H. E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General
United Nations
New York
Rome, July 17, 2012.

Your Excellency,
The Italian Committee of Parliamentarians and Citizens for a Free Iran learned that on July 15 the Iraqi authorities finally transferred from Ashraf to Camp Liberty air conditioners and few other belongings remained from the fourth and fifth group of Iranian asylum seekers who had moved to the new location more than two months ago. Contrary to previous formal
agreements, they did not, however, transfer other necessary equipment, including among else three special vehicles for disabled.
In addition, Iraqi authorities in Camp Liberty are not allowing the residents to build canopies, which are essential due to the harsh climate conditions in the camp. We understand such and other restrictions and violations of the agreements by the Iraqi Government are the reason of the current stall in the transfer of the final groups of Ashraf residents, who – as it was explained on July 1st in Paris in a meeting of their representatives with SRSG Martin Kobler and US and European dignitaries, presented ten reasonable humanitarian requests to be fulfilled in order to make their move possible. Out of those ten requirements, 8 have not been fulfilled yet:

1. Either connecting Liberty to the city water network or transferring from Ashraf the equipment
necessary for pumping water from a nearby river;
2. Transferring all the existing generators in Ashraf, particularly the six generators of 1.5 Mega
Watts which are essential for setting up the electricity in Liberty;
3. Transfer of six utility vehicles (water, sewage and fuel) to Camp Liberty which belonged to the fifth convoy and were returned to Ashraf half way on 4 May;
4. Transfer of three special vehicles and six trailers for the disabled;
5. Transfer of five forklifts for carrying heavy loads;
6. Transfer of a suitable number of vehicles for 2,000 people;
7. Permission for constructions in Liberty including building pavements, porches, canopies, ramps, special facilities for the disabled and green area;
8. Allowing merchants or bidders having access to Ashraf to negotiate and buy the movable
properties and start making partial payments to the residents. Start of negotiations between the
residents and their financial representatives and the Iraqi Government to sell the immovable assets and properties, or negotiations with third parties to sign the necessary agreements (at least 200 residents would remain at Ashraf to maintain the properties until they are sold in their entirety).
Allow us, Your Excellency, to underline once more that we consider the requests forwarded by the Ashraf residents and asylum seekers – who are people of concern under international protection – acceptable on a humanitarian and basic human rights basis, and in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Iraqi Government and the United Nations.