Start Date: Friday, September 21, 2007
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 5, 2020
End Date: Friday, December 31, 9999
SECRETARY RICE: Excellent meeting. A real commitment from the international community, from Iraq’s neighbors, I think an understanding that the Iraqi people have made a choice for a democratic life, they’ve made a choice against terrorism, and now it’s the international community’s responsibility to help them in their efforts at reconciliation and their efforts to live in peace and unity. QUESTION: (Inaudible) greater role from the United Nations? SECRETARY RICE: Yes, absolutely. There was a long discussion of the new Resolution 1770, of the new mandate for UNAMI, of the role that Mr. de Mistura will play, but also great praise for the role that Ambassador Qazi and Ambassador Gambari have been playing and a very good commitment to use the expanded mandate to increase political and reconstruction support for Iraq. It was very good. QUESTION: How (inaudible) UN personnel? SECRETARY RICE: Well, I think that the security situation in Iraq is difficult but improving and certainly, the security of UN personnel will be a very high priority for all of the forces there, the Multinational Forces. QUESTION: Secretary -- SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Thank you. 2007/795
QUESTION: (Inaudible) greater role from the United Nations?
SECRETARY RICE: Yes, absolutely. There was a long discussion of the new Resolution 1770, of the new mandate for UNAMI, of the role that Mr. de Mistura will play, but also great praise for the role that Ambassador Qazi and Ambassador Gambari have been playing and a very good commitment to use the expanded mandate to increase political and reconstruction support for Iraq. It was very good.
QUESTION: How (inaudible) UN personnel?
SECRETARY RICE: Well, I think that the security situation in Iraq is difficult but improving and certainly, the security of UN personnel will be a very high priority for all of the forces there, the Multinational Forces.
QUESTION: Secretary --
SECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Thank you. 2007/795
Condoleeza Rice
New York City
09/22/07