Friday, April 06, 2007
Iraq Compact to be held in early May
International, Reconstruction
(Reuters) - A high-level meeting to launch a five-year international reconstruction plan for Iraq will be held in early May, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Friday. Dabbagh declined to say where the meeting, which is expected to involve numerous governments and international agencies, would take place.
But the timing coincides with a separate conference between Iraq, its neighbors and world powers that Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday would convene in the first week in May. He also declined to give the location of the gathering. The International Compact with Iraq would see Iraq given international support, financial, political and technical, in return for political, security and economic reforms.
"The Iraq Compact will be held in early May," Dabbagh said. The reconstruction plan was unveiled by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi last month. The compact outlines targets for Iraq to hit during the next five years, including annual economic goals. It also includes legislation the government hopes to pass by the end of 2007.
But the timing coincides with a separate conference between Iraq, its neighbors and world powers that Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday would convene in the first week in May. He also declined to give the location of the gathering. The International Compact with Iraq would see Iraq given international support, financial, political and technical, in return for political, security and economic reforms.
"The Iraq Compact will be held in early May," Dabbagh said. The reconstruction plan was unveiled by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi last month. The compact outlines targets for Iraq to hit during the next five years, including annual economic goals. It also includes legislation the government hopes to pass by the end of 2007.
Labels: Ali al-Dabbagh, Hoshyar Zibari, Iraq Compact
