By KUNA,
United Nations : Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sent out invitations to all member states and regional organisations and institutions “strongly encouraging” them to attend the Iraq Compact Annual Review Conference scheduled for May 29 in Stockholm.
His spokesperson, Michele Montas, told the daily press briefing Thursday that the invitations were also extended by Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, and by the Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, Ibrahim Gambari.
Ban disclosed to journalists earlier this week he will co-chair that high-level meeting, along with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki.
The UN and Iraq formally launched the International Iraq Compact in July 2006.
The five-year initiative, supported by the World Bank, for a new partnership with the international community, is to make sure Iraq will be a united, federal and democratic country, at peace with its neighbours and itself, well on its way to sustainable economic self-sufficiency and prosperity and well integrated in its region and the world.