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    28 October 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced he will dispatch an envoy to Iraq to consult with the Government on security and sovereignty issues in the country just days after a double bombing killed around 150 people in Baghdad. "In response to a request from the Government of Iraq, I will send Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco to Iraq" Mr. Ban told reporters in New York. Full Article at GlobalSecurity.org
    In response to a request from the Government of Iraq, I will send Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco to Iraq
    Ban Ki-moon – Ban Ki-moon SOURCE: GlobalSecurity.org 1 month ago
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Ban dispatches special envoy to Iraq in aftermath of deadly blasts in capital
  1. As elsewhere, these acts of violence target the innocent and aim to disrupt the country’s fragile democracy
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