Parliamentary power: Kurds did not provide a convincing justification for non-commitment to pay oil money

[newbieDA]

3 hours ago, Butifldrm said:

On the relationship with Kurdistan, Abadi stressed that "the referendum had serious consequences for the region," explaining that "we are approaching the provision of salaries of staff of the region, but there must be proper control to ensure that the salaries go to the employee not to follow the parties and this is a serious issue.

 

Man this is the last time for me trying to figure this crap out going on in Iraq.

Praying it all comes together and works out this time or year.

 

[yota691]

US Chevron resumed oil drilling in Iraqi Kurdistan

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 rami

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US oil company Chevron said on Tuesday that it resumed drilling operations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
“Chevron can confirm that it has resumed its activities in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and we resumed drilling operations in our field Sarta 3,” said Sally Jones, a spokeswoman for the company.
The company temporarily suspended operations in the region in October after a referendum on independence sparked tensions between Baghdad and the quasi-independent provincial government.
Before that, Chevron dug in September an oil well in its square in Kurdistan after a two-year standoff with the restoration of confidence in the region despite an international dispute over the referendum plan for the independence of the region.

[yota691]

Erbil-Baghdad Agreement Imminent: Source

 

 

 

 19/02/2018 - 22:50

 

 

 

 

ERBIL — The Kurdistan Region and Iraqi governments are close to reach an agreement over their disputes in the nearest future, said a source close to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

The high-level delegations from Erbil and Baghdad are due to resolve the differences over Kurdistan Region’s airports, customs and border lines, the source told Shafaq News.

He further revealed that the Kurdistan Regional Government has already agreed with most of the points in the political deal, the rest would remain under discussion.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said earlier the day that Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports would soon be re-opened after over four months since Baghdad imposed a flight ban on the Kurdish region.

[yota691]

Advisor Barzani: We went to the referendum for the failure of the relationship with Baghdad and we will continue dialogue according to three

 

 Twilight News    
 one hour ago

The Kurdistan Regional Party (KDP) said on Tuesday that the Kurdistan Region resorted to the referendum option held on 25 September last year to "fail" the bilateral relations between Erbil and Baghdad and the failure of the latter to implement the Iraqi constitution, especially Article 140 thereof.

"Successive governments after 2003 did not implement article 140 of the constitution in the disputed areas," Hawrami said in a speech at a seminar held in Moscow on Tuesday.

He added that the Kurds conducted the referendum peacefully and we held dialogues before and we went to this option democratically because communication with Iraq failed and we can not live together, "but said," Unfortunately the referendum was not accepted and was denied to him simply to express the Kurds' opinion. "

Hawrami said that "93% of the Kurds in the Kurdistan Region expressed their opinion in a genuine support for independence, and no one can cancel the results of the referendum," echoing saying "We were told that the referendum was an ugly and unacceptable and inappropriate time but they did not answer our questions To set another date for his actions. "

He pointed out that the Kurdistan Region wants to continue dialogue with Baghdad, "pointing out that the region wants to solve the problems before and after the referendum, according to three points continue to coordinate the mechanism of a sympathetic organization, and understanding within the Constitution, and to go to fair and transparent elections.

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[yota691]

Netanyahu: The Kurds need an independent state and we do not have diplomatic relations with Iraq

 Twilight News    
 one hour ago

The Prime Minister of Israel believes it is necessary to establish an independent state for Kurds in the region, he said, adding that "Tel Aviv" does not have diplomatic relations with Baghdad.

"Israel wants to solve the problem of Kurds, as 40 million were divided in the region, and the countries that include the parts of Kurdistan are still making mistakes against the Kurds," said Dori Kold during a seminar in the Russian capital Moscow on the situation of the Kurds and their fate.

He added that "Netanyahu said that the Kurds need an independent state includes them," saying, "We are disturbed by what is happening against the Kurds in the region."

"We do not have diplomatic relations with Iraq, but with Turkey, we stand against any threats to the Turkish territory. We do not overlook the situation of the Kurds, but the PKK is a terrorist organization and they are like a fan in Syria," he said.

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[Butifldrm]

Kurdistan's policy to lift the international ban on airports in the region by this date

 Twilight News    

 2 hours ago

The deputy of the Iraqi parliament for the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc Majid Shankali on Monday reopened airports in the region before international flights before the end of this month.

"Today there was in Baghdad a technical delegation from the region and our information confirms that there have been very large understandings regarding the suspension of international flights to and from airports in the region and these understandings will be applied on the ground," Shankali told twilight news.

He added that "the deadline for the extension of the ban ends on the 28th of this month and today is determined whether the Federal Government to extend the ban again or not."

However, Shankali said that "we believe the technical delegation of Kurdistan exceeded with the concerned in Baghdad a lot of problems," noting that "Mr. Abadi's remarks today also benefit decisively the subject of ending the international ban on international flights from airports in the Kurdistan Region."

The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi has announced near the opening of the airports of Kurdistan in front of international flights.

"The referendum has had serious consequences for the region and we are close to providing the salaries of the region's employees, but there must be proper supervision to ensure that salaries are paid to the employee, not to the followers of the parties, and this is a serious issue," Abbadi said in an interview with German DW station.

"In the next few days we will open the airports of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah to travel abroad, after ensuring that the federal authority is in the airports of the region."

The Kurdistan government has agreed to subject the airports of the region to the management of the Federal Aviation Authority, while attention is drawn to the approval of Prime Minister Haider Abadi on the understandings reached during the talks between the Kurds and the Government of Baghdad, after considering its recommendations and outputs.

A government delegation from Baghdad ended several rounds of negotiations in Arbil, which was devoted to understanding the establishment of a mechanism for the management of airports, customs and border crossings, before lifting the ban on airports in the region, in the first step to resolve the controversial issues after the referendum on independence.

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[gregp]

1 hour ago, yota691 said:

US Chevron resumed oil drilling in Iraqi Kurdistan

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 rami

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February 20, 2018

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US oil company Chevron said on Tuesday that it resumed drilling operations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
“Chevron can confirm that it has resumed its activities in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and we resumed drilling operations in our field Sarta 3,” said Sally Jones, a spokeswoman for the company.
The company temporarily suspended operations in the region in October after a referendum on independence sparked tensions between Baghdad and the quasi-independent provincial government.
Before that, Chevron dug in September an oil well in its square in Kurdistan after a two-year standoff with the restoration of confidence in the region despite an international dispute over the referendum plan for the independence of the region.

 

I smell an HCL !!! 

 

[DropItLikeItsHot]

8 minutes ago, gregp said:

I smell an HCL !!! 

Thinking the same!

Something is going on in sand land, we just have to wait and see.... Yes it's been way too long but things are looking extremely positive lately!

Hang in there! We've waited this long. 

[yota691]

 

Government of Kurdistan attached to the news of the reopening of airports: We have not received an official letter so far

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official spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government, Sven Dziye, on Tuesday, the news on the reopening of airports in the region at the end of this month, that he did not reach an official letter from the official authorities in Baghdad so far.

"We have not received an official letter or oral information about the opening of airports from the official side so far," Dziay told Al-Ghad Press. 
He added that "all the information that was circulated about the timing of airports news media spread through social media," stressing that "we do not comment on the information is not official." 
"The delegations between Baghdad and Erbil continue to check the lists and salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region." 
The member of the security committee Iskandar and Tutt confirmed to "tomorrow Press", on Monday, the reopening of airports in the Kurdistan region at the end of this month.

[yota691]

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) reveals the main reason behind the referendum

20-02-2018 02:57 PM

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Horman Hawrami adviser to the leader of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan, on Tuesday, the resort of the Kurdistan region to the option of referendum, which was held on September 25 last year to 'failure' bilateral relations between Erbil and Baghdad and the failure of the latter to implement the Iraqi constitution, especially Article 140 thereof. 

Hawrami said in a speech during a seminar held in the Russian capital 'Moscow' discussing the situation of the Kurds in the region, 'successive governments after 2003 did not apply Article 140 of the Constitution in the disputed areas'. 

He added that the Kurds conducted the referendum peacefully and we held dialogues before it and we went to this option in a democratic way because communication with Iraq failed and we can not live together, 'but said' Unfortunately the referendum was not accepted and was denied to him simply to express the Kurds 'opinion.'

Hawrami said that '93% of the Kurds in the Kurdistan Region expressed their opinion in a genuine support for independence, and no one can cancel the results of the referendum', saying by saying 'we were told that the referendum was ugly and unacceptable and the time is not appropriate but these did not answer our questions To set another date for his'. 

He pointed out that the Kurdistan region wants to continue dialogue with Baghdad, 'pointing out that the region wants to resolve the problems before and after the referendum, according to three points continue to coordinate coordination mechanism of dialogue, and understanding within the Constitution, and to go to fair and transparent elections.

[Wiljor]

1 hour ago, gregp said:

 

I smell an HCL !!! 

 

 

1 hour ago, DropItLikeItsHot said:

Thinking the same!

Something is going on in sand land, we just have to wait and see.... Yes it's been way too long but things are looking extremely positive lately!

Hang in there! We've waited this long. 

 

Morning gregp, DLH, a super day out to you, I tend to agree with you both, something is in the air. With the coffers sitting at 40+ billion, oil exports to top 5 mbpd, the note count should be at its lowest, and, now Goldman coming out with this news, Iraq can easily RV 1:1. 

[Half Crazy Runner]

3 hours ago, yota691 said:

Erbil-Baghdad Agreement Imminent: Source

 

 

 

 19/02/2018 - 22:50

 

 

 

 

ERBIL — The Kurdistan Region and Iraqi governments are close to reach an agreement over their disputes in the nearest future, said a source close to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

The high-level delegations from Erbil and Baghdad are due to resolve the differences over Kurdistan Region’s airports, customs and border lines, the source told Shafaq News.

He further revealed that the Kurdistan Regional Government has already agreed with most of the points in the political deal, the rest would remain under discussion.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said earlier the day that Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports would soon be re-opened after over four months since Baghdad imposed a flight ban on the Kurdish region.

 

Well, I suppose “imminent” beats “soon”. 

[cutter73]

12 minutes ago, Half Crazy Runner said:

 

Well, I suppose “imminent” beats “soon”. 

It's definitely a better word! Now we wait to see what it means to them...

[10 YEARS LATER]

7 minutes ago, Half Crazy Runner said:

 

Well, I suppose “imminent” beats “soon”. 

This damn referendum was held in late September, yes ? How many months have gone by and they’ve still got their heels dug in - but we’re at “ imminent “. — hope you’re right HCR. All this is way beyond a joke now. ALL OF IT. 

 

Yep-U R correct. . . I’m grumpy. Later on I’ll be one of the other 7 Dwarves 

[Half Crazy Runner]

16 minutes ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

This damn referendum was held in late September, yes ? How many months have gone by and they’ve still got their heels dug in - but we’re at “ imminent “. — hope you’re right HCR. All this is way beyond a joke now. ALL OF IT. 

 

Yep-U R correct. . . I’m grumpy. Later on I’ll be one of the other 7 Dwarves 

 

I’m looking forward to the day when we’re all this guy, singing “hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to the bank we go” 

 

[Wiljor]

1 hour ago, Half Crazy Runner said:

 

I’m looking forward to the day when we’re all this guy, singing “hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to the bank we go” 

 

 

HCR, OHHHH YEA BABY 

[10 YEARS LATER]

2 hours ago, Half Crazy Runner said:

 

I’m looking forward to the day when we’re all this guy, singing “hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to the bank we go” 

 

  

[yota691]

Kurdistan: Directions to sign contracts with tourism companies

21/2/2018 12:00 am   Dohuk / Ayad Berwari  The Tourism Authority in the Kurdistan region of Iraq is looking to increase the number of tourists to the Kurdistan region of Iraq and to achieve this purpose, the Commission encourages tourism companies in the region to sign contracts with tourism companies in various  Iraqi provinces .  "There is an intention to hold several meetings and forums on tourism in Baghdad and a number of   other provinces ," said Nader Rusti, the official spokesman of the Tourism Authority in the Kurdistan region of Iraq . Interest in investment, Rusti pointed out that "tourism in the region, during the past two years, especially after the elimination of" urged "and finally expelled from Iraq, is witnessing a recovery.  He appealed to the private sector in the region to pay attention to investment in the places allocated to accommodate tourists in a move to accommodate the large number of them, especially in the seasons of holidays and holidays, especially in the summer as well.  The unconstitutional referendum had major negative effects on the economy in the region, affecting all joints, especially the   tourism sector . Tourist companies added Rusti that "within the work to promote tourism in the region, has been meeting with many tourism companies from several Iraqi provinces and will be the signing of a number of contracts with tourism companies from Baghdad and other provinces during the  current year ." A spokesman for the Tourism Authority in the region, expected to witness the Kurdistan region increase in the number of tourists compared to the last four years, and said "they expect to reach the number of tourists to three million people and to enter the region as a result of about five billion dinars" Financial imports  pointed out that "in 2016 entered the region of financial imports of tourism estimated at 3 billion and 500 million dinars to increase the amount in 2017 and up to 4 billion and 300 million dinars," pointing out "to develop a plan to increase hotels and restaurants to accommodate tourists and revealed that the number Rooms of the region's hotels in 2017 reached 23 thousand and 900   rooms. " Tourist deterioration He said in an interview earlier that "the lack of demand for citizens to the territory led to a deterioration of tourism and economic large, both in the resorts or cities affiliated to him, where damaged hotels, restaurants, malls, markets and all recreational places largely because of the lack of tourism in the present time," noting that "damage Also cast a shadow on the tourism companies as well as the Iraqi tourist, who needs to enjoy and stay away from the pressures of work to come to the region, which is for the tourist appropriate in terms of appropriate prices and links ties brotherhood and love with their brothers   in the region.

[yota691]

United Nations: Positive developments between Baghdad and Erbil give hope

Her representative said that the political parties should abandon the militias of the crowd ...

 

 21/02/2018 - 09:37

 

 

 

At the Security Council meeting in New York on Tuesday, 20 February, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Jan Kubiš, briefed the Security Council on the political, security, social and other situations in which he stressed that the recent positive developments in relations between Baghdad and Erbil " Hope. "

The following are some of the highlights of Kubic:

Iraqi elections:

"It is essential that the elections confirm the vision of Iraqis working together across sectarian and ethnic differences in pursuit of the required political, economic and social reforms based on the principles of citizenship, equality of rights and justice, equality of opportunity for all and good governance, away from corruption and the incomplete quota system," he said. .

"In order to protect the democratic process, it is essential that all political parties renounce their relations with the popular mobilization forces and any other armed groups. Both the Political Parties Act 2015 and the 2016 People's Advocacy Act stipulate that political parties can not associate with any armed group and allow members of the popular mobilization forces to participate in any political activity. "

Relations between Baghdad and Erbil:

"The recent positive developments in the relations between Baghdad and Erbil are encouraging," Kubic said. Referring to the latest developments in the relationship between the two sides and the meeting that gathered Najirvan Barzani and Haidar Abadi in Baghdad and Davos and Munich, and Baghdad's recent statements regarding the issues of salaries and airports of the region.

The UN official stressed that the mission continues to work actively with the main actors in Baghdad as well as in the Kurdistan Region to reach "equitable and sustainable solutions based on the Constitution, which also guarantees the full constitutional rights of the Kurdistan Region."

Budgeting:

Kubic said that one of the most prominent current concerns is the adoption of the Federal Budget Law 2018 by the House of Representatives. Lafa to the objections of a number of political parties, including the objections of the Kurdistan Region on a number of provisions of the law.

"I urge the House of Representatives to approve the budget law without further delay," he said. I welcome the continued assistance of the International Monetary Fund to the Government ... and I call on the federal governments and the territorial government to reach agreement on key issues such as the province's share of the budget and issues of sovereign expenditures and salaries of Peshmerga forces, as well as ways to manage oil and gas.

Advocacy and security situation:

Jan Kubic said that despite the defeat of the so-called succession, the terrorist organization and its sleeper cells, including those among the displaced, are still "a threat."

"And also continued the intermittent attacks of the Turkish armed forces on targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, including what happened in the past three days.

He said it was also worrying that civilians were "still being targeted in and around the city of Mosul and in a number of other liberated areas." He also noted the dangers of war debris that cause civilian casualties, especially in the provinces of Kirkuk, Nineveh and Anbar.

Events of Khormatu:

In the context of the mass-militia violations in Tuzhurmatu, Kubic said: "The Mission has received a number of allegations of abuses and human rights violations. MONUC teams carried out two monitoring missions in Tuz Khurmato on 7 and 14 December.

"It is regrettable that violence has continued in Tuz Khurmato. On 9 December, Aksu district, a beautiful district and the Republican quarter of Tuz Khurmato were bombed, killing one child and injuring twelve others, including two women. On 8 January, the Chamber of Deputies formed a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the situation, including the possibility of human rights violations. On 13 January, a battalion of the rapid reaction brigade was sent to the area. On 15 January, the local police offices in the Sulaiman Bek district were reopened. I welcome the Government's efforts to restore calm and normalcy to Tuz Khurmato and to provide a favorable environment for the return of displaced persons. "

Reprisals:

"Of particular concern is the growing popular sentiment calling for the collective punishment of families who believe that they have a connection with a populist. Iraqis, who are believed to be in close contact with an oppressor, are increasingly subjected to reprisals. For example, on 6 December there were attacks using grenades targeting four families in southeastern Mosul. On 30 December, a third armed group destroyed houses in a village in the district of al-Sharqat in Salah al-Din province, where explosives were used. On 8 January in the city of Hit in Anbar province, an unknown person burned and partially destroyed three empty houses. "The houses go back to families where some of its members are said to be in contact with a thief."

"The mission urges the Iraqi authorities to maintain the rule of law and order to prevent reprisals and to bring those responsible to justice," he said.

Personal Status Law:

"I have urged Iraq to review the draft amendments to the Personal Status Law that change the legal provisions governing marriage in a substantive way. It is a matter of concern that these draft amendments do not address the minimum age for marriage and do not apply to all components of Iraqi society. I recall that in 2016 Iraq and the United Nations signed a joint communiqué officially committed to the prevention and response to sexual violence related to conflict, envisaging legislative and political reforms to strengthen protection and response to crimes of sexual violence. I also urge the Government of Iraq to protect children by preventing the adoption of any policies that may harm children who are already vulnerable to armed conflict. "

Return of IDPs:

Three months after the fighting ended, more than half of the nearly six million civilians forced to flee their homes during the conflict, or 3.3 million Iraqis, returned to their communities, Kubic said.

He stressed that humanitarian needs are high. "Assessments confirm that up to 8.7 million Iraqis will need some form of humanitarian assistance during 2018. Humanitarian partners plan to reach 3.4 million vulnerable Iraqis during the year, including 1.5 million displaced people in camps and random settlements Some 350,000 displaced people will not be able to return home unless they are assisted, as well as 1.25 million Iraqis who are not adequately covered in social protection systems and more than 2 million people in need of protection assistance. "

The Secretary-General's briefing on Iraq dealt with other issues, such as the remnants of war and the reconstruction of liberated areas and development projects in these areas, particularly in 10 Christian cities in the Nineveh Plain, the question of missing Kuwaiti nationals,

[yota691]

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Negotiating round to resolve the differences between Baghdad and Erbil soon

 Baghdad / Mohammed Sabah 
 

It seems that the crisis between the federal government and the Kurdistan region is moving more towards relaxation after a preliminary agreement between the parties provides for the resumption of work Sulaymaniyah and Erbil airports to international flights soon, but the implementation of this agreement is dependent on a visit by a Kurdish delegation to Baghdad to complete discussions on some points of contention.

Prime Minister Haider Abadi met with the head of the regional government, Nechirvan Barzani, on the sidelines of the security conference held in Munich, Germany, a meeting that described Balodi and good to settle the differences between Baghdad and Erbil, and this meeting is the third of its kind between Abadi and Barzani after the referendum crisis, The Kurdistan region on 25 September last and caused the imposition of sanctions on Baghdad territory. 
"The two sides agreed during the meeting that brought Abadi to the Kurdish delegation in the city of Munich to resolve many points of contention "He said.
The sources, who declined to be identified, said that "the final touches to this agreement will be completed soon in the capital Baghdad," stressing that "the meetings (the three) broke the situation of stalemate and rupture between the parties and contributed to reach an agreement on the points of contention." 
The sources said that "the two parties agreed to solve the problem of the distribution of salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region, which will be through the federal government," explaining that "the Kurdish delegation demanded Abadi to accelerate the work of technical committees to resolve the problem of salaries." 
The federal government and the provincial government agreed last mid-month to form ten joint committees whose task would be to search the oil files, border crossings, airports and salaries of employees in order to reach consensual solutions to end the differences between the parties.
The sources informed that "the Prime Minister Haider Abadi, offered the Kurdish delegation the possibility of sending a force of the federal police to participate in the management of the airports of Sulaymaniyah and Erbil," noting that "the government of Erbil will respond to the proposal Abadi next week." 
The sources described the meeting, which brought Abadi to the Kurdish delegation in Germany as "successful", explaining that "the resolution of these points, which have been discussed in detail need a crucial negotiating round between the two teams will be in Baghdad soon." 
Baghdad imposed measures described by the Kurds as "punitive", in response to the departure of the province towards the referendum in September, despite the rejection of the government of Abadi and regional and international opposition.

The sources reveal that "significant and important decisions will be taken by both sides this week, to resolve outstanding problems and differences." 
The (range) has revealed on the seventh of this month about the expected visit of the Kurdistan Regional Government President Najirvan Barzani to Baghdad to complete negotiations with the federal government to resolve all the problems and differences. 
The sources pointed out that "there is almost agreement on the establishment of a mechanism for the export of Kirkuk oil through the federal government," asserting that "the perpetrators of Ibrahim Khalil and Fishkhabour were not at the table of the talks between the parties in their last meeting." 
A couple of days ago, media outlets reported that a source close to the prime minister had talked about Baghdad and Erbil reaching an agreement on reopening Sulaymaniyah and Erbil airports to international flights in the next few days.
In turn, MP Ali al-Alaq, close to the Prime Minister that "there is agreement on the continuation of dialogues between the two parties to come out with a unified vision to help overcome the current crisis," stressing that "these meetings give impressions of progress in negotiations and dialogues." 
The answer to the query (range) on the existence of rapprochement between Arbil and Baghdad by saying "I do not have information," and that "the technical committees are still working non-stop and come to Baghdad and return back to the Kurdistan region."

[bostonangler]

This is awesome... Except for that four letter word "soon"

 

B/A

[Butifldrm]

Iraq's policy refuses to support the recommendations of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on relations between Erbil and Baghdad

 Twilight News    

 8 hours ago

The representative of Iraq to the Security Council rejected the recommendations of the Secretary-General on a number of issues, including relations between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, according to the latest report by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Jan Kubic.

Among the challenges we face now is the safe return of internally displaced persons and a safe environment for voters, Kubic said. With regard to relations with Kuwait, he said that normalization would only take place after the outstanding issues relating to missing persons and property had been resolved.

In the future, he said that credible and acceptable elections, with the high participation of voters, will enable the new government to implement reform, enhance accountability, and reconcile differences between different groups.

For his part, the representative of Iraq thanked all stakeholders for their support, and hoped that MONUC would play a coordinating role in areas such as good governance, combating corruption, improving economic growth and providing humanitarian aid to internally displaced persons. However, Iraq had not supported the Secretary-General's recent recommendations on conflict prevention, women's empowerment and relations between the central Government and Kurdistan, stressing that the Government had taken steps in that regard and was working hard on the forthcoming elections. And to achieve tangible results.

instructions

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Jean Kubais, briefed the Council on recent political and security developments, in particular the Iraq Reconstruction Conference hosted by Kuwait. Seventy Member States, international organizations and 2,000 private sector companies mobilized $ 30 billion.

As Iraq continues to evict the Islamic state in Iraq and Syria, he said the government is increasingly focusing on parliamentary elections in May. The IHEC has steadily continued its preparations for the elections, registering 205 political parties and 27 alliances. However, challenges remain, including the safe return of internally displaced persons and the provision of a safe environment for voters. In addition, the electronic vote counting system requires rapid support, stressing also the importance of domestic and international election observers.

Reliable and acceptable elections, with the high participation of voters, would enable the new Government to implement reform, strengthen accountability and reconcile differences between different groups.

He was encouraged by the recent positive developments in the relations between Baghdad and Erbil and also commended the Federal Government and the Government of the Kurdistan Region for their efforts and strong cooperation to implement the National Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security.

Before the elections, he urged Iraqi political leaders to expand the political space of women and ensure their participation.

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http://www.shafaaq.com/ar/Ar_NewsReader/5ee27c7b-141a-4ba2-8bbc-1fff75227b78

[yota691]

Spokesman of the Ministry of Oil (Basneoz): We are close to reaching an agreement with Erbil

"Good progress" in talks between ...

 

 21/02/2018 - 15:42

 

 

Iraqi military wheels near oil wells in Kirkuk

 

 A spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry on Wednesday, close to reach an agreement between Baghdad and Erbil on the oil file, noting that the talks between the two sides have made good progress.

Asim Jihad said in a special statement to (Basneoz) that "there is good progress in the talks between Baghdad and Erbil, especially after the recent meetings between Prime Ministers of the Kurdistan Region, Najirvan Barzani and Iraqi Haider Abadi."

 "The (Federal) Oil Minister held a number of meetings with Kurdish officials regarding the existing problems and there is an attempt to solve them and reach an agreement," the spokesman of the Federal Oil Ministry said.

Regarding the contract between the Ministry of Oil and BP, the ministry spokesman did not hide their intention to export Kirkuk oil. "Whether the (export) operation through Turkey or Iran will not differentiate for us," he said.

The sale of Kirkuk crude since the restoration of militias popular and other Iraqi forces control of the fields of the Kurds in October last in light of the continuing tension between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government after the referendum on the independence of the territory from Iraq on September 25 last.

Kurds seized control of Kirkuk in 2014, preventing the organization from urging control of oil fields in the region after the decline of the Iraqi army to the progress of the organization.

Regarding the absence of coordination between the Ministry of Oil and the Kirkuk Provincial Council and the lawsuit filed by the Council with the Federal Court, the spokesman of the Federal Oil Ministry told "Basneoz" that "we will have coordination with the provincial council when there is coordination and consensus within the Council itself, The final decision on the way to export oil and the contracting party and the state to which it is issued, "he said.

The Iraqi oil minister said last month that Baghdad and Tehran are planning to promote the export of Kirkuk oil through Iranian territory in the long term by building a pipeline to transport oil from the city to Iran without the need to transport by truck.

The minister revealed that the planned pipeline could replace the current export line from Kirkuk through Turkey to the port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean Sea.

Analysts are unable to justify these plans by extending a pipeline to transport oil through Iran while the distance to Iraq's southern ports in Basra province is shorter than the pipeline route across Iranian territory.

Iraqi oil officials announced in December plans to transport crude from Kirkuk by truck to Iran's Kermanshah refinery.

[bostonangler]

Does anyone over there read each other's statements.... They are masters of ........ Well you fill in the blank, I'm getting a headache!

 

B/A

[danielchu]

falsehoods...deception