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During a visit to NATO HQ on 21 June, the Foreign Minister of Iraq, Hoshyar Zebari, thanked NATO for its “major role” in training Iraqi security forces, and called for further support.
During a visit to NATO HQ on 21 June, the Foreign Minister of Iraq, Hoshyar Zebari, thanked NATO for its “major role” in training Iraqi security forces, and called for further support.
The visit came as NATO is preparing to step up its assistance to Iraq,by establishing a NATO Training, Education and Doctrine Centre outsideof Baghdad this September.
“There is no doubt thatyour contribution and your presence on the ground plays a major role tothe build-up, training and equipping of our armed and security forces,” Minister Zebari said in an address to the North Atlantic Council, the Alliance’s principal decision-making body.
Security a priority
“One of our top priorities and challenges is to improve security,” Mr. Zebari stressed, “Without security there is very little that can be done.”
Minister Zebari briefed the Council on the political and securitysituation in Iraq, calling for further support in the build-up ofIraq’s armed forces. Earlier, he had met for bilateral talks with NATOSecretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
Since August2004, NATO has been working on the ground in Baghdad to train andmentor senior-level personnel from the Iraqi security forces, and tohelp equip the nascent forces.
NATO aims to providetraining to about 1,000 senior Iraqi officers in the country per year,and to about 500 outside of Iraq, as well as a significant amount ofmilitary equipment.
Mr. Zebari was in Brussels for ahigh-level international conference on Iraq on 22 June. This was Mr.Zebari’s third visit to NATO HQ.