Erbil Agreement content disclosed

[yota691]

Monday, 07 May 2012, 07:26 GMT

Erbil Agreement content disclosed

The Kurdish Globe

The agreement was the basis for the formation of the new Iraqi government's cabinet and political accord

As the winners of the March 2010 parliamentary elections failed to form the new cabinet of the government after eight months, Kurdistan Region's President Massoud Barzani called on a national congress to resolve the disagreements and form the government.

Erbil hosted the conference where President Barzani, Head of State of Law Bloc Nuri al-Maliki and Head of Iraqia party Iyad Allawi reached an agreement, which was signed by Dr. Roj Nuri Shawais, Hassan Sneid and Salman Jumeli, representing the Kurdistani Alliance, National Alliance and Iraqia party, respectively.

Below is the text of the nine-article agreement, which has not previously been published:

A. First Section:

1.Benefits of the members: Reviewing the legislation related to the benefits of the members and amending them (rights, salaries, guards, retirements, financial and administrative authorities).

2. Reforming the parliamentary office: Improving the qualifications of its cadres to be able to responsibly deal with preparing the draft laws for approval, following up the laws of various commissions within specific time limits, as well as not ignoring those laws that are submitted to Parliament as draft laws or suggestions.

B. Second Section:

Laws and Regulations

1.Reestablishing the Constitution Amendment Committee in a way that guarantees the real participation of all the winning blocs in the committee, and achieves the amendments that have been agreed upon.

2.Setting specific time limits for the laws: Setting specific approval time for all laws that are required under the Constitution but not yet legislated. This has to be in coordination with the parliamentary offices, the Legal Committee and the specialized committees of the Parliament, and implemented by the speaker of the Parliament on the one hand and the heads of the political blocs on the other hand, according to the following priority:

- Federal Court Law

- Oil and Gas Law

- National Reconciliation Law

- Security Agencies Organization Law

- Parties Law

- United Council Law

- Elections Law

- Elections Commission Law

- Media Network Law

- Public Inspectors Law

- Financial Audit Divan Law

- Balance Board Law

- Federal Revenues Law

- Executive Power Law

- Journalism and Journalists Protection Law

3.Establishing a permanent parliamentary committee and allocating the posts of the head, members and decision-makers according to number of votes as well as constitutional balance.

C. Third Section:

Monitoring Role

1. Activation of the affiliation of the independent commissions (Integrity Commission, Financial Audit Commission, Media Network, Relations and Media Commission) to Parliament according to the Constitution and by the verdict of a decision from the Federal Court.

2. Putting an end to the issue of delegation of responsibility or official positions to deputies and delegates (substitute minister, board chair, deputy minister, etc.) within the first three months of the beginning of the work of the Parliament as well as guaranteeing the constitutional balance.

3.Stimulating the role of media organizations considering that it is the forth power. Legislating the journalism work and journalist protection laws.

4. Setting a clear and agreed-upon mechanism to summon and question the executive members and not leaving the issue for the presidency's analysis.

D. Forth Section:

Security Reform

1.Security institutions laws and authorities: Deciding on the laws of the security institutions that determine the active security institutions and clarifying the duties and authorities of each institution to achieve the complementary state, and in a way that minimizes encounters between the specializations of the security institutions.

2.The need for the development of the security institutions to achieve the highest degree of professionalism.

3.Forcing the security institutions to obey questioning by the council of representatives (according to constitutional procedures) and drafting necessary laws to impose severe penalties on those who are proven to be spying for the interest of foreign parties.

4.Investigating all officials and members of the security forces against whom suits are filed for breaching human rights and not providing any protection for any of those for any reason.

5.Stimulating the role of the provincial councils according to the Constitution and the provincial committees' councils in a way that guarantees the implementation of the decisions of these councils that are related to security.

6.Establishing investigation centers to make use of retired citizens.

7. Organizing and strengthening the borders with new equipment and in a way that guarantees control of the borders.

7.Toughness with those who enter the country illegally.

8.Establishing a specialized committee to monitor national disasters and offering fast and effective solutions to the affected areas.

9.Strengthening the role and authority of the national intelligence agencies and developing their cadres as required by Iraqi national security, fighting espionage and following up the security intelligence activities on Iraq's soil as well as drafting effective laws in this regard.

E. Fifth Section:

Judicial Reform

1.The presidencies of the Higher Judicial Council and the Federal Court or Tribunal Court should be unified.

2.Accelerating the process of establishing the judicial power according to the Constitution, stimulating and developing the work of the attorney general.

3.Accelerating the establishment of the Judicial Power Law according to the Constitution as well as stimulating and improving the work of General Appeal Court.

4.Accelerating the approval of the Higher Judicial Council Law.

5.Preventing judges from working outside the Higher Judicial Council's institutions.

6.Revising the Terror Law.

7.Keeping balance among the government institutions.

F. Sixth Section:

i.Achieving national balance in:

1.Ministries' deputies

2.Ambassadors

3.Head of the independent boards and commissions

4.In the federal ministries and military and security institutions, at the levels of director and above or equivalent posts (chief of divisions, ministries, divans, etc.).

ii.Balance Board Law shall be approved within a period of no more than six months after the commencement of the parliamentary committees, and the board shall be established immediately after the approval of the law, per the mutual agreement of the blocs.

iii.The board will respect the constitutional balance and guarantees the rights of all regions and provinces in all the state institutions, including the security and military institutions at all levels.

iv.Stimulating the role of the Ministerial Council and the independent commissions as well as granting adequate authority to the deputy ministers and assistants of the independent boards to achieve power sharing.

v.Fully activating the Constitution and the laws related to employment and accelerating the establishment of the Federal Service Council, which is addressed in the Article 107 of the Constitution and the previous Council of Representatives has approved at the end.

G. Seventh Section:

Reform in the Work of the Executive Power

1.Depending on the principle of skill and professional capability, as well as achieving constitutional equity in the public sector jobs, according to the Public Service Law.

2.Constitutional balancing that has been distorted by the employment processes of the past and guaranteeing provincial representation according to the Constitution (there has been no agreement about this).

3.Guaranteeing the real participation of the allied parties in the government in making political, security and economic decisions.

4.Approving agreed-upon internal procedures for the Ministerial Council that determines procedures and the authority of the council and its members.

5.Organizing the security institutions that are not addressed in the Constitution in the security ministries according to their respective specialization and their necessity for the security situations, which has to be dome in steps.

6.Educational and agricultural initiatives will be associated with specialized ministries and no initiative will be accepted in the future unless by Ministerial Council decision.

7.Stimulating the role of Ministerial Council supervisor on the ministerial roles.

8.Stimulating solutions for administrative and financial corruption phenomena.

9.Abiding by the unity of the government's official statements.

10.Banning joining of legislative and executive posts.

11.Banning the direct interference in the affairs of the ministries by the MPs, advisers and director generals for the interest of any political groups, and dealing with minister as the highest person in the ministry.

12.President of the Ministerial Council and all ministers shall abide by the decrees of the Ministerial Council and the approved laws, while considering that they are representing the state in their ministries rather than representing their political groups or representatives, and whoever breaches this, necessary action will be taken to dismiss him/her from his/her posts.

13.General inspectors in the ministries will not be from the same bloc as the minister.

H. Eighth Section: National Accord

1.In the critical issues such as (war and peace, strategic agreements, constitutional amendments) a 100 percent consensus should be achieved among all allies.

2.In strategic and important issues, voting shall be on 50+1 majority basis.

3.In daily crime issues, voting shall be on 50+1 majority basis.

I.Ninth Section: Inquiry, Justice and National Reconciliation

1.Holding the decisions of the current board except for day-to-day issues.

2.Establishing Inquiry and Justice Board according to the law.

3.Revising the law of Inquiry and Justice by the agreed-upon amendments so that the law is not used on bilateral measures or for political purposes, and the dossier will be treated according to law.

http://www.kurdishglobe.net/display-article.html?id=3F557EB905A63A2F91E55D01777F0172

[fastarnie]

Well I am stunned. Pleasantly stunned.

[cheevo]

And here's this:................ Vote on the law of oil and gas after the end of the legislative recess

05/08/2012

BAGHDAD / JD / .. revealed to the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary submitted a draft law of oil and gas in the Iraqi parliament after the end of the legislative term holiday. A member of the Committee and the National Alliance MP Uday al-Awadi's / JD /: B'datalh legislative term he entered the Parliament will be put oil and gas law for its own legislation, to resolve the current crisis between the central government and the region add to the problems of many terminate this law and explained, "The problem is escalating between the central government and the Region Kurdistan's oil back on the lack of clear legislation. " And between a member of the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary deputy for the National Alliance, "The enactment of the oil and gas represents a clear mechanism in the solution depends upon the outstanding problems between the Baghdad government and the region." He was a member of the Energy Committee in the previous parliamentary session Hadi al-Hassani, had said in a press statement that all the current differences on oil and gas law will be resolved in the event of an agreement on legislation that supplements the four of the law, stressing that these supplements will explain how to deal with the producing fields and non-producing and undeveloped and undiscovered . Hassani said the 2007 version of the oil and gas law defined oil-producing provinces and therefore there is no any differences on this issue, as it gave the provinces the right to participate in the Federal Council for Oil and Gas. Observers believe that the enactment of the oil and gas in Iraq would end the differences existing between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government and the rest of the Iraqi provinces, as it will represent an investment of vast oil wealth in Iraq with an estimated reserves of about 143 billion barrels. Iraq exports crude oil from the ports of Basra and Khor al-Amaya in the Persian Gulf, as well as the Turkish port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean, and through the truck by truck to Jordan, and Iraq currently produces about 2.0005 million barrels of crude oil per day, and the proportion of exports from the Basra oil 90% , while the remaining issue of Kirkuk. The cabinet approved the draft law of oil and gas in 2007 but faced a Kurdish protest, and observers believe it represents the differences between Arbil and Baghdad on oil revenue sharing and control of some fields in northern Iraq and the Kurdistan region. It is noteworthy that the Presidency of Parliament rose, the fortieth session to the fourteenth of June, after a majority vote on the new range for the accountability and justice, consisting of seven people, and to postpone the vote on the dismissal of the Mayor of Baghdad Sabir al-Issawi .. /ended / 11 n http://www.dananernews.com/News_Details.php?ID=608

[uncirculd]

If you read the points here all this is everything Maliki has tainted or kept from being completed. He has installed a bunch of crooks in all areas of the government to the armed forces. THIS MAN IS NOT A BUILDER HE IS A DICTATOR AND HE HAS INVITED TERRORISM BY SUPPRESSING THE PEOPLE.

[yota691]

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[Rubberband King]

Wow nice post.

Thanks Yota.

Leggo RV!

[yota691]

Wow nice post.

Thanks Yota.

Leggo RV!

Reading this an seeing how Mr M is, do you really think he want to enforce this!! I say no!! JMO

[Halo9678]

Looks like everything we needed, some of what we wanted and even some things that we had no clue about were on the list of things "agreed" upon. 5 days in counting... Call me 'catuisly optimistic' but I don't see Maliki doing any of the big ticket items in time muchless clearing the entire list. I'm willing to bid that there will be an 'emergency session' of Parliament called in which very few show up, maybe just enough to have a quorum. The laws will be voted upon and hopefully passed. And when everyone returns, I suspect the majority to cry foul and demand recounts on some, if not all, laws passed. Thus, the hamstrining and poli-tricking continues. Not that anyone in Iraq would ever do such a thing.... Heavens' no!!!!

[shabbadude]

Man do I hope this will pass.... but I seriously doubt it. The deadline will pass, they'll have a meeting on what to do about Maliki's non-compliance and agree to have another round of meetings to explore how to get him to comply. As the famous philosopher Elaine Bennis once said so poignantly, "Yada, yada, yada..."

[en1gma]

If you read the points here all this is everything Maliki has tainted or kept from being completed. He has installed a bunch of crooks in all areas of the government to the armed forces. THIS MAN IS NOT A BUILDER HE IS A DICTATOR AND HE HAS INVITED TERRORISM BY SUPPRESSING THE PEOPLE.

Boy, now where else has this happened? Seems like a familiar situation.

Eh, oh well. I probably just consumed to much beer and chips never mind. I'll just lay down on the couch and watch more ESPN; that'll make me feel better.

Edited May 11, 2012 by en1gma

[uncirculd]

Boy, now where else has this happened? Seems like a familiar situation.

Eh, oh well. I probably just consumed to much beer and chips never mind. I'll just lay down on the couch and watch more ESPN; that'll make me feel better.

I hears ya man. If I were not on meds right now I would like to do the same, but since I don't drink I would open them for my honey and let him drink for me .

[skrappyone]

Excellent post Yota. I was wondering what was it all about. Now we all see why Ma-schliki doesn't want it. I just hope it gets done.

[Laid Back]

Maliki, YOU'RE FIRED

[uncirculd]

Maliki, YOU'RE FIRED

[Roadrunner]

If this were approved it would seriously limit Maliki's power. It is no wonder he doesn't agree with it. The funny part is section Eight which requires a 100% consensus on critical issues. You can't get two of them to agree on whether or not it is raining. How the h3!! are you going to get a 100% consensus on anything.

Roadrunner

[yota691]

If this were approved it would seriously limit Maliki's power. It is no wonder he doesn't agree with it. The funny part is section Eight which requires a 100% consensus on critical issues. You can't get two of them to agree on whether or not it is raining. How the h3!! are you going to get a 100% consensus on anything.

Roadrunner

Your right on RoadRunner, it like signing the Declaration of Independence, and solidify the Constitution!!

[en1gma]

I hears ya man. If I were not on meds right now I would like to do the same, but since I don't drink I would open them for my honey and let him drink for me .

That couldn't have gone that far over your head

[uncirculd]

That couldn't have gone that far over your head

No cause I am short. Us short folks sometimes have a big mouth. No, a lot of times. I confess. I don't pick arguments, but I stick to what I believe to be true strongly. And if I am wrong, I am even shorter and sorry.

Edited May 16, 2012 by uncirculd

[SocalDinar]

BAGHDAD - Al Sabah

Re the "morning" spreading the nine items of the Convention on Erbil and approved by the leaders of parliamentary blocs.

According to a copy of the minutes of a meeting held between the blocks of the three major (the National Alliance, the Iraqi List, the Kurdistan Alliance) obtained by the "morning", the groups had agreed on issues related to the National Council of the Supreme policies, and rules of procedure of the Council of Ministers, and repair work of the House of Representatives, in addition to the repair the work of the executive branch, and file accountability and justice, judicial reform and paper, as well as the national issue of balance, and file security, and outstanding issues with the Kurdistan region.

And signed agreement of Rose Nuri Shaways Deputy Prime Minister, representative of the President of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Alliance, and leader of the National Alliance Hassan Sinead, and leader of the Iraqi List, Salman Jumaili.

The following is the text of the nine items:

The first axis / administrative and financial side:

1 - concession members: a review of laws on the Privileges members and replace them (rights, wages, protections, retirement, financial and administrative powers).

2 - the reform of the parliamentary circle: in order to strengthen its staff are its responsibility in creating the laws of the legislation and follow the laws of the various committees within a specific timeframe and not to neglect the laws provided on the form of a draft or proposed law to and from the Council.

The second axis / legislation and laws:

1 - re-formation of a committee of constitutional amendments: to ensure the genuine participation of all the winning blocs in this committee and completion of agreed amendments.

2 - the time limit of the legislation: Develop the timeframe for the legislation of all laws which outlined the constitution, its legislation, but did not proceed and that is done in coordination between the department of parliamentary and legal committee and the parliamentary committees concerned on the one hand and the Presidency of the Council and the political blocs on the other, according to precedence and priority to the following:

- Law of the Federal Court

- Oil and Gas Law

- Law of National Reconciliation

- Law of organization of the security services

- Law of parties

- Law of the Federation Council

- The election law

- Law of the Electoral Commission

- Law of Media Network

- Law of the Integrity Commission

- Law of Inspectors General

- Law Office of Financial Supervision

- Law of body balance

- Law of Federal Income

- Law of the executive branch

- Law of the press and the protection of journalists

3 - the formation of the permanent parliamentary committees: the distribution and chaired Naaptha and decisions according to the elections and the constitutional balance.

The third axis / supervisory role

1 - Activating the link independent bodies House of Representatives: According to the Constitution (the Integrity Commission, Board of Supreme Audit, Network Information, Communications and Media Authority), according to the Federal Court decision.

2 - and an end to address the issue of liability or official position of Acting (Minister of Agency, Chief, and Under Secretary of ..., etc.) within three months from the beginning of the House of Representatives, while ensuring the constitutional balance.

3 - Activating the role of different media as the fourth power and the enactment of the journalism and law to protect journalists.

4 - Develop a clear mechanism and agreed to call and question members of the executive branch and not to leave that for the interpretation of the presidency.

Theme IV / paper repair the security file

1 - Law of the security forces and powers

Passing a law which defines the security services security services and functions of the operating and the power of each device to achieve a state of integration and avoid intersections within the jurisdiction of the security services.

2 - the need for rehabilitation of the security services in order to achieve the highest degree of professionalism.

3 - to subject the security agencies of accountability in the House of Representatives (in accordance with the constitutional contexts) and enact the necessary laws to impose tougher legal sanctions proved to be approaching Taatkhabr in favor of foreign bodies.

4 - check with all the leaders and the security elements that are complaints against them of committing violations of human rights and not to grant immunity to any of them and for any reason whatsoever.

5 - Activating the role of the provincial councils in accordance with the Constitution and the law of the provincial boards of agencies to ensure implementation of the decisions of those councils on the security file.

6 - the establishment of research centers to take advantage of retirees.

7 - Adjust and enhance border with modern equipment to ensure the control of the border.

8 - tough with hackers across the border illegally.

9 - the formation of a special device to follow the emergency cases of national disasters and provide quick solutions and remedies for the affected areas.

10 - Strengthening the role and powers of the National Intelligence Service and its cadres to build the necessary requirements of the national security of Iraq and anti-spyware and follow-up activity the security intelligence on Iraqi soil and enact effective laws in this matter.

Theme V / paper judicial reform

1 - Incompatibility between the presidency of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Presidency of the Federal Court or the Court of Cassation.

2 - to speed up passage of the Federal Court Act and agreement on the designation of its members.

3 - accelerate the formation of the Judicial Authority Law in accordance with the Constitution and the activation and development of the system of public prosecution.

4 - to speed up passage of the law of the Supreme Judicial Council.

5 - Prohibition of outside judges of the Supreme Judicial Council formations

6 - Review the Terrorism Act.

Balance in the state institutions

Theme VI / balance in the national:

A - Agents ministries

B - Ambassadors

T - Heads of agencies and the Independent Electoral Commission.

W - in the ministries and unilateral military and security institutions of the degree of general manager and above or its equivalent (leadership teams, Cabinet ministries, etc. ....).

2 - the law recognizes the balance in a period not exceeding six months since the start of the parliament committees and establish its authority immediately after the entry into force of the law by the blocks.

3 - the Commission may adopt the constitutional balance and ensure the rights of all regions and provinces in all state institutions including the military and security institutions and all levels.

4 - Activating the role of boards of ministries, independent bodies and the granting of appropriate powers to deputy ministers and heads of independent bodies aide to achieve participation.

5 - Activating the Constitution and laws related to the appointment, employment, and to speed up the establishment (of the Federal service) provided for in Article 107 of the Constitution, passed by the House of Representatives last in his class last.

Seventh Axis / repair work of the executive branch

1 - adopt the principle of efficiency, professionalism and the constitutional balance in public office in accordance with the Law Council of public service.

2 - re-balance the constitutional appointments resulting from the last period and to ensure the representation of the provinces constitutionally (not agreed).

3 - to ensure real participation of the parties combined in the government in decision-making (political, security, economic).

4 - Adoption of an agreed system of internal regulating the work of the Council of Ministers and sets the context and the powers of the Council and its members.

5 - the organization of security institutions is enshrined in the constitution in the security ministries, each according to its competence and, as security conditions permit and the gradual

6 - linked to educational initiative and agricultural ministries concerned do not take any initiative in the future, but the decision of the Council of Ministers.

7 - activating the supervisory role of the Council of Ministers on the performance of the cabinet.

8 - activation of the phenomenon of financial and administrative corruption.

9 - commitment to the unity of the official government rhetoric.

10 - Prevention of a combination of legislative and executive positions.

11 - direct intervention to prevent acts of ministries through agents, consultants and general managers for the benefit of any party dealing with the party and the Minister form the Supreme Head of his ministry.

12 - is committed to the Prime Minister and ministers all decisions of the Council of Ministers and the laws in force as representing the state in their ministries and are not representatives of the Perigord or bloc of political and contrary to take the necessary steps to his dismissal.

13 - the inspector general at the ministry of the minister's bloc.

Axis VIII / national consensus

1 - in the crucial issues (such as war and peace, and strategic agreements, constitutional amendments) have 100 percent compatibility.

2 - in the strategic and important issues shall be voted by the majority of half plus one.

3 - procedural issues in the daily vote will be by half plus one.

Axis IX / accountability, justice and national reconciliation

1 - to freeze the current decisions of the Commission except walking routine things.

2 - the formation of the accountability and justice in accordance with the law.

3 - to reconsider the law of accountability and justice through and make adjustments to be agreed upon for the purpose of the law not to use double standards, or for political purposes and are treated with the file according to the law

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[ronscarpa]

Thanks for the great info Yota...! (+1) (*)

RON

[zulcar9]

read from back this topic Disclosed content agreement Erbil

..imo this what actual said and done ...

[skitealwedrop]

Clearly, the GOI is not terribly concerned about the welfare of the Iraqi's. The Iraqi Nationals deserve better. 

[dinar fellow]

DONT GET TOO EXCITED THIS IS NOTHING AND IN 2 WEEKS YOU WONT HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT EBRIL AND THEY WILL BE TALKIN ABOUT CHAPTER7 RELEASE OR THE NEW DENOMS ARE COMING OUT .......THIS IS LIKE A MERRY GO ROUND....JUST GOES AROUND IN CIRCLES AND NEVER MOVES FORWARD

[Flatbush Zombies]

Clearly, the GOI is not terribly concerned about the welfare of the Iraqi's. The Iraqi Nationals deserve better. 

They will never care about the welfare of their people.

[Kaduku]

They need to pass the delay and postponement Law, which states that the Blocs and Parlaiment can ONLY delay/postpone votes for NO-MORE than 60 days, with one 30 days extension limit.       .