IRAQ: ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSITIONAL

UNCLAS ROME 001456

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
SUBJECT: IRAQ: ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSITIONAL
GOVERNMENT

REF: STATE 79107


1. (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Iraq Task
Force Director Damiano Francovigh. The MFA had already
issued a statement on the formation of the Iraq Transitional
Government. An informal translation of the statement is
provided below.


2. (U) Begin text. The expected confidence vote of the Iraqi
parliament for the transitional government formed by Ibrahim
Ja'afari was registered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
with great appreciation, in that -- underscored Minister Fini
-- the Iraqi people, for the first time in decades, will
finally be led by a legitimate, representative, and
democratically elected government.

Iraq has now completed the important phase of perfecting its
institutions. Now the list of ministers needs to be
completed as soon as possible, based on the principle of
inclusion, and then immediately the drafting of the
constitutional charter, in view of the close deadlines, in
which the union and collaboration on the part of all Iraqis
will have a hand.

In formulating his best wishes for good and successful work
to the confirmed FM Zebari, Minister Fini underlined that the
new executive could rely on the concrete and enduring support
of the Italian government.

Iraq, he added, knows it can also count on the cooperation of
the international community, and Italy will continue to
engage in the upcoming weeks to strengthen the unity of
intentions that is necessary in Europe and on the
transatlantic front to complete the path of liberty and
independence of the country.

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