Ban also met with the three members of the presidency council -- Kurdish President Jalal Talabani , Shiite Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi and Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi . U.N. secretary - general visits Iraq , lauds ` ` remarkable '' elections there . Ban Ki - Moon also visited Iraq in 2007 , when violence was still raging . People in 14 of 18 provinces turned out last weekend to cast ballots . Iraq prime minister asks United States for assistance , support .
U.N. secretary - general visits Iraq , lauds ` ` remarkable '' elections there . Ban Ki - Moon also visited Iraq in 2007 , when violence was still raging . People in 14 of 18 provinces turned out last weekend to cast ballots . Iraq prime minister asks United States for assistance , support .