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TAGS: PREL, PARM, PHUM, PREF, UNSC, IZ, EAID, ETTC
SUBJECT: UN/IRAQ: VIEIRA DE MELLO BRIEFS, COUNCIL DISCUSSES
IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1483

REF: A. USUN 1845

B. STATE 210944

C. USUN 1804

1. (U) SUMMARY: IN AN HISTORIC SESSION OF THE SECURITY
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1483 AND THE
MANDATE OF UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR «IRAQ» SERGIO VIEIRA
DE MELLO, THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF «IRAQ»'S NEWLY FORMED
GOVERNING COUNCIL (GC) PARTICIPATED "IN THE NAME OF «IRAQ» ON
BEHALF OF THE INTERIM GOVERNING COUNCIL." GC LEADER ADNAN
PACHACHI TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT «IRAQ» "WOULD NEVER RETURN TO A

SOCIETY OF FEAR AND INJUSTICE." EXPLICITLY SEEKING
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION, HE SAID: "WE COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT

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TO RESTORE «IRAQ» TO ITS NATURAL POSITION." WITH THE SOLE

EXCEPTION OF SYRIA, ALL SC MEMBERS WELCOMED THE GC

REPRESENTATIVES. AS THE GERMAN PERMREP SAID, "THE GOVERNING

COUNCIL PROVIDES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WITH AN IRAQI

PARTNER WITH WHOM WE CAN ENGAGE." A THEME COMMON TO ALL

SPEAKERS -- INCLUDING SYG ANNAN, SRSG DE MELLO, GC LEADER

PACHACHI, AND NEARLY ALL SC MEMBERS -- WAS RECOGNITION OF THE

GC AS AN "IMPORTANT FIRST STEP" ON THE ROAD TO RESTORING

IRAQI SOVEREIGNTY.

2. (U) DE MELLO AND PACHACHI BOTH LAUDED THE FLEXIBILITY OF
UNSCR 1483; DE MELLO SAID THE RESOLUTION'S "LATITUDE" WILL
ALLOW THE UN ROLE IN «IRAQ» "TO EMERGE AND DEVELOP AS THE

SITUATION ON THE GROUND DEVELOPS." SIGNIFICANTLY, HE SAID:
"WHAT THE UNITED NATIONS CANNOT DO IS REPLACE THE COALITION
PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA).... WHAT THE UNITED NATIONS CAN
DO IS TO HELP FACILITATE AND BUILD CONSENSUS AMONG IRAQIS,
AND BETWEEN IRAQIS AND THE CPA." FRANCE AND GERMANY BOTH
EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR A NEW RESOLUTION AWARDING THE UN A
LARGER ROLE IN «IRAQ». THE RUSSIAN DPR ALSO EXPRESSED SUPPORT
FOR "SUPPLEMENTING" THE UN ROLE. (DE MELLO'S FULL STATEMENT
REPORTED REF A. A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE OPEN MEETING CAN BE
FOUND ON THE UN WEBSITE AFTER JULY 25 AT
HTTP://WWW.UN.ORG/DEPTS/DHL/RESGUIDE/SCACT2003.)

3. (U) AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL, PER REF B
INSTRUCTIONS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES, THE IRAQI
PEOPLE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE POLITICAL BODY. "THE GOVERNING
COUNCIL WOULD PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN DETERMINING THE PROCESS
FOR DRAWING UP A NEW CONSTITUTION AND PROCEEDING TO
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ELECTIONS." THIS BODY, HE EMPHASIZED,
DESERVED THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND
THE SECURITY COUNCIL. HE URGED THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STABILITY FORCES IN «IRAQ», AS CALLED FOR
UNDER OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH ONE OF UNSCR 1483. (AMBASSADOR
NEGROPONTE'S FULL STATEMENT IS AT PARA 14.) END SUMMARY.

SYG ANNAN: KEEP IRAQIS INTERESTS AS CENTRAL FOCUS

4. (U) SYG ANNAN WELCOMED THE GOVERNING COUNCIL (GC), AND
LISTED SEVERAL FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING UN
INVOLVEMENT IN «IRAQ».

-- RESPECT POLITICAL FUTURE OF «IRAQ»;
-- IRAQI SOVEREIGNTY OVER TERRITORY AND NATURAL RESOURCES;
-- RESTORE «IRAQ»'S POSITION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS
A COUNTRY AT PEACE WITH NEIGHBORS.

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RESOLUTION 1483, HE STATED, PROVIDED A MANDATE TO THE UNITED
NATIONS IN A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS. THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY MUST KEEP THE INTEREST OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE AT THE
FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR «IRAQ»
SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO HAD DONE PRECISELY THAT. OUR
COLLECTIVE GOAL WAS THE FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED IRAQI GOVERNMENT. MEANWHILE, IT WAS .VITAL FOR
IRAQI PEOPLE TO SEE A CLEAR TIMETABLE LEADING TO FULL
RESTORATION OF SOVEREIGNTY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GC MUST BE
FOLLOWED BY A CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS RUN BY IRAQIS FOR
IRAQIS. THE UN WOULD TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN FACILITATING
THIS PROCESS, WORKING WITH THE GC AND CPA. «IRAQ» NEEDED THE
SUPPORT OF ITS NEIGHBORS AND THE REGION AS A WHOLE. A STABLE
«IRAQ» WAS IN THE COLLECTIVE INTEREST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY. VIEIRA DE MELLO HAD ENGAGED IN AN ONGOING
DIALOGUE WITH NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES, AND INTENDED TO EXPAND
THESE CONSULTATIONS TO INCLUDE ALL STATES CONCERNED. THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WOULD RISE TO MEET THE ENORMOUS
CHALLENGE AHEAD.

VIEIRA DE MELLO: GC SIGNIFICANT STEP, UN HAS CENTRAL ROLE

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TLINED AREAS WHERE UN COULD
BEST:ASSIST IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS IN «IRAQ». HE NOTED THAT
EVEN THOSE CRITICAL OF UN'S PAST RECORD IN «IRAQ» WANTED AN
ENERGETIC "CENTER-STAGE" ROLE FOR THE UN. THE FORMATION OF
THE GC WAS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD THAT GOAL. THIS BODY
HAD SIGNIFICANT EXECUTIVE POWERS AGREED JOINTLY BY ITS
MEMBERS AND THE CPA WITH A PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE,
EMPHASIS ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, FINANCE, SECURITY, AND
CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS. ALTHOUGH NOT DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED,
THE GC WAS BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE OF VARIOUS VIEWS AND
CONSTITUENCIES IN «IRAQ». IT POSSESSED CREDIBLE EXECUTIVE
AUTHORITY, AND ITS ESTABLISHMENT WAS A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED NATIONS.

POLITICAL SITUATION

6. (U) THE UN WOULD WORK WITH THE GC TO OUTLINE AREAS WHERE
UN MIGHT BE OF ASSISTANCE. THE GC LEADERS SHOULD BE
RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR STATESMANSHIP FOR ASSUMING THIS
RESPONSIBILITY. AS THE SYG NOTED IN HIS REPORT, THE DAY WHEN

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IRAQIS MUST GOVERNTHEMSELVES MUST COME QUICKLY. IN THIS

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REGARD, «IRAQ» NEEDED THE SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORS TO EMBRACE THE
GC AND PROVIDE IT WITH WHATEVER ASSISTANCE IT REQUESTED. THE
GC ALSO NEEDED THE FULL SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL

COMMUNITY AND THE FAITH OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE, WHICH IT WOULD

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"EARN ANEW EACH DAY." MANY FUNDAMENTAL POLITICAL TO BE ADDRESSED, INCLUDING: ISSUES HAD

-- DRAWING UP A CONSTITUTION (ESSENTIAL THAT THIS WAS AN
IRAQI PROCESS AND AN EARLY FOCUS OF GC DELIBERATIONS)

-- TIMING AND PRECISE NATURE OF ELECTIONS (FOR AN

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GOVERNMENT TO BE ELECTED)

THE ELECTION PROCESS COULD NOT BEGIN TOO SOON -- IT WAS A

SIGNAL OF THE INTENT THAT FULL SOVEREIGNTY WOULD BE RETURNED

TO «IRAQ». A CLEAR TIMETABLE WITH MILESTONES FOR IRAQI

SOVEREIGNTY WOULD HAVE TO BE OUTLINED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO

THE IRAQI PEOPLE KNOW "THAT STABILITY WILL RETURN AND THAT

THE OCCUPATION WILL END." THE SECRETARIAT'S ELECTORAL

ASSISTANCE DIVISION WOULD SOON VISIT «IRAQ» TO DISCUSS AND

ELECTORAL FRAMEWORK WITH THE GC AND THE CPA.

LAW AND ORDER

7..(U) THE CPA HAD THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING

SECURITY, LAW AND ORDER. THE GC, HOWEVER, NOW ALSO HAD

RESPONSIBILITIES WITH REGARD TO NATIONAL SECURITY, AND

ULTIMATELY ONLY IRAQIS COULD PERFORM THIS RESPONSIBILITY.

THE UN HAD CONSIDERABLE EXPERTISE IN THE AREA OF NATIONAL LAW
AND ORDER CAPACITY, AND THE CPA AND GC SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE

OF ALL UN ASSISTANCE IN THIS AREA AS WELL AS BILATERAL OFFERS

OF ASSISTANCE IN POLICE DEVELOPMENT. ON HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE, EMERGENCY REHABILITATION AND HEALTH AND DE-MINING

REQUIRE ADDITIONAL URGENT SUPPORT. THE UN SHOULD BE ABLE TO

HAND OVER THE OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM IN A SMOOTH MANNER IF

THERE ARE COORDINATED EFFORTS ON ALL SIDES. THE NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS BEING ADOPTED, HOWEVER, IS MUCH LARGER THAN
IMAGINED BECAUSE THE REHABILITATION PROCESS BEGAN MUCH SOONER
THAN ANTICIPATED. IN THE NORTHERN GOVERNORATES, THE CPA HAD
SUGGESTED THAT THE HAND-OVER TAKE PLACE TO IRAQI AUTHORITIES
AT BOTH THE REGIONAL AND CENTRAL LEVELS; THE UN WAS WORKING
ON A STRATEGY TO PRESENT TO THE GC AND THE CPA.

HUMAN RIGHTS

8. (U) THE IRAQI PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PAST
CRIMES COMMITTED BY THE FORMER REGIME. THERE WAS "MUCH
MERIT" IN CONSIDERING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MIXED IRAQI AND
INTERNATIONAL PANEL OF EXPERTS TO CONTEMPLATE THE BEST
OPTIONS FOR DEALING WITH THESE SERIOUS CRIMES. THE UN WOULD
CONTINUE TO FACILITATE DISCUSSION ON THIS ISSUE, WELCOMING A
VISIT BY UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN «IRAQ»
ANDREAS MAVROMMATIS. THE CPA HAS BEEN RECEPTIVE TO CONCERNS
REGARDING THE SEARCHES, ARRESTS, «TREATMENT» OF ,JmnpalymEs» AND

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ACCESS BY FAMILY MEMBERS, AND PROVIDED INPUT ON EFFORTS

UNDERWAY TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. REFERRING TO CONCERNS

ABOUT COALITION «MUTAIMEN/5 OF «DETALINSES», DE MELLO SAID: "I

HAVE RAISED WITH AMBASSADORS BREMER AND SAWERS (THESE)

CONCERNS.... THEY HAVE BEEN RECEPTIVE AND HAVE PROVIDED ME

WITH RESPONSES ON ACTION BEING TAKEN TO ADDRESS AND RESOLVE

ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS."

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E ROLE IN «IRAQ». IT IS NOT A

CLEAR MANDATE BUT, EQUALLY, THE SITUATION IN «IRAQ» IS UNIQUE

AND THUS PERHAPS CALLED FOR A UNIQUE RESOLUTION. ITS LACK OF

'CLARITY ALLOWS FOR LATITUDE AND FOR THE UNITED NATIONS ROLE

' IN «IRAQ» TO EMERGE AND DEVELOP AS THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND
DEVELOPS." THE UN COULD NEVER 'REPLACE THE CPA OR THE IRAQIS,
BUT WOULD HAVE TO REMAIN FLEXIBLE TO RESPOND WHEN CALLED FOR
ASSISTANCE, AND HELP FACILITATE AND BUILD CONSENSUS AMONG
IRAQIS AND BETWEEN IRAQIS AND THE CPA.

GC: LONG ROAD AHEAD, WE WELCOME INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

10. (U) GOVERNING COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE ADAN PACHACHI
EXPRESSED GRATITUDE TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE UN FOR
INVITING THEIR DELEGATION TO THE UN, AND THANKED THE CPA FOR
THEIR EFFORTS IN «IRAQ». GC PARTICIPATION IN THE MEETING WAS A
CLEAR COUNCIL EXPRESSION OF ITS COMMITMENT TO THE SOVEREIGNTY
OF «IRAQ» STRESSED UNDER UNSCR 1483. SADDAAM'S TYRANIC REGIME,
HE STATED, OPPRESSED ALL IRAQIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS; THE
BIGGEST AND MOST HORRIFIC EXAMPLES COULD BE FOUND IN THE MASS

' GRAVES THAT WERE BEING DISCOVERED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THE
GC HAD CALLED ON A SELECT GROUP OF SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
TO PUT FORTH PROPOSALS FOR A SPECIAL TRIBUNALS TO PROSECUTE
MEMBERS OF THE OLD REGIME FOR THEIR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.

THE HAD DECIDED THAT EVERYONE IN «IRAQ» SHOULD BENEFIT FROM
«IRAQ»'S ENORMOUS ASSETS, AND HAD ALREADY TAKEN STEPS TO
DEVELOP A FUND TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF THE FORMER REGIME.

11. (U) LIVING CONDITIONS IN «IRAQ» HAD NOT IMPROVED AS
EXPEDITIOUSLY AS HOPED, BUT AT LEAST THE IRAQIS WERE FREE.
RANDOM EXECUTIONS AND ARRESTS WERE FINALLY GONE, ONCE AND FOR
ALL. THE GOVERNING COUNCIL HAD BEEN FORMED THROUGH
PAINSTAKING CONSULTATIONS INVOLVING THE CPA AND SRSG AND
REPRESENTED THE FULL SPECTRUM OF IRAQI SOCIETY. UNSCR 1483
DID NOT CLEARLY DEFINE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE IRAQI INTERIM
AUTHORITY (IIA), ALLOWING FOR FLEXIBILITY AND EXPANSION IN
THE ROLE OF THE GC. THE UN COULD ASSIST THE GC IN DEVELOPING
ITS LAWS, AND THE GC WOULD WORK ON A CONSTITUTION THAT WOULD
PRESERVE THE BASIC RIGHTS OF EVERYONE, INCLUDING WOMEN, AND

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ENSURE FREE ELECTIONS, CREATING A CIVIL SOCIETY BASED ON
FREEDOM. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE GC WAS TO MOVE TOWARDS AN
ELECTED GOVERNMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE GC WOULD COUNT
ON THE SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO RESTORE «IRAQ»
TO ITS "NATURAL POSITION."

UK: GC PARTNER TO UN IN POLITICAL PROCESS

12. (U) UK AMBASSADOR GREENSTOCK, IN HIS LAST COUNCIL
INTERVENTION ON «IRAQ», RECOGNIZED THE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT
ROLE OF THE UN IN «IRAQ». AS STATED IN UNSCR 1483, THE DAY
WHEN IRAQIS GOVERN THEMSELVES SHOULD COME QUICKLY, AND THE GC
WAS A CRITICAL ELEMENT IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS TOWARDS AN
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED IRAQI GOVERNMENT. THE SYG
WELCOMED THE GC AND NOTED THAT IT WOULD BE A PARTNER IN THE
IRAQI-OWNED PROCESS OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM. THE CPA WOULD

WORK WITH THE GC TO CREATE CONDITIONS IN «IRAQ» CONDUCIVE TO
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT. THE UK, AS PART OF THE CPA,
RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF SECURITY, AND WOULD WORK TOWARDS
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RULE OF LAW. A MINORITY IN «IRAQ» WAS
ATTEMPTING TO SABOTAGE THE PROCESS, UNDERMINING INTERNATIONAL
EFFORTS TO ASSIST THE CIVILIAN POPULATION. THEY WOULD NOT
SUCCEED.

13. (U) GREENSTOCK WELCOMED A UN ROLE IN REFORM OF IRAQI
JUSTICE SYSTEMS, AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY
IN DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY STRUCTURES, PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION, THE SECURITY SECTOR, AND HUMAN RIGHTS
MONITORING. THE CPA WAS RESTORING JUDICIAL SYSTEMS AND THE
IRAQIS THEMSELVES WOULD HAVE TO DECIDE HOW TO PUNISH PAST
CRIMES. ULTIMATELY, IRAQIS WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR
OWN SECURITY THROUGH CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL REFORMS. UNSCR
1483 CALLED FOR INTERNATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQI
STABILITY AND SECURITY, AND «IRAQ» REMAINED THE COLLECTIVE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.

FRANCE: SIGNALS INTEREST IN A NEW RESOLUTION

14. (U) FRENCH PR DE LA SABLIERE WELCOMED THE MEMBERS OF THE
RECENTLY FORMED "TRANSITION GOVERNMENT" AS A "FIRST POSITIVE
STEP FORWARD" IN THE FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED, REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. HE SAID THE GC BODY

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SFUL POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION OF «IRAQ», ARGUING FOR A POLITICAL
RATHER THAN A MILITARY SOLUTION AND CALLING FOR THE SWIFT
RESTORATION OF IRAQI SOVEREIGNTY. WHILE NOTING UNSCR 1483

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ENABLED THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO REGAIN UNITY, HE

CHARACTERIZED THE RESOLUTION AS A "LIMITED AND IMPERFECT"

FRAMEWORK. HE ASSERTED A PREFERENCE FOR MAKING THE UN A

GENUINE INTERNATIONAL PARTNER AND THE CENTER OF

RECONSTRUCTION PROCESS. FRANCE HAS "NOTED WITH INTEREST"

DISCUSSIONS ABOUT A NEW RESOLUTION.

15. (U) LA SABLIERE SAID FRANCE WOULD ENCOURAGE THE UN TO
TAKE AN AMBITIOUS ROLE. IN THIS REGARD, HE ARGUED THAT THE
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY AND MONITORING BOARD (IAMB) TO THE
DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR «IRAQ» SHOULD HAVE THE POWER TO MONITOR
DFI DISBURSEMENTS TO ENSURE THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH 1483.
REFERRING TO THE OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM, HE SAID THERE SHOULD
BE NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SUPPLIERS. HE SAID FRANCE WOULD
SUPPORT A MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK FOR DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO
«IRAQ»'S RECONSTRUCTION. AS TO THE OIL SECTOR, FRANCE BELIEVES
ITS DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON THE BASIS OF
INTERNATIONAL LAW.

RUSSIA: IMPROVED SECURITY LEVERAGE FOR SUCCESS

16. (U) RUSSIAN DPR GATILOV STRESSED THE COMPLEX NATURE OF
THE SITUATION IN «IRAQ», AFFECTING THE FUTURE OF THE IRAQI
PEOPLE AND STABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE ONLY WAY TO
ASSIST «IRAQ» OUT OF THE CRISIS WAS TO RESPECT ITS SOVEREIGNTY
AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, AND RIGHT OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE TO
DISPOSE OF THEIR OWN NATURAL RESOURCES. RUSSIA AGREED WITH
THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE SYG'S REPORT, AND NOTED THAT THE
SUCCESSES' OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WOULD BE GREATER IF
THE SECURITY SITUATION ON THE GROUND WERE MORE STABLE. THE
GC WAS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION; HOWEVER, THIS STEP HAD
TO LEAD TO A LEGALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT, DETERMINED BY THE
IRAQI PEOPLE. THE UN COULD ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF A
GOVERNMENT BASED ON THE RULE OF LAW, THROUGH A CLEAR
TIMETABLE DEFINED BY A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS. THE SRSG HAD A
CRUCIAL ROLE IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN «IRAQ», WORKING CLOSELY
WITH THE IMF, WORLD BANK, AND UNDP. THE UN SHOULD CONTINUE
ITS HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS FOLLOWING THE PHASE-OUT OF OFF,
BECAUSE THESE PROGRAMS WERE CRITICAL TO THE IRAQI POPULATION
WHICH HAD SUFFERED YEARS OF DEPRIVATION UNDER THE PRIOR
REGIME. IT WAS NOW IMPORTANT TO TAKE A DECISION ON THE
SPECIFIC STEPS FOR UN INVOLVEMENT IN «IRAQ», SUPPLEMENTING THE
UN ROLE WITH APPROPRIATE FUNCTIONS.

CHINA: CLEAR TIMETABLE FOR POLITICAL PROCESS NEEDED

17. (U) CHINESE DPR ZHANG WELCOMED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
GOVERNING COUNCIL IN «IRAQ» STATING THAT CHINA SHARED THE VIEW
OF THE SYG THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE TO SEE

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A "CLEAR TIMETABLE LEADING TO THE EARLY RESTORATION OF

SOVEREIGNTY." ZHANG DREW ATTENTION TO THREE POINTS IN THE

SYG'S REPORT: 1) THE EARLY RESTORATION OF SOVEREIGNTY; 2) THE

UNSTABLE SECURITY AND ECONOMIC SITUATION; AND 3) THE FUTURE
ROLE OF THE UN IN RECONSTRUCTION. RESOLUTION 1483 "HAS LAID
A GOOD FOUNDATION" FOR A UN ROLE AND SHOULD BE FULLY
IMPLEMENTED.

SYRIA: GC SUCCESS DEPENDS ON RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBORS

18. (U) SYRIAN PR WEHBE STATED THAT SYRIA ATTACHES ENORMOUS
IMPORTANCE TO THE ROLE OF THE UN IN «IRAQ», PARTICULARLY IN THE
RESTORATION OF IRAQI INDEPENDENCE, SOVEREIGNTY, CONTROL OVER
ITS NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AN END TO THE MILITARY OCCUPATION.

WEHBE RELATED SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASAD'S STATEMENT THAT SYRIA
WAS GENUINELY CONCERNED ABOUT «IRAQ»'S FUTURE. SYRIA WOULD
SUPPORT ALL STEPS LEADING TO IRAQIS REGAINING CONTROL OVER
THEIR TERRITORY. THE SUCCESS OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL WOULD
DEPEND UPON THE STEPS IT TOOK IN ITS RELATIONS WITH ITS
NEIGHBORS. THE RESTORATION OF IRAQI SOVEREIGNTY WAS ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS. WEHBE EMPHASIZED THAT THE FORMAT
FOR A NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT COULD BE IMPOSED FROM WITHOUT, BUT
HAD TO COME FROM A GENUINE "INTERNAL DESIRE" AS REFLECTED IN
THE SYG'S REPORT. A CLEAR TIMETABLE LEADING TO THE FULL
RESTORATION OF SOVEREIGNTY AND THE END OF MILITARY OCCUPATION
WOULD HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED. (NOTE: WEHBE WAS THE ONLY SC
MEMBER NOT/NOT TO WELCOME THE PARTICIPATION OF THE GC
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE SESSION, BUT HE DID NOT CRITICIZE IT.
END NOTE.)

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NCE OF THE DAY THE IRAQI PEOPLE LEFT DICTATORSHIP
BEHIND AND "GLIMPSED THE NEW DEMOCRATIC AND INTERNATIONALLY
INTEGRATED «IRAQ»." THE GC WAS A VITALLY IMPORTANT, DECISIVE
STEP TOWARD SELF-GOVERNMENT. IT DESERVED THE SUPPORT OF THE
FULL INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND WOULD EARN THE RESPECT OF
THE IRAQI PEOPLE. STILL, LIFE WAS DIFFICULT IN «IRAQ». THE
FRAGILE SECURITY SITUATION REMAINED IN THE HANDS OF THE CPA
UNTIL AN IRAQI POLICE FORCE COULD BE FULLY DEPLOYED. BASIC
SERVICES LIKE BANKS AND HOSPITALS, HOWEVER, WERE RETURNING.
PALACIO EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR AN INCLUSIVE AND
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLIC FORUM FOR OPEN DEBATE ON THE IRAQI
CONSTITUTION, WHICH WOULD THEN BE RATIFIED IN A PUBLIC
REFERENDUM. THE UN, PALACIO SAID, WOULD HAVE A KEY ROLE IN
IRAQI CONSTITUTIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

GERMANY: NEED SECOND RESOLUTION, TRANSPARENCY IN DFI

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20. (U) GERMAN PR PLEUGER ALSO WELCOMED THE GOVERNING COUNCIL, STATING THAT IT WAS THE FIRST STEP IN THE

ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEMOCRATIC IRAQI GOVERNMENT. THE UN COULD
PROVIDE CONSIDERABLE LEGITIMACY, THROUGH ITS EXPERIENCE AND
IMPARTIALITY, TO THE ELECTORAL AND POLITICAL PROCESS.

GERMANY WOULD SUPPORT THOSE WHO WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO «IRAQ»
THROUGH THE UN, AND A SECOND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STATES TO
CONTRIBUTE TROOPS UNDER UN AUSPICES. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
SECURITY WAS CRITICAL AS MEMBERS OF THE OLD REGIME WERE
TRYING TO UNDERMINE THE PROGRESS THAT HAD BEEN MADE. PLEUGER
OBSERVED THAT, DESPITE ITS OIL RICHES, «IRAQ» NEEDED FINANCIAL
SUPPORT AND THAT INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT WOULD ONLY BE
FORTHCOMING WITH FULL TRANSPARENCY AND INTERNATIONAL
INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION-MAKING. GERMAN COMPANIES STOOD READY
TO CONTRIBUTE, IF THEIR PARTICIPATION WAS WELCOME. RECALLING
NEGOTIATIONS OVER UNSCR 1483, PLEUGER ASSERTED THAT IT HAD
BEEN AGREED THAT THE INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY AND MONITORING'
BOARD (IAMB) OF THE DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR «IRAQ» (DFI) SHOULD
HAVE A STRONG MANDATE, ENSURING THAT FUNDS WOULD BE DISPERSED
BASED ON OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 13 AND 14 OF UNSCR 1483.
GERMANY WOULD ALSO WELCOME A MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT FOR
BILATERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION. HOWEVER, IN
ORDER TO ATTRACT "ADEQUATE" FUNDS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY, EXPENDITURES FROM BOTH THE DFI AND THE
"MULTILATERAL INSTRUMENT" WOULD NEED TO BE FULLY TRANSPARENT
AND COORDINATED.

PAKISTAN: 1483 PROVIDED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SECURITY

21. (U) PAKISTANI PR AKRAM STATED THAT THE PEOPLES OF THE
TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES VALLEY ALWAYS ENJOYED CLOSE TIES TO THE
INDUS CIVILIZATION, AND PAKISTAN REMAINED COMMITTED TO THE
INTERESTS OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE. TRANSPARENCY WAS KEY TO
DISTRIBUTION OF ECONOMIC RESOURCES, AND THE TERMS OF
REFERENCE OF THE IAMB SHOULD REFLECT THAT THE BODY WILL NOT
ONLY ADVISE, BUT ALSO MONITOR TRANSACTIONS THROUGH ITS

AUDITORS.

22.. (U) SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS 1472 AND 1483 AFFIRM THE
BASIC POLICIES THAT GUIDE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN
AIDING THE IRAQI PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE FULL RESTORATION OF
SOVEREIGNTY AND POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE TO «IRAQ». WHILE
SECURITY REMAINED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CPA, UNSCR 1483,
PARAGRAPH 8, PROVIDED FOR UN ASSISTANCE FOR POLICE FORCES.
THIS RESOLUTION ALSO CALLED ON FRIENDS OF «IRAQ» TO CONTRIBUTE
TO THE WELFARE OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE, INCLUDING IN THE
PROVISION OF SECURITY. (NOTE: AKRAM HAS EXPRESSED THIS
OPINION BEFORE REF C. END NOTE.) THE GC WAS A WELCOME FIRST
STEP TOWARDS IRAQI GOVERNING THEMSELVES, BUT A CLEAR SEQUENCE

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OF EVENTS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED, DEFINING A TIMEFRAME FOR THE

END OF MILITARY OCCUPATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A

REPRESENTATIVE IRAQI GOVERNMENT.

CHILE: CONSTITUTIONAL WORKING GROUP NEEDED

23. (U) CHILEAN PR MUNOZ TOOK NOTE OF THE FORMATION OF THE
GOVERNING COUNCIL STATING THAT, ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT BE
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED YET, IT COULD STILL SERVE AS A
TOOL FOR THE RESTORATION OF A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT. THE GC
SHOULD ESTABLISH OF A CONSTITUTIONAL WORKING GROUP AND WORK
TOWARD THE ELECTION OF A NEW REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
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ORDER TO ENFORCE HUMAN
RIGHTS LAW. CHILE REMAINED CONCERNED ABOUT DAILY VIOLENCE
THAT CONTINUED TO HINDER STABILIZATION.

MEXICO: IAMB TRANSPARENCY KEY, SECURITY ESSENTIAL

24. (U) MEXICAN PR AGUILAR-ZINSER STRESSED A NEED TO END
MILITARY OCCUPATION OF «IRAQ» AND RESTORE IRAQI SOVEREIGNTY AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. MEXICO CONCURRED WITH THE SYG
RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE PRINCIPLES OF RESPECT FOR IRAQI
SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY. THE UN'S ROLE, HE
STATED, WAS TO STRENGTHEN «IRAQ» THROUGH ASSISTING THE IRAQI
PEOPLE, ADDRESSING HUMANITARIAN PROBLEMS, AND REBUILDING
CIVIL SOCIETY. HE WELCOMED DIALOGUE WITH THE IRAQIS, WHO HAD
THEIR OWN NEEDS, DEMANDS, AND OBJECTIVES. THE SHORT AND
LONG-TERM GOALS IN «IRAQ» SHOULD BE RESTORING PEACE AND
SECURITY AND CREATING ROBUST, REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS.
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY COULD ASSIST WITH SECURITY IN
«IRAQ», BUT THE CPA RETAINED PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR
SECURITY AND SHOULD WORK TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION ON THE
GROUND, ESPECIALLY THE PROTECTION OF HUMANITARIAN WORKERS.
AGUILAR-ZINSER HIGHLIGHTED THREE AREAS WHERE THE UN HAD A
CRITICAL ROLE IN «IRAQ»:

--SPEEDY DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING OFF'S

CONTRIBUTION TO DOMESTIC PROGRAMS AND STRUCTURES;
--DISARMING AND DEMOBILIZING FORMER SOLDIERS;
--TRIALS AND PUNISHMENT OF THOSE GUILTY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
ABUSES IN THE FORMER REGIME.

THE IAMB WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE OIL REVENUES WERE DEALT WITH

IN A TRANSPARENT WAY, BECAUSE THOSE REVENUES PROVIDED THE
PRIMARY FUNDING FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO «IRAQ».

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BULGARIA: UN HAS CENTRAL ROLE IN POLITICAL PROCESS

25. (U) BULGARIAN PR TAFROV PRAISED THE GC, WHICH HE CALLED A
POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR «IRAQ». TAFROV NOTED THE CENTRAL ROLE
THE UNITED NATIONS WOULD PLAY IN BRINGING THE POLITICAL
PROCESS TO FRUITION. THE UN COULD PARTICULARLY IMPROVE THE
HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN «IRAQ», WHICH NEEDED SPECIAL
ATTENTION AFTER YEARS OF THE ABUSIVE DICTATORSHIP. THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, HE SAID, MUST FIND A WAY TO HELP THE
IRAQIS RESUME CONTROL IN THEIR COUNTRY.

ANGOLA: NEXT STEP ELECTIONS AND CONSTITUTION

26. (U) ANGOLAN PR GASPAR-MARTINS WELCOMED THE GOVERNING

COUNCIL, STATING THAT IT WAS. A STEP FORWARD TO ESTABLISHING

NORMALCY IN «IRAQ». HE CALLED FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
CONSTITUTIONAL AND ELECTORAL COMMISSIONS AND WELCOMED THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A GC JUDICIAL COMMISSION. THE UN GOALS FOR
«IRAQ», HE STATED, SHOULD BE INCLUSIVE AND COMMAND THE
BROAD-BASED SUPPORT OF IRAQIS. GASPAR-MARTINS EXPRESSED HIS
SUPPORT FOR THE UN PLAN FOR INVOLVEMENT IN «IRAQ», AND THE
SYG'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A FURTHER UN ROLE.

GUINEA: NEED DONORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

27. (U) COUNSELOR DIALLO THE REPRESENTATIVE OF GUINEA NOTED
THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT WAS A
PRIORITY FOR IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION. THE NATIONAL
RECONCILIATION PROCESS IN «IRAQ» COULD BE PROMOTED THROUGH

. APPROPRIATE JUDICIAL MEASURES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.
DONORS SHOULD MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO RECONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS •
POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE IRAQI PEOPLE REMAINED VULNERABLE. «IRAQ»
NEEDED THE UN EXPERTISE TO MOVE TOWARDS A MARKET ECONOMY,
AFTER YEARS OF WAR AND POVERTY. «IRAQ» WAS A "VAST BUILDING
SITE" FOR WHICH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY COULD HELP
PROVIDE AN INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR REFORM,
PUTTING AN END TO THE IRAQI "NIGHTMARES."

CAMEROON: UN MILITARY-POLICE PRESENCE CANNOT BE RULED OUT

28. (U) CAMEROONIAN PR BELINGA-EBOUTOU EXTENDED A WARM
WELCOME TO THE GOVERNING COUNCIL STATING THAT ITS CREATION
WAS A CRITICAL TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NORMAL ECONOMIC AND
DEMOCRATIC ORDER. CAMEROON SUPPORTED THE SYG'S
RECOMMENDATIONS IN HIS REPORT AND AGREED THAT URGENT ACTION
NEEDED TO BE TAKEN. ON THE ISSUE OF SECURITY, THE OPTION OF
A UN MILITARY OR POLICE PRESENCE SHOULD NOT BE RULED OUT FOR
THE FUTURE.

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S SPEECH:
WE WELCOME THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HIS SPECIAL

REPRESENTATIVE, MR. SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO AND ACKNOWLEDGE

THEIR POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS. HIS WORK IN «IRAQ» AND THE WORK

OF THE UN STAFF EXEMPLIFY THE VITAL ROLE FOR THE UNITED

NATIONS ENVISAGED BY PRESIDENT BUSH AND PRIME MINISTER BLAIR

IN THE HILLSBOROUGH STATEMENT.

I WOULD ESPECIALLY LIKE TO WELCOME MR. ADNAN PACHACHI, MR.
AHMED CHALABI AND MS. AQEELA AL-HASHIMI THE THREE MEMBERS OF
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL THAT ARE HERE WITH US TODAY. FOR THE

' FIRST TIME IN ALMOST FIFTY YEARS IN «IRAQ», THERE IS NO LIMIT

ON THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN THAT REGARD. IN «IRAQ» TODAY,

ALL SHADES OF OPINION HAVE FULL FREEDOM TO COMPETE IN AN OPEN

MARKET OF IDEAS. YOUR PRESENCE HERE IS A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF

THAT FREEDOM.

POLITICAL FRAMEWORK

TWO MONTHS AGO TODAY, THIS COUNCIL ADOPTED RESOLUTION 1483,

WHICH CREATED A FORWARD PATH FOR THE COALITION AUTHORITY AND

THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE GROUND IN «IRAQ». RESOLUTION 1483

AFFIRMED OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO THE FREE POLITICAL
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, REPRESENTATIVE
GOVERNMENT OF «IRAQ». TODAY, JUST TWO MONTHS LATER, THE IRAQI
PEOPLE HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS ON THE CHALLENGING
TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY WITH THE FORMATION OF THE 25-MEMBER
GOVERNING COUNCIL, ON JULY 13, NINE DAYS AGO. AS THE
SECRETARY-GENERAL NOTED IN PARAGRAPH 107 OF HIS REPORT, THE
FORMATION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL WAS ANTICIPATED IN
RESOLUTION 1483 ANTICIPATED, AND AS THE SECRETARY GENERAL
NOTED IN PARAGRAPH 107 OF HIS RECENT REPORT, THE GOVERNING
COUNCIL PROVIDES A BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE IRAQI PARTNER --
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES, THERE IS A NATIONAL POLITICAL
BODY THAT REFLECTS THE RICH MOSAIC OF IRAQI SOCIETY. THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF GOVERNMENT BY AND FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE AS
ENVISAGED IN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1483 IS UNDERWAY.
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL DESERVES THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THIS BODY.

I NOTE ALSO THAT THE SECRETARY GENERAL'S REPORT EMPHASIZES,

IN THE SAME PARAGRAPH, THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING A CLEAR

TIMETABLE LEADING TO FULL RESTORATION OF SOVEREIGNTY. THE

GOVERNING COUNCIL WILL PLAY A LEADING ROLE IN DETERMINING THE

PROCESS FOR DRAWING UP A NEW CONSTITUTION AND PROCEEDING TO

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL ELECTIONS. WE ANTICIPATE THAT IT WILL

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ESTABLISH A PREPARATORY COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND A PROCESS BY
WHICH A NEW CONSTITUTION FOR «IRAQ» WILL BE PREPARED AND
APPROVED. THESE ARE KEY MILESTONES ON THE ROAD TO THE
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT THE
SECURITY COUNCIL ENVISIONED IN RESOLUTION 1483.

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN «IRAQ»'S POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD NOT

BE OVERLOOKED. MORE THAN SEVENTY WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN A DAY
OF WORKSHOPS ON JULY 9 ENTITLED "VOICE OF WOMEN IN «IRAQ»."
THAT EVENT .WAS ORGANIZED BY A STEERING GROUP OF IRAQI WOMEN,
WITH ASSISTANCE AND PARTICIPATION BY THE AUTHORITY AND THE
UNITED NATIONS, INCLUDING UNIFEM, UNDP, AND UNICEF. THE
SAME STEERING GROUP WILL PUBLISH THE WORKSHOP RECOMMENDATIONS
ON CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY, AMONG A NUMBER OF OTHER

ISSUES.

SECURITY

THIS UNFOLDING POLITICAL PROCESS IS OPPOSED BY SOME AND THE
UNDENIABLY FRAGILE SECURITY SITUATION IS A CLEAR
MANIFESTATION OF THE MINORITY OF 'THOSE WHO OPPOSE POLITICAL
FREEDOM. THEY ARE ENEMIES OF FREEDOM, AND ARE THREATENED
BY VISIBLE SIGNS OF PROGRESS. BUT THEY WILL NOT PREVAIL.
PRESIDENT BUSH HAS MADE CLEAR THAT THE «UNITED» «STATES»,
TOGETHER WITH OUR COALITION PARTNERS AND OTHERS WILLING TO
JOIN US IN THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT, IS COMMITTED TO
ESTABLISHING THE CONDITIONS FOR SECURITY, WHICH WILL ALLOW
PROSPERITY AND DEMOCRACY TO FLOURISH. IN THIS CONNECTION, I
WOULD RECALL THAT, IN ITS FIRST OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH,
RESOLUTION 1483 APPEALS TO MEMBER STATES AND CONCERNED
ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE TO CONDITIONS OF STABILITY AND
SECURITY IN «IRAQ», AND WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE MEMBER STATES TO
CONTRIBUTE STABILITY FORCES UNDER THIS RESOLUTION.

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ISHING SECURITY IN «IRAQ» IS
MULTIFACETED, INCLUDING ENABLING THE IRAQIS TO ULTIMATELY
PROVIDE FOR THEIR OWN SECURITY. THE COALITION HAS MOVED
QUICKLY TO ESTABLISH IRAQI POLICE FORCES AND SHORTLY WILL .
BEGIN RECRUITING, VETTING, AND TRAINING THE FIRST MEMBERS OF
THE NEW IRAQI ARMY. SECURITY FORCES FOR MINISTRIES AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES -- FOR EXAMPLE, PORT SECURITY -- ARE BEING
SCREENED, HIRED, AND TRAINED.

ECONOMY

IN ADDITION TO THE INDISPENSABLE ELEMENTS OF SECURITY AND
POLITICAL FREEDOM, «IRAQ» MUST ACHIEVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND

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DEVELOPMENT. POLITICAL PROGRESS WILL BE EMPTY OF MEANING IF
THE PEOPLE OF «IRAQ» CANNOT PROVIDE FOR THEIR OWN LIVELIHOOD.

RESOLUTION 1483 APPEALS TO MEMBER STATES TO ASSIST THE PEOPLE
OF «IRAQ» IN THEIR EFFORTS TO REFORM THEIR INSTITUTIONS AND
REBUILD THEIR COUNTRY. THE PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR AN
INTERNATIONAL DONORS CONFERENCE LATER THIS YEAR WILL ALLOW
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE AND HELP
TO REBUILD «IRAQ». WE REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO IMPLEMENT 1483 IN A TRANSPARENT

MANNER.

TOGETHER, WE MUST PROMOTE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ON AN URGENT
BASIS, INCLUDING THE REVITALIZATION OF THE OIL INDUSTRY; THE
JUDICIOUS USE OF OIL REVENUES AND OTHER FOREIGN EXCHANGE, AND
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FREE MARKET ECONOMY. «IRAQ» IS BLESSED
WITH VAST NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN POTENTIAL. THE
CHALLENGE IS TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR «IRAQ»'S POTENTIAL TO
BE REALIZED, SETTING THE IRAQI ECONOMY ON THE PATH FOR
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND ESTABLISHING A STRONG MOMENTUM TOWARD
AN OPEN MARKET ECONOMY, WHILE KEEPING IN PLACE A SOCIAL
SAFETY NET.

CONCLUSION

THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS WILL BE FULL OF CHALLENGES, AND
-- TO BE SURE, ALSO - DIFFICULTIES. THE OPPORTUNITY NOW
EXISTS FOR THE IRAQI PEOPLE TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR A
STABLE, PROSPEROUS AND DEMOCRATIC «IRAQ», AND WE MUST HELP THEM
TO MEET THAT CHALLENGE.

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