1.
Mr. President,
Excellencies,
I applaud you for holding this open debate on Iraq, but wish to brief you on the latest development in the area.
This morning our office learned, that escalating violence along the Turkish/Iraqi border is seriously threatening the already very fragile stability of Northern Iraq. Following the PKK suicide bombing campaign in turkey, which claimed the lives of several hundreds people, both foreign and nationals, the Turkish military have now retaliated against PKK camps and civilians across the Iraqi border.
I urge each and every member of the Security Council to take this very serious escalation of the conflict into account, and send a strong message to all parties involved. The world has trusted you with the task of upholding international peace and stability, and it is therefore vital, that you ensure the lives of innocent people in the region be all means necessary.
I trust that you will act swiftly – time is running out.
2.
Dear members of the United Nations Security Council.
I congratulate the Council in agreeing upon a Resolution that condemns the assassination of the elected mayor Lahrame Tjarin, in the city of Kirkuk. Once again you have shown the will from the international community by engaging yourselves in positive negotiations in order to unravel an international crisis.
My speech today is though not only filled with hope, but also despair.
In light of the current situation in Iraq, the resolution you have passed, do not seem sufficient to insure stability and safety for the civilian population, . The issue of escalating violence in northern Iraq should not be seen as only a regional crisis, but as a part of a major humanitarian crisis in the whole of Iraq and I urge you to take this into consideration in the current session.
The United Nations should play a greater role in the reconstruction and insurance of peace in the republic of Iraq. To do this we need to have an increased dialogue between thee members of the Security Council.