreign Ministry.
Both sides also discussed the relationship between Iraq and the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), as well as the ongoing preparations by the Independent High Electoral Commission regarding the upcoming provincial elections scheduled to take place on December 18.
The Iraqi Foreign Minister also addressed the issue of the Al-Hol camp, the measures taken by the Iraqi government to reintegrate displaced Iraqis, approaching countries to evacuate their nationals from the refugee camp in Syria, and the ongoing negotiations with the United Nations and partners in this regard.