Iraq's vice-president of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations

12/09/2016
Baghdad balances News
Foreign Ministry announced on Friday for the selection of Iraq vice-president of the UN Human Rights Council in the first meetings of the Council, which was held a few days ago.
The spokesman said Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Jamal in a statement received / balances News / copy of it, he was "choosing Iraq's vice-president of the UN Human Rights Council, having been elected to its membership for the first time by 173 countries on 28/10/2016 ahead of a lot of States that have been nominated for membership in the Council, which represents an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system. "
He said Jamal, said he "could reverse the large number of countries that voted for the accession of Iraq and the international community's confidence, which has been strengthened after the efforts made by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry to win membership of the Council, which lasted for two years." End quote 29 / D 24

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