The Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Mr. Ibrahim AL-Jaafari, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Iraq.  The Secretary-General and the Foreign Minister discussed the ongoing operation against ISIL, the passing of Security Council Resolution 2379 (2017) on accountability for ISIL’s atrocity crimes, the planned 25 September referendum in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and the national reconciliation process in Iraq. 

The Secretary-General congratulated the Foreign Minister on the conclusion of the oil-for-food file under Security Council Resolution 1958 (2010).

New York, 22 September 2017