Hoshyar Zebari
Hoshyar Zebari
Hoshyar Zebariis the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Iraq. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003 until 2014. A Kurd originally from Aqrah, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan, Zebari holds a master's degree in sociology from the University of Essex, England and studied political science in Jordan. He was the foreign spokesperson for the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the 1990s and represented the party to both the United Kingdom and the United States...
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All indications we are getting ... are encouraging and positive for a 'Yes' vote for this constitution. This would be really a major achievement, ... So my guess is, yes, it will be passed.
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Make no mistake. We are here to stay, ... We are not temporary or interim leaders. After Saddam's topple, you have to live with these faces, whether you like them or you dislike them.
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Really there hasn't been any differences of opinion between the Iraqi government and U.S. Embassy at all,
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This is a very important resolution for us and, definitely, we need to have our own input into this.
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talking about relations with the outside world and of handling them.
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engaging in talks with everyone who believes in the political process.
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These statements are extremely regrettable... coming from a colleague of ours in government, ... a bedouin on a camel.
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I think this project of democracy-building in Iraq has alarmed many authoritarian autocratic regimes in the region, ... Many of them are counting on our failure, and they have not been helpful.
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We reached the final agreement with the Kuwaiti government to resume our diplomatic activities and we will reopen our embassy within the few coming weeks.
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to protect the freedoms of the rest of the civilized world.
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We have presented our visions and our priorities to you. Now it's your turn to look at those elements and those priorities to see where you can help,