Nujaifi and Zebari stress the importance of international “monitoring and supervision” of the Iraqi elections
Nujaifi and Zebari stress the importance of international “monitoring and supervision” of the Iraqi elections
2/8/2021 15:50
[Erbil – Where]
The President of the Salvation and Development Front, Osama al-Nujaifi and the Kurdistan Democratic Party delegation headed by Hoshyar Zebari, stressed on Monday the importance of international monitoring and supervision of the upcoming elections.
The Salvation and Development Front said in a statement, that the head of the front, Osama Nujaifi, received today, the delegation of the Kurdistan Democratic Party headed by Hoshyar Zebari, indicating that the meeting, which was attended by figures from the leadership of the Front, discussed important files, including national alliances, and discussed the relationship between the Salvation and Development Front and the Democratic Party. Kurdistan, and discuss the issue of international oversight and supervision of the upcoming elections and the issue of the budget.
Al-Nujaifi confirmed, according to the statement, that the Salvation and Development Front is working from the start to strengthen the national identity away from the blockages that the political process suffers from, and that stems from an understanding of loyalty to the people and their legitimate aspirations, indicating that the front finds that the upcoming elections if they take place according to fair standards, supervision and supervision. International, an opportunity to promote a national space that accommodates all.
Al-Nujaifi referred to the close relations that bind him personally and link the front with the Democratic Party and its leadership, stressing that the front was the first to seek to create international oversight and supervision by expanding the mandate granted to the UNAMI mission in Iraq, and this helps give the elections credibility before the Iraqi citizen and the international community.
With regard to the budget being discussed in the House of Representatives, Nujaifi and the leadership of the Front stressed the importance of the sovereignty of the national spirit, away from targeting and retaliation, and according to a balanced approach that includes all Iraqis.
For his part, Zebari presented at the beginning of the meeting that the Kurdistan Democratic Party is with the tendency to a national space that accommodates the components of the people, which is important to address the shortcomings by the forces on the ground.
Zebari referred to his conviction and the party leadership’s conviction in the role that Nujaifi and his national march plays, and the desire to coordinate positions and continuous cooperation.
He stressed the importance of international oversight and supervision of the upcoming elections, then addressed the issue of the budget and the discussions going on around it, stressing the necessity of national understanding in accordance with reciprocal commitments between the region and the government.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the statement stressed that the two meeting agreed on continuous communication and coordination.
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