By NNN-KUNA,
Stockholm : The international community, at the conclusion of a meeting of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) here, commended the progress made by the Iraqi government in different domains.
The Stockholm Declaration Thursday said a report by the Iraqi government and the UN has indicated the big progress achieved by the Iraqi government in enforcing law and boosting economy coupled with high oil revenues.
UN Secretary-General Advisor Ibrahim Gambari and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh took part in the ICI.
The declaration said the participants acknowledged the efforts of the Iraqi government in restoring security and order, and fighting terrorism and sectarian violence nationwide.
The participants also acknowleged progress at legislative front in dealing with political, security and humanitarian challenges facing the country.
The Iraqi government called on its international partners to invest in Iraq to help the country blend with its neighbours, said the declaration which urged Baghdad to provide a conducive atmosphere for trade.
The declaration welcomed the progress in Iraq’s accession talks with the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
The participants, said the declaration, reiterated commitment in backing the Iraqi government and people to building a united, federal and democratic country based on rule of law, respect of human rights and its neighbours.
They agreed to meet every year until 2012 to review progress made on the ground in Iraq.
The ICI was signed in Sharm El-Sheikh in May 2007. It aims at establishing a united and federal Iraq enjoying prosperity, thus enabling it to merge with world economies by 2012.