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

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Under the auspices of the United Nations ... the date of the dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil

23-12-2017 12:59 PM

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The dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil will begin early next year, the newspaper Al-Hayat reported on Saturday, noting that it will be under the auspices of the United Nations. 

The newspaper quoted an Iraqi source as saying that 'the dialogue between the federal government and the Kurds will begin at the beginning of the year under the auspices of the United Nations', indicating that 'President Fuad Masum will oversee the preparation of this dialogue'. 

The source, who asked not to be named, said that "there was no date for the start of the dialogue, but it will be after the New Year celebrations under the auspices of the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI)," likely that 'will be resolved the issue of salaries and borders and management of airports'. 

The source added that 'Western diplomats working in Iraq are pressing for the start of dialogue, because of their fears that the crisis transforms without reconstruction and impede the election after the urging'.

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He pointed out that the exit of Iraq from Chapter VII to VI does not mean that Iraq out of the obligations of the seventh absolutely, because there are belongings and files such as: reconstruction and national reconciliation, and the relationship between Baghdad and Erbil, and liquidity and cash salaries.

 

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Demonstrations for the fifth day against "corruption" in Iraqi Kurdistan

Saturday, December 23

 

Sulaymaniyah - (AFP): Demonstrators came out on Friday for the fifth day in a row, in different parts of the province of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, to demand the fall of the government and the fight against corruption and the release of demonstrators arrested by security forces during the past days.

 

The cities and towns in Kurdistan, most of them in the province of Sulaymaniyah, the second province of the province, mass demonstrations during the past four days, interspersed with clashes with security forces led to the deaths of five people and injuring about 200.

 

Friday gathered in the courtyard of the Serail in the center of the city of Sulaymaniyah dozens at midday, including three deputies of the Movement for Change, one in the Iraqi Council of Representatives and the other in the parliament of the region. But security forces quickly dispersed them by firing into the air and tear gas canisters towards the demonstrators, which led to the injury of a number of demonstrators, including the three deputies cases of suffocation transferred to the hospital, according to Osman, a former deputy in the Parliament of the region, AFP.

 

Then the security forces carried out a campaign of arrests, including a number of demonstrators, according to the former deputy. Security forces have also imposed strict measures in all cities in the province of Sulaymaniyah and prevented the emergence of new demonstrations.

 

Rania, a town of 100,000 people, 130 km north-west of Sulaymaniyah, witnessed a demonstration in which hundreds of demonstrators threw stones at security forces, witnesses said. "They handed over the demonstrators to justice," the protesters chanted. They also called for "the release of protesters arrested by the security forces," according to the sources.

 

In the town of Chamchamal, 70 km south of Sulaymaniyah, hundreds of demonstrators chanted "Down with the corrupt government" and "No to corruption" and threw stones at the security forces, witnesses said. The security forces in turn, fired into the air and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, according to the source.

 

The movement of change (Kuran) announced the security forces arrested about 200 people during the past three days in the city of Sulaymaniyah only, while dozens were arrested in different parts of the province. The escalation of demonstrations led to a crisis within the regional government and two parties, the Change Movement and the Islamic Group, announced their withdrawal.

 

The region of Kurdistan, which enjoyed great stability during the last period compared to the rest of Iraq, is in a state of turmoil, especially after the referendum held by the former president of the region Massoud Barzani on September 25 last, and was rejected by the international community and the central government and ended in failure despite the victory of the great supporters of the «yes».

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Interview

VP Maliki says Iraq has to help Kurdistan before it’s too late

By Ranj Sangawi 3 hours ago

Iraqi VP Nouri al-Maliki (right) speaks with Ranj Sangawi, a Rudaw presenter, during an interview in Baghdad on Thursday. Photo: Rudaw

Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki told Rudaw during an interview in Baghdad on Thursday that the federal government has to help the Kurdistan Region to solve the problems it is facing including the ongoing financial crisis before “it is too late.”

He called the events in Khurmatu since October 16 “ethnic cleansing” and one that they are following with great concern.

Maliki served as Prime Minister of Iraq for two terms from 2006-2014. Under his tenure the central government cut the Kurdish share of budget in early-2014 over the KRG’s plans to export oil independent of Baghdad. He deployed the Iraqi security forces to the borders of the Kurdistan Region at least twice when he was the PM, and became the first senior Iraqi politician to threaten Kurdistan with the use of force against the Iraqi-opposed Kurdish vote on independence.

In a wide-ranging interview, he told Rudaw presenter Ranj Sangawi that he wants both Iraq and the Kurdistan Region to get over what happened in the past, including the disagreement over the Kurdish vote.

“We have to open a new page,” Maliki said. He said the two sides must commit to the Iraqi constitution that best serves the interest of all the people of Iraq, including the Kurdish population.

If the problems between the Iraqi and Kurdish governments remain unresolved before the Iraqi elections scheduled for May 12, not only the Kurds, but “all of Iraq will lose,” Maliki said, who is also the head of the ruling Dawa Party. 

He said he was hopeful that there are efforts in place, including by the Iraqi presidency, which push for the talks to happen at the earliest time.

He said if the Kurdistan Region offers “guarantees” or hands over the KRG’s oil export to the Government of Iraq, even if it were as low as 100,000 barrels, the Iraqi government would then be prepared to send the KRG’s share of the budget — per the population.

He defended the move to cut the Iraqi budget to the KRG in light of the Kurdish oil exports, but said this has to end because the Kurdish people have suffered a lot in Iraq, including suffering the Kurdish genocide, Anfal, under the former Iraqi regime.

Kurdish officials, notably the former Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, had called the budget cuts, which were introduced under Maliki but was then continued under the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, equal to the Kurdish genocide.

Maliki described the events since October 16 in the diverse-town of Tuz Khurmatu, near Kirkuk, as “ethnic cleansing.”

Tens of thousands of Kurdish population in Khurmatu were displaced as the result of the Iraqi takeover of Khurmatu, supported by the Iranian-backed  Hashd al-Shaabi, something labeled by the Kurdish parliament as “genocide,” and “ethnic cleaning.”

With regard to the Iraqi elections, he said that victory over ISIS, and being able to end the Kurdish referendum are not enough for Iraqi officials to claim that they have an easy ride to to win the May elections when the Iraqi people head to the polls.

The following is the full transcript of the interview:



Rudaw: A political tension has overwhelmed the entire Iraq. What is your message to Iraqis and the Kurdistan Region as an initiative to engage in national reconciliation and dispel this atmosphere of discord? 

Nouri al-Maliki: This is a beautiful, important and decisive question about this stage to Iraq as a country and Iraqi partners in this country. It is normal to benefit from the past, but we shouldn’t get stuck in the past and our stance shouldn’t be rusted by the past especially when we realize that these stances have led to gaps and shortages. We should draw on our stance and benefit from it to reheat and re-deepen relations and brotherhood of the nation of the united Iraq whether it be in Iraq as a whole including all its communities or in the Kurdistan Region, who are brothers of their Iraqi brothers.  

 

  The constitution is the same for all.  

 

Iraq passed crisis after crisis. We faced more than one crisis since the collapse of the regime, and witnessed more than one effort to foil the political process. But because of the assistance that existed among the different communities, and the Kurds are an essential community in confronting this challenge, we could defeat many plans and efforts to foil the political process. We could help one another and write a constitution for the country. This constitution is a high criterion for a complete organization of relations between all parties. We also could end terrorist organizations which emerged under the name of confronting the conqueror. Al-Qaida came and then ISIS and then this political problem.

 

I don’t want to issue clean checks for the political landscape because they dealt with some of these issues without strategic calculations. A politician should not deal with political events according to the timing in which the events happen. Rather, he should also look into the future. He should ask: is the future in the interests of this idea which is at play now or the future needs something deeper. Our future in Iraq needs relations

 

  If the constitution states that responsibility for border gates lies with the central government, this should be abided by  

to be built on the basis of trust. It requires us to feel we are all citizens and equal in front of the constitution, duties and rights. There are no differences among us whether we speak Kurdish or Arabic or Christian or other languages. 

The constitution is the same for all. This reality should be imposed and deepened so that the state is built on the basis of citizenship because such a state doesn’t mean that the state doesn’t respect the communities or nations who built the state. On the contrary, because of a democratic system and depending on the constitution voted by Iraqi nation, these communities will be protected from aggression and defended. I don’t want to stick to the past and record many observations about it, on what they did in the Region and what happened in some parts of Iraq to try to undermine and foil the political process and the demonstrations and what created this sectarian situation. Rather, I say thank God all this is finished and Iraq survived. 

So do you think if we speak about the past, the constitution was violated by the Iraqi and Kurdistan governments, which is why you support constructive dialogue? 

I don’t want to open this dossiers to who violated the constitution. The constitution was violated but I don’t want to touch on these details as to what extent it was violated by the Region. A mistake occurred. What is 

 

  What is the reason behind delaying talks until after elections?   

gone is gone. I openly say that the question of the referendum was a mistake that was made. This was violation of the constitution and it finished. The federal court revoked the referendum and its results. We should end this chapter and turn a new page. 

You want to turn a new page and want to have constructive dialogue, but do you feel that there is response from Baghdad toward the initiatives made by the Kurdistan Region to start such dialogue? 
 

Now that we are done with the issue of separation and referendum, which harmed the unity of Iraqi nation, there is a strategic way ahead of us which is the constitution and dialogue within the framework of the constitution. I openly call on the central and regional governments to start dialogue in order to solve the problems on the basis of the constitution. That is, we will give what the constitution gives and take what it takes. In order to do this, both parties should accept the constitution as a basis to resolve the problems. If the constitution states that responsibility for border gates lies with the central government, this should be abided by. 

If the constitution states that the ministry of transportation is responsible for airports, it should be so. If the constitution states that the Region should be a partner in revenues and the share of the Region should be

 

  the referendum and its results are over, it is now up to the central government to start dialogue and invite the region  

given according to the rate of population, this should be so. I think we should return to the constitution and dialogue. No excuses for not having dialogue remain. The issue of referendum is over, the federal court has passed a ruling and the regional government has accepted the verdict. The ruling by the court ended all efforts for separation whether in Kurdistan, west or south. Iraq cannot be divided, nor states or semi-states can emerge in Iraq according to the constitution. 

Now that this issue has finished, Kurds and Arabs in this country should live together on the basis of the constitution and benefit for it and we should restore our good relations. It is not difficult to go back to what we were supposed to return. The error that happened pushes us to come back to the right way and paves the way so that all the communities of Iraqi nation reach the best stage in order to deal with one another in a healthy manner. 

There is a position that says when Iraq speaks about the constitution; it doesn’t view it as one package. Rather, it wants only the parts in favor of Baghdad to be implemented and parts in favor of Kurdistan not be implemented. Do you think this thinking could change in the future and what you said will reflect on Iraq’s new politics now and after elections are held? 

I call for this to start from now on before elections are held. I can’t see any excuse to delay talks until after elections. We should start having dialogue now as we have accepted the constitution and dialogue and stopped incorrect routes. We should start dialogue on the basis of a shared feeling for the national relation and partnership that gathers us. What is the reason behind delaying talks until after elections? The situation of the 

 

  this logic shouldn’t be dominant in doing politics with the Region which is part of Iraq and Kurdish nation is part of Iraqi nation  

Region doesn’t endure this. The situation in the Region needs a quick review before it is too late and the central government can help the regional government to confront the challenges. But the Region should deal with the central government within the framework of the constitution. 

You are known as a frank person. Who do you think is the one who is playing and doesn’t want to have the dialogue which Nouri al-Maliki and many others are calling for? The KRG, US, France, UK, Germany and others are all calling for dialogue, yet no talks are being held. Why? 

The central government’s condition for dialogue was previously a cancellation of the referendum by the Regional government. This was a desire which might have been correct because talks could not have been held on the basis of the constitution of a united Iraq while the region was moving toward separation. Now that the federal court has passed a ruling and the regional government has accepted it, the referendum and its results are over, it is now up to the central government to start dialogue and invite the region to review all the outstanding problems they have been suffering from in the interests of solving the problems and shortages. I think this wouldn’t take long and the government will play this role soon. 

You didn’t answer my question. What is the purpose behind delaying talks? It’s said this is intended to win votes. Do you think parties that are against the Kurds will win more votes? 

No, no. We don’t support this logic that those who are more against Kurds will win more votes. After what happened, Kurds will come back as partners and brothers in a normal way. It is not true that those who oppose 

 

  reconciliations with Kurds should happen in the direction of building a stable country  

Kurds will win more votes in Iraq. Now that the Kurds have embraced the constitution, been performing nationally, and are asking to receive rights and fulfill duties, this logic shouldn’t be dominant in doing politics with the Region which is part of Iraq and Kurdish nation is part of Iraqi nation, the part of Iraqi nation and relation of the entire Iraqi nation are organized on the basis of the constitution. The Region should also start this and should accept what the constitution states. 

Who will lose by delaying talks? 
 

All of Iraq will lose by delaying talks. We never want talks be delayed since there is willing. We will all oppose the party that rejects the constitution, if during the talks we realized that articles of the constitution or its framework was being denied. 

In the last statement on the end of the war on ISIS, you didn’t forget to mention Peshmerga, this was expected in Kurdistan. President Barzani had a role in 2010 in national reconciliations in Iraq and Mam Jalal continued to play this role. Would you take the initiative for national reconciliation? 

When I spoke about Peshmerga in the fight against ISIS, I didn’t do something good for the Peshmerga without any return, because they played their part in the fight. Tribes, Hashd, army and police forces took part in 

 

  I am the staunchest supporter of holding elections on time.  

it. The conscionable thing is to mention names of all who carried weapons against ISIS that targeted Iraq and Iraqis. I support what you say and will be working on it. My statements are in this direction and I speak with relevant people in this direction. 
 

In the policy-design council and presidential council, we have said that we should benefit from what happened so that we move ahead toward a future in which real and fundamental reconciliation among Iraqi communities and in Iraq’s political process takes place. I think no one will deny the basis of reconciliation and settling the problems. We had an initiative in the National Alliance for a national settlement which is not only for the Shiite and Sunni Arabs. Rather, it is for all the communities of Iraqi nation and Kurdish nation is part of this structure. 

That is why reconciliations with Kurds should happen in the direction of building a stable country. We the Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis shed much blood and went through a lot of hardship. The 

 

  the majority in the meeting held by the three presidencies were in favor of holding elections  

risk of terror and external interference in Iraqi affairs still remains. I think one of the things we should agree on is for none of us to need someone from outside to want relations among us to improve. Rather, we as Iraqis should want to have excellent relations with one another because people from outside have their own aims and agenda. The agenda of us the Iraqis should be reconciliation, forgiveness and national unity so that we can serve our nation. And the Kurdish nation deserves many things. 

The three presidencies held a meeting on the problems of Iraq. But not every party took part in the meeting. Is it true you were against delaying the election in the meeting? 

I am the staunchest supporter of holding elections on time. There might be some people saying on the surface they want elections, but deep down their heart, they don’t want elections. I am for elections on the surface and in heart because I know the result of delaying them will be destructive to the political process. If we don’t hold elections and there is no peaceful power transfer, how can we have a new government and parliament? Other national issues were discussed in the meeting held by the three presidencies, but the main topic was holding elections. 

There were different opinions in the meeting. There were some who said that we could not hold elections because of current conditions, IDPs, instability and situations in Kurdistan. There 

 

  First of all, the Kurdish nation is our nation.  

was also a position which argued that current conditions are not worse than those in 2005 and 2010 where elections were held, which is why elections should be held. We say that elections should be held, but also respect the position that argues that elections shouldn’t be held because of the IDPs’ situation. But we asked them to find a legal loophole to delay them. We asked them whether there was a legal loophole. The discussion was more about what the loophole might be, but then found out there was none. The government has decided to hold election on December 12, 2017 and has set some conditions, like the question of IDPs, reconstruction and the arms bore by militia forces. 

The parliament should vote on this decision and it should then be returned to the president and then a presidential decree should be issued for it. We don’t know whether the parliament will accept this date or whether it will remain between the government which wants elections to be held on May 12 and the parliament which might not accept this date. I am frankly telling you that the majority in the meeting held by the three presidencies were in favor of holding elections. But the matter wasn’t settled. This should be settled when the parliament meets. 

What is the importance of holding elections to you, and what can it solve in future Iraq? What do you want to happen in future Iraq, after elections are held? 

I and any other politician participating in the political process and who believe in democracy and peaceful transfer of power will take elections to be very important. The way elections are

 

  We don’t have a section called  salary cut. Rather, we have shares, which is 17 percent given to the region and they will decide on spending  

held and its outcome reflect the political process. I support the idea of political majority which doesn’t mean the majority of Shiites, Sunnis, Arabs or Kurds. Rather, it is a majority that consists of Shiites, Sunnis, Arabs, Kurds, Christians, Turkmen, Shabaks, Sabians and Yazidis. How is this political majority formed? It surely can be formed through elections. 

If people understand the importance of solving this problem which has been there since the new Iraqi state was formed, which is called power-sharing, it is bad and has never given us a stable political system or government. Then we should get rid of it within a democratic framework. Democracy has it that whoever has won political majority can form the government; the rest will become opposition in the parliament. Getting a political majority should be through elections. Peaceful transfer of power can only be done through elections. If elections are not held, we will fall into a constitutional tunnel that will have no solution except if the UN interferes. 

In the past, even when you had disagreements with the Kurdistan Region, situations didn’t escalate to the extent of cutting its medicine supply or resorting to current mechanisms of collective punishment of its people. Is this collective punishment a tactic or just political morality on your side? 
 

First of all, the Kurdish nation is our nation. I have told Kurdish leaders that whatever has been spent on Kurds has not been wasted even it was more than needed. Kurds have gone through pain and made sacrifices throughout history, starting from Anfal to the chemical attack and mountain fighting. But when we enter a constitutional state in which relations between

 

  They will receive their 17 percent share whether they sell 100,000 or 1 million barrels.  

communities, provinces and the region which received its official status, will be organized, then the wealth and riches of Iraq from the south, center and north should go to the budget which will have all Iraq’s income and will then be distributed according to the rate of the population. 
 

Kurds will get their 17 percent share which was decided before. Now the government says its population is less than this. This question has been left for the parliament. We don’t have anything in the constitution under the name of salaries of employees’ or Peshmerga. We only have it stated that the region’s share is 17 percent of overall budget. This 17 percent will be given to the region which will then be using it to pay salaries of employees, Peshmerga, reconstruction, architecture, agriculture and industry. Some Kurdish politicians very unfortunately used the question of the budget badly, saying that the government has cut our salary budget. 

 

We don’t have a section called salary cut. Rather, we have shares, which is 17 percent given to the region and they will decide on spending it themselves to pay salaries or other fund other things. In return for this, the region should send the income it makes out of the oil it produces for state budget. In other words, they given the oil they have and receive 17 percent of the

 

  We will not accept from the government to violate the rights of the Kurds   

budget in return. 
 

They will receive their 17 percent share whether they sell 100,000 or 1 million barrels. This ties the structure of the state by collecting all the revenues and distributing them on the basis of population rate. So, we don’t have something called salary and medicine cuts. The region has unfortunately been selling oil for nearly four years and not putting its income into state budget. That is why it is normal for the government and parliament when they set the budget, they see that the rate of future income from the region is zero, and then they will put its rate of budget as zero. Whom this will affect? Kurdish people, Peshmerga and employees. 

That is why brothers in the region should open up and work within a legal and constitutional framework. The region should send its oil income even if it is 100,000 barrels, it is still acceptable, then they will receive their complete share because the Iraqi nation whether Kurdish or Arabic is entitled to benefit equally from state budget. 

So, you don’t support budget and medicine cuts then, something practiced by Iraq nowadays. Are you trying to open doors for reconciliations and passing this stage? 

I am against the cutting of Kurdistan shares, but we have to be clear and open that this can be done if the region sends its income. If these revenues are sent, the government should send the region’s share in full and care about the region like other parts of Iraq. 

Many people were impressed by Mam Jalal’s performance in Iraq. The KRG has taken the initiative for dialogue and you are seeking national reconciliations. Why don’t you become a referee and explain in a news conference? 

We had a meeting at the presidential palace on how to break the impasse between the region and central government. We then called on the president of the republic Dr Fuad Masum to 

 

  It is morally, nationally and religiously inappropriate to hurt the Kurds in order to win votes.  

invite both parties for dialogue in his presence and follow up so that serious dialogue on the basis of the constitution starts. I think the president will play this role. I hope the regional and central governments respond to dialogue within the framework of the constitution rather than outside the constitutional framework. 

If Iraq doesn’t respond to this, will you as Nouri al-Maliki who has big influence due to your past even without any official positions, sit and watch events on television or take a stance on this matter?
 
We believe in the integrity of Iraq and unity of Iraqi nation including Kurdish nation. We will not stop, but continue in bringing perspectives close to one another and finding solutions to 

 

  All Iraqis are equal, whether they are Kurds, Yazidis, Muslims — Shiites or Sunnis.  

problems, and will continue with reconstruction projects and dedicating services and enforcing stability for all Iraqis. God willing, we will continue putting pressure on all parties to meet and talk within the framework of the constitution and on the basis of giving rights. We will not accept from the government to violate the rights of the Kurds and will also not accept from the region to violate rights of other communities. We will all organize our relations on the basis of the constitution. 

So you are against the idea of hurting the Kurds as a tool to win votes in elections? 

It is morally, nationally and religiously inappropriate to hurt the Kurds in order to win votes. Rights shouldn’t be obtained by unjust means. Political processes cannot be run this way, by winning votes through unjust punishment of a nation. Real political process which we should learn is such that appeals to the hearts of the people by delivering projects and solving problems, rather than complicating problems to benefit from the pressure put on some Kurdish leaders. 

What do you think will be the stance of the US, UK, France and Germany on Iraq? 

As far as I have heard, according to official statements made by the US, UK, EU countries, Arabic and Islamic countries, and also statements made by people like us, they all stress the 

 

  We should cooperate to start a national project that respects foreign countries but prevents us from being their extensions and accessories in Iraq.  

necessity of holding talks. The world understands that weapons, artilleries and tanks will not solve the problems, rather, by dialogue, logic, legal and constitutional commitment which organizes relations among communities of the Iraqi nation. I think the whole world is calling for speeding up these talks between the region and Iraqi government so that the situation is normalized within the framework of the constitution. 

People have become fed up of sectarian war and ongoing disagreements between Erbil and Baghdad. Can you as big Shiite parties reach an agreement with big Kurdish parties on a mechanism for political coordination and resolving the crises? 

This is surely doable and the respected, friendly and fraternal parties you mentioned should work together in the direction of building new coordination and cooperation, so that we build a 

 

  Iraqis are about to lose hope gradually because of the piling up of the problems. We should cooperate with one another  

national Iraqi project that protects the integrity and sovereignty of Iraq and the interests of all Iraqis, a project that ends these sensitivities and disagreements created by some sectarian moves. They should all work on national basis and distance themselves from working on sectarian basis. 

All Iraqis are equal, whether they are Kurds, Yazidis, Muslims — Shiites or Sunnis. This is the duty which we are working on and about which we are talking to our brothers and through you, I turn to Kurdish movements and parties, starting from the KDP to PUK, Gorran, Islamic Group and other Kurdish parties, I call on them to take steps toward this national project which gives rights and prevents harm to those who are partners in this country. 

What are the responsibilities of Maliki, Barzani, Mrs Hero, Omar Sayd Ali, Amar al-Hakim and other leaders in this national project, which you spoke about? 

Because we regard our movements as Iraqi regardless of our national identities, and since we consider ourselves national political movements, we should open the door for 

 

  If the region develops, it will have impact on the entire Iraq.  

cooperation and mutual understanding to each other. We should do all we can to close all the channels through which disagreements and rivalries slip. We should cooperate to start a national project that respects foreign countries but prevents us from being their extensions and accessories in Iraq. We want good relations with these countries. These Iraqi national parties are responsible for designing an Iraqi national project that rallies all instead of distancing them from one another. 

Mam Jalal [Talabani] was known as a person who could bring Shiites and Sunnis together on one table and ward off sectarian tensions. Is it likely that I see you, a person believes in Islam in which reconciliation is a virtue, to bring dissenting parties together on one table here in your house or in Erbil? 

This surely is a work of virtue. Islam and humanity encourage and call for virtues. Resolving the problems between communities, problems between the region and central 

 

  This is ethnic cleansing [in Khurmatu] and we strongly reject it.  

government is certainly a work of virtue too. This will stop bloodshed and reduce the calamities, making people in Kurdistan, southern, western and central Iraq, have hope in life. This will give hope and life without hope is useless. Iraqis are about to lose hope gradually because of the piling up of the problems. We should cooperate with one another in order to give hope to Iraqis again. 

Regarding making an initiative, in fact I am taking the initiative and discussing it. But taking an initiative need some preparation, such as bringing beliefs close to one another and finding some solutions to the problems that remain to be preventive. I think we are, in cooperation with the parties you named, very close to opening a door for dialogue between the regional and central governments. 

What message do you have for the KRG, Nechirvan Barzani and Qubad Talabani? 

I have greetings for Mr Nechirvan and all those in the government. I want to say something openly. If the region develops, it will have impact on the entire Iraq. And if something negative happens in the region, it will also have effect on the entire Iraq. The opposite is also true. If something negative occurs in Baghdad, it will have impact on the region too. That is why I wish success for them. I hope they will find solutions to these problems that have been getting more complicated after the referendum. 

Regarding recent events like setting fire to headquarters, breaking and destroying them, we respect peoples’ will. The government should find a quick solution to the problem of 

 

  I hope mutual understanding is reached between Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen in this region  

peoples’ livelihood, as well as a solution to concerns of people in the region. The government should take the participation of all communities in the political process seriously.

It is unfortunate and we are saddened to hear that Gorran ministers have withdrawn, speaker of the parliament has resigned and protestors were beaten. These events are dangerous. We are very concerned to see these events. We think the government should take its steps in the direction of restoring complete stability to Kurdistan and reorganize the internal situations of the Kurds such that they are ready to commence the dialogue which should be held with Baghdad. 

In his Tuesday news conferences, Haider al-Abadi said he will send the budget for Kurdistan. Yet when the teachers took to the streets, he said they can’t send budget. What do you make of this? 

I explained this problem to you. I think these salaries should be sent to the region quickly in order to create stable psychological conditions. People are in need. They can’t live 

 

  We hope that the Region is connected to the world in the best way possible in terms of transportation.  

without salaries. This knotty problem remains: I will send you your complete share, and you send me the income made from produced oil. The regional government will receive the 17 percent share if it can guarantee that it will send this income. Then the issue of salaries will be resolved in a normal way. 

Armed forces burnt many homes and there were many violations in Khurmatu and other places after October 16 events, yet no one was arrested or punished. What is your message to the people of Khurmatu? 

An investigation should be carried out. I am aware that an inquiry has been launched into this to find out people who started the process of burning and bombing homes. This is ethnic cleansing and we strongly reject it. We hope that Kurds, Turkmen and Arabs in Kirkuk, Tuz Khurmatu and in every other place live together. But I openly warn against the emergence of some extreme organizations of youth. These might cause problems between Turkmen and Arabs, Arabs and Kurds. 

I hope mutual understanding is reached between Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen in this region with direct supervision and support from the government, so that some kind of stability is 

 

   But the important thing is that the central government is responsible for these federal places.  

enforced, the fears and concerns of these families that are targeted decrease. What is happening to the Kurds and Turkmen in Khurmatu has frankly concerned us. As far as I am aware, an investigation committee has been formed and procedures have been taken against those who burn homes. 

Do you support lifting the ban on international flights to and from Kurdistan airports? Do you think the ban was humanly and administrative appropriate? 

Look, we are really unhappy to see the ban on planes bound to Sulaimani and Erbil in the Region. We hope that the Region is connected to the world in the best way possible in terms of transportation. But we should go back to the origin of the problem again, and that is the existence of a crisis and a problem. Who runs the airports? Who runs border ports? The constitution states that it is the federal authority that runs the air and land ports. 

But the region says it is the region that is responsible for these ports. This is the area of contention. I advised brothers urging them to give back the responsibilities of the central 

 

  ...they are prepared to solve the problem of air and land ports  

government and keep what you are responsible for. I think the government does not object to have these air and land ports run jointly with the Kurds in the region. But the important thing is that the central government is responsible for these federal places. If this problem is not solved, the ban on air and land ports will continue. But the region with this situation cannot endure the continuation of this. 

The Kurdistan Region’s minister of transportation and communication has expressed readiness to solve this problem several times, but there has no response from Baghdad. There is only talk there. Where do you think this will take the Kurdistan Region and Iraq? 

I have relations with the regional government, so I confirm what you said that they are prepared to solve the problem of air and land ports. This helped and encouraged us to realize that dialogue between the central and regional governments is necessary to find a final solution to this crisis. 

Is what is being said on countering corruption part of the executive work or election campaigning? 

Corruption should be confronted, and we don’t accept to see anyone supporting corruption or turning a blind eye on it. We have

 

  Who is corrupt when even corrupt people shout and call for countering corruption?  

institutions that are responsible for countering corruption and punishing those responsible for corruption. We should strengthen these institutions. However, corruption cannot be fought by making noise and through election campaigns. This will distort the image of Iraq, rather than yielding result or removing corrupt officials. Iraq including all its employees and institutions is corrupt in the eyes of the world, credit to corruption campaigns. Iraq is not like this. There is corruption in Iraq and it should be prevented, but is wrong to make the uprooting of corruption part of a media campaign or an act of revenge against parties, factions, ministries and communities. 

We don’t discriminate among corrupt people on the basis of religion, sect, nationality or ethnicity. We have special establishments. In terms of media, countering corruption should be done in a calm way, and done with strength in terms of enforcement. I am even against those who have made it possible that some corrupt people speak about confronting corruption. Who is corrupt when even corrupt people shout and call for countering corruption? I call on the government and through you on the region to tackle corruption through institutions, rather than by way of media. 

They should take serious and effective steps for doing so, rather than through media campaigns. The issue of corruption and other things 

 

  Even the State of Law is not sure whether it will have the biggest faction.  

can be used in election campaigns. Holding elections is a factor to bring about stability in the country and shouldn’t be used to derail the public and enlarge some problems and target some parties under different names. 

What do you think of the results of next year’s elections? Will the next prime minister be from the Hashd al-Shaabi or someone supported by the Hashd al-Shaabi? 

No one knows yet who the next prime minister will be. This depends on the result of the election, ballot boxes and peoples’ opinion. The candidate for prime minister will be from the party with the biggest faction. Can we say what party will have the biggest faction from now? We surely can’t. 

What do you think will be the impact of the Hashd al-Shaabi or the person supported by them on the electorate? 

Neither I, nor anyone else can know whether the Hashd al-Shaabi will have the biggest faction. Even the State of Law is not sure

 

  I am hurt and sad to hear that the Kurdish nation is in difficult living conditions.  

whether it will have the biggest faction. This is something left for the election and alliances formed after the elections. No one can have the biggest faction in the elections. They will form alliances after the elections are held and before the parliament holds its first meeting. These alliances will decide who will have the biggest faction. The biggest faction will then sit and elect a candidate for the position of prime minister. 

Do you think the party claiming to have defeated ISIS and frozen the referendum will win the majority? 

No. Most people think of many questions when they stand before the constitution. The things you mentioned are not enough to win the majority in the election. People, along with their commitment and affiliation, are divided. No one can guarantee victory. 

In a short, what do you want to say to the Kurdish nation?

I am hurt and sad to hear that the Kurdish nation is in difficult living conditions. It will hurt me if this situation is not resolved. I am worried it will escalate. Now the Kurdish nation enjoys freedom, hope and services. I am concerned that the Kurdish nation will lose this opportunity if a solution is not reached. I hope leaders of the Kurdish nation do not become experts in losing opportunities. There is an invaluable chance before the Kurdish nation and Kurdish leaders should not miss this opportunity. They should make every effort to take it, so that it is not lost.

[ChuckFinley]

Still acting like VP.  

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He deserves the same thing Saddam got.

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Thank God a  Maliki /Hillarious combo will never exist

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17 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

Still acting like VP.  

Keyword: acting > The definition of acting is the job of someone in the performing arts who takes on roles in performances like movies or plays. Playing a part in a movie is an example of acting. Acting is defined as the action of pretending to be someone or something else.

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"Maliki": the share of Kurdistan by the budget of 2018 according to ratios with the Iraqi government

A previous meeting between Maliki and the head of the government of the region, Nechirvan Barzani

 

 24 December 2017 01:25 PM

Direct: The Iraqi Vice President, that the share of the Kurdistan region by the budget of 2018 according to the ratios set by the federal government based on the data available to it and submitted to the House of Representatives for approval

Nuri al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday that his comments yesterday with one of the satellite channels, came about the share of the region in previous years, the proportion of 17% of the total federal budget of Iraq.

Iraq provided the Kurdistan government, handing over the region revenues to the treasury of the State in exchange for his share of the draft federal budget law of Iraq 2018 .

The Prime Minister of the region, Nechirvan Barzani, the readiness of the Erbil government to hand over the file of oil revenues to the central government in Baghdad, provided the latter paid for a share of 17% of the budget of the region .

"Barzani" to secure and guarantee the rights of the territory in accordance with the Iraqi constitution, denying the signing of a military agreement between Erbil and Baghdad, pointing out the willingness of the Kurdistan government to inform Baghdad of the salaries of the region's employees, as a watch to secure and provide .

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Give the provincial government 15 days to carry out reforms and improve living conditions !!

24-12-2017 01:58 PM

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The Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) decided on Sunday to grant the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) until Jan. 15 to carry out reforms and improve living conditions, indicating that if the government fails to respond, it will announce its decisive position on participation in the KRG. 

"The leadership of the Kurdistan Islamic Union decided to grant the Kurdistan Regional Government until January 15 to carry out reforms and improve the living conditions of citizens and pay the salaries of employees," said the spokesman of the Union Hadi Ali said, "If the government did not respond during this period Will announce its decisive position on participation in the territorial government '. 

Ali stressed the need to 'establish an investigative committee on the demonstrations and violence in the cities of the region', calling at the same time the provincial government to 'respond to the demands of the demonstrators and the release of detainees'.

Ali stressed the need to 'end the militarization of the Kurdish cities, noting that' his party will continue to pressure to improve the situation '.

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Merry Christmas to you Yota......Thanks for always being so consistent.....What you have brought to DV for years is much appreciated......!!!!

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3 minutes ago, coorslite21 said:

Merry Christmas

Thank you and Merry Christmas CL and everyone @DV  

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Kurdistan Parliament calls a delegation to visit Baghdad .. The source reveals the date of his arrival                         14:38 12/24/2017 Policy Baghdad today – Kurdistan The secretary of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, Becker Talabani, on Sunday, the nomination of a parliamentary delegation to visit the Federal House of Representatives in Baghdad. Talabani said in a press statement that "the delegation will include deputies representing a number of committees of the parliament," indicating that "the goal of the visit is to create an appropriate ground to begin negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil on resolving the differences between the parties." She explained that "contacts are currently underway between the Parliament of the Territory and the Presidency of the Republic of Iraq and the Iraqi Council of Representatives, in order to collect visions and proposals on the negotiations between the parties." Meanwhile, a source in the Kurdistan region that the delegation will visit Baghdad after the holiday of New Year's Day.  The source said in an interview with (Baghdad today), "The delegation planned to discuss will discuss the return of relations between Baghdad and Arbil to normal, and reach a final formula on the differences, and the start of actual negotiations between the two sides."

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Talabani: Kurdish parliamentary delegation will visit Baghdad to resolve the differences with Erbil

Last updated: 24 December 2017 - 3:32 PM

 The secretary of the Parliament of the Kurdistan region, Bakr Talabani, on Sunday, the nomination of a parliamentary delegation to visit the Federal Council of Representatives in Baghdad. Talabani said in a press statement today that "the delegation will include deputies representing a number of parliamentary committees," indicating that "The objective of the visit is to create an appropriate ground for the start of negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil on resolving the existing differences between the parties." She explained that "contacts are currently underway between the Parliament of the Territory and the Presidency of the Republic of Iraq and the Iraqi Council of Representatives in order to gather visions and proposals on negotiations between the parties." Meanwhile, A source in the Kurdistan region reported that The delegation will visit Baghdad after a holiday New Year's holiday Almiladah.oadav, "The coming planned delegation will discuss the return of relations between Baghdad and Erbil to normal, and to reach a final version on the differences, and the start of actual negotiations between the two sides."

 

 

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Maliki's : the issue of the referendum is over and on Erbil and Baghdad to start an immediate dialogue

Twilight News   

 2 hours ago

 

"It is natural to take advantage of the past and not stand at it, and not to dwell on the positions, especially if it becomes clear that there are gaps and drawbacks should be employed in order to strengthen the bonds of brotherly relations between the Iraqi people one.

 

Al-Maliki said in an interview with Kurdistan's Rudawo satellite channel that the Kurds were a key party in facing the challenges that Iraq has undergone to bring down the political process since the fall of the regime. The Iraqi future needs close relations and we are aware that we are all equal citizens before the Constitution with rights and duties. Until the state is established on the basis of a state of citizenship that protects all components

 

On the referendum held in Kurdistan, Maliki said that the question of the referendum ended by the Federal Court and we should start a new page, calling on the Kurdistan Region and the central government to sit on the table of dialogue under the roof of the Constitution.

 

Maliki stressed that the partnership of the region must be applied to imports and send its share of the state budget according to the population ratios under the Constitution, noting that there was no justification for not returning to the Constitution and start the dialogue, after the referendum ended and after the Federal Court ruled, Good relations as they were

 

He added that there is no justification for delaying the dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad until after the elections as long as we have handed over the Constitution and the need for talks against the background of a common sense of relations and brotherhood and national partnership that brings us together.

 

Maliki said that the central government is able to help the Kurdistan Region to meet the challenges, stressing the region also to move towards the central government and interact with them in accordance with constitutional contexts.

 

He added that it is now the central government to immediately begin dialogue on the basis of the Constitution, and to invite the region to sit at the table to resolve the problems, and expressed his belief that the government will play this role soon, because Iraq is affected by the entire postponement of the dialogue.

 

He added that the Kurds will return partners and brothers in this country, and it is not true that those who oppose the Kurds will gain more votes on the street, and should not be this logic governing the nature of the policy adopted in dealing with the region, the province is part of Iraq and the Kurdish people part of the Iraqi people.

 

Referring to the role of the Peshmerga forces in his speech on the occasion of the announcement of the victory over the "dodging," Maliki pointed out that mentioning the role of the Peshmerga in the face of "da'ash" was not an addition to it, stressing that it contributed to the fight against the organization, which was aimed at all Iraq and the Iraqis.

 

Maliki pointed out that we must take advantage of what happened to achieve a leap towards the future, including real reconciliation fundamental within the Iraqi society and the political process, and the Kurdish people deserve to give him a lot, indicating that he is the most committed to hold the elections in time because the postponement devastating consequences of the political process and the current situation Is no worse than the situation in which the elections took place in 2005 and 2010, and decided the matter with the parliament. But the lack of elections brings us into a constitutional tunnel that can only be resolved by the intervention of the United Nations.

 

Maliki announced the adoption of a clear system of the political majority through the gate of elections, indicating that this is not a Shiite majority or Sunni or Arab or Kurdish, but a majority that consists of all components.

 

Maliki said that "bad quotas have not given us a stable political system or a stable government since the establishment of the new Iraqi state, and we want to get rid of them in accordance with democratic contexts."

 

On the Kurdish role in the political process and the gains they have received, he pointed out that the Kurds have made a lot of victims throughout history, and the Constitution provides for the distribution of wealth according to population ratios, and the share of the Kurdistan Region estimated at 17% of total revenues, adding that in contrast to the region to provide what Produced from oil to the state budget, whether 100 barrels or one million barrels.

 

Maliki called on leaders in the region to the need for openness, and work in the legal and constitutional context and the delivery of revenues of the region of oil, pointing out that it is acceptable whatever the size.

 

On the role of the Presidency of the Republic in the intervention to address the problems between the region and Baghdad, Maliki pointed out that the Presidency of the Republic discussed ways to move the existing silence between the region and the central government, and asked the President of the Republic to invite the parties to serious dialogue on the constitutional foundations of his presence and follow-up.

Maliki expressed his hope that the region and the central government to respond and sit at the table of dialogue under the roof of the Constitution and not outside the constitutional contexts, stressing that they will never stop their efforts to bring together views and find solutions for the benefit of the Iraqi people, including the Kurdish people.

He pointed out that they continue to pressure all parties to meet and meet at the table of dialogue under the Constitution and the granting of rights, noting that they do not accept the government to take the right of the Kurds something, and the region to take the right of the rest of the components nothing.

On the issue of punishing the region for electoral lands, Maliki stressed that punishing the Kurdish people in order to obtain more votes in the elections is a flawed logic and is not permissible in terms of morality and national legitimacy, stressing that punishing the people is a false process because the real political action depends on access to the will of the citizen and his mind And his heart through the introduction of projects and solutions, not through the complexity of the problems and take advantage of the momentum exists against some Kurdish leaders.

Al-Maliki pointed to the international and Arab positions calling for the acceleration of dialogue between the region and the central government. He said that the world in its democratic depth understands that the solutions to problems are no longer through gun nozzles, but through logic and resorting to constitutional and legal contexts and putting things back to normal.

He stressed Maliki to move towards finding a new pattern of cooperation and integration among us in order to make the success of an Iraqi national project preserves the unity of the country and sovereignty and interests of all Iraqis, and end the differences shown by some sectarian movements.

He added that "as long as we classify ourselves as national political movements, we must open the horizons of cooperation and understanding, and work hard to cooperate to close all the outlets from which the conflict and conflict infiltrate and to cooperate on a national project that respects the will of the other.

 

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Secretary of Parliament of Kurdistan: a delegation from the Parliament of Kurdistan to visit Baghdad

Bertha News Agency30 2017-12-24

 

 

 Kurdistan Parliament Secretary Iqr Talabani announced on Sunday the visit of a parliamentary delegation to Baghdad.

Talabani said in a press statement that "the delegation of the Parliament of Kurdistan will include deputies representing a number of parliamentary committees," indicating that "the goal of the visit is to create an appropriate ground to begin negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil on resolving the existing differences between the parties."

She explained that "contacts are underway between the Parliament of Kurdistan and the Presidency of the Republic of Iraq and the Iraqi Council of Representatives, in order to collect visions and proposals on the negotiations between the parties."

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He is close to him: Maliki's position on the Kurds is not new and our problem with the ruling family only

December 24, 2017

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A deputy close to the head of a coalition of state law, Nuri al-Maliki, on Sunday, that the statements of the latter by refusing to punish the Kurdish people for the purposes of elections, "is not new," noting that there are no problems with the Kurds as a people and parties except the "ruling family," referring to former Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani.

"The position of al-Maliki on not punishing the Kurds is not new because we consider the Kurds are part of the Iraqi people and we are responsible for their security and stability," MP Mohammed al-Chihoud said in a statement.

He added that "the ruling family is responsible for the crises between Baghdad and Erbil over the past years because its existence depends on the problems and crises," noting that "there are no problems with the Kurdish people and political parties in the region."

 The Chihod that "the current problems between the center and the region will not be resolved only by the departure of this authoritarian family and the formation of another government to be representative of the Kurds," and expressed optimism that "the existence of the movement began to escalate to change this family."

The Vice President of the Republic Nuri al-Maliki said in an interview with the channel "Rudao" Kurdish space earlier in the day, it is not permissible to punish the Kurdish people for electoral purposes, pointing out that it will not stop in his efforts to bring closer views and find solutions to the problems.

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18 hours ago, jcfrag said:

Keyword: acting > The definition of acting is the job of someone in the performing arts who takes on roles in performances like movies or plays. Playing a part in a movie is an example of acting. Acting is defined as the action of pretending to be someone or something else.

That was good, Oscar time rolling around .

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Talabani: a delegation from the Parliament of Kurdistan to visit Baghdad

 

 Twilight News    

 

 5 hours ago

 

 

The parliamentary secretary of Kurdistan, Iqr Talabani, on Sunday, the visit of a parliamentary delegation to Baghdad.

Talabani said in a press statement that "the delegation of the Parliament of Kurdistan will include deputies representing a number of parliamentary committees," indicating that "the goal of the visit is to create an appropriate ground to begin negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil on resolving the existing differences between the parties."

She explained that "contacts are underway between the Parliament of Kurdistan and the Presidency of the Republic of Iraq and the Iraqi Council of Representatives, in order to collect visions and proposals on the negotiations between the parties."

The Kurdistan Regional Government accuses the federal government in Baghdad of procrastination by starting negotiations to resolve existing differences.

 

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http://www.shafaaq.com/ar/Ar_NewsReader/041d33f5-d8af-4bf5-9ca5-c610a3e373c0

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To impose control over all ports of the country next year

25/12/2017 1:40 AM   BAGHDAD / Taha Hussein           ,  head of border ports authority Kazem penal said a special permit for "morning": that next year will see the management of all the country 's land, air and sea ports by his department, explaining that the port does not mean interfering with the work of the working circles there such as civil aviation authorities, ports and customs administration , But will limit its work to preserve the security of the country and protect it from the entry of prohibited and   damaged materials .  He pointed out that the Authority, in order to develop the work of border crossings, has taken a number of proposals, including the transfer of a number of them on investment, especially that the state budget suffers from a deficit of resources, in exchange for the deterioration of most of the infrastructure of border crossings, most of which are caravans except one or two Of which.  The head of the border ports predicted that the imports of the department will contribute to the state budget by 5 percent of its revenues

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Allawi: Abadi refused Arab mediation to sit with Barzani

 Baghdad / Range 
 

Deputy Prime Minister Iyad Allawi that Prime Minister Haider Abadi rejected a request by one of the Arab leaders to sit on a "dinner table" with Barzani and resolve the differences between Baghdad and Erbil.

Allawi said he discussed with President Fuad Masum and his deputy Nuri al-Maliki to find a way out of differences between the federal and regional governments and election issues. 
"We discussed the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil and stressed the need to contain the Kurds and not expel them," said the vice president of the republic in an interview with Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadh. "They are a vital part of the Iraqi people."
"I am against the marginalization of any Iraqi regardless of the background of religion, sect or nationality. Iraq must be a citizen state, a civil state enjoyed by all, with justice and equality," Allawi said. "We are keen to resume dialogue and the return of the Kurds, and the Kurdish people should not be punished, but must be fully integrated into a unified Iraq, open and knowledgeable, loving and brotherhood, this is what should happen," he said. Allawi has put forward an initiative to address the repercussions of the referendum, which was held by the region on September 25, to freeze the results of the referendum and start an effective dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil, which was rejected by Baghdad. The vice-president of the republic "
In November, the Federal Supreme Court issued a decision declaring the Kurdistan Region referendum unconstitutional and nullifying the consequences. The head of the National Coalition that "the Kurds welcomed the decision of the Federal Court to cancel the referendum and its results in addition to the message sent by me Massoud after one day of the referendum was very clear and positive, so the Big Brother (ie Baghdad, the capital of Iraq) And to work to return the caliphate and love and brotherhood for all Iraq and the Iraqis. " 
The Vice President of the Republic that "the meeting with the President of the Republic also discussed the file of elections, there are two directions, the first: believes that postponement of the elections for a short period of time is a fundamental issue, and the other: working on that the elections on time.
"We agreed that there will be a broader meeting that includes some important forces to discuss this matter," he said. "We, while the government provides the procedures that lead to creating a sound environment for elections as much as possible," he said. Allawi explained the reasons for postponing the elections, stressing that "the previous elections were held on the basis of the sound and in front of the eyes of the whole world, and what happened in 2010 when we won the election despite the confusion and misinformation and fraud and abuse and eradication (uprooted 500 people from candidates and activists in the coalition of Iraq).

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An infallible adviser defines the role of the United Nations in the dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil

 

Monday 25 December

 

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad between the adviser to President Shirwan al-Waeli, Monday, that the role of the United Nations in the dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil will be limited to technical supervision, noting that the details of the dialogue put by the parties involved in the crisis.  Waeli said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The President of the Republic and within the initiative launched to resolve the differences between Baghdad and Erbil, he sent three letters to the federal government and the territorial government in addition to the United Nations," noting that "dialogues and details of dialogues put by the parties involved in the crisis, Was confined to calling for the start of such dialogues. "     Waeli explained that "the role of the United Nations is limited to technical supervision and not participation or care as some spoke, but the role of compromise and listen to the parties to the crisis in a neutral and technical and matters in the area of wealth management and security conservation of an artistic rather than political."  He added that "the parties to the basic dialogue will be sitting at the table of one dialogue and there are urgent and timely issues such as security in the disputed areas and how to manage those areas and the budget and salaries of regional staff and oil management, which are fundamental issues should be resolved as soon as possible."  As for the other files and the stage, the adviser to the President of the Republic, that "it can be solved successively after wetting the atmosphere between the parties."

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Al-Hadidi to / Mawazin News /: Baghdad bears the bulk of the Kirkuk crisis

 

 Since 2017-12-24 at 17:25 (Baghdad time)

Special - Mawazine News

The head of the Arab community of Kirkuk Ismail al-Hadidi, Sunday, that the federal government bear a large part of what is happening in Kirkuk, and disrupt the work of the local government.

"The federal government was supposed to develop an integrated plan for post-law enforcement and control of Kirkuk and not leave the province," Hadidi told Mawazine News.

"The provincial council is now disabled and useless because it is ineffective and does not exercise its powers and every component wants to acquire the largest number of positions, and this will not serve the city," he said.

The Iraqi security forces entered the province of Kirkuk on Monday (October 17, 2017), while taking control of government headquarters and oil fields that were run by the federal government before 2014. Ended 29 / 9P

 

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Thank you Yota. Merry Christmas everyone! Eat drink make merry BUT don't drive!   

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The Council of Ministers unifies customs duties during 2018 Monday 25 December -   +               Alsumaria News / Baghdad , the  Council of Ministers decided to unify customs duties on special categories of goods and products during 2018.  The table shows that " the Council of Ministers decided to reduce the tariff categories, where the unification of customs duty on customs items within the same section and classification of sections into four categories to be the minimum In which the fee is (0.5%) and the maximum fee (30%).  The council notes that "the resolution will be implemented from January 1, 2018 and this amendment is not retroactive."         The table on customs duties is as follows: