Zebari, the Iraqi embassy building opens in London
Baghdad (news) .. Opened in the British capital on Monday, building the Iraqi embassy in London after the rehabilitation and restoration.
A statement by the Foreign received the Agency (news) a copy of it on Monday: Foreign Minister has raised the Iraqi flag and cut the ribbon of the building, accompanied by Minister of State for Near Eastern Affairs and the British Baroness Emma Nicholson, British Member of Parliament Nadim Zahawi.
The celebration was attended by members of the diplomatic corps and the majority of Arab ambassadors of sisterly Arab and friendly foreign countries ambassadors and representatives of the Iraqi community and representatives of political parties and national forces, the Iraqi political figures and a number of political, diplomatic, and British media.
The statement noted: that the charge d'affaires gave a speech at the ceremony welcoming the audience and reviewed the stages of rehabilitation of the building.
The statement added that Minister Zebari gave a speech in which he explained the importance of this event for the new democratic Iraq, and explained the role of Iraqi embassies in accordance with government policy to serve the Iraqi people and to promote bilateral relations and a commitment to international agreements on diplomatic engagement.
He also compared the role of the embassy during the regime of Saddam's dictatorial past and how it was wreaking havoc, fear and persecution of the activists of Iraqis and how was the venue for the work stations, security services and the business is legitimate and its role now as it turned to the house of all Iraqis and a tent for all the people of Iraq.
The minister noted: the depth of relations between Iraq _ the British and the government's keenness to develop bilateral relations in various common areas, and recalled the campaigns to demonstrate and protest against the embassy in the previous era, giving voice to the Iraqi people and their suffering to the British public.
And praised: the efforts of cadres and the crew of the embassy and the Engineering Department for the rehabilitation of the building to its glory and its re-decent.
While Bush and Secretary of State Jackets Byrd: the importance of the opening of Building the Iraqi embassy in the heart of London and democratic development, which happened in Iraq and praised the efforts that have contributed to the return of Iraq to its natural for the exercise of its role regionally and regionally and internationally, stressing: keenness of the British government to activate the relations between Iraq and the British to serve the interests of the two countries and peoples.
