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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Solving problems between Baghdad and Erbil is a top priority for US President Donald Trump, US national security adviser General Herbert McMaster said on Monday.

McMaster added that what Washington wants is Iraq's success, and that it is strong, pointing to the importance of resolving the conflict and tension between the Kurdish region.

The United States is committed to the territorial integrity of Iraq and to the territorial integrity of the Kurdish region.

 

good sign here, nice :twothumbs:

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  • yota691 changed the title to Masoum: We are working to accelerate dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil to end the crisis
 
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The President of the Republic Fuad Masum , on Sunday, the importance of speeding up dialogue between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to resolve all outstanding problems, explaining that the Presidency of the Republic is working to create the conditions appropriate to end the current crisis. 

"The President of the Republic Fuad Masum received today, Ambassador of theRussian Federation Maxim Maximov," said Masoum's office in a statement received by Alsumaria News .

 

 

 
"All the parties, both in the federal government and in the Kurdistan region, believe in the need for dialogue and are convinced that there is no solution, but this requires that these parties engage in dialogue and understanding on national and constitutional grounds that take into account the interests of all," the statement said. 

"The Presidency of the Republic is working hard to create all the necessary conditions to begin quickly by opening channels of constructive and positive dialogue, which helps in reaching the desired results to end the current crisis." 

On the relations between the Republic of Iraq and the Russian Federation, the price of infallible "good interest of the Russian leadership to strengthen relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, and the role of Russia in support of Iraq, either in its war on terrorism or in strengthening the construction process."

For his part, the ambassador stressed the "keenness of the Russian leadership on the security and stability of Iraq and the importance of resolving outstanding issues through constructive national dialogue, which helps Iraq to begin rebuilding the areas affected by the war against terrorism and facilitate the return of displaced persons." 
 
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said earlier that his country supports the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq and calls for adherence to the country's constitution.

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Change: Abadi deals with the benefits of peasants of the region with the same political

 

 Since 2017-12-17 at 09:18 (Baghdad time)

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The deputy of the Change bloc, Hoshyar Abdullah, that the Prime Minister, Haider Abadi, deals with "the same political" with the dues of farmers in the Kurdistan region, calling on the government and the concerned parties to expedite the disbursement.

"There is approval by the Council of Ministers to pay the dues of the peasants of the Kurdistan region, which is not a gift or a reward by Abadi, but a legitimate right of the peasants in return for their crops and their efforts, but they did not actually act until," Abdullah said in a statement received by Mawazine News. right Now".

The deputy added, "It seems that Abadi deals with this file also with the same political as if linked to the referendum or the remnants of the referendum, otherwise there is no excuse or justification to prevent the payment of dues," pointing out that "if he claims that his actions targeted only the ruling class in the region, The peasants of the region have any relationship with the ruling class? Is it permissible for him to punish simple peasants by the political differences between Baghdad and Erbil? "

Abdullah called on the government to "expedite the payment of their dues in full, with the need to remove such files on political differences."

The Ministry of Commerce announced last Thursday the release of all the benefits of farmers and farmers to the local wheat for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016.

The Minister of Trade and Salman Jumaili said that the release of financial dues came in implementation of the directives of Prime Minister Haider Abadi to release the dues of farmers and farmers for the past three years and all the provinces of the country, either the provinces of the Kurdistan region will pay the dues of the farmers for the year 2016 before the end of this year. "

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Turkey calls for ending the problems and differences between Arbil and Baghdad through dialogue and understanding

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(Independent) ... The new Consul of the Republic of Turkey Hakan Karagai takes up his duties as the Consul General of his country in the Kurdistan Region.

The foreign relations department of the Kurdistan Regional Government said in a statement that its official Falah Mustafa met with the new consul of Turkey.

"They will work to develop and strengthen relations and joint coordination," the statement quoted the consul as saying.

The foreign relations official expressed the desire of the region to continue to develop bilateral relations in the interest of both parties. He also praised the work and activities of the former Turkish consul.

According to the statement, the two sides also discussed the current situation in Iraq and the region, and expressed the hope that all problems and differences between Arbil and Baghdad could be addressed through dialogue and mutual understanding. (End)

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Masoum: We are working to accelerate the opening of channels of dialogue between the federal government and the Kurdistan region

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President of the Republic Fuad Masum stressed the importance of speeding up dialogue between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in order to solve all outstanding problems in order to serve the stability of the country and enhance the process of construction and progress. 

This came during a meeting on Sunday, Russian Ambassador to Iraq Maxim Maximov, according to a statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic. 

"All the parties, both in the federal government and in the Kurdistan region, believe in the need for dialogue and are convinced that there is no solution, but that requires the parties to initiate dialogue and understanding on national and constitutional grounds that take into account the interests of all," Masoum said. 

Masoum explained that "the presidency of the Republic is working hard to create all the necessary conditions to begin quickly by opening channels of dialogue constructive and positive, which helps in reaching the desired results to end the current crisis."

For his part, the Russian ambassador stressed "the keenness of the Russian leadership on the security and stability of Iraq and the importance of resolving outstanding issues through constructive national dialogue, which helps Iraq to begin rebuilding the areas affected by the war against terrorism and facilitate the return of displaced persons."

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Oil expert Walid Khadduri: So Horami stole Iraq's oil with Barzani's knowledge

 

 Since 2017-12-17 at 13:46 (Baghdad time)

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The oil expert and oil expert Walid Khadduri revealed how the Minister of Natural Resources, Ashti Hawrami, stole the oil of Iraq with the knowledge and expertise of the Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani. He stressed that the Iraqi Oil Ministry does not have to approve or accept the contracts concluded by the government of the region and exceeded 50 contracts, .

Hawrami fled with the Black Fund for oil information of the region, while the forces and forces in the region refuse to try to prevent the disclosure of the secrets it possesses.

"The chairman of the Industry and Energy Committee of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, Sherko Jawdat, is trying to question the Minister of Natural Resources in the region, Ashti Hawrami, but from the (Iraqi) Minister of Natural Resources," Khadduri, one of the leading energy analysts, wrote in an article in Al-Hayat newspaper. Without success, because of his disappearance for about two months abroad.Horami left Erbil after the referendum to an unknown destination.

Goodt announced that they would launch a campaign "to restore the Minister of Natural Resources to the region." "If the Minister of Wealth is prevented from returning, he will organize a campaign to return him and inform the Interpol and the outside parties," he said.

"Hawrami escaped with the Black Box for the region's oil information," Jawdat said.

According to press sources in the region last week, Hawrami returned to Erbil after spending 65 days outside Iraq on official leave on the basis of the decision of the Prime Minister of the Territory, Nigervan Barzani. "If Hawrami really returns to the region, will he accept his interrogation under the parliament?"

Among the questions and interrogations that can be raised by the parliamentary committee, according to Khadduri is "how to draw oil laws, especially how the oil laws were drafted so that the ministry can conclude international agreements with international oil companies without consulting the Federal Oil Ministry or inform agreements."

"And then ask them to bear the financial fees owed to companies and then how to agree with international oil companies without the draft agreements, even the Parliament of the region."

"According to the Kurdistan Oil and Gas Act of 2007, there is no need to obtain parliamentary approval of agreements with international oil companies." According to the law in which Hawrami played an important role in drafting it, the production sharing agreements adopted by the region, For oil and gas works with foreign companies with the ministry, subject only to the approval of (Regional Council for Oil and Gas), which consists of the Prime Minister and Vice-Minister of Planning and Financial and Natural Resources of the region.

He expressed his surprise that "the totality of international agreements and local oil for the region is contracted with the consent of members of the executive authority of the region only without legislation by the Parliament of the region, and of course without the knowledge of the federal authorities."

"But in the absence of consultation and taking the approvals of the Federal Oil Ministry and the regional parliament, where is the transparency and control over the more than 50 agreements, which means tens of billions of dollars?"

"These agreements include, especially the controversial ones, the contract signed by the ministry last September ahead of the referendum with the Russian company Rosneft, and Rosneft paid in advance about $ 1.3 billion to the region for oil supplies it was intending to buy from the Erbil government."

US Ambassador to Baghdad Douglas Allen Sulliman told the media last week that Washington was worried about oil contracts signed by the region with international oil companies. He said that the contracts and oil sales concluded by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil with international companies have been a great deal of transparency and expressed concern about the individual oil contracts carried out by the Government of the Territory with international oil companies.There ended 29 /

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Barzani: Going to elections is a "suitable solution" to the political crisis in the region

 

 From 2017-12-16 at 18:13 (Baghdad time)

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The head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, Saturday, during a meeting with cadres of his party in the area of Badinan in the province of Dohuk, that going to the elections is a suitable solution and appropriate to the political crisis in the region.

He said Barzani, in a statement received / Mawazin News / a copy, that "going to the elections is a suitable solution and appropriate to the political crisis in the Kurdistan region," stressing "the need to continue coexistence between the components and religions in Kurdistan as it is, That is, taking into account the balance of responsibilities and rights of all parties. "

And on the referendum referendum on the separation of Kurdistan from Iraq, on the 25 of September 2017, said Barzani, "The referendum was correct and a true message."

It is noteworthy that the citizens of the Kurdistan region, on Monday (September 25, 2017), went to the polling stations to cast their votes on the independence of the territory from Iraq, while the participation rate was 72% according to the statistics of the region. End n / a

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Reconciliation between Baghdad and Erbil awaits elections

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Last Updated: Sunday, 17 December 2017 (00:00 - GMT)Baghdad - «Life» 

Informed political sources «life» that Baghdad and Erbil do not want serious negotiations at the moment may lead to reconciliation between the parties, pending the outcome of the parliamentary and presidential elections in the Kurdistan region tentatively scheduled in March 2018, as well as the general elections in Iraq scheduled Mid-next year, which decides who heads the government in Baghdad. 

The sources pointed out that the parties recognized that the solution of the issue of oil in the Kurdistan region and long-term contracts with oil companies and loans obtained by the Territory with foreign parties, is more complex than they expected, and can not be resolved by a political decision. "There are complexities that require an international settlement of the oil file in the region that Baghdad will not be able to resolve alone, and perhaps this will push Baghdad and Erbil alike to rely more on international intervention."

The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, is preparing to visit Germany in an attempt to urge Berlin to intervene in the crisis relationship between his government and the central government. The Foreign Relations Department in the regional government said yesterday that Barzani will visit Germany with a high delegation to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel and a number of senior German officials to discuss the «mechanism to address outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad, and confirm the position of the Kurdistan Regional Government to resolve through dialogue and follow peaceful methods» .

Barzani is expected to take the road from Erbil to Turkey where he takes the plane to Berlin, the same route he used to travel to Paris earlier this month, where he met French President Emmanuel Macaron. The Iraqi federal authorities closed the airports of Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, days after the referendum on the secession of the territory from Iraq on September 25, which forced travelers from the region and the adoption of Baghdad airport for travel. But the current crisis between the Baghdad and Erbil governments does not allow Barzani to use Baghdad airport for travel.

The sources said the preference for travel through Turkey, not Iraq, reveals the deterioration of relations between the two parties and entered a stage of serious crisis since the Iraqi forces and the "popular mobilization" on Kirkuk and disputed areas, and demand access to the border crossings of the region with Turkey and Iran, Accompanied by limited military clashes with Kurdish Peshmerga forces.

The government of the province since the referendum readiness to negotiate with Baghdad on outstanding issues, and its approval of the decision of the Federal Court to reject the referendum, but refuses to officially announce the abolition of Baghdad as demanded. On the other hand, the central government insists that the negotiations with the region will not be of a political nature, but a technical and focused on how to enable them to impose sovereignty on the borders and airports and disputed areas between the parties, in addition to oil production.

The sources said that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi promised to hand over employees in the Kurdistan region salaries after receipt of government oil imports of the region, while accused the Kurdistan Alliance bloc, yesterday, the government in Baghdad to "ignore" the Kurds and disrupt their interests as part of the punitive measures on the referendum of secession. A member of the «Kurdistan Alliance» Najiba Najib yesterday: «We feel that there is a directive from the senior leaders in the government not to deal or facilitate the task of Kurdish deputies in Baghdad in ministries and state institutions», indicating that «the majority of ministers and agents, directors and heads of bodies do not answer our contacts for Inquire about a particular issue or protest against decisions and laws. "

"The actions of closing airports and ports affected the interests of citizens and did not affect the officials," noting that "the Baghdad government is not serious in paying the salaries of employees, contrary to previous promises made by the Prime Minister, as the procedures did not stop when cutting salaries and closing airports , But went to the strength of people ».

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Massoud Barzani

This guy just won't quit stirring up SH!T.... I thought he was out?

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And on the referendum referendum on the separation of Kurdistan from Iraq, on the 25 of September 2017, said Barzani, "The referendum was correct and a true message."

 

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Iran announces the opening of border crossings with Kurdistan
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Iranian Interior Minister, Abdul Raza Rahmani Fadhli, announced on Sunday, the opening of the Pervez Khan and the border crossings with the Kurdistan Region today.

 

The Iranian minister said in a monthly meeting with the Iranian Chamber of Commerce that "it was decided to open the terms of Pervez Khan and Haj Amran border, noting that the decision will enter into force today." 

It is worth mentioning that Iran decided in mid-October to close its three border crossings with the Kurdistan Region, Pashmakh, Haj Amran and Parvizkhan, in response to the referendum on independence, but reopened the crossing "Bashmakh" 10 days after the issuance of the closure.

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Kurdistan talks about a "date" to lift the ban on international flights

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The Minister of Transport and Communications in the Kurdistan Regional Government, announced the federal government in Baghdad to lift the ban on flights to airports in the region at the end of the year.

"The Iraqi government has promised to lift the ban on international flights at airports in Kurdistan before the start of the new year," Mawdul Bauha Murad told a news conference.

"The timing of lifting the embargo, is not known so far, the federal government has not responded to the territory of Kurdistan yet."

The federal government has taken a series of measures against Kurdistan after the referendum held on September 25 last year, in which 93% of voters supported independence from Iraq.

The federal government says that the land and air passages in Kurdistan must be subject to its control, while the Kurdish authorities say that the permanent Iraqi constitution provides for the joint administration of those ports.

 

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Speaker of the Parliament Salim al-Jubouri and Vice President Iyad Allawi, yesterday, on the necessity of completing the adoption of laws pending in the House of Representatives, especially the election law. 

He also called for a concerted effort to resolve the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over the referendum. 
A statement by the Office of the Vice President of the Republic, received (range) a copy of it, Allawi received in his office in Baghdad yesterday, Speaker of the House of Representatives Salim Jubouri. He explained that "the two sides discussed in depth the legislative process during the last phase and the need to give priority to the supreme interest in resolving the outstanding laws away from political and partisan interests, especially the election law." 
The statement pointed out that "the meeting also discussed the developments of the political situation and the dispute with the Kurdistan region and the importance of concerted efforts of the legislative institution with the Presidency for the purpose of finding urgent solutions to it." 
He stressed Allawi, according to the statement, "the need to enact a law that puts the interest of the homeland and the citizen above partisan or factional interests." In a related context, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Salim al-Jubouri rejected attempts to "militarize society"
"We must live in the stage of stability, which is to build the generation and educational institutions, religious and do not forget the intellectual stability," the speaker said at a gathering of educators, academics and local officials in Baghdad. "The stability we want is the stability of intellectual and educational and not return to sectarian and communal conflicts."

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Nechirvan Barzani prepares for the second European visit after the referendum



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The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, plans to pay an official visit to the German capital Berlin this week to meet with a number of officials, led by Chancellor Angela Merkel. The second trip by Barzani to Europe, to discuss the crisis between the Kurdistan region and the federal government.

The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, earlier this month, Paris and met with French President Manuel Macron. The first foreign visit by Barzani after the referendum in September. The Kurdistan Regional Government's Foreign Relations Department said that Kurdistan Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani is scheduled to visit Berlin this week, heading a high-level delegation to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior German officials. 
"Barzani will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Foreign Minister Ziegmar Gabriel and Defense Minister Ursula Fonderline, as well as a visit to the German Bundestag," the statement said.
The statement pointed out that "the meetings of the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region in Germany will focus on bilateral relations, and the presentation of the latest political and security developments in the region, the war on Daqash, the situation of displaced persons and refugees, and the mechanism to address outstanding issues between Arbil and Baghdad and confirm the position of the Kurdistan Regional Government to resolve through dialogue and follow the roads Peaceful "peace process. 
The political mediation, carried out at the local and international levels, did not result in resolving the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil over the referendum, despite three months of the events. 
Baghdad requires the government of the Territory, the abolition of the results of the referendum and the delivery of border crossings to the management of the federal authority, to begin negotiations on controversial issues. The imposition of Prime Minister Haider Abadi, a series of actions in response to Erbil's insistence on the referendum was the spread of federal forces in the disputed, and the prohibition of international flights in airports Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.
In a related context, accused a deputy of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, the government parties in Baghdad to ignore the Kurdish deputies. 
"The Kurdish deputies in Baghdad feel that there is a directive from the senior leaders in the government not to deal or facilitate any task for them," Najeeb Najib said in a statement read by Al-Mada. "The majority of ministers, agents, directors and heads of bodies do not answer their contacts in order to inquire about a specific issue or protest against decisions and laws," Najib said.
Najib pointed out that "this matter began after the referendum and the decisions taken by the Iraqi government against citizens in the Kurdistan region," considering that "these decisions were affected by the Kurdish citizen, mainly in light of the miserable living conditions experienced by the Kurdish people." On the promises of Baghdad to provide the salaries of staff in the region, the Kurdish MP confirmed that "the Baghdad government has no seriousness in this regard, and this reflects the previous promises made by Prime Minister Haider Abadi, as the procedures did not stop when cutting salaries and closing airports, but went to the farmer's strength where it was not sent Share of farmers in the region of imports of previous years. " Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has pledged to secure the salaries of regional and Kurdish forces (Peshmerga), which the Kurdistan government has been unable to provide for months because of the financial crisis and the cost of war on a dodger.
In the same context, MP Rankin Abdullah, of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, asked Prime Minister Haider Abadi to clarify the fact that the audit of the records of the staff of the region. "We demand that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi clarify the truth of the audit of the personnel records in the Kurdistan region, especially that there is no audit or practical action or visit to a technical delegation, and we have not seen any action by the Office of Control Finance in this regard. " The Kurdish MP questioned "what is based on Abadi in his statements, knowing that there is an initiative by the Kurdistan Regional Government to send the number of regional staff to the federal government in Baghdad, according to the registration of the biometric and an official letter signed by the President of the Government of the Territory.

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Announced the coalition of the rule of law full Zaidi, on Sunday, the government allocated 400 billion dinars as an investment budget in 2018 for all provinces, including the region, while pointed out that the budget of Baghdad alone was more than a trillion dinars in 2017 !!.

"There are expenses and allocations can not be manipulated and reduced in the budget, such as salaries and others, which prompted the government to resort to other doors."

He added that "the government reduced the investment budget and some other doors," noting that "the total investment budget for all provinces of Iraq, including the region for the year 2018 amounted to 400 billion dinars."

He pointed out that "Baghdad alone in 2017 was a budget more than a trillion dinars, but the government dealt in 2018 with the reality of existing funds, especially with the presence of things more important."

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Despite the efforts of the Kurdistan government to cool the atmosphere with Baghdad and enter into negotiations with them to resolve the outstanding problems, but Baghdad continues its position of arbitrary rejection of any initiative provided by the region or any other international body. In order to sabotage any attempt to negotiate, Baghdad will adopt two points for procrastination and procrastination:

The first: canceling the independence referendum held by the Kurdistanists last September.

Second: the placement of border ports and airports under the control of the federal authority in Baghdad.

 Although Baghdad is well aware of the absurdity of its first demand, and that its second demand can be discussed through negotiations called by the region and not before it (the region showed flexibility on this point by consensus), but it used to file the budget for this year as another pressure on Kurdistan By reducing the proportion of the region and linking its implementation of its management of the oil file in Kurdistan.

 The approval of the Government of Kurdistan to (all) these demands mean the abandonment of the region for all the gains that have been obtained since the nineties of the last century, which is impossible to approve it. The demands that can be applied require discussions to find common understandings that make them possible to implement. But the question is: Is Abadi ready to enter into negotiations leading to the solution of outstanding problems between the two sides?

By the quality of the claims and the way they put out, we realize that the last thing that concerned in Baghdad is to open a serious dialogue with Kurdistan, not only that, and Abadi and through our reading of the Iraqi scene in the coming period to escalate with Kurdistan, not calm, not at the political level Only and even the military level for reasons related to the upcoming elections in Iraq.

Al-Abadi is currently marketing himself to the Iraqi street as a politician who has won victory over a preacher, succeeded in subjugating Kirkuk to the control of the Baghdad government, and succeeded in weakening Kurdistan politically (as he imagines) through the pressures imposed on them in coordination with Iran and Turkey. So he is not willing to give up (successes) that and enter into direct negotiations with Kurdistan may be exploited by his rivals as a concession by Kurdistan, which affects his popularity in the elections and reduces the chances of winning.

 - And even if forced to open the door to dialogue with Kurdistan as a result of international pressure will work to not reach any tangible results in the reason why Enva.

 - The entry of the leaders of the crowd in the upcoming elections represents a real threat to the slaves, they share with him the victory over the victory and occupation of Kirkuk, and their potential alliance with the list of al-Maliki will end any chances for the slaves to win. So he is now looking for an opportunity to be able to postpone the elections without objection from the rest of the political parties or declare a state of emergency, and will not find a better paper than the political escalation and even the military with Kurdistan and push them to boycott the elections that will not remain the justification for then to conduct them, especially that there are many Sunni parties and Shiite support the postponement, and even if the Kurds did not boycott the elections, he could after the military escalation with the Kurds to declare a state of emergency that will enable him to extend his mandate indefinitely. 

 Therefore, I say wrongly who thinks that Abadi's intention is to solve the problems between him and the region and enter into negotiations with him, and even the possibility of his military confrontation with Arbil is very likely in the coming months that separate us from the elections. I do not expect that we will see an American objection to such a clash The survival of its ally Abadi on power for years to come without an election.

The question remains here ... Is it in the interest of Kurdistan to stay in the point that surrounded itself after the referendum? .. It has not completed the road towards independence, nor can it remain within Iraq with its previous political power. Is it reasonable to wait when Baghdad opens the door of dialogue with it? Kurdistan today is like a boxer standing in the middle of the ring waiting for punches from the opponent without moving from it .. And often the fall of the knockout is the inevitable end of such a scene.

 As long as we are paying an independence tax that we did not go to, why not make this tax at a price, and why is not it the price of preparing for independence and creating the conditions to achieve it?

 
 
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Barzani and Talabani arrive in Germany for official visit
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, and his deputy, Qubad Talabani, arrived Sunday evening in Berlin and is scheduled to meet with a number of German officials.
The spokesman for the Kurdistan government, Sven Dzi, said in a statement that "Barzani, and his deputy Talabani arrived in the German capital Berlin on an official visit." 
The visit of the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, at the invitation of the German government, to discuss several files, including relations between Baghdad and Erbil. 
The Foreign Relations Department of the Kurdistan Regional Government announced that Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, both Foreign Minister Ziegmar Gabriel and German Defense Minister Ursula Vandarlane. 
During the meetings, the two sides will discuss bilateral issues, discuss the latest political and security developments in the region, the war against Daqash, the situation of refugees and displaced persons, and ways to deal with the issues between Baghdad and Erbil.
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Baghdad, Erbil not keen on serious negotiations at the moment - Sources

December 17 2017 07:07 PM
Baghdad, Erbil do not want serious negotiations at the moment- Sources
Baghdad, Erbil do not want serious negotiations at the moment- Sources

 

The political dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve controversial issues will not be held soon, well-informed sources said.

"There are three reasons impeding the talks and they are all related to the pending resolution of the political situation after the presidential and parliamentary elections in the region next March, and legislative elections in Iraq in mid-May, as well as the international factor", sources added.

Both sides recognized that the solution of the issue of oil in the Kurdistan region and long-term contracts with oil companies and loans obtained by the region with foreign parties is more complicated than they expected, and cannot be resolved by a political decision.

There are complications that require an international interference in the oil file in the region. Baghdad will not be able to resolve it alone, and perhaps this is what drives Baghdad and Erbil alike to rely more on international intervention, the sources further said.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/21098/Baghdad-Erbil-not-keen-on-serious-negotiations-at-the-moment-Sources

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Iraqi Forces, Shi’ite Militias Come Under Attack in Central Kirkuk

 

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17/12/2017 - 22:12

 
 
Iraqi Forces, Shi’ite Militias Come Under Attack in Central Kirkuk
 

KIRKUK — A group of unidentified armed men attacked on Sunday a convoy of the Iraqi counter-terror forces and Iranian-backed militias in the centre of Kirkuk, a Kurdish official confirmed the report.

The attackers are believed to be local Kurds who oppose the presence of Baghdad troops in their area after the Kurdish Peshmerga forces were pushed back in mid-October, according to Peshmerga commander Kamal Karkuki.

The assault reportedly took place in Farmanbaran neighbourhood, which is now being cordoned off by the Iraqi forces.

Karkuki told BasNews that the attackers were ambushed while leaving the scene, but they reportedly escaped the ambush.

Media outlets linked to the Hashd al-Shaabi reported earlier that a group of attackers were arrested in Kirkuk. The Kurdish commander  however rejected the reports and said that such baseless claims intend to boost the morale of the Shi’ite militias only.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/400686

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Iran to Reopen Border Gates with Kurdistan Region: Official

 

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17/12/2017 - 13:20

 
 
Iran to Reopen Border Gates with Kurdistan Region: Official
 

 

ERBIL — The Islamic Republic of Iran has decided to reopen the land route border crossings with the Kurdistan Region, after it has closed them in response to the referendum of the Kurdistan Region on independence from Iraq.

Tehran has decided to reopen Haji Omeran and Parwezkhan gates, but they are yet to be opened.

A source from Haji Omeran Border Crossing told BasNews that the decision to reopen the Parwezkhan and Haji Omeran gates was made after a meeting between Kurdistan Region and the Iranian authorities.

The land route crossings between Kurdistan Region and Iran are expected to be reopened on Monday, December 18.

Meanwhile, the Iranian Interior Minister, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, has confirmed that they would soon reopen the gates of Haji Omeran and Parwezkhan gates with the Kurdistan Region, Iranian media outlets reported.

In response to the September 25 referendum held by the Kurdistan Region, Iran closed all its border gates with the Kurdistan Region at the request of the Iraqi government which has imposed a range of sanctions on the region, including the international flights ban.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/400602

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