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United Nations: Time to leave Camp Ashraf residents
On: Friday 2/17/2012 7:37
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon that it is time to begin the process of transfer of the residents of Camp New Iraq [Camp Ashraf] previously.
A statement of the United Nations that "the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon continue to follow the situation in the camp of the new Iraq for near and in close cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the European Union and the United States and other interested Member States. "
He added that "the United Nations mission to help Iraq, UNAMI has consistently over the past months under the leadership of Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq Martin Kobler, to work hard as a facilitator neutral in order to find a peaceful solution to this issue within the framework of the mission's mandate humanitarian."
The statement continued, "that at the request Secretary-General extended the Iraqi government deadline to close the camp of 31 from December of 2011 to 30 April 2012, and that the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Iraqi government and the United Nations on 25 December of last year has laid the foundation to achieve a peaceful and lasting solution, respecting the both the sovereignty of Iraq and its commitments to human rights and international rights of humanity. "
and pointed out that "Ban Ki-moon recognizes the efforts of the Iraqi government in the processing site transitional interim to host the camp's residents and to allow the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees to carry out the process of determining refugee status, which confirmed the Commission at the end of the month of December the second last to the infrastructure and facilities on the site transition to meet Almaiiralansanah international set forth in the memorandum of understanding. "
and went on to say, "the Secretary-General of the United believes that it is time to begin the process of population transfer, without delay, and urges the Iraqi authorities and the population of the camp to continue to cooperate and complete the the process peacefully, "stressing that" the Iraqi government bears primary responsibility for the security and safety of the camp population at the same time lies with the residents of the camp responsible for compliance with the laws of Iraq and that any provocation or violence will not be acceptable and must be avoided. "
The statement concluded that "the Secretary-General renews his call for all Member States to contribute to a lasting solution and that by showing their willingness to accept the residents of Camp New Iraq qualified who wish to resettle in a third country, "asserting that" the United Nations remains firmly committed to continue to exert utmost efforts to facilitate access to peaceful and lasting solution. "
The United Nations and the Government of Iraq signed the end of last year, 2011 a memorandum of understanding for the settlement of humanitarian and peaceful to put the residents of Camp New Iraq Ashraf formerly
with the United States championed the words of Foreign Minister Hilary Clinton, the agreement of both sides to close the file of the organization and to end its presence in Iraq.
The Ministry of defense to the first group members of the Organization of Iran (PMOI) from Camp Ashraf in Diyala province to Camp Liberty in Baghdad. A statement by the spokesman for the government received a term yesterday a copy of it, he "will be on Friday, the transfer of a group of residents of Camp New Iraq (Ashraf) above, to the new location at Camp Liberty, located near Baghdad International Airport, opposite yard Abbas bin Firnas."
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