Al-Hassan: Iraq no longer needs the UN mission, 17 APRIL

4/16/2025 - Baghdad 

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Mohammed Hassan, confirmed on Wednesday that Iraq has reached a stage where it no longer needs a UN mission.

Al-Hassan said in a speech at the Sulaymaniyah Forum, which was monitored by Al-Eqtisad News, that "Iraq today is different from the past, and the gains must be preserved," noting that  "Iraq has reached a stage where it no longer needs theUnited Nations mission."

He continued, "Iraq is facing a constitutional obligation, namely the elections, which we are working to ensure are successful in order to consolidate the path of development and reform," adding, "The region needs Iraq's stability."  LINK