Maliki sought political asylum in Russia

[King Bean]

Maliki is having a hard time stealing $$$ in his own country so Russia better have all their dollars and ruble locked away.

[yota691]

Maliki is heading to Moscow with a group of deputies and advisers

Date of release:: 2017/7/23 13:09 • 100 times read

[Ayna-Baghdad] 
Vice President Nuri al-Maliki went to the Russian Federation on an official visit.

"Maliki left Baghdad on Sunday for an official visit to the Russian Federation where he will meet with a number of officials to discuss the development of relations, the promotion of economic and security cooperation and the fight against terrorism, which is a challenge to the whole world," the statement said. 
The statement pointed out that "a high-level delegation accompanying the Vice President includes a number of members of the House of Representatives and advisers." 
Before his visit to Moscow, al-Maliki said he would meet with President Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko. 
"He intends to focus on the issues of revitalizing economic contacts in the areas of energy, trade and electricity, during his visit to Russia, and will talk about the supply of Russian arms to Iraq."

[magawatt]

Or maybe Maliki and his possy are bailing out with thier ill gotten gains to become Russian playboys?

[yota691]

Or maybe Interpol is waiting on them...

[ChuckFinley]

Looking forward to the day this nightmare comes to an end.  

[nannab]

They go missing, plane shot down by accident oh the possibilities are endless.

Shame on me. 

[ChuckFinley]

3 minutes ago, nannab said:

They go missing, plane shot down by accident oh the possibilities are endless.

Shame on me. 

The Ukraine owes them one.  

[Vespa_Romeo]

dear god,

plz make their plane crash...

ameen..

[yota691]

Maliki from Moscow: Without the Russian position to destroy the region and fell Baghdad

 

Editor Mustafa Saad - Sunday, July 23

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad , said Vice - President Nuri al - Maliki on Sunday that Russia 's position prevented the destruction of the Middle East and draw a new map to it, pointing out that Baghdad had fell into the hands of "terrorists" not for the role of the Russian variant of the American role.  "Nuri al-Maliki, Vice President of Iraq, arrived in Moscow on a four-day working visit during which he will meet with President Vladimir Putin, Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, " the website said.   In an interview with the Russian news agency RIA Novosti on the eve of his visit to Russia, al-Maliki said his talks with the Russian side would focus on ways to boost Moscow's role in the Middle East and stimulate economic, military and political cooperation and joint energy projects between Russia and Iraq.  "During my talks with senior Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin,Russian Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, I will focus on ways to activate the Russian role in our region in general and in Iraq in particular," he said.  "I will also focus on ways to strengthen economic cooperation between our country and Russia in the fields of economy, trade, electric power and energy projects, and I will consider supplying our army with Russian weapons, which our soldiers train and know very well," he said.  Commenting on the Russian role in the region, Maliki said: I have confirmed, and I reiterate that without the Russian position, the entire region would be destroyed and a new and unusual map drawn up. If it were not for the Russian role that changed the American role, the regime would fall in Syria, the terrorists would strengthen their positions, the map of the region would change, and Baghdad would eventually fall. "

[magawatt]

Or Nuri and his possy are taking all thier loot to Russia to be Putin's playboys.

[boosterbglee]

" he said the entire region would be destroyed without Russia's help".....I say BS and bite me Maliki!  Such a liar!  

[idplzr]

7 hours ago, yota691 said:

Or maybe Interpol is waiting on them...

Now that would be awesome. 

[nannab]

2 hours ago, boosterbglee said:

" he said the entire region would be destroyed without Russia's help".....I say BS and bite me Maliki!  Such a liar!  

 

 

Putin is not a stupid man and is probably laughing at Malarki behind his back.

[Butifldrm]

I'm sure Putin has not forgotten this nor has Maliki:

 

Iraqi-Russian Catch-22

 

The Iraq-Russian arms deal scandal exposes racketeering and political confusion in Baghdad’s government, writes Salah Nasrawi

 

Al-Ahram Weekly

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The Iraqi establishment is so deeply corrupt and brimming with incompetent politicians that allegations of embezzlement and ineptitude in the government are no longer making a public uproar or even hitting newspapers’ banner headlines. But Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki’s scrapping of a $4.2 billion arms deal with Russia this week over corruption suspicions has caused a rare public scandal around the issue amid stunning allegations of graft and speculation of confusion and political miscalculations.
The deal, which would have made Russia the second largest military supplier to Iraq after the US, was initiated by Al-Maliki and Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev during Al-Maliki’s visit to Moscow in October.
The weapons deal for Russian MI-28 attack helicopters and anti-aircraft systems was also perceived as an overture for a broader strategic partnership that would also include Iran and Syria, Russia’s two closest Middle East allies.
Ali Al-Moussawi, a spokesman for Al-Maliki, said Saturday that the prime minister has cancelled the purchase and ordered an investigation into the deal after a parliamentary anti-corruption committee refused to endorse it on the ground of “entailing huge corruption”.
On Sunday Iraq’s Defence Minister Saadoun Al-Dulaimi, who played a major role in negotiating the deal, contradicted Al-Moussawi and said Iraq has not cancelled the deal and denied any wrongdoing. Government spokesman Ali Al-Dabagh on Monday added more confusion by announcing that the deal was not signed and will be renegotiated with Moscow.
Iraqi lawmakers and local media outlets, meanwhile, continued to heap criticism on the controversial deal as being tainted by corruption and indiscretion. Many lawmakers demanded a thorough parliamentary investigation and urged the prime minister to disclose the names of officials who negotiated the deal.
Bahaa Al-Aaraji, head of parliament’s Integrity Committee, spoke of widespread corruption in the deal including Lebanese arms dealers. Jihad Hassan, a Kurdish member of the parliamentary Security and Defence Committee, pointed the finger at the Ministry of Defence Procurement Department saying it was “responsible for corruption involving this deal”.
Another member of the committee, Hakim Al-Zamili of the Sadrist Movement, told Baghdad’s Al-Mashraq daily Monday that Al-Maliki was in charge of the negotiations of the deal and “he knows all those who are involved” in bribery.
Hamid Al-Mutlak, a Sunni lawmaker and a member of the Security and Defence Committee, said: “This deal is shrouded in a lot of confusion and fog and surrounded by suspicions of corruption.”
The London based Al-Hayat quoted sources at the prime minister’s office on Monday as saying that several of Al-Maliki’s aides are suspects in graft. The paper said bribes paid in the deal amounted to $200 million and were to be received by at least 11 of Al-Maliki’s staff members.
Iraq’s government establishment has been haunted by corruption accusations for years and several top officials have been accused of embezzlement. Last month Iraq’s cabinet sacked the governor of Iraq’s Central Bank Sinan Al-Shibibi following accusations of corruption in the Bank including fraud, currency manipulation and money laundering. Al-Shibibi denied the charges, saying he was the victim of a government campaign to try and control the autonomous bank’s foreign reserves.
According to the annual report of Transparency International, Iraq is one of the world’s most corrupt countries. Yet public exposure of corrupt officials is seen as largely aimed at blackmailing opponents, rather than attempting to combat the practice or bringing the wrongdoers to justice.
The Russian arms deal scandal is raising new questions about how vast corruption is undermining Iraq’s political system and even the country’s stability and has played havoc with the country’s economic, social and local government spheres.
Many observers believe the timing of the scrapping the arms deal with Russia suggests a cover-up of a political misjudgment on the part of Al-Maliki himself. Some also sense game-playing by Al-Maliki who is seen as not fully meeting the demands of Iraq’s transitional leadership.
The cancellation followed Baghdad’s warning to a Russian oil company to quit oil deals with the country’s autonomous Kurdistan region or pull out of its contracts for oil fields in southern Iraq.
In August, Gazpromneft, the oil arm of Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom, acquired interests in two blocks with the Kurdistan Regional Government. The ultimatum is the latest in an long-running row between Kurdistan and the central government, which regards any contracts signed with the Kurdish region as illegal and has told companies they must choose between work in the northern region and the rest of Iraq.
The Russian oil contracts, therefore, seemed to have angered Baghdad and raised its concerns about the competition for oil control in Iraq’s Kurdistan that have already strained relationships between Baghdad and other world oil giants.
American ExxonMobil and French Total were the first majors to sign oil deals with Kurdistan, and the companies are now at the centre of a dispute with Baghdad which threatens to cancel their contracts.
Also, the cancellation of the weapons deal came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov who was behind the arms deal. The decision came after an investigative panel said the state suffered damages of millions of dollars in cases of sales of military assets.
There has been no word about whether Russian officials are involved in the scandal but the Baghdad newspaper Al-Mada reported Saturday that senior Iraqi government officials are involved with a brother of Putin in the deal.
More interestingly, Serdyukov, is married to the daughter of Viktor Zubkov, who is chairman of the state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom. Although Russian media hinted that a clash of interests inside the sleazy Russian establishment could be behind the firing, foreign media suggested that Iraq’s oil deals could also be a factor in the arms deal debacle.
While there was no official reaction from the Kremlin to the stunning scandal surrounding the arms deal, Moscow’s Kommersant newspaper reported Monday that Russia has demanded that Baghdad should explain why it was canceling the deal. The paper quoted a government source as saying that Moscow has not been officially informed about the cancellation and need clarification.
RIA-Novosti news agency on Monday quoted Russian military experts as saying that the deal may be cancelled due to pressure from Washington which has signed lucrative military deals with Baghdad and hopes to make Iraq dependent on its weaponry.
Director of the Centre for Analysis of World Arms Trade Igor Korotchenko told the agency that if the deal does get axed, it would be an unprecedented event in the history of Russia’s arms trade. Other Russian experts warned that Iraq may incur harsh sanctions and multi-million dollar losses by paying off punitive fees for the move.
As Iraqi media and rival politicians continue a feeding frenzy over the Russian arms deal, many questions remain, leaving observers speculating about the real reasons behind the cancellation of the deal and its political impact.
A deeper look reveals that the cancellation is associated with corruption as much as with the Iraqi leadership’s error of judgment at a time of deepening government crisis inside and simmering regional conflicts outside.
The Russian weapons deal has been a sort of Catch-22. Al-Maliki has proven to be incapable of handling all the contradictory political and geopolitical constrains surrounding such a huge deal.
Kurdish leaders have vehemently opposed the purchase and warned that they might be used against the Kurdish region. Washington which has signed contracts for US weapons, equipment and training worth more than $12 billion with Baghdad considers Iraq to be its turf and it is unlikely taking the deal lightly.
The West’s conflict with Iran over its nuclear programme and its regional ambitions, which pitch Washington against Moscow, and fear of a broader anti-western alliance emerging in the Middle East is another key factor which Al-Maliki seems to have ignored.
And yet international struggle for control of the newly discovered oil wealth in Kurdistan remains a tremendous challenge to Al-Maliki’s government.
From the perspective of realpolitik, Al-Maliki seemed to have signed the weapons deal with Russia without doing his homework, and the turnaround could be a useful time-out for second thoughts.

 

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/223.aspx

[new york kevin]

But he is not Vice President of Iraq, that position was eliminated a long time ago. Maliki cannot legally commit Iraq and the GOI to anything, with anybody. I am not sure who is financing this visit, my guess is Maliki himself. I would also guess, as others have already stated, that he is trying to get some sort of a blessing from Putin/Russia and their evil alliance with Syria and Iran before making a move to attempt at a coup inside Iraq. If so, my further guess is that Iraq is unofficially unsure if they should back Maliki, with their agents/Republican Guards out of uniform, should he make such a move... so if you can get Russia's okay maybe ...            Time will tell

[yota691]

Maliki confirms that the next stage will witness the establishment of the state of citizenship

By Rudao 3 hours ago

Maliki confirms that the next stage will witness the establishment of the state of citizenship

Ruudau - Erbil

Deputy President of the Republic Nuri al-Maliki, on Monday, that the next phase will see the readiness to hold the election on time, and to establish a state of citizenship and the formation of the government of the political majority, criticizing opponents. 

"The Vice President of the Republic Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and his delegation held a visit to the headquarters of the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Moscow," said the media office of the owners in a statement seen by the network Roudao media. 

The statement added that "Maliki reviewed during his meeting with the cadres of the embassy developments of the political and security situation in the country, and ways to ensure the activation of cooperation in various fields between Iraq and the Russian Federation." 

Maliki said, "Iraq is looking forward to building balanced relations with all brotherly and friendly countries, especially the Russian Federation," noting that " 

" He stressed the need to" achieve political reconciliation and reform of the political system in preparation for the start of the process of construction and reconstruction and the return of displaced people to liberated cities "The 

Vice-President of the Republic," The next phase will see the preparations for the elections in And the establishment of the state of citizenship and the formation of a government of the political majority, "criticizing" some political forces that oppose the majority government for its desire to continue control and interference in the organs of the state and the political process. " 

Maliki," to pay attention to the children of the Arab communities "We look forward to all Iraqi embassies being homes for all Iraqis, and dealing with them on the basis of citizenship and away from party affiliations, nationalism and sectarianism. The achievement of political conciliation and the reform of the political system in preparation for the start of the process of construction and reconstruction and the return of displaced to liberated cities "The Vice-President of the Republic," The next phase will see the readiness to conduct the election on time and the establishment of the state of citizenship and the formation of the majority political government, "criticizing" some political forces Which opposes the majority government for its desire to continue control and interference in the organs of the state and the political process " He called on Maliki," to interest the children of Iraqi communities located in the countries of the world, "echoing," We look forward to be all the embassies of Iraq homes for all Iraqis, and to deal with them on the basis of citizenship and away from party affiliations, nationalism and sectarianism. The achievement of political conciliation and the reform of the political system in preparation for the start of the process of construction and reconstruction and the return of displaced to liberated cities "The Vice-President of the Republic," The next phase will see the readiness to conduct the election on time and the establishment of the state of citizenship and the formation of the majority political government, "criticizing" some political forces Which opposes the majority government for its desire to continue control and interference in the organs of the state and the political process " He called on Maliki," to interest the children of Iraqi communities located in the countries of the world, "echoing," We look forward to be all the embassies of Iraq homes for all Iraqis, and to deal with them on the basis of citizenship and away from party affiliations, nationalism and sectarianism. "The next stage will witness the readiness to hold the elections on time, establish the state of citizenship and form a government of the political majority," the vice president said, criticizing "some political forces that oppose the majority government for its desire to continue control and interference in the organs of the state and the political process. He called on Maliki to "pay attention to the children of the Iraqi communities in the countries of the world," adding that "we look forward to all the embassies of Iraq be homes for all Iraqis, and be dealing with them on the basis of citizenship and away from partisan affiliations and national and sectarian. "The next stage will witness the readiness to hold the elections on time, establish the state of citizenship and form a government of the political majority," the vice president said, criticizing "some political forces that oppose the majority government for its desire to continue control and interference in the organs of the state and the political process." He called on Maliki to "pay attention to the children of the Iraqi communities in the countries of the world," adding that "we look forward to all the embassies of Iraq be homes for all Iraqis, and be dealing with them on the basis of citizenship and away from partisan affiliations and national and sectarian.

[yota691]

Maliki meets Lavrov in Moscow and calls for activating cooperation to fight terrorism

By Rudao one hour ago

Maliki meets Lavrov in Moscow

Ruudau - Erbil

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Iraqi Vice President Nuri al-Maliki on Monday in Moscow. 

Maliki began on Sunday an official visit, four days, to discuss the strengthening of the Russian role in Iraq and the region. 

During a meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister, Al-Maliki called for activating cooperation between Moscow and Baghdad to combat terrorism in the Middle East. He said that the two countries are targets of terrorists and those behind them. 

The Iraqi vice president expressed his country's need for investments in the fields of trade, electric power and oil, after the elimination of a preacher in Iraq. 

He expressed the desire of Baghdad to play Russian companies an important role in those areas, according to channel reported Russia today. 

Maliki pointed out that " 

His country considers the collapse and disintegration of the state in Syria will mean the collapse and disintegration of the entire Middle East, and therefore ask Russia not to allow the occurrence of it. " For his part, announced that the Russian Lavrov Foreign Minister, Russia is continuing to develop cooperation with Iraq. 

Lavrov said , " We aim to develop and expand cooperation And the partnership that is rooted in the second half of the last century, "pointing out that Russia is seeking to strengthen the efforts of the Iraqi leadership for the reconstruction of the economy 

In an interview made by Maliki to the Russian" Novosti "official on the eve of his arrival in Russia yesterday, confirmed that his talks with the Russian side will" Focus on ways to deepen Moscow's role in the Middle East And the activation of economic, military and political cooperation, and joint energy projects between Russia and Iraq. " 

Commenting on the Russian role in the region, Maliki said:

[bkeiller]

Maliki is going to check his bank account ...

[yota691]

8 hours ago, new york kevin said:

But he is not Vice President of Iraq, that position was eliminated a long time ago

Yes he is nyk, the amendments and change of the constitution has yet hit to the floor of the house of representative, so technically he still hold the title... 

[Bama Girl]

1 hour ago, yota691 said:

Yes he is nyk, the amendments and change of the constitution has yet hit to the floor of the house of representative, so technically he still hold the title... 

If I recall correctly, Abadi tried to eliminate the Vice President positions but Masum ruled the move to be unconditional so now waiting on the House of Representatives to change the constitution. Am I close?? 

[yota691]

13 minutes ago, Bama Girl said:

Am I close??

It was the Federal courts link...after the announcement Maliki files a lawsuit, which then went to the courts.

 The Federal Supreme Court issued an explanation for the mechanisms to amend the Constitution. Abadi set up committees when Abadi first was elected to make these changes to the constitution ...which included the Vacant ministries link...

[10 YEARS LATER]

Anyone heard if Maliki has met with an AZZIDENT YET ????

[yota691]

Maliki stresses the importance of cooperation with Russia in the economic, commercial and military

Political

 Since 2017-07-25 at 11:22 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

Deputy President of the Republic Nuri al-Maliki, on Tuesday, the importance of strengthening cooperation with Russia in the economic, commercial and military.

 

"Maliki and his delegation met in Moscow today with the President of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvinka in the presence of a number of committee chairmen and members of the Federal Council," a statement from his office said.

 

He added that "the meeting was the exchange of views on issues of common interest on the regional and international arenas, as well as the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and ways of developing them in the interest of the two peoples."

 

"The Iraqi-Russian relations are characterized by diversity and richness," Maliki said during the meeting, adding that "Iraq's keenness to continue to work and upgrade these relations and develop them at various levels, especially parliamentary relations, which is one of the most important ways of rapprochement between the two countries at the official and popular levels" .

 

He stressed "the importance of consolidating partnership with Russia in various fields, especially in the economic, commercial and military."

 

For her part, Matvienka stressed "her country's appreciation for the distinguished relations with Iraq, and Russia's aspiration to strengthen these relations in various fields."

 

The President of the Federal Council of Russia praised "the victories achieved by Iraq in its war against terrorism and its efforts to restore stability and security and resolve the existing crises in the region." Finished 10

[yota691]

In the picture .. 87 minutes waiting for the cost of Maliki to meet with the Foreign Minister of Russia

Readers

 

 

In the picture .. 87 minutes waiting for the cost of Maliki to meet with the Foreign Minister of Russia

 

25-07-2017 02:47 PM

 

The Euphrates -

 

Al-Furat news news that the Vice-President Nuri al-Maliki and his accompanying delegation, which is currently in Russia at the invitation of the official has waited for the presence of Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister for nearly an hour and a half !!

Sources close to the delegation confirmed that al-Maliki expressed his dissatisfaction with the long wait, but he was forced to do so.

 

[nannab]

Take the hint M you don't matter !!!  

Good morning Yota, DV