At the 4th session of the Joint Sub-Committee on Human Rights and Democracy on 11 July, the European Union and Iraq welcomed the progress made by Iraq on a number of issues relating to human rights, democracy and governance, and the Iraqi government’s willingness to remain committed to the process of implementing the necessary reforms, announced the European External Action Service (EEAS) on Monday 17 July.
According to the EEAS, the EU has encouraged the Iraqi side to make further...