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Tue, 06/14/2011 - 21:32
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Talabani pays tribute to the EU’s countries’ support of political process in Iraq

Baghdad (NINA) - President Jalal Talabani expressed gratitude for the EU’s countries’ support to the political process in Iraq.

He said, in a speech during a ceremony of the (EU Day in Iraq) hosted by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry today, the statement was delivered on his behalf by his political advisor, Jalal Al Mashta, "since the fall of the dictatorship and Iraq’s launch towards freedom; the values ​​that the EU believes in and applies became things that we share with the EU which we are grateful to them for their support to us."

He continued "we are aware that the road to the democratic structure is long and filled with difficulties, we hope to get the assistance of our friends the Europeans."

Talabani congratulated the EU countries, peoples and governments, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, which laid the first brick of the entity that is today one of the most important pillars of the global system and a key contributor in the development processes and international cooperation.

The ceremonies were present by Iraqi officials, ambassadors of European and Arab countries, and international organizations working in Iraq.

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