Mladenov to Maliki: Iraq not to return to dictatorship once again

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov confirmed that Iraq will not get back again to dictatorship.

A statement by Maliki’s office received by Iraqi News cited “The Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki received today head of the UN mission in Iraq Nikolai Mladenov and pointed during the meeting to the facilities and support given by the government and security agencies and provide all necessary requires in order to hold elections on schedule and ensure the safety of voters and the electoral process.”

“Maliki, highly praised the UN’s role in the parliamentary elections through its support to the Electoral Commission,” the statement added.

“For his part, Mladenov praised the Iraqi elections, and that Iraq will not return once again to dictatorship,” the statement concluded.