Baghdad: In a show of "solidarity" following a protracted political crisis there, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made his first trip to Iraq in six years on Tuesday.
"Solidarity with the people and the democratic institutions of Iraq" and "a solidarity that means that the United Nations is totally committed to support the consolidation of the institutions in this country" are what Guterres said he wanted to show.
In addition, he stated that he was "confident that Iraqis will be able to overcome the difficulties and challenges they still face through an open and inclusive dialogue."
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Having arrived in Baghdad overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, Guterres is scheduled to meet with the prime minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, as well as representatives of youth and women's rights organisations, on Wednesday.
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He will travel to a camp for refugees in the country's north on Thursday before travelling to Irbil to meet with officials from the Iraqi Kurdistan regional government.
He last came to the nation in the spring of 2017. The summit of the Least Developed Countries will be held in Qatar, where he will then continue his journey.