Masoum stresses the importance of compliance with laws and regulations

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Bartella

Town in Iraq

Bartella or Bard Allah is an Assyrian town that is located in northern Iraq about 21 kilometres east of Mosul. The name Bartella is of Assyrian Eastern Aramaic origin, but its meaning is not fully agreed on by the historians.

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Good sign. 

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Alliance of Forces calls for ending the file of displacement and achieving national reconciliation

 

 From 2017-12-10 at 00:48 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The coalition of Iraqi forces stressed that the investment of the momentum of victory over the forces of international terrorism falls on all Iraqi political forces that believe in the civil state, while calling for ending the file of displacement and achieving broad national reconciliation.

The coalition of Iraqi forces congratulated the Iraqi people, the army, the security services, the Peshmerga forces and the popular grass-roots volunteers for their victory in supporting the terrorist organization.

The coalition of Iraqi forces praised the role of the General Command of the armed forces in the administration of liberation operations and hoped for its efforts in returning the displaced to their areas and ending the armed manifestations outside the state framework.

The head of the coalition of Iraqi forces Salah al-Jubouri in the statement, the responsibility to invest the momentum of victory over the forces of international terrorism falls on all the political forces of Iraq, which believes in the civil state, the state of citizenship and equality.

He urged the Iraqi government to employ this great victory, and declare the international community Iraq's commitment to the UN Charter and its departure from the seventh item as a step to initiate the implementation of community integration and end the file of displacement and achieve national reconciliation.

is over

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Article is from first of the year...

National Reconciliation in Iraq: Opportunities and Challenges

OTHMAN ALIFebruary 24, 2017, 2:49 pm

 

Iraq has a chance to achieve a much needed national reconciliation, if political groups exhibit a true will to do so and receive the needed external support.

7 min read

On Oct. 31, 2015 the Iraqi National Alliance, a front of Shiite political groups, announced that they are in the process of drafting an important document called the “Historical Settlement.” On February 6, 2017, Ammar al–Hakeem, the leader of the Alliance, stated that the project is the result of intensive and constructive talks with all Iraqi groups and has the backing of regional stakeholder governments. Moreover, the United States and the UN will have a role in it too, and it will be announced after the end of the war against DAESH. Thus, the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) will draft the final version of the Historical Settlement after the document is approved by both the parliament and the Cabinet and Iraqi parties agree to abide by it. UNAMI will try to convince regional institutions, namely the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to support the project. The document is to addresses key issues, including power and wealth distribution between the Federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), and the grievances of Sunni Arab provinces. The implementation of the Historical Settlement has many opportunities as well as insurmountable challenges, and to succeed Iraq needs to avail itself from the experience of other countries who have dealt with the same kind of divisions.

Road to Historical Settlement

Iraq, like other countries which have witnessed dictatorship and civil war, is in need of a national reconciliation. Though Iraqi governments in the past have officially committed themselves to the achievement of national reconciliation, very few tangible steps have been taken so far. In 2003, the government of Ayah al-Alawi, the leader of Iraqiyah Bloc, and Nouri al-Maliki, who would serve as Prime Minister, officially committed their governments to the process, but no concrete steps were taken. As Prime Minister, Al-Maliki pursued sectarian and authoritarian policies which resulted in alienating Sunni Arabs and Kurds, and led DAESH to try championing the Sunni cause.

In July 2014, Haider al-Abadi came to power as prime minister with a promise to curb corruption and broker national reconciliation. However, his efforts were hindered by the pro-al-Maliki group and the rising power of al-Hashd Shaabi, Shiite militias which have Iranian backing. Those Shiite militias have taken very uncompromising steps. Besides, pro-Iranian political circles used their best to prevent the formation of a National Guard in Sunni Arab majority provinces, and they made the long awaited Amnesty Law, which was passed in the parliament on August 2016, toothless and too late. For these reasons, even if DAESH were to be expelled from the cities, the grievances of Sunni Arabs will continue.

Opportunities

Through Iraq’s distant and modern history, it is evident that its diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural communities have succeeded in peaceful coexistence and intermixing. Unlike many other countries, where Shiites and Sunnis live apart, before the effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Shiite and Sunni Iraqis lived in integrated communities in many mixed regions, especially in Baghdad. There are several powerful tribal confederations which have a mixed Shiite and Sunni membership. These are potential resources, which need to be tapped in for reconciliation. For example, in 2007 a group of facilitators from the US Institute of Peace (USIP) in the district of Mahmoudiyah, an area south of Baghdad which was known as the “Triangle of Death,” helped to broker a reconciliation pact through tribal chieftains from Sunnis and Shiites that still endures. This experience needs to be generalized to other regions in Iraq. Besides, the implementation of the stated policies of US president Donald Trump with regard to the curbing of Iran’s undue influence in Iraq and al-Abadi’s imminent victory against DAESH will have a combined impact of weakening the al-Maliki camp and pro-Iranian Shiite militias. These will give national reconciliation internally a great momentum.

Challenges

The most serious challenges to national reconciliation are the lack of trust among various Iraqi groups, the exclusiveness in the nature of some influential elements on both sides, structural flaws in the post-2003 government, Iranian interference in Iraq, and the lack of a determined will to have reconciliation. After the US invasion, Iraqis agreed to form governments of communities, instead of government of citizens, as a power-sharing formula. Since 2014, al-Maliki’s group, supported by Iran, has been calling for the formation of a government of a “political majority.” In reality, al-Maliki is trying to use democracy to establish the government of a Shiite majority to the exclusion of Sunnis (Arabs and Kurds). In addition, al-Abadi’s inability to live up to his government program with regard to the Kurds has forced the Kurds to distrust Shiite politicians in Baghdad. During the first week of February, al-Hakeem visited the KRG to sound them out on his project. He received a cold response from their leaders, who have mostly opted for separation from Iraq and waiting to see what Trump’s future policy on Iraq will be.

These and other challenges have been spelled out in a well-written piece by Nazli Tarzi in the Middle East Eye. Tarzi rightly points that there is a lot of vagueness in the project and it has been drafted in the dark unilaterally by Shiite groups. It is not so inclusive either. But all these challenges could be overcome, if al-Hakeem’s proposed document was to be discussed openly with prominent Sunni groups and the international community lends its support to it.

 

Turkey and Iran have many stakes in its success and they should and could play an important role in this regard. Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group in a 2007 report, and more recently the al-Bayan Center for Study and Planning, an Iraqi think tank based in Baghdad, have prepared projects for national reconciliation which reiterate the same points: the complex nature of the conflict in Iraq has reached a point where an international and regional intervention is necessary. Iraq needs to upgrade the role of Jan Kubis, the head of UNAMI, from that of good will ambassador to that of an arbiter. The US also needs to use its influence and leverage among all communities in Iraq for this purpose. Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan must put pressure on Sunnis (Arabs and Kurds) to show a readiness for a historical compromise to achieve a durable and lasting peace. Iran has to be pressured to exercise a positive influence on Iraq’s Shiites. Except for a few extremist groups, the war-weary majority of Iraqi groups are now ready to accept this.

And the Iraqis need to benefit from other countries which had experienced civil wars. The formation of a body in Iraq similar to the Committee of Truth and Reconciliation, which was established in 1990 in South Africa, for example, is noteworthy. This Committee addressed the needs of the victims of the Apartheid regime by recognition and remedies instead of revenge and punishment. It convinced the perpetuators of the crimes to admit and apologize for their deeds. The new constitution of 1996 guaranteed the rights of black majorities and safeguarded that of white Afrikaners.

Traditional and tribal institutions were utilized to bring harmony to the conflict-torn country. The hastily drawn Iraqi constitution of 2005 needs to be amended to address the needs of Sunni Arabs. The controversial practice of de-Baathification should be reversed and de-politicized and be left to the judicial authorities. The controversial current Iraqi laws and regulations on terrorism have to be either eliminated or amended to exclude its future abuse. The high-ranking Iraqi religious authorities among Sunnis and Shiites need to act as peace-makers similar to the role South-African Archbishop Desmond Tutu played. Furthermore, the issue of disputed territories and control over oil and gas revenues with the KRG needs to be addressed by resorting to a third-party for mediation, as well as the Supreme Court of Iraq.

Iraq has a chance to achieve a much needed national reconciliation, if political groups exhibit a true will to do so and receive the needed external support.

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UN Article from the first of the year...

UN engages youth on national reconciliation in Iraq

Iraq: Youth and Coexistence Forum. Photo: UNAMI PIO.

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) – the UN’s special political mission for Iraq – has been working closely with the government to create a favourable environment for inclusive national dialogue. The country’s youth and universities have a critical role to play in this regard not just as stakeholders, but as partners in the process of national reconciliation.

Towards this end, in January 2017, UNAMI inaugurated the “Iraq: Youth and Coexistence” forums in eight cities across the country. In partnership with an Iraqi civil society organization: the Al Amal Association, and in dialogue with major universities, the mission selected a cross-section of youth including university students, unemployed youth and young professionals in eight cities to participate in town hall-format discussions. The discussions were aimed at gauging not just the aspirations of the youth and how they envisioned Iraq after the defeat of ISIL, but also at gathering ideas for strengthening the infrastructure for peace in Iraq. To enable the further exchange of ideas after the forum, the mission has also created a social media platform where participants can continue the conversation.

One in five Iraqis is now a college-age youth (i.e. between 15 and24 years of age). Unsurprisingly, a resurgence of youth activism has been noted over the past two years, as networks of youth in the country have mobilized people for weekly anti-corruption protests in several provincial capitals. Leveraging social media, these youth networks have put forth demands for reform in the country’s judiciary and electoral bodies. The dialogue among these youth networks about governance reform has been marked by patriotic and non-sectarian narratives.

The United Nations has monitored these debates with interest. Iraqi universities have a long history of being arenas for intellectual and ideological debate. The UN outreach to civil society in Iraq has included outreach to university faculties and student representatives. But the emergence of non-sectarian youth volunteer groups and youth networks that coordinate through social media – notwithstanding political volatility – has created a new sense of opportunity for all actors invested in peace. Against this background, the United Nations seeks to ensure that the ideas generated by youth complement political discussions on national reconciliation, and in the process contribute to achieving lasting peace and stability in Iraq.

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Nice Yota! We just talked about this!

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Opportunities

Through Iraq’s distant and modern history, it is evident that its diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural communities have succeeded in peaceful coexistence and intermixing. Unlike many other countries, where Shiites and Sunnis live apart, before the effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Shiite and Sunni Iraqis lived in integrated communities in many mixed regions

 

 

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Tomorrow .. Islamic cooperation organized the Iraqi elites in Baghdad in preparation for the National Reconciliation Conference Baghdad today - follow-up Al-Hayat newspaper reported that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Reconciliation Commission will organize the Iraqi elites' conference in Baghdad on Monday in preparation for holding the Iraqi National Reconciliation Conference at a stage to be determined.  "The conference comes at the initiative of the organization aimed at strengthening the efforts of the Iraqi government to stabilize and consolidate Iraqi unity and to pursue a national reconciliation after the completion of the liberation of Iraqi territory from terrorist elements," the newspaper said. According to the newspaper, the Al-Lahab conference addresses "the views and visions of reconciliation among Iraqi intellectuals in different sects in order to enrich political views in national reconciliation discussions as a prelude to adding quality and diversity to the visions of politicians at the Comprehensive National Reconciliation Conference."  The paper pointed out that "the conference examines, within six sessions over two days, several axes, including the nature of the Iraqi crisis, and the religious discourse and its structural effects on the values of coexistence and tolerance and acceptance of the other." "The conference will highlight the components of Iraqi national identity, as well as the axis of violence, terrorism, discrimination and hatred, as well as the axis of national community reconciliation and the requirements for its realization," she said.

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Tomorrow .. Islamic cooperation organized the Iraqi elites in Baghdad in preparation for the National Reconciliation Conference Baghdad today - follow-up Al-Hayat newspaper reported that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Reconciliation Commission will organize the Iraqi elites' conference in Baghdad on Monday in preparation for holding the Iraqi National Reconciliation Conference at a stage to be determined.  "The conference comes at the initiative of the organization aimed at strengthening the efforts of the Iraqi government to stabilize and consolidate Iraqi unity and to pursue a national reconciliation after the completion of the liberation of Iraqi territory from terrorist elements," the newspaper said. According to the newspaper, the Al-Lahab conference addresses "the views and visions of reconciliation among Iraqi intellectuals in different sects in order to enrich political views in national reconciliation discussions as a prelude to adding quality and diversity to the visions of politicians at the Comprehensive National Reconciliation Conference."  The paper pointed out that "the conference examines, within six sessions over two days, several axes, including the nature of the Iraqi crisis, and the religious discourse and its structural effects on the values of coexistence and tolerance and acceptance of the other." "The conference will highlight the components of Iraqi national identity, as well as the axis of violence, terrorism, discrimination and hatred, as well as the axis of national community reconciliation and the requirements for its realization," she said.

 

Leading to Article 140 and the HCL soon after.

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Its probably a little easier to achieve national reconciliation once you control the other sides airports and oil export pipelines and their borders, big oil transport trucks, etc. and you've got corruption charges hanging over their head.....will see how it goes from here....   With the help of the people here that bring the news and figure it out...of course..lol

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2 minutes ago, dinardiggerisme said:

Its probably a little easier to achieve national reconciliation once you control the other sides airports and oil export pipelines and their borders, big oil transport trucks, etc. and you've got corruption charges hanging over their head.....will see how it goes from here....   With the help of the people here that bring the news and figure it out...of course..lol

 

good outlook, ty

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2017/12/17 (00:01 PM)   -   Number of readings: 389   -   Number (4089)

 

 

UNAMI resumes "settlement" with a new paper in agreement with the government

 Baghdad / Mohammed Sabah 
 

The United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) has completed a new paper for the settlement project in cooperation with the National Reconciliation Commission of the Council of Ministers, with the aim of approving it.

These parties will later identify those opposing the political process, which will be part of the "settlement" project. 
UNAMI and the Reconciliation Commission have made changes in the context and principles of the "Settlement" project to ensure wide participation by all parties, by modifying the representation clause, which was previously limited to the component and allowing each block to send its representatives directly. 
The Union of Forces revealed that UNAMI submitted to him, three months ago, a paper containing 70% of his demands, and focused on reviewing the law of accountability and justice, and the adoption of the amnesty law including the retrial of all detainees. Believing that amending the general amnesty law would include the release of Defense Minister Sultan Hashim and military commanders. 
But the National Alliance reservation on this paper and refused to receive it by the United Nations, considering that its provisions went beyond the principles and contexts agreed upon, and called for reformulation again.
"Britain, France and the European Union are insisting on activating the national reconciliation project after the elimination of agitating organizations in Iraq, as part of the project to reconstruct cities, reorganize the political situation and prepare for the elections, 
"All these things are part of the national reconciliation project, which is an entitlement to the current phase," said the Sunni politician, speaking on condition of anonymity. He said that "entering the atmosphere of the elections and the readiness of all parties may affect the realization of the project of national reconciliation and the historic settlement at the present time." 
In July, the United Nations Office in Baghdad (UNAMI) assigned a specialized technical team to consolidate 10 papers submitted by Iraqi components under the settlement project. The group will work to merge the papers into a single paper containing the agreed common points only.
During the past periods, the UN team has conducted intensive negotiations with Shiite and Sunni leaders to overcome their differences, which focused on 5 points, such as lifting the eradication of members of the Baath Party and granting them salaries and work to restore the balance of the military establishment. 
The Sunni forces of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who visited Baghdad early April, handed over their settlement paper with an annex to the name of the "confidence-building initiative", consisting of 20 paragraphs that the government is required to implement within six months, . 
The term (the extent) has revealed the terms of confidence procedures attached to the paper "Sunni settlement" in the number (3898) issued on 2017/04/09. The paper included 27 paragraphs calling for a special amnesty for Sultan Hashim, the last defense minister in the Saddam regime, and all the officers sentenced to him.
The leader of the Union of Forces, "UNAMI office in Baghdad received the Shiite and Sunni paper, and presented a unified paper that did not leak its content to the media," noting that "the new UN paper covers nearly 70% of the demands of Sunni Arabs." 
The former deputy said that "one of the things covered by the demands of the year is the return of the displaced and the reconstruction of cities as well as the adoption of a new amnesty law and activate the principle of balance in the institutions of the state and different sectors." He stressed that "the adoption of the amnesty will ensure the return of trials on the basis of a new for all detainees without exception." 
"Another issue addressed by the United Nations paper is the reconsideration of the Accountability and Justice Act," said the politician involved in writing the Sunni paper. "The UN card covered most of the Sunni Arab demands and described them as" very satisfactory. "
He did not rule out the Sunni leadership included former Defense Minister Sultan Hashim and some military leaders have not proven any offense in the case of the adoption of the Amnesty Law, which is stipulated in the UN Charter, and stresses the need to "rephrase or amend the amnesty law to ensure the release of some of the military leaders that They have no legal problems. " "The detention of military leaders and their release is more political than judicial."
A member of the Union of Forces revealed that there is a great rapprochement between Sunni and Shiite forces on the UN card as it also covers a large proportion of the demands of the National Alliance. He pointed out that "the new UN paper consists of six to seven papers agreed on the general principles between the Union of Iraqi forces and the National Alliance." But the Sunni politician acknowledged "a delay in holding the first meeting organized by the United Nations." "Why did the United Nations delay inviting the technical committees representing the Sunni and Shiite forces to start their dialogues on the new paper?"
The National Alliance also submitted the names of its technical committee to the UN team to review the new paper and its content before submitting it to the political committees to agree on it. " He stressed that "the National Alliance presented six names of the United Nations, and the Union of Forces named five names according to the components of each party." 
The source reveals the names of the technical committee of the Union of Iraqi Forces, namely "Mahmoud Mashhadani, Mohamed Tamim, Nada Jubouri, Mohammed Salman Al-Tai, Hussein Al-Falluji." 
But this optimism about the progress of the settlement project clashes with a Shiite rejection. A member of the Shiite group that "the forces of the National Alliance rejected the UN paper, which was submitted 90 days ago, and called on the United Nations to start writing another new paper compatible with the agreed principles."
"The work is under way to write a paper within the agreed principles and contexts," he said, adding that "the historic settlement project has not stopped but is continuing to prepare for it." 
In turn, Mohammed Salman al-Saadi, Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Reconciliation, said that "work is under way in cooperation between national reconciliation in the Council of Ministers and the United Nations to match all the ideas presented by the parties and parties regarding the historic settlement project." 
"The national reconciliation and the United Nations have written a new settlement paper and responses to it," Saadi said in an interview with Al-Mada. "We are waiting for the government to introduce this new paper, which is the product of all the papers received by the United Nations of all components."
"The government committee and the United Nations are the ones who wrote the new paper based on the papers submitted by all the parties and the components," the prime minister's adviser said, adding that the government was studying the paper for adoption. 
"The CNR has asked UNAMI to involve the government in writing and drafting the comprehensive settlement paper," Saadi said. 
The government adviser stressed that "the paper agreed upon by the government and the United Nations is ready and need to be approved by the government," and pointed out that "the new paper will be sponsored by the Iraqi government and not under the auspices of a component or a block or a political party. 
Saadi is talking about changing some mechanisms and contexts in the historic settlement project, pointing to the resolution of representation of blocks and components. He stressed that most of the parties could not agree on their representatives.
He added that "the changes that have occurred in the draft settlement include opening the way for the major blocs of components to nominate their candidates directly, not the component," pointing out that these changes will allow the participation of all parties in the draft historic settlement. " 
The government adviser stresses that" the historic settlement will reach all parties With the exception of the Baath Party and al-Qaeda and the "But after saying the paper, we will discuss with UNAMI the participation of political opposition in the draft historic settlement."

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The OIC is preparing a comprehensive conference for Iraqi reconciliation

 

 From 2017-12-28 at 12:34 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has begun the necessary contacts to prepare for a conference for Iraqi reconciliation scheduled for next summer.

Through its Baghdad office, the organization initiated contacts to "hold a comprehensive reconciliation conference, together with the Department of Political Affairs of the OIC General Secretariat, in coordination and consultation with the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Iraqi Reconciliation Commission."

The organization, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, aims to "lay the comprehensive foundations for the Iraqi textile unit. It is working to coordinate with the concerned Iraqi official bodies through careful study and comprehensive treatment that began in 2006 for the religious dimensions and hence continued to include the intellectual and cultural aspects before entering the political framework of the most important event Which the organization intends to organize with the Iraqi side under the title of the comprehensive national reconciliation conference.

Mawazine News has learned that the organization will send invitations to regional and Arab parties to attend the conference.

Baghdad witnessed an initial conference of the Comprehensive Reconciliation Conference on 11 December as the first step in the process of comprehensive reconciliation, with the start of the national preparatory meeting for the Baghdad Reconciliation Conference and two days of intensive workshops for experts from Iraqi religions, , The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Committee for the Follow-up and Implementation of National Reconciliation in the Prime Minister's Office, and the presence of its Chairman, Jaafar Husseini, and the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Yousef Bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen.

The elites' conference dealt mainly with the views and visions of reconciliation among Iraqi intellectuals of different sects in order to enrich political views in national reconciliation debates as a prelude to adding quality and diversity to the visions of politicians at the Comprehensive National Reconciliation Conference.

The conference focused on the components of national identity, as well as the axis of violence, terrorism, discrimination and hatred, and the axis of community reconciliation. The conference focused on the nature of the Iraqi crisis, religious discourse and its structural influences on the values of coexistence, tolerance and acceptance of the other. And national requirements

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The Organization For Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Is Paving The Way For A Reconciliation Conference In Iraq

Last updated  28/12/2017 01:02

 

 

Baghdad / news News 
began the Islamic Cooperation Organization, through its office in Baghdad, contacts to hold a reconciliation conference, in cooperation with the Department of Political Affairs of the Secretariat of the Organization and in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Reconciliation Commission Aerakitin. 
The organization seeks, according to the Saudi Press Agency, to lay the foundations for the overall unity of the Iraqi fabric, and coordinate with the official authorities concerned through careful consideration and comprehensive treatment started in 2006, the religious dimensions through the Mecca document. 
"The document includes the intellectual and cultural aspects as a prelude to entering into the political framework of the most important event that the organization intends to organize with the Iraqi side under the title of the comprehensive national reconciliation conference next summer.
She pointed out that «the conference of preparatory elites on December 11 and 12 this was the official beginning of the final phase of the process of actual reconciliation in Iraq, attended by 60 prominent personalities in the aspects of thought and literature and was looking at an enlightened perception of what can be addressed reconciliation conference Which will include political parties and currents in the country. " 
One of the most important ideas put forward by the conference, which was presented and discussed during the sessions, was "defining the concept of reconciliation and the need to agree first on common issues, as well as rejecting the thought of revenge and hatred." The participating intellectuals called for the establishment of a state of citizenship based on unified and unified laws, And to correct the course in relation to the relationship between the central state and the region, and provide social security and review articles 30 and 31 of the Iraqi Constitution ».
The participants also called for appropriate compensation to victims of terrorism before starting construction, establishing a judicial system to look into cases of vengeance and reconstruction by drawing on the experiences of countries of ethnic, cultural and religious diversity that have made it as powerful and rich as Malaysia. . 
He pointed out that the participants called for "folding the page of the past and treat all Iraqi components on an equal footing of different religious affiliations, and include this in the educational curricula and re-consideration of the customs and traditions of society that constitute factors of unity, in addition to the role of the clan as a unit able to contribute to national reconciliation by virtue of What they represent of the common denominators of the Iraqi people ». 
The conference called for a "state of institutions and democratic governance and the final rupture with the totalitarian system and with the system of quotas, and the need for dialogue to be neutral and aimed at national reconciliation and away from personal and narrow interests."

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Deputy Confirms Parliament's rejection of UN project: We will not accept an external settlement

 

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MP of the coalition of state law Mansour al-Baiji, on Monday, the House of Representatives rejected the settlement paper submitted by the United Nations, stressing that the political settlement paper is an internal paper emanating from within the country.
"The next phase is a very important and difficult stage of the current stage because it is post-liberation gangs of terror," he said in a statement. "There must be education and full awareness of the masses for what they have done. Gangs of destruction and destruction in order to maintain victory and ensure that no terrorist group returns to any place in the future. " 
He added that "the settlement is the best solution for all if it was applied very correctly away from courtesies and political favoritism or be taken as an excuse to include the categories that killed the Iraqi people," noting that "there must be appropriate personalities selected in this project until Succeed and follow his efforts properly. "
"We do not forget to coordinate with the people of the country on the understanding that they know who are included in the settlement paper, not that the settlement paper comes from abroad because it is unacceptable and we will not allow it," he said, noting that "any paper submitted to a political settlement is welcome on the condition that this paper emerges internally From within the country and not from abroad. " 
He explained that "this paper must be shared and informed all political blocs and not limited to a particular block or entity to be approved by all," stressing that "a political settlement is very important, but must be in accordance with the law and the Iraqi constitution that does not include all of the tainted Their hands with the blood of the people. " 
Al-Baiji said that "the settlement paper submitted by the United Nations is rejected by us as the House of Representatives because we have not been coordinated with us, especially with the competent committee within the Council."

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Al-Baiji said that "the settlement paper submitted by the United Nations is rejected by us as the House of Representatives because we have not been coordinated with us

You might want to go see Al Jaafari or the other 60 prominent personalities that will be attendance , They will fill you in on what you do not know...

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Newspaper .. Abadi is preparing to put forward a comprehensive project of reconciliation and zeroing problems

 

 

Number of readings: 1741 06-01-2018 11:12 AM

 

 

 

06-01-2018 11:12 AM 

 

The new Arab newspaper, Saturday, the intention of Prime Minister Haider Abadi to introduce a new project for comprehensive national reconciliation and zero problems, noting that the project has the support of the United Nations. 

The newspaper said in a report that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is working on a comprehensive project of national reconciliation to the various political forces, indicating that the draft includes several items including the prohibition of Iraqi blood, and comprehensive reconciliation and zeroing to the previous problems and include a paragraph in the Iraqi constitution criminalize sectarianism and national racism, Moderate religious. 

"The project will be binding on all, with the formation of a high committee of heads of blocs, parties, judges and academics to activate its provisions, under the auspices and support of the United Nations, which is the most important tasks that the Iraqis to accomplish after the disappearance of the era of" Or return a more horrific version of it. "

The newspaper quoted a high-ranking official in the office of Abbadi, stressing that "the seriousness of the project, which considers Abbadi impenetrable dam to ensure that the situation in Iraq is not deteriorating again and the loss of blood that depleted the meeting of the liberation of its territory from the organization," noting that "the project that Abadi to put forward is a comprehensive national reconciliation, And a whistling of problems. " 

"The draft also includes several items, including the prohibition of Iraqi blood, including a clause in the constitution that criminalizes sectarianism and national racism, the agreement on moderate religious discourse, and non-addressing of contentious issues and compensation for those affected by previous sectarian strife, And the Kurdish issue and the issue of Kirkuk and the emphasis on the civil state. "

He pointed out that the final draft must be completed within a short period, such as the promotion of the Declaration of Victory on the organization of urging and preventing the return or return of religious extremism again, noting that the United Nations fully supports the project, but there are parties and blocs within the ruling National Alliance in the country , The most prominent of which is the coalition of state law and the Badr bloc and virtue and the Supreme Council are reserving some of the paragraphs on some paragraphs, and trying to formulate them in accordance with their political desires, and also those who believe that the success of the project and respond to him will be counted as a success of the slaves in a weakened electoral or popular in the south and Baghdad.

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1 hour ago, yota691 said:

He pointed out that the final draft must be completed within a short period

 

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comprehensive national reconciliation and zero problems, noting that the project has the support system" rel="">support of the United Nations. 

 

Good morning Yota, and thanks again for all your hard work!

Excellent post!

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Arab newspaper: Abadi intends to put forward a project for reconciliation in the name of "reset problems"

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Arab newspaper: Abadi intends to put forward a project for reconciliation in the name of "reset problems"

 

06-01-2018 02:08 PM

 

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An Arab newspaper on Saturday revealed the intention of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to propose a new project for national reconciliation in the name of "zeroing problems". 

Al-Arabi newspaper quoted informed sources as saying that Abbadi is working on presenting a comprehensive project for national reconciliation to the various political forces, including a number of items including the prohibition of Iraqi blood, comprehensive reconciliation and zeroing to the previous problems and include a paragraph in the Iraqi constitution criminalize sectarianism and national racism, .

Under the patronage and support of the United Nations, this is the most important task that the Iraqis must accomplish after the demise of an era of pre-emptive organization, to ensure that no return or The return of a more horrific version of it. " 

"The project also includes a solution to the Kurdish issue, the Kirkuk issue, the emphasis on the state's civilization and the reconstruction of the southern provinces," the newspaper quoted a senior official in the office as saying. 

"The final draft must be completed in a short period of time, such as the promotion of the declaration of victory over the organization of preachers and prevent the return or return of religious extremism again," the official said, adding that "the United Nations fully supports the project, but there are parties and bloc within the National Alliance The ruling in the country, the most prominent coalition of the rule of law and the Badr bloc and virtue and the Supreme Council are reserving some of the paragraphs on some paragraphs, and trying to formulate them in line with their political appetites.

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With the support of the United Nations .. Abadi is preparing to launch a comprehensive project for "reconciliation and zeroing"

11:20 - 06/01/2018

 

  

Information / Baghdad ..

The new newspaper "Al Arabi" on Saturday, the intention of Prime Minister Haider Abadi to introduce a new project for national reconciliation "comprehensive" and "reset problems," noting that the project has the support of the United Nations.

The newspaper said in a report to see the information that "Prime Minister Haider Abadi is working on a comprehensive project of national reconciliation to the various political forces," indicating that "the draft includes several items, including the prohibition of Iraqi blood, and comprehensive reconciliation and zeroing to the previous problems and include a paragraph in the Constitution Iraq criminalizes sectarianism and national racism, and agree on moderate religious discourse. "

"The project will be binding on all, with the formation of a high committee of heads of blocs, parties, judges and academics to activate its provisions, under the auspices and support of the United Nations, which is the most important tasks that the Iraqis to accomplish after the disappearance of the era of" Or return a more horrific version of it. "

The newspaper quoted a high-ranking official in the office of Abbadi, stressing that "the seriousness of the project, which considers Abbadi impenetrable dam to ensure that the situation in Iraq is not deteriorating again and the loss of blood that depleted the meeting of the liberation of its territory from the organization," noting that "the project that Abadi to put forward is a comprehensive national reconciliation, And a whistling of problems. "

"The draft also includes several items, including the prohibition of Iraqi blood, including a clause in the constitution that criminalizes sectarianism and national racism, the agreement on moderate religious discourse, and non-addressing of contentious issues and compensation for those affected by previous sectarian strife, And the Kurdish issue and the issue of Kirkuk and the emphasis on the civil state. "

He pointed out that "the draft final form must be completed within a short period, such as the promotion of the Declaration of Victory on the organization of urging and prevent the return or return of religious extremism again," noting that "the United Nations fully supports the project, but there are parties and bloc within the National Alliance The ruling in the country, the most prominent coalition of the rule of law and the Badr bloc and virtue and the Supreme Council are now reserving some of the paragraphs. " Ending / 25

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The completion and enforcement of this reconciliation project is fundamental to long term stability in Iraq. This evolutionary change could also have a gradual liberalizing affect across the region, which might start to address some of the hating and bigotry, that goes on over there, to the point they ain't killing each other en masse. As part of 'Babylon's rising rising tide,' embracing these aspects of globalization might help lift folks out of the quicksand onto more stable footing, as improvements in human rights generally lift the markets by releasing and supporting the development of human capital and greater social equity. That is the win-win scenario, which would be great to see.

 

Edited January 7, 2018 by bkeiller

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Barzani plans to visit Baghdad soon

Wednesday 17 January 2018 - 11:00

 

 

A Kurdish source said that the head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, intends to visit Baghdad soon at the official invitation of the presidency of parliament.

The source said in a press statement on Wednesday: "The conference will be held in Baghdad on 24 and 25 of the month of January under the slogan (Yes to national reconciliation and development in Iraq as a decentralized option for solution) by the Iraqi parliament and is expected to be attended by a large number of senior Iraqi officials" .     

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International Group / Middle East

 

1396/10/27 :: 12:54

 

Impending trip "Nichervan Barzani" to Baghdad

The prime minister of the Kurdish region is likely to travel to Baghdad in response to the invitation of the Iraqi parliament speaker to attend a conference.

 

According to the International news agency, sources aware of the impending travel of Najran Barzani, the Kurdistan region's prime minister to Baghdad, will be briefed on a formal invitation by the head of the Iraqi parliament, Salim al-Jubouri.

Baghdad is scheduled to host a conference entitled "Yes to the National Reconciliation and Development of Iraq", which is organized by the Iraqi parliament on January 24 and 25, and a large number of them are expected to be held, according to an informed source in a conversation with Basniz. Iraqi officials will be present there.

According to the report, al-Jubouri formally invited Barzani to attend the conference, and he is also likely to respond positively to this invitation, and will soon travel to Baghdad.

The crisis in the relations between Baghdad and Erbil has peaked after the Kurdish separatist referendum and remains unresolved, and despite the emphasis by both parties on the initiation of a dialogue based on the law, after months of bilateral efforts, The delegation traveled from Kurdistan to Baghdad, and a delegation traveled to Baghdad from Erbil to stop flights at international airports and dams and crossings.

After the separation referendum, Baghdad provided a package of punitive and corrective measures for Erbil, which included bank sanctions, international and domestic flights to international airports and the closure of the passageways in the area.

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Regional Committee The Conference on Governance and Decentralization establishes the path to national reconciliation and development

 January 21, 2018 21 Views

Under the patronage of Speaker of the House of Representatives Dr. Salim Al-Jubouri, the Committee of Non-Regional Regions and Governorates will hold a conference on 24-25 January under the theme "Governance and Decentralization: the Road to National Reconciliation and Development" and the support of the Canadian Institute of Governance

http://ar.parliament.iq/2018/01/21/لجنة-الاقاليم-تقيم-مؤتمر-الحوكمة-والل/

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Deputy: parties working against national reconciliation and the existence of accountability must end

 

 Since 2018-02-10 at 15:14 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

The head of the reconciliation, accountability and justice committee, Hisham al-Suhail, Saturday, the existence of parties working against national reconciliation, while stressing the importance of ending the law of accountability.

"There are those who work against national reconciliation and the existence of accountability must end," said Suhail, in a televised interview. He said that "there is a law banning the Baath party, which contains paragraphs that prevented and stopped sectarianism."

"The Baath Party is constitutionally prohibited and has ended and a law has been enacted and there is no danger to it ending as a party. The individuals will deal with their issue through accountability," he said, adding that only 1,500 members remained.

"The military personnel of Saddam's Fedayeen may be granted, according to law, pension rights," he said, revealing that "a draft law will soon be drawn up to remove accountability for all those involved in the defense of the homeland."

He pointed out that "there are measures to speed up the law because there are those who were martyred and injured in defense of the country," pointing out that "it was hoped to refer the file of the eradication, but there are beneficiaries of the current situation."

"The existence of parties against the legislation of the new law, which is fair to the people," stressing "the importance of a secretariat in reviewing the law of accountability and justice and not equal to the approach of the regime of Saddam Hussein in this aspect."

He pointed out that "the House of Representatives will soon adopt a new law of accountability and justice in a kind of social justice," pointing out that "there are voices raised in every election warns of the dangers of the Baath Party."

"We have hosted the head of the accountability committee to issue the new law and the quorum is not complete," he said, noting that "there are those who believe that the subject is not important, despite the interest of the people in the work of this committee because it is not greedy or extortion."