Are the Iraqi refugees from one single community or several communities?
They hail from many communities, a majority being Iraqi Christians. This community has been particularly vulnerable of late, but the process does not only pertain to Iraqi Christians. Following this subject since 2005, we still have the impression that it is France that is extending its hand to Iraq by hosting training programs and taking in refugees, participating in European programs, and writing off a major part of Iraqi debt. Yet we aren’t really seeing the reverse; there aren’t many contracts or cooperative economic efforts. Aren’t you a little frustrated by this imbalance? We are not at all frustrated. I was in attendance at some of these visits by Iraqi authorities, and I heard very positive discussion with regard to France. We must remember that cooperation doesn’t materialize in a matter of weeks. The process begins by restoring relations at the highest level between the leaders of the two countries, and then, by establishing the logistics for an economic partnership. Let me a
