ON UNANNOUNCED VISIT, BAN STRESSES CONTINUED UN RESOLVE TO HELP IRAQ

ON UNANNOUNCED VISIT, BAN STRESSES CONTINUED UN RESOLVE TO HELP IRAQ
New York, Feb 6 2009 10:10AM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the commitment of the United Nations to continue helping the people of Iraq, as he made a previously unannounced visit to Baghdad.

Mr. Ban met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani, as well as UN officials during the short stop in the Iraqi capital, which caps off two weeks of travel through Europe, Africa and Asia, including a brief unannounced visit to Afghanistan.

The Secretary-General's visit comes nearly one week after Iraq's provincial elections, which were held in an atmosphere that the UN chief had called "admirably free of violence."
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