(VOVworld) – On Saturday UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged Iraq's politicians to support Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's reform drive and stressed the need for national reconciliation. In an address to parliament, Ban called on all political leaders to continue their efforts towards a single, unified vision to advance national reconciliation and socio-economic reforms in Iraq. He said such a vision should include the justice and accountability law, an amnesty law, and the establishment of a national guard.
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| Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari meets UN Chief Ban Ki-moon in Baghdad, Iraq, March 26, 2016. (Photo: AP) |
In another development, on Saturday, Iraq killed 32 victims killed in an IS suicide attack in Al Asriya village, Babil province, 40 kilometres south of Baghdad. A 3-day mourning was declared in Babil province.