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| Bobithy | Jul 14 2014, 07:52 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Vitaly Churkin Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Russian Federation Esteemed delegates and distinguished guests, We speak before you today to bring up a vital issue of global and regional security: the deteriorating situation in the Republic of Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have made dramatic gains in the country since the beginning of the year. As we are all well aware, the Iraqi security forces have had significant problems fighting the ISIS fighters and thus far the group has pushed nearly to Baghdad and in fact we expect fighting to begin occurring in Baghdad any day. Now, the Russian Federation currently has soldiers in Iraq at the request of the Iraqi government to train their Air Force in the use of new equipment provided and to provide security for our trainers. However unilateral action is not what is needed in Iraq. A force, backed by the United Nations, in order to push the ISIS out of Iraq is what is needed in this situation. Currently there are French, Russian, Iranian, and American personnel on the ground in the country; though it seems the Americans are concentrating on assisting the Kurdish regions in the North. That is already virtually an international presence. But it is not an international presence via the UN. It is via the invitation of the Iraqi government. It is just as legal; but this situation does need "just as legal" moves by individual countries. This situation needs the United Nations to intervene. I think that all of us can agree that the ISIS is a terrorist organization; something none of the responsible members of the United Nations can support. As a result the Russian Federation is calling upon this body to authorize a United Nations military intervention in Iraq for the sole purpose of removing the ISIS from the country and to ensure they do not return. The ISIS are also in Syria and if any member of this body wishes to bring that up as well; we would not be opposed but we would reiterate the need for restraint due to the full scale civil war being fought in that country. I also would like to invite the honored delegate from the Republic of Iraq to participate in this discussion if he so wishes in order to ensure that what we decide is in line with what the Iraqi government wants; something that was not done in the past and something that Russia has no intention of being allowed to be repeated. I yield the floor to discussion. |
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| Eryk | Jul 15 2014, 10:31 AM Post #11 |
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United States Ambassador to the United Nations It is regrettable then, that you hold that wholly unfounded and untrue belief. I am sure we will all rejoice that Iraq has chosen not the path of resolving the conflict - as so for as we can tell - but seeking Russian and Iranian assistance. I look forward to seeing the successes your military may have in training a military which has no confidence in its government, and no confidence in the purpose for which it is fighting. |
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| Redbirdfan | Jul 15 2014, 10:42 AM Post #12 |
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Ambassador Liu Jieyi Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Beijing, as stated, will support a move by the Security Council to legalize the forces already there under a UN banner to secure and safeguard the innocents in the country which have already been susceptible to whole-sale slaughter by a terrorist regime. It would be saddening if the United States would veto such a move if requested by the Iraqi government. If I may pose a question. How can you a reform a government that doesnt exist? Because, at this current rate, the Iraqi government does not much have time left before it collapses under the weight of ISIS and internal strife. |
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| Eryk | Jul 15 2014, 10:53 AM Post #13 |
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United States Ambassador to the United Nations I emphasize again that this issue is being blown out of proportion by Russian - and other - representatives. The United States has over 600 personnel in Iraq on the ground, assisting Iraqi and Kurdish forces in stalling the ISIS advance. Similarly, we have notified the Iraqi government prior to its purchase of armaments from the Russian Federation that we will provide deliveries for the ordered F-16IQ Block 52 aircraft once payment is received. We have not abandoned Iraq whatsoever - in fact we have time and time again provided it with continued assistance, and each time we offered to mediate the conflict between all three minority groups and recommended that a new government be formed. When our recent proposals were not acted upon, we decided to withdraw the carrier task force dispatched to provide intelligence assistance, and froze military aid to Baghdad temporarily. The Russian Federation is simply scaremongering. We have now said that we will not provide further assistance to this government. We have done all we could, and we cannot continue in good faith. We have put the fate of Iraq in the hands of its own leaders, and have continually provided the option of mediation and diplomatic resolution of this conflict. We firmly believe in a unified, tolerant, stable Iraq which can act as a beacon of stability in the Middle East. But this is impossible if the current government does not realize the need for negotiation with the Kurdish and Sunni minorities. The support we have provided thus far will continue - and I would like to note that it is far greater that what the Russian Federation is contributing. But we will not support additional assistance, until such a time as proper reforms address the root of this conflict. |
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