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India seeks early return to normalcy in Iraq: Sinha

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

New Delhi, Feb 11, IRNA -- Observing that India would like to see 
Iraq`s return to normalcy "as quickly as possible", Indian External 
Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday said there was need to 
make the war-ravaged country a "responsible member" of the 
international community. 
Sinha, addressing a batch of 14 Iraqi diplomats who are 
currently here on a two-month training at Indian Foreign Institute, 
said, "India remains committed to the reconstruction of Iraq," 
reported Press Trust of India. 
Describing as "unfortunate" what the Iraqi people have undergone, 
he said, "what is needed is to make Iraq a responsible member of the 
international community as anyone else as it should be possible 
considering the resources Iraq has." 
"India has the friendliest of relations with the people of Iraq, 
he said stressing that diplomats have a very important role to play." 
He said, India would do whatever it was called upon to do by the 
international community and the administration in Iraq. "We would 
like to see Iraq`s return to normalcy as quickly as possible." 
Sinha said, "We in India are proud that after independence, we 
have built one of the finest foreign services in the world" and 
added that it was willing to share its professional expertise in 
this regard. 
The eight-week special course aimed at helping the Iraqi 
diplomats have a better understanding of international, political 
and economic issues. It also involved imparting practical skills to 
pursue foreign service like conference management, protocol and 
diplomatic communication besides economic diplomacy. 
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