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Statement
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
at
The Official Launch of
the International Compact with
Sharm el-Sheikh,
3 May 2007
Statement by Mr. SONG Min-soon
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
of the
at the Official Launch of
The International Compact with
Sharm el-Sheikh,
3 May 2007
Your Excellency Prime Minister Nouri
Al-Maliki,
Your Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon,
Secretary-General of the United Nations,
Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit,
Excellencies, distinguished delegates,
On behalf of the Korean government, I wish to
express my deep appreciation to the governments of
I would also like to thank His Excellencies
Dr. Barham Saleh and Mr. Ibrahim Gambari for their tireless work and remarkable
dedication in achieving the success of this Compact.
Distinguished guests,
Since the Madrid Conference in 2003, the
international community has actively supported
I believe today's launch of the International
Compact with
There is no doubt that the success of the
Compact hinges on the concerted efforts of the Iraqi people and the leadership
of Prime Minister Maliki to achieve a "national compact" for uniting
their country. The support of the
international community is also indispensable for reconstruction and
socio-economic development. We hope that
today's official launch of the Compact, together with the enlarged ministerial
meeting of
Furthermore, I strongly believe that the peace
and stability of
Assistance for peace and reconstruction in
The Korean government has already fulfilled
over 85 percent of its $260 million commitment pledged at the Madrid Conference
in 2003. In addition, respecting the
agreement of the Paris Club,
Distinguished guests,
We are now entering into an important phase in
rebuilding the future of
We strongly believe in
In expanding our assistance to
First, we plan to provide sustained support
for the development of human resources in order to alleviate the serious
problem of widespread unemployment in
Second, the Korean government plans to help
Third, we will continue to share with
Fourth, my government will consider favorably
the option of further contributing to the Multi-Donor Trust Fund. In this regard, we would like to actively
support the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI).
In addition to such government assistance, we will seek ways to encourage our
private sector to increase their investments in
Distinguished guests,
We, Korean people, fully sympathize with the
Iraqi people as we too experienced war and the daunting task of rebuilding a
nation. We walked the long and arduous
road to economic development with the help of the United Nations and the
international community. As President Roh Moo-hyun said during the summit with
His Excellency Prime Minister Maliki in
The Iraqi people have a proud history, dating
back to their long and splendid civilization of the ancient time. As we work together with this Compact, we
look forward to an
Thank you.
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