German Foreign Minister in Arbil

BAGHDAD / NINA / German Foreign Minister, Frank Walter Steinmeier confirmed the need to form effective Iraqi government, as a strategic step to fight and eliminate the Islamic State. A statement from the German embassy in Baghdad quoted Steinmeier as saying: "There are four elements of the strategy to eliminate the threat of the Islamic State foremost, the formation of an effective Iraqi government that includes all components of society." Steinmeier said, according to the statement: "The second element, which is very necessary, is to have a clear understanding between the countries of the region for joint action against the (IS), and the third is the ideological struggle within the Islamic world in order to pull the religious legitimacy for the (IS) and similar gatherings, and the fourth is the need for a package of measures at the international level to prevent the flow of fighters and money to the (IS). " He said: "The aid to Iraq and our approach against the (IS) did not start with the delivery of the arms will not end to arms shipments, as well as to maintain and increase humanitarian aid to the displaced people." German Foreign Minister said: "The international community should support those who are in the north of Iraq to stand against (IS) with humanitarian aid as well as military equipment," adding that "the German Federal Government decided to support the Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq by weapons ". For its part, German Secretary of Defense, Ursula von der Line announced at a press conference two days ago in Berlin that "there is a large unit consisting of 4000 of the Peshmerga will be provided with German gear that include protective equipment and means of communication and vehicles and also rifles and armor-piercing weapons. He added, "We emphasize the close and continuous coordination between the government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government and international partners. . The assigned prime minister, Haider Abadi called on Germany to speed up cooperation with Iraq in the field of security, while welcoming the decision of the UN Human Rights Council to criminalize the Islamic State (IS)./ end