{"id":1210,"date":"2007-04-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/2007\/04\/26\/zebari-says-iraq-government-has-decided-to-expel-mko-from-iraq\/"},"modified":"2021-01-21T18:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T15:21:08","slug":"zebari-says-iraq-government-has-decided-to-expel-mko-from-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/posts\/1210","title":{"rendered":"Zebari says Iraq government has decided to expel MKO from Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:\">Visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said here Wednesday evening &quot; Iraq government has decided to expel members of the terrorist group Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) from the country.&quot; <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:\">In a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki, Zebari said, &quot; Iraq government has set up a committee to uphold the decision.&quot; <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:\">He said, &quot;We have negotiated with several European countries to settle the expelled MKO members.&quot; <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:\">Concerning the sad event of detaining Iranian diplomats in Iraq, Jalal Sharafi, Zebari said a committee has been established to investigate the case from different aspects. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:\">The outcome of investigation will introduce all those who were involved in the event, the Iraqi foreign minister added. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:\"><o_p>&nbsp;<\/o_p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:\">Responding to a question concerning kidnapped Iranian diplomats in Iraq, Zebari said, &quot; our government will do its best to release the Iranians and we hope they can be freed soon and return to their families.&quot; <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:\">The Iraqi foreign minister also said, &quot; We should not make a connection between freedom of Iranian diplomats and Iran&#8217;s participation in Sharm al-Sheikh conference.&quot; <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:\">Iran&#8217;s foreign minister responding to a question said, &quot; Iraqi government is responsible for protection of kidnapped Iranian diplomats&#8217; life.&quot; <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family:\">Concerning Sharm al-Sheikh conference, Mottaki said, &quot; There are certain ambiguities in this concern, but we are going to consider the case, especially after Mr. Zebari&#8217;s elaboration on the matter and we will declare our stance soon.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; 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