Press Releases
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Parliamentary Election in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
September 24, 2013
1. Japan welcomes smooth conduct of the 3rd Parliamentary Election in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on Saturday September 21.
2. Japan hopes that the result of this election will contribute to further stability and economic development in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
3. Japan participated in the election observation activities through its Embassy in Baghdad to support the fair and smooth implementation of this election.
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(* The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original version in Japanese.)