SRSG welcomes arrival of 400 residents in Camp Hurriya

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler, welcomed the arrival in Camp Hurriya today of another group of 400 residents from Camp Ashraf, Camp New Iraq.

“I welcome the residents’ decision to re-commence the relocation process from Camp Ashraf to Camp Hurriya,” Mr. Kobler said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com.

“Three-fourths of the residents, 2,400 persons, have now moved to Camp Hurriya. I thank them for their cooperation, and call on those remaining in Camp Ashraf to act in the same spirit and start preparations for additional moves without delay, in order to peacefully complete the process,” he added.

SRSG Kobler had visited both Camp Ashraf and Camp Hurriya on 22 August to discuss issues related to the next moves.

He repeated his request to the Government of Iraq to be generous with regard to the humanitarian needs of the residents, and also reiterated his appeal to Member States to accept the residents for resettlement in their countries,” the statement concluded.