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UN condemns mortar attack in Baghdad during Ban's visit
Mar 23, 2007 - 8:48:50 AM
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Ban held talks with al-Maliki and high-ranking Iraqi officials and politicians to recommit UN support for the war-torn nation.
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By DPA,
[RxPG] New York, March 23 - The UN Security Council expressed dismay and condemned the mortar attack in Baghdad near where UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki were holding a press conference.
Council President Dumisani Kumalo said the council 'strongly condemned the abhorrent terrorist attack on the Iraqi prime minister's office where the secretary general participated in a joint press conference.'
The council discussed the incident Thursday, in which neither Ban nor al-Maliki was hurt, it supported UN efforts to promote an effective political process in Iraq aimed at reaching national reconciliation, preserving its sovereignty and territorial integrity, he said.
Ban held talks with al-Maliki and high-ranking Iraqi officials and politicians to recommit UN support for the war-torn nation.
Ban's one-day stop in Baghdad was the start of a 10-day tour of Middle East nations, which will include Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Palestinian occupied territories. It was the first visit by a UN leader since Kofi Annan visited Baghdad in Nov 2005.
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