Source: SIR
“Poor decisions”. A few days after the ending, mgr. Louis Sako, Chaldeian archbishop of Kirkuk, Iraq, mentioned again the recent conference of Stockholm on Iraq, focussed on an assessment of the results achieved in Iraq in the area of economic reforms and the strengthening of democratic institutions. “The Iraqis expected a lot of this meeting, but unfortunately the decisions taken were poor”, stated to SIR, during the ceremony for the “Defensor Fidei” award that he was given on May 31st by the “Fides et Ratio” Foundation and by the magazine “Il Timone”. "The Arab and Islamic countries want Iraq to stay as it is, so they did not do anything to help it start any veritable social and economic reconstruction – stated the prelate – that would help so many people find a job and leave violence behind”. According to Sako, “the conference confirmed that these states, especially those closest to Iraq, aim at retaining their influence. Even if an Arab saying goes like this: “Support your brother, whether oppressing or oppressed”, it’s clear they want to settle their affairs to the detriment of Iraq. The other countries want to leave the US alone in facing the Iraqi question, that’s why they didn’t want to cancel the previous debts or offer new funds, so our country remains in a stationary state”.
“Poor decisions”. A few days after the ending, mgr. Louis Sako, Chaldeian archbishop of Kirkuk, Iraq, mentioned again the recent conference of Stockholm on Iraq, focussed on an assessment of the results achieved in Iraq in the area of economic reforms and the strengthening of democratic institutions. “The Iraqis expected a lot of this meeting, but unfortunately the decisions taken were poor”, stated to SIR, during the ceremony for the “Defensor Fidei” award that he was given on May 31st by the “Fides et Ratio” Foundation and by the magazine “Il Timone”. "The Arab and Islamic countries want Iraq to stay as it is, so they did not do anything to help it start any veritable social and economic reconstruction – stated the prelate – that would help so many people find a job and leave violence behind”. According to Sako, “the conference confirmed that these states, especially those closest to Iraq, aim at retaining their influence. Even if an Arab saying goes like this: “Support your brother, whether oppressing or oppressed”, it’s clear they want to settle their affairs to the detriment of Iraq. The other countries want to leave the US alone in facing the Iraqi question, that’s why they didn’t want to cancel the previous debts or offer new funds, so our country remains in a stationary state”.
