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Iraqi Ambassador to UN Security Council Acknowledges Assyrian New Year
Posted GMT 3-24-2013 18:26:56
The Assyrian New Year, Akitu, was mentioned officially for the first time in the Security Council meeting in the presence of the 15 Members of the Security Council and was broadcasted live from the UN headquarters media center.
This was during the Statement of the Republic of Iraq before the Security Council on the Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), on its 6937th meeting of the Security Council at the Security Council Chamber GA-TSC-01.
The Statement was in response of the Second report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 2061 (2012), which was delivered by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq Mr. Martin Kobler. In paragraph 6 of its resolution 2061 (2012), the Security Council requested the Secretary-General to report to it every four months on the progress made towards the fulfillment of the responsibilities of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). The current report is the second submitted pursuant to that resolution. It covers key political and security developments as well as regional and international events concerning Iraq and provides an update on the activities of the United Nations in Iraq since the issuance of the previous Secretary General report, dated 16 November 2012.
The statement of Iraq was Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Hamid Al-Bayati, the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, who congratulated the Kurds of Iraq for celebrating Newruz (2713) and the Assyrians for celebrating Akitu (6763). The Iraqi delegation at the UN Security Council from the Iraqi Mission to the UN also included Mr. William Ishaya Odisho, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, Dr. Salwan Rasheed, Mr. Sarhad Fatah and Ms. Bushra Hassan.
To listen to the statement, click here. The Assyrian New Year is mentioned in the 24th Minute of the 50 minute video clip.
By William Ishaya Odisho
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Posted GMT 3-24-2013 18:26:56
The Assyrian New Year, Akitu, was mentioned officially for the first time in the Security Council meeting in the presence of the 15 Members of the Security Council and was broadcasted live from the UN headquarters media center.
This was during the Statement of the Republic of Iraq before the Security Council on the Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), on its 6937th meeting of the Security Council at the Security Council Chamber GA-TSC-01.
The Statement was in response of the Second report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 2061 (2012), which was delivered by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq Mr. Martin Kobler. In paragraph 6 of its resolution 2061 (2012), the Security Council requested the Secretary-General to report to it every four months on the progress made towards the fulfillment of the responsibilities of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). The current report is the second submitted pursuant to that resolution. It covers key political and security developments as well as regional and international events concerning Iraq and provides an update on the activities of the United Nations in Iraq since the issuance of the previous Secretary General report, dated 16 November 2012.
The statement of Iraq was Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Hamid Al-Bayati, the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, who congratulated the Kurds of Iraq for celebrating Newruz (2713) and the Assyrians for celebrating Akitu (6763). The Iraqi delegation at the UN Security Council from the Iraqi Mission to the UN also included Mr. William Ishaya Odisho, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, Dr. Salwan Rasheed, Mr. Sarhad Fatah and Ms. Bushra Hassan.
To listen to the statement, click here. The Assyrian New Year is mentioned in the 24th Minute of the 50 minute video clip.
By William Ishaya Odisho
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