NEWS CENTER - Condemning the attacks of Turkey and Iran, UN Special Representative for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said, "No neighbor should treat Iraq as its backyard."

 

United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert spoke at the UN Security Council meeting held to address the political situation in Iraq. Hennis-Plasschaert stated that Turkey and Iran's attacks have become a "new normal" and said, "No neighbor should treat Iraq as its backyard."

 

Hennis-Plasschaert said: "Addressing the Council in May, I raised the alarm at Turkish and Iranian shelling in the North having become the “new normal” for Iraq. And with last week’s Iranian attacks, I can now only repeat myself. These reckless acts, which have devastating consequences, killing and injuring people, must cease. No neighbour should treat Iraq as its backyard. No neighbour should be allowed to routinely, and with impunity, violate Iraq’s sovereignty and territorial integrity."