EMBASSY ORGANIZES GRIEF STAND UP FOR THE SOULS OF THE MARTYRS OF THE TURKEY’S ATTACK

On July 25, 2022, the staff of the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Ukraine   held a grief stand up for the innocent martyrs of Iraq, who were martyred as a result of the Turkey’s attack on a tourist resort in Zakho city of Iraq’s Dohuk Province, on 20 Julу, 2022, resulting in the martyrdom and injury of a number of safe civilians, including women and children. The attack also caused panic among residents. The event was held at the Embassy’s headquarters and attended by a number of members of the Iraqi Community in Ukraine.

Mr. Taan Hussein Abbas Hussein, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Republic of Iraq to Ukraine, Minister Plenipotentiary, delivered a speech, in which he paid tribute to the souls of the innocent martyrs, and stressed that Iraq has the right to take all measures which are guaranteed under the relevant international covenants to protect the security, sovereignty, land and people of Iraq, and expressed the categorical rejection of these violations which contravene  international instruments and laws, pointing out that  the Iraqi Government is taking all measures within the framework of international forums to put an end to Turkey’s repeated attacks.

For his part, Dr. Adnan Al-Kadhimi, Chairman of the social organization “Iraqi House in Kyiv”, expressed Iraqi Community’s condemnation of the Turkey’s attacks and its continuous violations of Iraqi national sovereignty, stressing support for the Iraqi Government and diplomatic moves to put an end to these attacks, calling on the Republic of Turkey to solve its internal problems away from borders of Iraq and without causing harm to its people.

During the event, the attendees held a minute of silence and recited Surah “Al-Fatiha” for the souls of the martyrs of the Turkey’s attack, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.

It should be noted that the Embassy, in fulfillment of the directives of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq, opened on the same day (25 July, 2022), an (online) book of condolences for martyrs of the Turkey’s attack on the Barkh resort in Dohuk province for three days.