The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, confirmed that the ouster of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) from Iraq is an Iraqi issue, stressing at the same time 
that the United Nations will exert every effort to close this file.
In a joint press conference with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Ban Ki-moon praised the Iraqi government’s handling of the members of the MEK organization during their transfer to the new camp, pointing out that the United Nations puts great importance on helping Iraq to end this issue.
For his part, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said that the MEK organization’s ouster is irreversible. He added that "the existence of this organization has contributed to the growth of extremism and terrorism through its support for some terrorist groups in Diyala province."
The Prime Minister expressed his hope that the UN accelerate efforts to close the file of the MEK organization with their resettlement in a third country.