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UN plans to open new office in Baghdad

Updated: 2007-09-24 07:04

The UN secretary-general said the world body plans to open a new office
in Baghdad to encourage cooperation between Iraq and its neighbors, but
voiced strong concerns about the continuing security problems in the
country.

Ban Ki-moon said he hoped "more would be done" to improve Baghdad's
security as the UN builds its presence, which has been greatly reduced
since an August 19, 2003, bombing at its Baghdad headquarters that killed
22 people.

Ban's comments on Saturday about security - as he sat alongside Iraqi
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki - reflected the challenges confronting the
Iraqi premier's struggle to stabilize the country while dealing with
pressure from congressional Democrats who are calling for the quick
withdrawal of American forces.

Earlier Saturday, al-Maliki, in pledging that Iraqi forces would take
responsibility for the security of an expanded UN mission, had said that
the "Baghdad of today is different from the Baghdad of yesterday."

Despite security concerns, Ban emphasized that the international
community cannot turn away from Iraq. "Its stability is our common
concern," he said after a meeting that grouped top diplomats representing
many of Iraq's neighbors, the US, donor nations and other groups.

The meeting between al-Maliki, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice,
Ban and other diplomats sought to build upon a Security Council
resolution passed last month which authorized the expansion of the UN
presence in Iraq.

Agencies

(China Daily 09/24/2007 page6)

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