DOCUMENT No. 21

Press Release Pakistan Welcomes Appointment of Iraqi Interim Administration
 

New York, June 4 : The Government of Pakistan has welcomed  the appointment of the Interim Iraqi Administration, designated to run the country's affairs until the elections scheduled to be held in January 2005, as a step towards restoration of a fully representational government in the country.

In a Press Release issued by the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affaires in Islamabad yesterday, the Government of Pakistan has expressed the hope that Iraq, under the Interim Administration, will exercise full sovereignty which will lend it credibility, protect Iraq's unity and territorial integrity, and help restore security and stability in the country.

Pakistan has also expressed the hope  that the United Nations will play a central role in assisting the Iraqi people to exercise full sovereignty; and to bring about earliest possible restoration of security, stability and reconstruction of their country. 

<http://www.un.int/pakistan/146304.htm>