Press Releases
Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on a series of clashes and attacks in Iraq
April 25, 2013
- Japan has been greatly shocked and is indignant at a series of clashes and attacks in some cities in Iraq following clashes between security forces and protesters in Hawijah in Kirkuk province on April 23, which caused many deaths and injuries. Japan expresses its deepest condolences for those who have been killed in the attacks and their bereaved families.
- Japan condemns these acts of violence and calls for all sides to exercise utmost self-restraint and refrain from further violence.
- Japan hopes that the Government of Iraq and its people will continue to tackle their domestic problems through further progress in national reconciliation and the political and democratic process. Japan will continue to support such efforts of the Iraqi Government and its people.
(* The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original version in Japanese.)