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Zebari assures Eu ambassadors of humanitarian services to Camp Ashraf

Zebari in Baghdad met with EU ambassadors to Iraq and discussed the joint relations and the political situation in Iraq and Arab countries… Minister Zebari reviewed his government’s plans and programs during the next stage. He also addressed the issue of Camp Ashraf, which houses members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization/MKO/MEK/PMOI. Zebari said that the authorities are in full control have taken a series of measures to ensure the provision of humanitarian services, health care and food to residents of the camp …

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European lawmakers: Try MKO members for crimes against humanity

Shortly after this raid, German MEP Barbara Lochbihler wrote a letter to fellow MEPs and maintaining “the claim by Ashraf residents to be cut off from water supplies was incorrect.” She stated that the “inhabitants of the camp [were] themselves victims of this totalitarian cult”…They said the recent bloodshed at Camp Ashraf “should not … distract us from an objective and level-headed analysis of the PMOI’s track record,” urging “all members [of parliament] to seriously consider the history, actions and behaviour of the PMOI before signing any declarations or letters of support in favour of this group in the future.”

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EU lawmakers urge MKO trial for crimes against humanity in Iraq

In a letter to European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, the legislators of five factions in the European Parliament stressed the need for a ‘fair trial for the approximately 50 persons in the camp (Ashraf) wanted by the Iraqi authorities for alleged crimes against humanity.’The MEPs warned European countries against supporting ‘the criminal activities’ of the MKO terrorist group.They reiterated that the MKO/MEK/PMOI was a ‘repressive sect’ whose leaders were involved in massive breaches of human rights.

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Iraqi lawmakers slam US intervention

Reacting to latest US government proposal to relocate the terrorist organization, MKO or Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization, to another place within Iraq’s territory, Iraqi lawmakers have called it another US intervention in country’s internal affairs.The US government has proposed moving the camp of the MKO/MEK/PMOI, known as Camp Ashraf, which is located in the Province of Diyala to another place inside the country.

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Iraq determined to close Camp Ashraf

Iraq’s foreign minister says Baghdad is determined to close Camp Ashraf and expel Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO/MEK/PMOI) terrorists from the country. “We have called on the international community and European countries to accept residents of the Camp Ashraf so the camp could be closed,” Hoshyar Zebari .Earlier in May, the US proposed a plan to relocated Camp Ashraf residents to other parts of Iraq before their final resettlement in third countries.

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Zebari:Iraq has decided to close Camp Ashraf

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says the decision to shut down the Camp Ashraf has been made by his country’s government…Zebari said that Iraq has asked the international institutions and European countries to accept the MKO members after they are deported.Ibrahim Jafari, a former Iraqi prime minister and a sitting lawmaker, also says the demand for expulsion of MKO was made by all Iraqi groups and people…The Iraqi people have no positive image of the MKO members and that is the reason behind their demand, he noted.

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Adnan Seraj: Baghdad is resolved to expel the MKO

Adnan al-Seraj underlined in April that Baghdad is resolved to expel the terrorist group from the country, but it has faced tough Washington opposition to the move…The Iraqi lawmaker said that Baghdad is trying to find diplomatic ways to expel the group, and added,”If the US stops interfering in the expulsion process, the Iraqi government knows several peaceful ways to expel the group.[MKO/MEK/PMOI]”

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Iraq to expel MKO in six months

The decision was made because MKO members are still committing hostile acts in Iraq and the Iraqi people can no longer tolerate them, the Mehr News Agency reported on Friday… Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said the Iraqi government had decided to expel the terrorist group within six months…Iraqi MP Ali al-Shalah said Iraq will never allow any part of its territory, including Camp Ashraf, to be used for launching attacks

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Zebari: Time is ripe to solve the question of Ashraf

… In a statement by Iraqi Foreign Ministry, Minister Ashton said”the European Union is keen to develop and activate its relations with Iraq according to the agreement signed between the two sides, which reached its final stages for ratification”.”The EU is keen to cooperate in the fields of oil and gas”, Ashton added in the statement. Zebari expressed the stand and decision of the Iraqi government”to close the camp by the end of this year”and to demand from European countries”to accept the residents of the camp in their countries.” …

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Iraqi Official Renews Baghdad’s Resolve to Expel MKO

Head of Iran-Iraq Friendship Committee in Iraq’s Northern Salahuddin province Nafeh Eissa underlined his country’s determination to expel the anti-Iran terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from Iraq’s soil.”Europeans should rest assured that expulsion of MKO from Iraq is definite. Therefore, they should stop bargaining and start thinking of a place to shelter the members of the terrorist group instead,”..”People of Iraq have been demanding their expulsion from the country since long time ago.”..

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