国际英语资讯:UN envoy brokers dialogue between Iraqi protesters, govt
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 30-- <span word="Jeanine">Jeanine</span> <span word="Hennis">Hennis</span>-<span word="Plasschaert">Plasschaert</span>, <span word="special">special</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="Tahrir">Tahrir</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="broker">broker</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Assistance">Assistance</span> <span word="Mission">Mission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> (<span word="UNAMI">UNAMI</span>), <span word="Hennis">Hennis</span>-<span word="Plasschaert">Plasschaert</span> <span word="exchanged">exchanged</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> "<span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="comprehensively">comprehensively</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Hennis">Hennis</span>-<span word="Plasschaert">Plasschaert</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="national">national</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="prompt">prompt</span>, <span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="responses">responses</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unite">unite</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perils">perils</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inaction">inaction</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="official">official</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tahrir">Tahrir</span> <span word="Square">Square</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="successive">successive</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>, <span word="accountability">accountability</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="presenting">presenting</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>, <span word="building">building</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="complexes">complexes</span>, <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="stipends">stipends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scaling">scaling</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span>.</p>
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