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Annan commends Arab League for preparatory meeting for Iraqi National accord

KUN0086 4 GEN 0160 KUWAIT /KUNA-FJF4 POL-UN-ANNAN-IRAQ Annan commends Arab League for preparatory meeting for Iraqi National accord UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (KUNA) -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday commended the Arab League for the holding of the Preparatory Meeting for the Conference on Iraqi National Accord held in Cairo, Egypt, November 10-21, UN spokesperson Marie Okabe told the daily press briefing. She said Annan is "pleased that the meeting was attended by a broad range of representatives of Iraq's different communities, who seized the opportunity to discuss national reconciliation and the future of their country." Annan, she added, asked his Special Representative for Iraq Ashraf Qazi, who worked "closely with the League in preparing and facilitating the successful conduct of the meeting," to continue to work closely with the League and with the Iraqi government in the preparations for the proposed conference tentatively scheduled for January. (end) sj.bs KUNA 212126 Nov 05NNNN