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Zebari: do not support the lion .. We will not be in the pocket of Iran
On: Sun 08/01/2012 9:40
Baghdad / long
denied and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, to be in Iraq, fears of a return to sectarian violence, expressing that the escalation of security in the last few days had been expected after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Zebari said in an interview with the newspaper "Al Ahram" Egyptian, "Iraq become ready today to take responsibility of security, and Iraqi forces that had happened to her development of qualitative and quantitative and is able to respond to any terrorist threat. "
"We do not have any concerns about the possible return of sectarian violence, because what happened was expected during the last few days that the situation will witness an escalation of security for several considerations, including the benefits the security agreement between Iraq and America and the end of the last stage of it."
and on the recent bombings Zebari pointed out that trying to "Terrorists after full withdrawal, on its way, to send messages to the citizens questioned our abilities national file management security, and our troops are able to face major challenges standing all sects and components of the Iraqi people with it."
and on relations with Iran, Zebari stressed that "Iraq is a country with vision and independence, we will not be in the pocket of Iran, and we are not a stone in the game of others, and we are probably more countries that are sensitive on the issue of Iranian nuclear file As an immediate neighbor will be affected immediately of any changes, "suggesting that the history of" strained relations earlier between the two countries where many of the problems and wars, "Our position is clear and the advertiser is" the Middle East and Persian Gulf and the demilitarized zone free of nuclear weapons. " And on the Syrian situation, said Zebari, Iraq can stand "along with what is happening in the region of the demands of popular demand freedom and change, and we see that the right of peoples to get their rights of being persecuted for a long time," pointing out that "there were errors committed by the Syrian government and we do not support the Syrian regime and with the freedom and dignity of the Syrian people and with their legitimate rights in the selection of the political system they want. "
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