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Baghdad sends four months of salaries to Kurdistan

Economy | 10:11 - 22/04/2019

 
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BAGHDAD - 
The Minister of Finance, Fouad Hussein, on Monday, the federal government to send salaries for four months to employees in the Kurdistan region. 
Hussein said that "the salaries of four months have been sent in full to employees of the Kurdistan region," pledging to "commit to send salaries on time." 
He added that "in the coming days will be sent 68 billion dinars salaries for four months to the Ministry of Peshmerga"

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Iraqi parliament speaker in Erbil, due to meet with senior officials

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Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi arrives in the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil on April 22, 2019. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
 

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iraq’s parliamentary speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi on Monday arrived in the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil and is set to meet with senior Kurdish leaders and officials during his visit.

The trip comes two days after a parliamentary delegation from the Kurdistan Region visited Baghdad to meet with an Iraqi counterpart and participate in the summit held in the capital between top legislators from Iraq’s regional neighbors, hosted by Halbousi.

Upon arrival at Erbil International Airport in the afternoon, the speaker was welcomed by his Kurdistan Region counterpart Vala Fareed. Following this, they held a meeting, attended by deputy parliament speakers from both sides, among other officials.

The Iraqi speaker is expected to meet with senior officials, including Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani.

They are due to discuss a range of issues with a focus on the developing relations between Baghdad and Erbil. 

 

 

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Iraqi Parliament Speaker in Kurdistan

 
 BasNews   22/04/2019 - 21:22  Published inKurdistan
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ERBIL - Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi arrived on Monday in the Kurdistan Region's capital Erbil, only hours after his meeting with country's PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi.

During his stay in the region, Halbusi will meet Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and President of the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani, according to the information Basnews has learned.

Abdul-Mahdi's office said in a statement earlier the day that the main topic of the Iraqi premier and parliament speaker's meeting was on the conclusion of the new Iraqi government, Halbusi, therefore, is said to have similar talks with the Kurdish leaders in Erbil.

He will also exchange views with the Kurdish officials on the relations between Erbil and Baghdad to resolve the remaining issues between the sides.

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Masoud Barzani, Iraq’s parliament speaker meet to discuss Erbil-Baghdad ties

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Masoud Barzani, Iraq’s parliament speaker meet to discuss Erbil-Baghdad ties
Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi shakes hands with President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani, Erbil, April 22, 2019. (Photo: Masoud Barzani's official website)
 

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The President the Kurdistan Region’s leading Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, received Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi on Monday to discuss relations between Erbil and Baghdad.

During the meeting, the two “discussed the political situation in Iraq, and the latest political developments, and steps to complete the new government cabinet in Iraq,” a statement on Barzani’s official website read.

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Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi (left) during a meeting with Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) President Masoud Barzani in Erbil, April 22, 2019. (Photo: Masoud Barzani's official website)

The KDP leader and Halbousi highlighted relations between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi government which have improved following a fallout in the aftermath of the Kurdish referendum in September 2017.

Barzani “assessed the positive atmosphere prevailing between the [Kurdistan Region] and Baghdad,” noting that strong ties between the KRG and Iraq are “in favor of stability and prosperity throughout Iraq,” the statement continued.

The situation in Nineveh province and the conditions of the people in the governorate was another topic the two sides discussed, it added.

“Both sides stressed the intensification of efforts to restore services, stability, and safety for the citizens of Mosul governorate.”

Halbousi’s trip comes two days after a parliamentary delegation from the Kurdistan Region visited Baghdad to meet with an Iraqi counterpart and participate in the summit held in the capital between top legislators from Iraq’s regional neighbors.

Upon arrival at Erbil International Airport in the afternoon, the speaker was welcomed by his Kurdistan Region counterpart Vala Fareed. Following this, they held a meeting, attended by deputy parliament speakers from both sides, among other officials.

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assessed the positive atmosphere prevailing between the [Kurdistan Region] and Baghdad,” noting that strong ties between the KRG and Iraq are “in favor of stability and prosperity throughout Iraq,

 

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1 hour ago, 6ly410 said:

 this is moving quick  imo cheers 

I think you could be onto something here bro, I've been waiting on this bunch of thieves since 2004. Moving Quick is a good a thing, I think...cheers 

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Barzani and Halabusi are discussing in Erbil several files, most notably naming a new governor of Nineveh

Political | 09:47 - 22/04/2019

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President of the House of Representatives Mohamed Halabousi and the Kurdistan Democratic Party Massoud Barzani, the completion of the ministerial cabin and the nomination of governor of Nineveh. 
A statement by the Office of the Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Halbusi, received / Mawazin News / "Halbusi and his delegation discussed during his meeting in Erbil, on Monday, Barzani current political and security situation in the country, and a number of topics of common interest. 
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Halabousi and Barzani discuss in Erbil files cabinet cabins and Nineveh province

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President of the House of Representatives Mohamed Halabousi and Chairman of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Massoud Barzani, on Monday, the file completion of the ministerial cabin and the province of Nineveh.

"The Speaker of the House of Representatives accompanied by a parliamentary delegation met today in Erbil Barzani and discussed during the meeting the current political and security situation in the country and discussed a number of issues of common interest," the office said.

He added that "the meeting discussed the file of completion of the ministerial cabin, and the termination of the state institutions by proxy according to the specified period, as well as discuss the file of Nineveh province and stability through the cooperation of political forces; to choose a governor capable of promoting the reality of the province.

The two sides stressed, according to the statement, "the need for joint coordination between the Center and the region, and resolve outstanding problems in accordance with the Constitution, and that the next phase of the stage of concerted efforts; to serve all Iraqis." End 25 n

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assessed the positive atmosphere prevailing between the [Kurdistan Region] and Baghdad,” noting that strong ties between the KRG and Iraq are “in favor of stability and prosperity throughout Iraq,” the statement continued.

 

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the need for joint coordination between the Center and the region, and resolve outstanding problems in accordance with the Constitution, and that the next phase of the stage of concerted efforts; to serve all Iraqis

 

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The former deputy prime minister Haidar al-Abbadi paid salaries to the region without a legal cover to win a second term. He pointed out that current Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has a clear approach to resolving the oil file with the Kurdistan region. 

Abdullah said in a statement he received Alsumaria News a copy of him that "the political parties are targeting Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi because he paid the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region under the cover of the legal and through the financial budget," noting that "Abdel-Mahdi's policies towards the region can not be compared to the policies of former Prime Minister Haidar Abadi paid the salaries of the region's employees at a certain rate without a legal cover, in order to please the Kurdish political parties and get their support for him for a second term. "

 

 

 

 


He added that "current Prime Minister Abdul Mahdi has a clear direction and vision of a strategy to resolve the oil file with the Kurdistan region, and has serious intentions to resolve this dilemma and the problems that have been stuck for years between the two sides, and these positive trends deserve to support and solidarity with them." 

"It is too early to insult the prime minister and to target him politically and from his government, because he has not received enough time so far, and therefore we must give him more opportunities to solve the problems he can solve between Baghdad and Erbil, especially with regard to the oil file, "The most important thing is that the citizens of the region do not pay the tax of differences, as happened during the era of Abbadi, who refrained from finding a solution to this problem and therefore the oil was stolen from the region and people remained without salaries."

Abdullah said that "at the end of the previous session was paid a specific percentage of the salaries of the region's employees totaling 317 billion dinars a month by the Abbadi and for political purposes, and when he began Abdul Mahdi, currently pay the salaries of the region's employees with a legal cover and through the budget began Abadi and some of his deputies and close politicians From targeting Abdul-Mahdi only because he is the most equitable people in the region and because he started a new page through which he aims to solve problems seriously. " 

"The citizens of the province who were treated by Abdul Mahdi are simple Iraqi people who have been deprived of their salaries. These are the same people who were punished by Mr. Abbadi in the previous session when the leaders of the major parties in the region were merciless at the expense of citizens. And deprives political leaders of their own ambitions. "

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Baghdad needs to step up support for IDPs: Kurdish official 

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Baghdad needs to step up support for IDPs: Kurdish official
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi (left) and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani (right) shake hands ahead of a meeting in Erbil on April 23, 2019. Photo: handout/KRG
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani discussed better coordinating the responses of their two governments to address the needs of 1.74 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) during a meeting in Erbil on April 23. Kurdish humanitarian workers say Baghdad is not doing enough to help the displaced Iraqis. 

Halbousi and Barzani "emphasized the significance of assistance from the Baghdad government and the international community for displaced Iraqis so they can return home. They also urged the reconstruction of areas damaged by war," read a statement from the KRG. 
 
Vala Fared, speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament, also attended the meeting. 

A total of 1.74 million Iraqis are still displaced from their homes, according to the International Organization for Migration. A large number of those are from northern Iraq, especially Nineveh province, which was heavily damaged in the war to oust Islamic State (ISIS) from the towns and cities. 

The Kurdistan Region currently hosts 1.1 million displaced Iraqis, according to the KRG’s Joint Crisis Coordination Center (JCC) that handles the government’s humanitarian response. 

The KRG has shouldered the lion’s share of the financial burden – paying 75 percent of the $162 million monthly costs. International organizations cover the remaining 25 percent. 

JCC's head Hoshang Mohammed told Rudaw English that they have asked Baghdad to help. In their most recent meeting with Iraqi government officials on February 24, his office submitted a recommendation calling for "financial support for the IDPs, building houses for them, hastening the extension of services back in their areas, and the provision of security."

Slow reconstruction of war-damaged areas and persistent insecurity are the main factors preventing IDPs from going home. Some families who went home to Mosul have returned to the camps, where they say life is better. 

In March, 932 people, mostly from Mosul, returned to the camps, said Mohammed. 

He accused the Iraqi parliament and government of having "no plans" for the IDPs. "No money has been allocated for IDPs affairs in the [2019] budget law," he said, explaining that at least one or two percent of the budget should have been dedicated to helping the displaced families. 

The KRG will not force the IDPs to go home, he said. 

Halbousi arrived in the Kurdistan Region Monday evening. This is his second visit since he became speaker of the parliament last year. In his meeting with Barzani, they discussed Erbil-Baghdad relations in general. 

Head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani hailed the “positive atmosphere” that has emerged in relations between the federal and regional governments after Iraq’s election last May. Halbousi met with Masoud Barzani on Monday. 

"Voices plotting to disturb the positive atmosphere must be silenced because the improvement of Erbil-Baghdad relations brings about stability," read a statement from Masoud Barzani’s office. 
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