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

[yota691]

Kurdistan Regional Government announces a "serious" call between Barzani and Abadi and reveals its results

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A spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government Sven Dziyi said on Thursday that a telephone conversation took place between the Prime Minister of the region, Nechirvan Barzani, and the federal government, Haider Abadi on the differences and outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad, adding that the call led to a rapprochement between the two sides.

"We have heard that Mr. Abadi will send salaries to employees and employees in Kurdistan before Eid Nawruz," Dzii told reporters on the sidelines of his celebration of Kurdish National Day in Erbil. "We do not know when the salaries will be paid, how much will be paid and who will be sent?"

He added that "the Kurdistan Regional Government will continue to distribute salaries according to the revenues obtained, and the table prepared by the Ministry of Finance."

Dzii pointed out that "a serious dialogue took place last week, a phone call between the Prime Minister of the region and Mr. Abbadi," saying that Barzani and Abadi discussed a number of topics, including the issue of salaries and lifting the ban on international flights from airports in the Kurdistan Region.

"In principle, there was a rapprochement between Barzani and Abadi in that call," the provincial government spokesman said. "Mr. Abbadi's speech during his recent press conference was a reflection of that call."

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Kurdish agency reveals a "preliminary agreement" between Baghdad and Erbil on three files

13:08 - 08/03/2018

 

  

Information / Baghdad ..

A Kurdish news agency revealed on Thursday that the governments of Baghdad and Erbil reached a "preliminary agreement" on salaries, oil, airports and border crossings.

"The two governments agreed on three points initially and temporarily even after the elections of the Iraqi Council of Representatives scheduled to be held on May 12," the agency quoted a source familiar with the provincial government as saying.

The source added that "according to the agreement, the Kurdistan region to hand over the sale of oil to the company Sumo government, and after the sale of oil, will be delivered to the Kurdistan region, to distribute the salaries of regional staff in all ministries except ministries of education and health and directorates of nationality and border crossings and airports and dams.

The source said that "the agreement provides for the commitment of Baghdad to distribute salaries of the ministries of health and education, while the province is committed to secure the salaries of other ministries of the revenues of the (Sumo) oil and local imports in the region."

According to the agency, "Arbil and Baghdad also agreed to hand over airports and border crossings to the federal government authorities, after the appointment of a number of administrative staff in addition to security supervision, where the Iraqi government agreed to put airports and crossings in the province under the authority of the federal police. Ending / 25

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Baghdad shows the truth of the "agreement of principle" with Erbil: two files on the verge of resolution and another waiting

13:35 - 08/03/2018

 

  

Information / Baghdad ..

The Information Office of the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, on Thursday, the Kurdish news reported that the arrival of the governments of Baghdad and Erbil to "an agreement in principle" on the payrolls and oil and border crossings, while confirming that the airport files and salaries on the verge of resolution, noted the progress in the file management of border crossings.

The spokesman for the office, Saad al-Hadithi, said in a statement that the subject of airports in the Kurdistan region has reached its final stages and is about to be decided, noting that "salaries for the staff of the region will be launched soon," Prime Minister Haider Abadi said at a press conference on Tuesday " .

 Al-Hadithi added that "with regard to the border crossings, the specialized committees are still meeting," stressing that "there is progress progress in this file, but I have no information on the resolution."

The Kurdish agency "Dawaۆژژ" revealed earlier Thursday that the government of Baghdad and Erbil reached a "preliminary agreement" on the payroll files and oil, airports and border crossings. Ending / 25

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first plane from Kurdistan landing in Saudi Arabia after the lifting of the embargo

 

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(KUNA) - The first of the 160 pilgrims to arrive in the Saudi city of Jeddah from Sulaymaniyah International Airport will arrive tomorrow from Irbil, 156 people, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs in the Kurdistan Region.

Ismail said in a statement to Kurdish media that "after the imposition of the ban on international flights to and from Erbil and Salman airports, we in the Ministry of Awqaf in the Kurdistan Regional Government, we sent a formal letter to the federal government includes the need to open airports to citizens to perform Umrah.

"After the request, the Iraqi government agreed to lift the ban on international flights at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports to citizens to perform Umrah," he said. "The first trip of the pilgrims left for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with 160 tents."

He added that "a second trip for the pilgrims, including 156 camps, will go on Thursday from Erbil to Saudi Arabia," noting that "the number of pilgrims in the Kurdistan region during the past year reached 19 thousand people."

He pointed out that the Ministry of Awqaf of the Kurdistan Region will organize as of now flights to the citizens of the region to perform Umrah rituals through the Iraqi Airways from Erbil and Sulaymaniyah international airports.

It is noteworthy that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider Abadi, revealed on Tuesday, the lifting of the ban on airports in the Kurdistan Region before the feast of Nowruz.

 

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[yota691]

Washington rejects mediation between Baghdad and Erbil .. in this file

Considers it an "internal affair" ...

 

 

 08/03/2018 - 15:17

 

 

 

 The United States refused to intervene between the Kurdistan Region and Baghdad on differences over the federal budget or any mediation between the two sides, considering the case as an "internal affair."

The Iraqi parliament approved on Saturday the 2018 budget worth 104 trillion dinars (about 88 billion dollars) based on expected oil exports of 3.8 million barrels per day at $ 46 a barrel.

The Kurdish deputies have boycotted the sessions of reading the budget and vote on them in protest against the reduction of the share of the Kurdistan region of 17 percent had been allocated to the territory since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

US State Department spokeswoman Heather Neuert told Kurdistan 24 on the sidelines of a press briefing in Washington that the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government must work together because both parties are partners in Washington.

"As for the budget .. This issue will be largely an internal Iraqi issue .. We will not interfere in it .. We have clearly shown our support for the Iraqi government, specifically the Kurds."

The budget did not specify the 2018 ratio allocated to the Kurdistan Regional Government and instead stated that the territorial government will receive funds commensurate with the population.

Differences between the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government have been raging over financial riches since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. Baghdad has been reluctant to send the region's share of the federal budget since 2014.

[dinardiggerisme]

Barzanis keep much of the stolen wealth and remain Kings of Kurdistan...... got to be part of the deal...

[tigergorzow]

2 minutes ago, dinardiggerisme said:

Barzanis keep much of the stolen wealth and remain Kings of Kurdistan...... got to be part of the deal...

Yup, Spot on...... I do indeed agree with your assessment bc we all know how Corrupt & Greedy the Barzani's are as well as the others.

[yota691]

Abadi confirms to Barham Saleh the resumption of international flights from the airports of Kurdistan before Noruz

BAGHDAD, March 9 (Xinhua) - Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi pledged to head the coalition Barham Salih to send the salaries of officials of the Ministries of Education and Health in the Kurdistan region soon, noting that Abadi confirmed that international flights to the airports of the region will resume before Nuruz.

 

 

 

"Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and head of the Coalition of Democracy and Justice Barham Saleh held a telephone call Thursday evening, where they discussed ways to address the problems between the Kurdistan region and Baghdad," the press office said in a statement.

 

 

He added that "Abadi pledged to send the salaries of officials of the Ministries of Education and Health soon," adding that "he confirmed that international flights from the airports of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah will resume before Nawroz."

 

 

The spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government, Sven Dzi, said that Abadi and Barzani discussed last week the issue of salaries of staff and the opening of airports in the region, noting that there is an initial convergence between the two sides and that the statements of the latter to Abadi is a reflection of those talks. Finished

[yota691]

Deputy to / Mawazin News /: Kurdish politicians are trying to keep the dispute with Baghdad to invest it electrically

 

 Since 2018-03-08 at 19:40 (Baghdad time)

Special - Mawazine News

The deputy of the Badr bloc, Ali al-Morshedi, on Thursday, accused some Kurdish politicians of trying to keep differences between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, to intimidate the Kurdish people that Baghdad is not dependent on them and invest it electrically.

Al-Morshedi told Mawazine News that "the Kurdish deputies did not agree on the budget of 2018 and therefore abstained from attending the parliamentary sessions, but we were able to launch the budget without their presence," but said, "But the issue concerns the people of the Kurdish people, which is supposed to deal with the central government With this file properly ".

He added that "the Kurdish people suffer two things, first of the policies that were exercised by the government in the Kurdistan region, and second not to give them salaries, especially those belonging to the departments of the State and the educational institution," calling on Prime Minister Haider Abadi, "not to make these differences at the expense of the Kurdish people And to deal with this file through the formation of committees of the federal government gives salaries to those who are already in the state departments.

He pointed out that "many Kurdish politicians are trying today to keep the dispute between Baghdad and Erbil to inspire the Kurds that the Iraqi government is not dependent on the people of the Kurdish and thus invest in the election," and called on the government to "deal quickly with the Kurdish people away from Kurdish politicians who try to put The Kurdish people in this impasse. "

The relations between the central government and the Kurdistan region, tension reached the point of severing relations and the prohibition of flying to and from the airports of Kurdistan, especially after the authorities of the province referendum referendum on the separation of Kurdistan from Iraq, Monday (25 September 2017).

[yota691]

Abadi's office: an agreement in principle and offers to resolve files stuck with the Kurds

Date of release: 2018/3/8 16:34 • 627 times read

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the Information Office of the Prime Minister Haider Abadi, on Thursday, Kurdish news reported the arrival of the governments of Baghdad and Erbil to "an agreement in principle" on the payroll files and oil and border crossings, while confirming that airport files and salaries are about to resolve, In the file management of the alphanumeric ports.

The spokesman for the office Saad al-Hadithi said in a press statement today that "the subject of airports in the Kurdistan region has reached its final stages and is about to be resolved," noting that "salaries of the staff of the region will be launched soon, as confirmed by Prime Minister Haider Abadi at a press conference on Tuesday." 
Al-Hadithi added that "with regard to the border crossings, the specialized committees are still meeting," stressing that "there is progress progress in this file, but I have no information on resolving." 
The Kurdish agency "Dawaۆژژ" revealed earlier Thursday that the government of Baghdad and Erbil reached a "preliminary agreement" on the payroll files and oil, airports and border crossings. 
Kurdish sources confirmed a preliminary agreement on the outstanding issues, while the Kurdistan Alliance deputies said that the prime minister is trying to delay the resolution of the file until after the parliamentary elections for electoral purposes.

[yota691]

The start of the first international flights from the Kurdistan region with the consent of Baghdad

In the local  March 9, 2018 on the launch of the first international flights from the Kurdistan region with the approval of Baghdad closed 25 visits

 

 

Baghdad / SNG - The first international flights were launched from the Erbil International Airport in the Kurdistan region after a nearly half-year ban from the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority.

This is the first international flight from Erbil airport since the aviation authority imposed a ban on September 29 in response to the referendum on secession held in the Kurdistan region on 25 of the same month. 
The federal government agreed to lift its ban on Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports, with its decision to include only Muslims who would like to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia. 
He said the director of media in the Ministry of Awqaf in the Kurdistan region Nabil Ismail said that 150 people left yesterday evening on an Iraqi Airways plane Arbil airport heading to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. 
"Four thousand people from the Kurdistan region will perform Umrah this year," he said. 
Baghdad has extended the ban on international flights twice, most recently on February 26 and the end of the resolution by the end of May.
Kurdish officials say the ban severely damaged the economy of the Kurdistan region, forcing many companies to close offices and lay off employees. 
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi renewed his commitment to cancel the ban on international flights at the airports of the Kurdistan region, in addition to begin to pay the salaries of employees of at least two ministries in the region before the holiday of Noroz. 
Tens of thousands of Muslim Kurds perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia every year, but the number has dropped significantly in the past few years after the economic crisis in the province.

[yota691]

Starting the first international flight from Erbil airport

After partial lifting of the ban ...

 

 

 09/03/2018 - 11:50

 

 

 

The Erbil International Airport in the Kurdistan Region, yesterday evening, the launch of the first international flights after a ban lasted more than 5 months.

Baghdad has banned international flights from Erbil airport since September 29, in response to the referendum on independence held in the Kurdistan Region.

Baghdad partially lifted the ban on Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports, including Hajj and Umrah trips.

He said the Director of Information in the Ministry of Awqaf in the Kurdistan Region, Nabeel Ismail, said that 150 people left yesterday evening on an Iraqi Airways plane Erbil airport heading to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

He added that four thousand people from the Kurdistan region will perform Umrah this year.

Baghdad has extended the ban on international flights until the end of May.

In his latest remarks repulsed, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi pledged to cancel the ban on international flights at the airports of the Kurdistan Region, before the feast of Nooruz, with the payment of salaries of staff of the region.

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Thursday, March 8, 2018 03:43 PM

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In detail .. an "important" agreement between Erbil and Baghdad

 

 

Baghdad / .. Revealed a source familiar with, on Thursday, the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government reached an important agreement that includes three points.

The source said the "Iraq News", "The agreement that took place between Baghdad and Erbil includes, the region to hand over the sale of oil to the company Sumo government, and after the sale of oil, will be delivered to Kurdistan, to distribute the salaries of regional staff in all ministries, Health, directorates of nationality, border crossings, airports and dams. "

The source, who declined to be named, "The agreement obligates Baghdad to distribute the salaries of the Ministries of Health and Education, while the region is committed to secure the salaries of other ministries of the revenues of the (Sumo) oil and local imports in the region."

"The agreement included the delivery of airports and border crossings to the federal government authorities, after the appointment of a number of administrative personnel in addition to security supervision, where the Iraqi government agreed to put airports and crossings in the province under the authority of the federal police." Finished

 

 

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Dr. Barham Salih and Haidar al-Abadi make a telephone call regarding the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region

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Khandan -  
Dr. Barham Saleh and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi held a telephone call regarding the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region. 

Dr. Barham Salih, head of the Coalition for Democracy and Justice, said that Dr. Barham Salih and Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi held a telephone call on Monday evening. 

During the telephone call, according to the communiqué, they discussed ways to deal with the problems between the Kurdistan region and Baghdad, where Prime Minister Haider Abadi pledged to send the salaries of employees of the Ministries of Education and Health soon through the Kurdistan Regional Government. 

Haidar al-Abadi said international flights from Arbil and Sulaymaniyah airports would resume before Nawroz.

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8 hours ago, yota691 said:

Haidar al-Abadi said international flights from Arbil and Sulaymaniyah airports would resume before Nawroz.

 

9 hours ago, yota691 said:

In his latest remarks repulsed, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi pledged to cancel the ban on international flights at the airports of the Kurdistan Region, before the feast of Nooruz, with the payment of salaries of staff of the region.

 

Wednesday, 

March 21

Nowruz 2018

 

Nowruz is less than 12 days away!!! This is quite a ways from May noted earlier. Maybe, just maybe, things are falling into place with Baghdad/Erbil and a host of other things!!!

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH, BABY!!!)!!!

[blueskyline]

March 26th is not far away either ............

[yota691]

Near the lifting of the ban on airports in the region

10/3/2018 12:00 am  The first flight to transport Umrah pilgrims from Erbil  Baghdad / Follow-up morning  Saad al-Hadithi, a spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office of Information, revealed on Friday, the lifting of the international air embargo on Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports, and the disbursement of salaries of health and education staff in the region, revealing progress in the payroll files and oil and border crossings between the federal government and the region, Friday, the first international flight from Erbil airport to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia carrying pilgrims from the region to perform Umrah in Mecca.  Al-Hadithi said in a press statement that «the subject of airports in the Kurdistan region has reached its final stages and is about to be decided», adding that «procedural aspects are completed to implement this agreement and then will be lifted the ban on international flights, which is very close» , Indicating that «the salaries of the staff of the region will be launched soon, as confirmed by Prime Minister Haider Abadi at his press conference last Tuesday».

[yota691]

A spokesman for the government: lifting the ban on airports in the region soon

10/3/2018 12:00 am  The start of the first flight to transport the {pilgrims} from Erbil by order of the federal authorities  Baghdad / follow-up morning  Saad al-Hadithi, a spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office of Information, revealed on Friday, the lifting of the international air embargo on Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports, and the disbursement of salaries of health and education staff in the region, revealing progress in the payroll files and oil and border crossings between the federal government and the region, Friday, the first international flight from Erbil airport to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia carrying pilgrims from the region to perform Umrah in Mecca.  Al-Hadithi said in a press statement that "the issue of airports in the Kurdistan region has reached its final stages and is about to be decided." He added that "procedural aspects are being completed to implement this agreement and then the ban on international flights will be lifted, "The salaries of the staff of the region will be launched soon, as confirmed by Prime Minister Haider Abadi at his press conference last Tuesday," He added that "the payroll audit teams have completed a very advanced way will be very soon and during the next two weeks to release the salaries of health and education staff in the region, This is an initial step, "he said Sabri said the border: "The specialized committees continue to meet," stressing "there is progress in this file, but I have no information on decisiveness" In turn, the Alliance of Democracy and Justice said in a statement received "morning": that " "The first international flights after a ban that lasted nearly half a year from the Civil Aviation Authority of Iraq, and said the director of information in the Ministry of Awqaf in the Kurdistan region Nabil Ismail:" The 150 had left on board a plane "The four-thousand people from the Kurdistan region will perform Umrah this year," and comes this trip after the approval of Prime Minister Haider Abadi to allow pilgrims from the region to fly from the airports of the region to facilitate the performance of Umrah.

[yota691]

The government of Baghdad and Erbil agree on a final formula to open airports in the region .. With these conditions!

  Saturday, March 10 2018 at 14:15 pm (41 views)

Baghdad / Follow-up Sky Press

A high-level federal security delegation has visited Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports in the past few days and has held a series of meetings with the Kurdistan Regional Government in the framework of the implementation of an agreement reached between the Baghdad and Kurdistan governments a month ago, local media reported.

The sources said that the agreement reached during the meetings between the two governments concluded the unification of the features of entry between the two airports and other Iraqi airports, in addition to the consolidation of the security database for intelligence agencies, there should be representatives of the intelligence services in the airports of the region, in addition to the organization of a joint administration of the file of customs.

The sources confirmed that "a parallel agreement between the Iraqi intelligence service and the intelligence agencies in the region in the same matter, noting that the security delegation that visited the region and the airports finally met senior security officials in the region and put details of the implementation of the agreements."

The sources pointed out that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi had asked about a month ago from the security authorities concerned to try to complete the agreements and security and customs arrangements to allow the opening of the airports before the holiday of Nooruz on 3/21/2018.

Abadi said in his weekly press conference that some of the employees of the region, especially in the ministries of health and education, will receive their salaries before the holidays of Nowruz, pointing out that the solution of the problem of non-flying at the airports of the province will take place at the same time.

The sources confirmed that the airport file was an administrative and security file and that the regional government expressed its willingness to cooperate in the issues of the unified database and access features.

According to the same sources, hundreds of former wanted for Baghdad, who were from Arbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region based in the region, have left the region for months on the basis of the general cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil in the security database and the features of joint entry and customs and what will include border crossings land.

[yota691]

Local government agrees to lift "Kurdish flag" in Kirkuk

10-03-2018 01:49 PM

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Kirkuk provincial council member Babeker Siddiq confirmed on Saturday that the Kurdish parties have obtained the approval of the local government to celebrate the holiday of Nowruz and raise the Kurdish flag in the province. 

Siddiq said in a press statement that 'the Kurdish parties met with members of the provincial council in Kirkuk, and called for the support of the Council for the celebrations of the Kurds in the holidays of Norouz', indicating that 'the Council expressed its consent to the establishment of celebrations and raise the Kurdish flag'. 

"We do not want any official or government refusal to prevent the raising of the Kurdish flag," he said. "We understand the refusal of some official institutions such as the university and others to hold celebrations and activities and raise the media in order to preserve their privacy."

[yota691]

10-03-2018 03:05 PM

Parliamentary finance likely to pay the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region within days

 

 

 

Likely the decision of the Finance Committee parliamentary Ahmad Hama Rashid, on Saturday, the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region in the ministries of education and health this week, revealing the reason for delay in Baghdad to pay salaries. 

Rashid said that 'Prime Minister Haider Abadi promised to pay the salaries of employees of ministries of education and health in the Kurdistan region before March 21, which means that this week is the deadline for the payment of salaries to employees'. 

He added that 'the most important reasons for the delay of the government to pay salaries are refusing to hand over salaries to the government of Arbil for lack of confidence in them,' indicating that 'the Kurdish opposition parties suggested to Prime Minister Haider Abadi, the federal ministries to hand over salaries of staff of the region.' 

Rashid, a deputy of the Kurdistan Alliance, said that 'the government is serious about the salaries of employees after completing the verification of names and preparation of staff of the ministries of health and education by the joint committees between Baghdad and Erbil'.

[yota691]

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 hand over salaries to the government 

These salaries should go straight to the recipient...and be done with it... 

[ChuckFinley]

Thanks Yota, sounds good but within days always worried me.

[ChuckFinley]

Just now, yota691 said:

These salaries should go straight to the recipient...and be done with it... 

Agree - no middle man.

[yota691]

Just now, ChuckFinley said:

no middle man.

Notice this issue last week from the articles...and GM Chuck