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Iraqi PM calls for three candidates for each ministry and the Negotiating Committee requests preview starts today Pre-empted the Iraqi prime minister and candidate of the National Alliance Nuri al-Maliki decree commissioned by President Jalal Talabani invited all the political blocs to submit a CV for the three candidates for any ministry. And revealed a parliamentary source said Sunday that President Talabani will be asked to Nuri al-Maliki to form government in the current November 25, before the last day of the constitutional deadline. He attributed the source to the desire to give Maliki, Talabani longer possible to form a government, bearing in mind that Maliki has begun consultations with parliamentary blocs Talabani after the announcement of its intention to mandate the formation of the government in a parliament session that was held in July 11. National Alliance form before a feast to the committee by the negotiations for the identification of ministerial positions, but work will begin on Monday through dialogues effectively with the rest of the political blocs, to what he says, leading figures in the coalition, who pointed out that any talk of an agreement on a specific position or a particular ministry is not accurate with conflicting news during the past two days on each block of shares of cabinet portfolios. Emerged that inconsistencies in the alleged two politicians Nilhma Ministry particular, however, that the leader of a coalition of state law said that the time is still too early to determine the quota, especially since al-Maliki did not enter until now the constitutional deadline to form a government, and ongoing dialogues now focus on the pricing of ministries compared to seats, Add to that the Negotiating Committee, in its way, just to go to the actual deliberations. In the same context, see Iraqi politicians that the task of al-Maliki to form a government is not an easy task, while the National Alliance, called on Sunday the political blocs to help the Prime Minister to expedite the formation of the government through the concerted efforts to accomplish in the time period specified by the constitution. In the face of Maliki to form government 30 days from the day assigned officially, but he expects to see many difficulties in the period under the dictates of power-sharing agreement. www.nakhelnews.com/

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Maliki begins the search for the names of the members of the new government next week Agreement in principle to assign the security ministries to independents and the division of sovereignty over the bags and the main service blocks according to the points and consensus بغداد – الصباح BAGHDAD - morning Opened up the positive atmosphere that prevailed after the parliamentary sessions of the political agreement that was ahead of Eid al-Adha, the horizon and a broad vision for a new government with the agreement of the political blocs «principle» on the number of issues, will pave the way for Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki's future ministry. As the blocks began yesterday its first steps in an effort the government amid a positive mobility leads to ensure mutual understanding, or at least not to fall Ptqatat new, private sources announced for »morning» that al-Maliki will start mid next week or end of study the names of candidates for the ministries. The sources indicated that al-Maliki will be launched first examine the biographies of each candidate, especially as the blocks and after agreement on the allocation of ministries between them will be more than one candidate for each portfolio, pointing out that the second step of the owners will be holding meetings with those who are selected according to the CVs, while phase will third of understanding with the blocks on the candidates before the ministerial declaration of the cabin in a special session will be convened by the Parliament. It is scheduled to cost President Jalal Talabani, Maliki officially next Thursday to form a government, according to Deputy Maaalnh Yaseen Majeed. And observers believe that Machhdh the political arena following the political agreement which was in accordance with the initiative of the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani would help al-Maliki to form a government for all Iraqis in less than thirty days. A parliamentary source said that preliminary negotiations were launched yesterday, which means that a partner should be completed as quickly, expecting to end the configuration process within three weeks, despite the exclusion of Congress to achieve this during the constitutional period of 30 days. With the intensification of efforts to achieve the aspirations of the vision of the Government before the end of the legal time period, said sources close to the negotiations of the political blocs of the existence of an agreement in principle to assign the security ministries to independent figures with experience and efficiency. Sources confirmed for »morning» bags that sovereign remaining (oil, foreign affairs and finance) will be divided between the blocs President, namely: the National Coalition and the Iraqi List and a coalition of Kurdish blocs), pointing to the service ministries and ministries of the State will be distributed according to the elections, according to a points system. The source believes that the award is one of the bags of the personality of a Christian state, would be entrusted with other ministry of the Turkmen. It is worth mentioning that according to a points system, which gives Congress «Ministry bag with 5 points and 10 points for the sovereign and the Ministry of State by 3 points, and positions of the presidencies and vice-chairmen 20 points 15 points. And the recently formed Commission on Graduate expanded to develop a mechanism according to the distribution of the elections, according to a points system. http://translate.google.com/translate?

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Monday, Novmber 22, 2010 Iraq government coalition formation talks resume BAGHDAD, Iraqi members of parliament (MP) were met yesterday for the first time since the end of the five-day Eid al-Adha but hopes a new government would be formed quickly were dampened on news Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki would not be named prime minister-designate for several days. The latest session of parliament, still only the fourth since polls in March, comes days after a power-sharing pact between Iraq’s divided political factions put an end to months of impasse in which the country shattered the record for the longest period without a new administration following elections. Newly re-elected Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was not expected to officially ask al-Maliki to form a Cabinet until Thursday, a parliamentary official said, so as to give al-Maliki more time to negotiate ministerial posts. Under Iraq’s Constitution, Talabani has 15 days to appoint a prime minister following his selection by MPs on Nov. 11. He had earlier been expected to name al-Maliki as prime minister yesterday. “Jalal Talabani decided to nominate [al-] Maliki as prime minister on Thursday, one day before the official limit,” the official told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity. “That is to give him the maximum amount of time to form the government, which is a very difficult task.” Yesterday’s scheduled session of parliament was to focus on the establishment of its committees and regulations, the official added. AP

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Baghdad, Nov. 20 (AKnews) - A leader in the al- Iraqiya List, headed by Ayad Allawi, said on Saturday, that the list will propose three candidates for each ministerial post during the meetings of political committees tomorrow. Jamal al-Bateek, told AKnews, that the committees meeting, will be launched tomorrow, Any mechanism selected to calculate the posts, will not change procedures and standers, noting that "al- Iraqiya List, will propose three candidates for each cabinet position." Said Bateek Nuri al-Maliki, in charge of forming the Iraqi government, ordered to elect one candidate among the candidates that the political blocs will propose to fill the ministerial positions. The Iraqi parliament held its session last Thursday in which, Osama al-Nujaifi was elected as its Speaker, the First deputy, Qusay al-Suhail and the Second deputy, Aref Tayfur, Jalal Talabani was elected as the President of the Republic during the session for a second term, in which Talabani assigned Nuri al-Maliki to form a new government within one month. Reported by Yazen al-Shammari Sa/Ak/AKnews

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Sunday, November 21, 2010 Today ~ starting to form a parliament of its Aldaimip has my address to the Political Council and the budget Nujaifi is expected to be the work of the Council is well and productive بغداد - الصباح BAGHDAD - morning With its re-parliament today to discuss several issues in the forefront of the formation of parliamentary committees, the President signed the Council of Representatives Osama Nujaifi be the work of the Council during the next term a good and fruitful. Nujaifi and promised that he would "work to change the reality in Iraq for the parliamentary better, through the adoption of the Plan and Programme of Action discreet, to reform the parliamentary work and legislative oversight, and to address the crises that have wracked the country." Speaker of Parliament said in a statement quoted by news agency Nina: "We have a program for reform and change and deal with crises, and we will be as positive with the executive branch if we see any signs of repair, but we will stand stops are strong if we see a failure and the lack of progress in the government program," stressing that he will be asked to "committees of the Council Representatives of various monthly reports on the organization of government institutions, according to the terms of reference to reflect the progress or failures in their work, "noting that" this is not the case in the past and had been neglected. " In another window, confirmed Nujaifi that the parliament was determined to reform the country, and open a new respect for the homeland and the citizen and to redeem all parts of Iraq. He stressed during an inspection visit to the area of Adhamiya and the Great Mosque of the Imam on the importance of spreading the culture of tolerance and dealing with the other, and that the prevailing culture of Iraqi citizenship to all other cultures that are the fragmentation and disunity sons of one homeland. It was the religious authority, Sheikh Qasim al-Tai had invited the Chairman of the House of Representatives to present projects that are important and crucial for the Iraqi people to a referendum and not merely self-determination by the Parliament. Ta'ee said in a press statement: "There is a disclaimer and clear on the subject see the Iraqi people to some of the projects crucial, and what was the deal with the security agreement with the United States is a guide, since they have so far been a referendum on the Convention despite the inclusion of this matter , "noting that" there are laws and important projects to be presented to the Iraqi people to a referendum, such as oil and gas law, there is nothing wrong to take these projects for a long time in order to obtain the approval and consent of the people about it. " Tai urged parliament and the president in particular to be an active player in regulatory and legislative work, saying: "We must present to the House of Representatives that does not tolerate failures and important files, which fell on the track of services provided to the Iraqi people, especially the files of administrative corruption." As part of the work of Parliament as well, said a member of the House of Representatives for the coalition Kurdish blocs Sheikh Fatih Darogaii that the House would set up committees Aldaimip and choose the heads and members of the committees during its Sunday, "noting that it is set to" constitute the Board 24 of the Committee permanent. " Darogaii said in a statement carried by the agency Voices of Iraq into the details of forming the new government will be after the formation of committees. A source in the office of the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies said: "The agenda of the meeting of the Council of Representatives to be held next Sunday, contains a number of issues, mainly the financial budget for 2011 and discussion of the National Council for the strategic policies, as well as some important laws that need to be approved. He added that the agenda is fixed and can be changed by deletion and addition at any time before the parliamentary session, and this something that happened repeatedly in the previous parliament, so the table contains a number of paragraphs, but is subject to change. The President of Parliament Osama Abdel-Aziz al-Najafi on Saturday, 13/11 parliamentary adjournment of the meeting to the day. MP for the National Alliance on Alfalh has revealed for the House of Representatives are creating a letter to Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki, urging him to rush to send the general budget of the country for the year 2011. Alfalh He said, "Maliki told the parliamentary blocs, in its last meeting that there are committees formed to discuss the issue of ministerial portfolios, and these committees will discuss with the names of those who Sitqldon those ministries." And preparatory meetings for the session of parliament, he Alfalh: "The National Alliance was not held yesterday preparatory meeting for the session because of his celebration of the feast, but there will be a meeting of leaders of blocs and bloc prior to the meeting today to discuss the government formation process and discuss the formation of the Committee by Maliki in his presidency with the negotiating committees" . He Alfalh: "The House of Representatives will continue to work legislation and laws made in the previous session, which will discuss the issue of the budget arrears, which will be a priority for future meetings." The Alfalh said in an earlier statement that the budget for next year will be better and more comprehensive than the previous budget that have occurred in several debates and reservations of the previous parliament "for political purposes has negatively affected them." It is said that the Ministry of Finance has recently announced that the initial budget for 2011 of 86 billion and $ 400 million. http://www.alsabaah.com/

The political blocs to initiate consultations on the distribution of ministerial portfolios During the next few hours Talabani, Maliki formally assigned to a new ..The Parliament is starting to form its committees Aldaimip بغداد – الصباح BAGHDAD - morning With the end of the holiday Eid al-Adha and Machdth the atmosphere of satisfaction and optimism in the Iraqi street, starting blocks today's political consultations and talks may take between one to two weeks to reach a compromise formula for the distribution of ministerial portfolios in accordance with the conventions and the elections, according to a points system. All these moves come which is expected to be intense, with the direction the President-elect Jalal Talabani to the mandate of the parliamentary candidate of the largest number «officially» to form a government in a period must not exceed a month from the date of a formal letter. President of the Republic stressed during his meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey, in Sulaimaniya before returning to Baghdad yesterday: that «the coming stage will witness an agreement between the political blocs to entrust portfolios to form a government able to meet the requirements of the Iraqi street, through consolidation of security and providing necessary services». The new President Talabani need to form a government of national partnership, because it is the only way to end all crises, adding that the coming days will witness discussions and deliberations on the road to the formation of the ministry. The elected Council of Representatives in atheist ten this month, after nearly eight months of controversy and discussions that followed the parliamentary elections, candidate of the coalition in Iraq Osama al-Chairman of the Parliament and the leader of the Sadrist Qusay al-Suhail first deputy speaker of parliament and member of the coalition of Kurdish blocs Aref Tayfur as second deputy, as was the election of Jalal Talabani for the presidency the majority in the second round. As part of the formation of the government, said a member of the negotiating team in the Iraqi List, Abdul Karim al-Samarrai said «the political blocs would start intensive talks and consultations for the distribution of ministerial portfolios». Samarrai said in a statement to «morning»: he «and until yesterday did not engage the question of whether the allocation of ministries according to a points system or other», but it revealed the division of ministries Maocefha «four baskets or fields». It is worth mentioning that the points system, according to several lawmakers give each «Ministry bag with 5 points and 10 points for the sovereign and the Ministry of State by 3 points, and positions of the presidencies and vice-chairmen 20 points 15 points». He predicted that a member of the Iraqi List, «is to agree on ministerial cab in less than a month later mandated Maliki». It is said that the Deputy Speaker Arif Tayfur declared that the «cost-Maliki, Talabani formally to form a government during the current week, as confirmed member of a coalition Iraqi beauty melon that the parliamentary session scheduled for Sunday will see al-Maliki officially mandated to form a new government. And re-convene its parliament today to discuss several issues in the forefront of the formation of parliamentary committees, while the predicted Speaker Osama Nujaifi be the work of the Council during the next term a good and fruitful. In the meantime, MP for the National Alliance on Alfalh for the House of Representatives are creating a book to Maliki urging him to rush to send the general budget of the country for the year 2011. http://www.alsabaah.com/

November 20, 2010 Central Bank recorded an increase in reserves Announced that the Iraqi Central Bank Consultant Dr. Mohammad Saleh said that the appearance of the central bank reserves reached $ 50 billion, and pointed out that this reflects a positive monetary policy for the protection of the Iraqi dinar in the region. Saleh explained in an interview with “Radio Sawa” The reserves amounted to $ 50 billion, which reflected the monetary policy for the protection of the national currency in the region and form a cushion against any internal or external vibrations. Saleh added that the CBI in connection with cash management reform in the coming years, pointing out that the GDP will double, especially in the field of oil and other activities and, therefore, Cluster current monetary and specifications are not commensurate with the stage of prosperity and economic development can. The economists emphasized that the pursuit of a number of European and Arab states to invest in Iraq will support the value of the dinar in the future. http://translate.google.com/translate?

MP said the Iraqi List, beauty melon Prime list Iyad Allawi will attend the parliament session tomorrow and will discuss the issue uprooted. He said watermelon in a statement (of the Agency news) today: that the House will address during a Sunday issue of uprooted and the Council Alsttratejip political policies and other issues must be completed during the first month. He noted that the participation of the Iraqi government is subject to the adoption of the agreements signed, indicating that some political statements indicate a lack of respect for the conventions. He added that the safety situation melons linked to respect the agreements signed, because respect demonstrates the mutual trust, adding that Iyad Allawi, now watching the political arena. He disclosed that the agreement on the melon of the Council would be outside the political calculation of points, because we are going to go into Parliament and has no law a legislator and we’ll go in a pass during the meetings

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Abdul Karim Al-Samarrai: Iraq will be prompted to finance or oil added to the Ministry of Security Baghdad (news) .. U.S. leadership in a list (renewal) and the representative of the Iraqi List, Abd al-Karim al-Samarrai said the Iraqi minister will be nominated for one of the security ministries, as well as demanding the Ministry of Finance or oil. ... (wow) Samarrai said in a statement singled out (of the Agency news) said on Saturday: that of the Iraqi 91 seats out of 325 and therefore to the two ministries Siad, one security, noting that the list will be nominated for the position of Secretary of Defense or the Interior, and is not personally identifiable until now, in addition to it You will be prompted the Ministry of sovereign again, oil or financial, but would prefer the latest on the first. The positions that the selection of the sovereign and the portfolios will be according to the elections and the system of points which will determine the share of each bloc in the new government and through the calculation of points for each two seats Gnapein and 15 points for the presidential post. The government, Iraq's current 37 portfolio was rated five of which are sovereign: the oil and finance and foreign affairs, defense and interior .. And then service and ministries of the State and is expected to remain this division in the new government due to compliance requirements and partnership, which emphasizes the political blocs. Under this system, the ministry will divide the value of a certain number of points ranging between 3 and 10 points depending on the size and importance of the ministry where it will be for each position of the three presidencies of the Republic and parliament and the government had 15 points and less than that of the vice-presidencies. To be assigned to President Jalal Talabani, next Sunday, the National Alliance candidate Nouri al-Maliki to form a new government. http://www.ikhnews.com/news.php?

Light at the end of Iraqi tunnel The first major foreign policy success of the Barack Obama presidency began surfacing last week. This, of course, is an optimistic way of looking at the power-sharing deal in Baghdad, which was sealed eight months after the inconclusive general election in March. But wasn't the deal brokered by Iran? How can it be counted as Mr. Obama's success story? It can be. The heart of the matter is that the United States has tacitly consorted with Iran, which only underscores political realism on the part of the Obama administration. The Baghdad deal, which followed three days of high-pressure talks between the Iraqi political factions, envisages that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shi'ite will have another term in office. So also Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, will continue as President, while the post of Speaker of Parliament has gone to Osama al-Najafi, a Sunni Arab credited with an obscure past of links with Saddam Hussein's Baath Party. As part of the deal, a new statutory body, National Council for Strategic Policy (NCSP), is being established to oversee security, which will probably be chaired by the former Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, a “secular” Sh'ite from the mainly Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc, who many regard as a U.S. proxy. And, to complete the tapestry, if rumours gather substance in the coming days, the post of Foreign Minister may go to Saleh al-Mutlak, the “secular” Sunni politician who is commonly linked to the Baath Party. It is almost impossible to be certain about who won and who lost in a pantomime. The Americans, prima facie, “lost” and yet, as the witches in Macbeth would say, they may have “won” as well. So has Iran. The U.S. initially backed Mr. Allawi for prime ministership, failing which it worked for a power-sharing deal between him and Mr. Maliki. At a later stage, it sought to have Mr. Allawi as President. But Mr. Maliki trumped Mr. Allawi and the Kurds (who have been sturdy American allies), rebuffed the U.S. and insisted on retaining the presidency. The U.S. has now been left to persuade Mr. Allawi to accept the post of head of NCSP, whose powers are yet to be defined. Again, the U.S. sought to exclude the fiercely anti-American Shi'ite cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, from the power structure but the current deal is riveted on his group's undertaking to support a government with Mr. Maliki, and the Sadrists may hold as many as a quarter of Cabinet posts in the new government. Indeed, Mr. Maliki travelled to Iran to meet Mr. Sadr (residing in the holy city of Qom) and publicly acknowledged his appreciation of Tehran's role in persuading Mr. Sadr to set aside his visceral hatred of him (Mr. Maliki). The noted Middle East analyst and historian, Juan Cole, wrote: “I don't think there is any way to interpret what has happened except as a victory for Iran … Iran has been working hard to put back together the fractured coalition of Shi'ite religious parties ... As the U.S. withdraws its troops over the next year, Iran's favourable position in Iraq will now likely be strengthened.” True, the current deal is not what the U.S. would have preferred. On the other hand, the deal also reflects the U.S. influence insofar as it provides for an inclusive government that does not disenfranchise Mr. Allawi's Sunni supporters. The Obama administration has all along argued that the new government must be broad-based and should include all major factions and accommodate all groups, including even the Baathists of the Saddam era. What has emerged is that there is probably some degree of U.S.-Iranian convergence. The deal in Iraq leaves one guessing all over again about the backchannel contact between the two implacable adversaries that never quite stops working. We know for sure that the backchannel has been working steadily on Afghanistan in the recent period. All the same, it is hard to tell whether it was a mere coincidence that, in a dramatic turnaround on November 3, the U.S. State Department designated the Jundullah as a terrorist organisation. Tehran has been accusing Washington of secretly supporting the Jundullah to bring about a “regime change” in Iran. In March last year, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei publicly warned the U.S. that Iran had intercepted communication between the Jundullah terrorists and American operatives. He chastised Mr. Obama: “In a neighbouring country, bandits, terrorists and murderers are in touch with American officials. They say ‘Let's negotiate, let's start relations'. They have the slogan of ‘change'. But where is the ‘change'? ‘Change' has to be real. You change, and we shall change as well.” Is the Obama administration finally changing course and addressing the mother of all “injustices” that Tehran alleges successive U.S. administrations have perpetrated on Iran through the past three decades — the covert policy to seek a “regime change?” Of course, Tehran will wield influence over the new government in Baghdad so as to ensure that Iranian interests are not jeopardised. But it knows well enough that Mr. Maliki is first and foremost an Iraqi nationalist — so is Mr. Sadr — who is a master-tactician in balancing competing interest groups and superb practitioner of the politics of expediency. Mr. Maliki all along kept lines open to Tehran and Washington, besides having his own regional connections, as is apparent from his success in winning over Syria (which, along with Saudi Arabia and Jordan, has been supportive of Mr. Allawi) to his side. In sum, Tehran is accepting a power structure in Baghdad that is dominated by Shi'ite groups but accommodates Sunni groups and possibly at some stage Baathist elements as well. Iran's main consideration is that Iraq should remain stable and friendly. Mr. Obama's enthusiasm for the Iraqi formula is equally meaningful. He called it “another milestone in the history of modern Iraq.” He said Washington had been lobbying for precisely such a “broadbased government”. In recent days he (and Vice-President Joe Biden) spoke to several Iraqi leaders, coaxing them to compromise, during which, as Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes put it, the President “reiterated our strong desire to see an inclusive government in Iraq, and welcomed the steps that have been taken toward reaching that goal.” Mr. Obama called up Mr. Allawi to prevail upon him to agree to the current deal brokered by Iran and to hold positions in the partnership government. Of course, the U.S. would have to stay engaged in the coming period also. Mr. Allawi's followers seek the repeal of the “de-Baathification” laws so that Saddam Hussein's followers can hold office. This may not find favour with the Shi'ite and Kurdish groups. Again, it is unclear whether Mr. Mailki will allow his prime ministerial prerogatives to be circumscribed by the NCSP. The Shi'ite-Sunni power struggle has been institutionalised in Iraq. To be sure, Mr. Obama's pragmatism in hailing a political dispensation in Iraq comprising stakeholders ranging from Arab nationalists, pro-Iranian Shi'ites and radical anti-American Islamists to U.S.-backed moderates (and possibly erstwhile Baathists) is noteworthy. How long can Mr. Obama shy away from showing statesmanship to the Hamas in Palestine and the Hezbollah in Lebanon — groups that have, like the Sadrists in Iraq, demonstrated their support via the ballot box? More important, is there scope for extending similar “pragmatism” to the Afghan conflict? Although no two conflicts can be analogous, the contours of an Afghan settlement can be discerned from what has been happening in Iraq. By no means is Iraq's regional milieu less turbulent than are the raging storms in the region surrounding Afghanistan. Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Iran — they all have specific interests in Iraq. Iraqis and Afghans face similar problems of ethnicity and fragmentation of their political economies. Of course, Iraqi society is far more urbanised. But then, Afghanistan faces nothing like Kurdish separatism or Shi'ite-Sunni schism or the legacy of brutal authoritarianism. Yet, the big difference is that the Pakistani military leadership is yet to show the wisdom and cosmopolitanism of the Persian mind. It remains rooted in the tribal instincts of a zero-sum game. It continues to waffle on the core issue of Afghanistan's stability and takes recourse to detours — ‘The road to Kabul runs through Kashmir,' etc. The crucial difference is that in Iraq, General David Petraeus was allowed to do his job and the insurgency was checked so that the political processes could gain traction. The Taliban has to be weakened first. That is the game-changer in Afghanistan. The Pentagon has seemed to grasp this lately and the Pakistani generals are mighty upset about it. The strength of the Afghan Army and police is scheduled to reach 3,50,000 by 2013. Therefore, Mr. Obama should push back the July 2011 deadline for the start of the American drawdown. Hamid Karzai suggested 2014 as the key date for handing over the defence of Afghanistan to the Afghans themselves. Concurring with Mr. Karzai will be Mr. Obama's “Afghan pragm http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article898675.ece?service=mobile

Finance, oil ministries to set oil barrel price in 2011 budget Baghdad, Joint committees representing the oil and finance ministries have been watching the global market to set the price for oil barrel and help the cabinet determine it in its 2011 budget, an oil ministry spokesman said on Friday. “There are several changes that play a key role in determining crude oil prices in the global markets, like supply and demand, and their impact on prices, as well as the expected averages for the increase of Iraq’s crude oil production,” Assem Jihad told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He added that joint committees from Iraq’s oil and finance ministries had set the price of a barrel of oil at 60 dollars, to be endorsed in the state budget for the year 2011. Jihad pointed out that last year had witnessed a surplus in revenues, adding Iraqi exports hit two million barrels per day (bpd). He expected a larger surplus next year due to the “expected increase in production, especially after the conclusion of Iraq’s first and second tendering sessions”. http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=139015

19-11-2010 A crucial meeting next Monday to the census بغداد/اور نيوز Baghdad / Orr News Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning, chairman of the Central Bureau of Statistics Mahdi Keywords The device called on all ministries and relevant agencies to hold an extended meeting to discuss the procedures for the census next Monday. Keywords and explained that the ministry "has completed all procedures for census to be held by early next month in cooperation with a number of ministries such as education, culture and retaining the other actors." He pointed out that the ministry "will be an important meeting with all parties related to the census next Monday for the purpose of finalizing the census process and in particular the issue of Kirkuk and the Kurdistan region," noting that "the meeting will be chaired by Planning Minister Ali Baban." http://translate.google.com/translate?

Unnamed politicians say that former PM Ibrahim Jaafari, Finance Minister Bayan Jabr, and the sketchy Ahmed Chalabi will be working separately to foil Maliki's efforts to assemble a cabinet. The key, according to the report, is in the following lines from the constitution. Article 76: First: The President of the Republic shall charge the nominee of the largest Council of Representatives bloc with the formation of the Council of Ministers within fifteen days from the date of the election of the President of the Republic. Second: The Prime Minister-designate shall undertake the naming of the members of his Council of Ministers within a period not to exceed thirty days from the date of his designation. Third: If the Prime Minister-designate fails to form the Council of Ministers during the period specified in clause “Second,” the President of the Republic shall charge a new nominee for the post of Prime Minister within fifteen days. Fourth: The Prime Minister-designate shall present the names of his members of the Council of Ministers and the ministerial program to the Council of Representatives. He is deemed to have gained its confidence upon the approval, by an absolute majority of the Council of Representatives, of the individual Ministers and the ministerial program. Fifth: The President of the Republic shall charge another nominee to form the Council of Ministers within fifteen days in case the Council of Ministers did not win the vote of confidence. Several observations arise here. First, all three alleged plots are led by politicians who are very close to Iran. My assumption here is that since the premiership is going to stay within the Shiite house in general (since Iraqiya and the Kurds already got their share of the three top posts) Maliki drastically depreciated from Iran's perspective. After all, Tehran was at odds with Maliki since after he turned on Sadr 2008. The support Iran gave Maliki in the past few months was an exception to the rule. Now that the Shiite parties are more or less on the same side again, it makes sense for Iran to back a less nationalistic figure. Second, as usual, any such scheme would require Kurdish cooperation. From the Kurds perspective, a good PM should be: 1)reasonably weak, 2)not a Sunni Arab nationalist. At least two of the three men named in the report fit the bill. However, the Kurds seem quite happy with the deal with Maliki, so it's not easy to tell what their response is going to be should the alleged schemes materialize. Third, the constitutional article isn't specific enough. The third clause does not specify whether the "new nominee for the post of Prime Minister" must come from the largest bloc in parliament, or any other bloc. The government formation journey could be far from over.

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Almlal (citizen): Special committees will continue to form a political council after the Eid al-Adha Citizen - Alaa al-Tamimi Counting the members of the political blocs consensus that was agreed upon between the blocks of winning enough to form a new government Fimacdt the Iraqi List, said debates on the political council of the strategic policy will be after the Eid al-Adha Fimatalib Turkmen position of the sovereign as the third nationality when word leaked out about the distribution of some ministries and positions of certain blocks He spokesman for the Iraqi List, Haider al-Mulla said the decisions of the Political Council for Graduate Alasttratejip will be bound in the case of voting by unanimity or 80%, "said Mulla (citizen):" The decisions of the Council are advisory as voting was less than 80% "and added" that the committees will continue to implement the decisions that have been agreed within the political consensus recently according to different times "and positions it will get the Iraqi government of Maliki, said Mullah" to talk about these positions are not dealing with it so far, "noting that" the debates on the political council will be after Eid Al-Adha "and" that all the blocks is going ahead with the implementation of all agreements, "as he lead in the same list beauty melon for optimism dialogues that took place between Iraq and the rest of the blocks of winning," said watermelon in a telephone conversation with (the citizen), "The other political blocs pledged to the Iraqi implement their obligations within one month," said "that the committees formed in this regard to follow-up to the commitments mentioned" He continued, "We need a strong government able to meet the conditions experienced by our people," noting "that the Iraqis are waiting for the politicians a lot," and the watermelon that "the law of the political council will be presented to the House of Representatives and the political blocs for approval in conjunction with the provision of Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki and his ministers new. " To the MP in the Kurdistan Alliance, Ali Hussein Blually need to form a government representing all shades of the Iraqi people and the marginalization and said (for residents) yesterday: "The lack of marginalization of any component will make government effective and operated in accordance with the correct policy," adding that "the political dialogues that resulted from the consensus blocks would give the government new power to make decisions that serve the people, "adding that" The next phase will be the differences less than previously and therefore timings that have been taken in the discussions between the blocks will be implemented in accordance with the Mahdd her "and pointed out that" blocs had shown flexibility in a lot of thorny issues, this a new and positive, "For his part, Deputy of the Supreme Council Hassoun Fatlawi said Adel Abdul Mahdi will remain in office as Vice-President of the Republic. and said Fatlawi in a press statement: that the negotiations of the political blocs on the distribution of government posts will begin after the Eid, revealing that the talks will deal with the idea of survival of Adel Abdul Mahdi in his position as Vice President of the Republic

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Kuwait recognized borders against Iraq would emerge from Chapter VII الخميس, 18 تشرين2/نوفمبر 2010 20:15 | Thursday, 18 October 2 November 2010 20:15 | | | كشف الرئيس العراقي جلال طالباني عن استعداد الكويت للموافقة من خروج العراق من تحت الفصل السابع اذا ما بعث برسالة اع Detection of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani for Kuwait’s readiness for approval of out of Iraq under Chapter VII if it sent a message of Acts تراف بالحدود العراقية-الكويتية الى مجلس الأمن. Pity on the border with Iraq – Kuwait to the Security Council. وقال طالباني خلال لقاء مع صحيفة الشرق الأوسط السعودية انه بحثت الموضوع عندما كان في نيويورك مع رئيس الوزراء الكويتي، وهو قال: إذا كتب العراق رسالة إلى مجلس الأمن تؤكدون فيه اعترافكم بالحدود الكويتية – العراقية، نحن أيضا نوافق على خروج العراق من تحت الفصل السابع. Talabani said during an interview with Asharq al-Awsat that he discussed the issue when he was in New York with the Prime Minister of Kuwait, he said: If the Books of Iraq letter to the Security Council confirm the Aaataravkm Kuwait’s borders – Iraq, we also agree to exit Iraq under Chapter VII. وأضاف طالباني “أنا أجبت الدكتور محمد الصباح: اكتب الصيغة وأنا مستعد لتوقيعها الآن. نحن مستعدون لإعطاء هذه الضمانات”.Talabani added, “I answered, Dr. Mohammad Al-Sabah: type the formula and I’m ready to sign now. We are ready to give such assurances.” وأشار الى أن الوقت سيدد الزمن لذلك، مضيف “نحن قمنا بتعيين سفير لدى الكويت ولهم سفير في بغداد ونحن نتوقع التوصل إلى علاقات ممتازة مع الكويت”. He pointed out that the time Sidd time for that, the host of “We’ve appointed an ambassador to Kuwait and they have an ambassador in Baghdad, and we expect to achieve excellent relations with Kuwait.”

Conscious / formation of committees to negotiate the ministerial positions المشـرف العامGeneral Supervisor حجم الخط: Font size: واع/ بغداد/ م.اConscious / Baghdad / m. A 18/10/2010 10:04pm18/10/2010 10:04 pm تباشر الكتل النيابية بعد عطلة العيد جولة أولى من مفاوضات اختيار المرشحين للمناصب الوزارية بعد تشكيل لجان خاصة لهذا الغرض.Proceed with parliamentary blocs after the holiday, a first round of negotiations, selection of candidates for ministerial positions after the formation of special committees for this purpose. وقال عضو التحالف الوطني النائب عن دولة القانون حسن السنيد في تصريح نقله مراسل (وكالة انباء الاعلام العراقي / واع ) إن الكتل شكلت لجانا تمهيدا لخوض المفاوضات بعد التكليف الرسمي للمالكي ..A member of the National Alliance MP for the rule of law Hassan Sinead, said in a statement carried reporter (news agency, media / INA)The clusters formed a prelude to enter into negotiations after a formal letter to the owners ..Indicating that the dialogue will beginبعد العيد لترشيح الكفاءات للحقائب الوزارية.After the feastfor the nomination of qualified portfolios. وفيما كشفت مصادر في القائمة العراقية عن تشكيل لجنة برئاسة جمال البطيخ وعضوية كاظم الشمري وفلاح النقيب لخوض المفاوضات، أكد عضو ائتلاف العراقية عن محافظة نبنوىThe sources in the Iraqi List, the formation of a committee headed by the beauty of watermelon and membership Kazem Shammari, Falah al-Naqib to enter into negotiations, confirmed member of a coalition of Iraqi province Nebenoyالنائب زهير الأعرجي تمسك قائمته باستحاقها الانتخابي في توزيع الحقائب الوزارية.Attorney Zuhair Araji stuck Basthakha electoral list in the distribution of ministerial portfolios. من جانبه أعرب عضو التحالف الوطني النائب عن دولة القانون كمال الساعدي عن تفاؤله بقدرة زعيم ائتلافه رئيس الوزراء المكلف نوري المالكي على تشكيل الحكومة الجديدة بأسرع وقت ممكن.For his part, member of the National Alliance MP for the rule of law Kamal Saadi, leader optimistic about the ability of his coalition, Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki to form a new government as soon as possible. وبحسب نواب عن التحالف الوطني ستشهد العاصمة بغداد مطلع الأسبوع المقبل حفل تكليف المالكي رسميا بتشكيل الحكومة من قبل رئيس الجمهورية المنتخب جلال الطالباني.According to the deputies of the National Alliance will see the capital Baghdad early next week a ceremony officially mandated Maliki to form a government by an elected president Jalal Talabani. ت/ي.مT / j. M

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