Maliki says Iraq secure for expanded U.N. role
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a meeting of ministers from world powers and neighboring countries his government can provide adequate security to support a U.N. expansion in Iraq.
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Iraq's prime minister on Saturday said his government would provide any necessary security for an expanded United Nations presence in his country, stressing that the "Baghdad of today is different from the Baghdad of yesterday."
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Iraq has appealed to the United Nations to play a more active role in the country, and for the international community to speed up the distribution of reconstruction aid.
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Iraq appealed to other nations Tuesday to send troops to protect an expanded U.N. staff that is essential for holding the country's first free elections by Jan. 31, saying terrorists must not be allowed to disrupt the vote.
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Iraq's interim Interior Minister Falah  al-Naqib said Monday he believed the country could establish  full control of its internal security within 18 months.
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The United Nations announced Wednesday that it was expanding its presence in Iraq outside Baghdad to the cities of Erbil in the Kurdish north and Basra in the south
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to host a meeting Friday so the Iraqi government can brief U.N. member states on a five-year plan to ensure the government has funds to survive and enact key political and economic reforms.
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A top Iraqi official called for partnerships with international companies to boost his country's oil industry on Sunday, saying Iraq's emergence as a "secure petro-democracy" could quell rampant sectarian violence.
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Iraq's prime minister says an arms-for-cash scheme that started in Baghdad last week will be extended to other parts of Iraq.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has defended the attack on the rebel stronghold Falluja saying it would improve security across Iraq and pave the way for planned January elections.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki invited neighboring countries and world powers on Wednesday to a March 10 meeting in Baghdad, saying he hoped it would help bring reconciliation and support for his government.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday stressed the importance of persuading as many Iraqis as possible to participate in the general elections scheduled for January.
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Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki defended his government's record on Sunday and urged neighboring countries to work together to stop what he called "evil" from destabilizing the region.
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The UN Security Council on Thursday approved new arrangements proposed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to protect an expanded UN staff in Iraq.
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Iraq would seek an extension of the U.N. mandate authorizing U.S.-led forces on its soil if it cannot reach a bilateral deal with the United States by the end of the year, an Iraqi official said on Tuesday.
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The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the U.S.-led multinational force in Iraq for one year, a move that Iraq's prime minister said would be his nation's "final request" for help.
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UNITED NATIONS, New York The United Nations has announced that it is expanding its presence in Iraq outside of Baghdad to the cities of Erbil and Basra and planning to send a small addition of staff members into the country to assist in the elections