Remarks on Iraq by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, at the noon briefing at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday 15 March 2022:

I can say that the Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the missile attack in Erbil. The attack comes at a critical moment for Iraq’s path to peace and stability. He renews his call on all concerned sides to exercise restraint and avoid escalation.  

He urges Iraq’s partners to support Iraqi efforts to advance regional peace and security, in accordance with the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and good neighbourly relations.”