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Central Bank is moving to settle the balances of banks in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah

01:43 - 18/10/2018

 
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BAGHDAD - 
The Central Bank of Iraq, on Thursday, to settle a new batch of assets of open banks in the branches of the Central Bank / Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, which arose from their cash deposits, while the settlement of amounts originating in the sukuk. 
"In accordance with the efforts made by the Central Bank of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government, in 2017 and 2018, large amounts of dinars and dollars were paid to open banks accounts in the branch of the Central Bank / Erbil to settle their credit balances," the bank said in a statement received by Mawazine News. In the section ". 
He added that he was "in the process of distributing new amounts to settle all the funds that were deposited in cash .. Later are settling the balances that arose over the deposit of Sukuk, although most banks had accepted those instruments contrary to the guidance of the Government of the Territory and branches of the bank / Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.
The central bank confirmed that "credit balances arose when the two branches linked to the Ministry of Finance in the region."

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Central Bank settles balances of open banks in its branches in Kurdistan Region

Central Bank settles balances of open banks in its branches in Kurdistan Region
 



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The Central Bank of Iraq announced on Thursday that its approach to the settlement of a new batch of assets of open banks in the branches of the Central Bank / Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, which arose from their cash deposits, while the amounts settled by the sukuk are settled.

The bank said in a statement to the twilight news that, based on the efforts made by the Central Bank of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government, in 2017 and 2018 pay large amounts in dinars and dollars to open banks accounts in the branch of the Central Bank / Erbil to settle its credit balances in the branch.

The Central Bank is in the process of allocating new amounts to settle all balances that were deposited in cash, while later balances are settled, and most of the banks have accepted these instruments contrary to the directives of the regional government and the branches of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.

"The Central Bank confirms that credit balances arose when the two branches were linked to the Ministry of Finance in the region," the statement said.

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Alsumaria News / Baghdad , 
said the Iraqi Central Bank on Thursday in connection with the settlement of all the assets of its branches in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, indicating that the credit balances arose when it was linked to the Ministry of Finance branches in the region. 

The bank said in a statement received by Alsumaria News a copy of it "is in the process of settling a new batch of assets of open banks in the branches of the Central Bank / Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, which arose from their cash deposits, while the settlement of the amounts originating from the sukuk.

 

 

 


The bank added that "based on the efforts made by the Central Bank of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government, has been in 2017 and 2018 pay large amounts in dinars and dollars to open banks accounts in the branch of the Central Bank / Erbil to settle its credit balances in the branch. 

The bank said it was "in the process of distributing new amounts to settle all the funds that were deposited in cash, while later settling the balances that arose over the deposit of the sukuk, although most banks had accepted these instruments contrary to the guidance of the territorial government and branches of the bank / Erbil and Sulaymaniyah." 

"Credits arose when the two branches were linked to the Ministry of Finance in the region," the bank said.

It is noteworthy that the Central Bank of Iraq had cut its relations with the sub-Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, during the past years because they were linked to the Ministry of Finance of the Kurdistan region as well as the occurrence of some administrative and financial matters that did not live for the Central Bank, and the Central Bank has six branches (Baghdad, Basra, Mosul, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah And the Middle Euphrates).

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Central Bank is moving to settle the balances of banks in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah

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01:43 - 18/10/2018

BAGHDAD - 
The Central Bank of Iraq, on Thursday, to settle a new batch of assets of open banks in the branches of the Central Bank / Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, which arose from their cash deposits, while the settlement of amounts originating in the sukuk. 
"In accordance with the efforts made by the Central Bank of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government, in 2017 and 2018, large amounts of dinars and dollars were paid to open banks accounts in the branch of the Central Bank / Erbil to settle their credit balances," the bank said in a statement received by Mawazine News. In the section ". 
He added that he was "in the process of distributing new amounts to settle all the funds that were deposited in cash .. Later are settling the balances that arose over the deposit of Sukuk, although most banks had accepted those instruments contrary to the guidance of the Government of the Territory and branches of the bank / Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.
The central bank confirmed that "credit balances arose when the two branches linked to the Ministry of Finance in the region."

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  • yota691 changed the title to Political: the survival of tense relations between the Barzani and Talabani parties to resolve the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Arbil
22-10-2018 09:43 AM

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Baghdad / News

The Iraqi politician, the two, that the survival of the tension between the parties Barzani and Talabani complicates the resolution of the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil, noting that the Prime Minister-designate is secretly trying to moisten the atmosphere between the Kurds.

"The Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul-Mahdi seeks to moisten the atmosphere between the two Kurdish parties (the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union), which strained their relationship because of the dispute over the presidency of the Republic "

"He said Abdul Mahdi is expected to announce the composition of his government, next Wednesday because it is now mediated silent between the two Kurdish parties.

"The encouragement of this is the admissibility of Abdul-Mahdi to the two parties; and the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Massoud Barzani to participate in the government is linked," explaining that "the survival of the relationship tense between the two Kurdish parties" will not help resolve the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil.

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The president of the alliance of the Iraqi decision Osama Abdul Aziz Najafi, Monday, the Kurds , " the power of Iraq and to ensure the stability agreement", while the leader in the detection of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUK ) Pavel Talabani , near the drafting of a new agreement with the Kurdistan Democratic Party . 

"The head of the Iraqi decision coalition Osama Najafi received today, the delegation of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan consisting of Pavel Talabani and Khalid Shuani," noting that "the delegation confirmed his deep desire to develop relations between the two parties and contribute to Building a common Iraqi future. "


Nujaifi said, according to the statement, that "differences and differences of views should be resolved by dialogue and understanding, especially with regard to the future of the province of Kirkuk, as it is not lost or defeated when it comes to a national issue is important," noting that "the agreement of the Kurds force of Iraq and ensure its stability." 

He stressed the "necessity and importance of improving the relationship with the Kurdistan Democratic Party," calling for "effective Kurdish partnership in Baghdad and to a method that leads to strengthening the national cohesion and overcome the crises and obstacles." 

For his part, Talabani said that "the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan has suffered problems following the illness of the late President Jalal Talabani, but they are now united and are in the process of drafting a new agreement with the Kurdistan Democratic Party of agreement and understanding and resolve all crises."

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OMG. This new government is showing a True Inclusionary Policy for all sects within Iraq.  

 

The document: axes of the new Iraqi government's platform

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(2018-2022) on the activation of the Constitution in letter and spirit, referring to resolving the outstanding issues with the Kurdistan region, especially in the issues of financial management and oil and disputed areas.

According to the axes of the ministerial platform, the new government will work on the Constitution in letter and spirit and complete the laws that have not yet been legislated, and which the constitution calls for and abolishes what violates them.

The curriculum also stated that the priority will be for the citizen, the poor, the oppressed, the illiterate, the woman, the child, the young man, the sheikh, the seat, the patient, the unemployed, the fearful and the threatened.

He added that "Iraq is not part of any system of sanctions and blockade outside international legitimacy."

"The government will pay special attention to basic services in Basra and the rest of the provinces of the south, center and north, and the liberated areas of Kninwe. The government will also pay attention to resolving outstanding issues with the Kurdistan region, especially in issues of financial management, oil and disputed areas.

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Saleh: The current status of Kirkuk is illegal and the Government of Kurdistan will provide assistance to these

Saleh: The current status of Kirkuk is illegal and the Government of Kurdistan will provide assistance to these



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The President of the Republic Barham Saleh, on Saturday, the reasons for his visit to the Kurdistan Region, pointing to the need to resolve the issue of Kirkuk and the disputed areas according to the Iraqi constitution.

Saleh said in a joint press conference with Governor of Sulaymaniyah Hafal Abu Bakr, followed by Shafak News, "I came to the Kurdistan Region to see several things, including reassuring the owners of shops burned in one of the markets of the city of Arbil," adding that "there is no doubt that the Kurdistan Regional Government will provide them Help".

"We hope that the firing of firecrackers will be completed at the wedding," he said, adding "condolences to the families of the victims of the recent shooting in Sulaymaniyah."

Saleh said "there is hope to finish the subject of forming a new government in Iraq, which is hoped to be completed next week under the chairmanship of Adel Abdul Mahdi."

He added that "there are many issues facing the new Iraqi government, including outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil," stressing that "the need to resolve these issues through the Constitution, and as President of the Republic, my task is to protect the Iraqi constitution."

Saleh stressed that "the current situation of Kirkuk is illegal, so things should be resolved and make the status of the province legal," adding that "this solution must be made in accordance with the will of the people of Kirkuk, who were greatly affected by political differences."

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2018/10/27 13:21
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Saleh: We will work to end the outstanding problems between Baghdad and Erbil in accordance with the Constitution

 

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Barham Saleh confirmed on Saturday October 27, 2018, the importance of restoring stability to the city of Kirkuk, while working to end the outstanding problems between Baghdad and Erbil.

"It is necessary for the new government to restore the citizen's confidence in the government," Saleh told a news conference after arriving in the city of Sulaymaniyah, adding that he will work to preserve the rights of the Kurds in Baghdad and end the outstanding problems between Erbil and Baghdad according to the constitution.

He stressed that "the work to restore the stability of the situation in the city of Kirkuk and normalization, especially the administrative and security aspects," pointing out that the decision-making will be in the hands of the people of the province. 

The President of the Republic said that he will "work to compensate the victims of the fire of the Bala market in Erbil," as well as the families of the victims who were killed by the floods that swept through several areas in the Kurdistan region. "It 

is noteworthy that President Barham Salih, On his first official visit since taking office as president.

The President of the Republic was received by Kusrat Rasul Ali, Deputy Secretary-General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Governor of Sulaymaniyah and its deputy, and a number of members of the House of Representatives, and several political figures and parties.

 

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Change bet on its participation in the Kurdistan government to hand over oil revenues to Baghdad

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The Kurdish Change Movement, Saturday, pledged its participation in the new Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq by ending the "uniqueness" of the Kurdish parties by the decision and handing over oil revenues to the federal government.

The leader of the movement, Saber Ismail said in a statement to the information that "our participation in the Kurdistan government is subject to several things highlighted the solution of the dispute with President Baghdad, which affected the nature of political life in the region," calling for "handing over oil revenues to Baghdad, As the rest of the citizens of Iraq salaries and allowances.

Saber said his party would not participate in the Kurdistan government unless the two ruling parties abandon their usual policy of exclusivity by decision and power. He called on the Democratic Party and the Union to stop stealing the money and wealth of the Kurdish people.

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) announced on Saturday that the nomination of Najafan Barzani to head the Kurdistan Regional Government for a second term, confirmed his commitment to form a consensus government in the Kurdistan region, despite the majority. Ending / 15

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President of the Republic of Sulaymaniyah: I will raise a national dialogue among the people of Kirkuk to solve the problems

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Baghdad / ... President Barham Saleh called on Saturday to normalize the situation in Kirkuk between the people and components of the province, and through the recourse to the original people.

Saleh said in a press conference, held after his arrival in Sulaymaniyah, that "the status of Kirkuk should be resorted to normalization between the people of the province, the people of Kirkuk is more conservative than others."

"I will encourage a national dialogue among the people of the province so that they can solve these problems and enjoy peace and harmony like other cities in Iraq," he said. "In this country of good deeds, we can achieve many of our ambitions."

Saleh expressed his sympathy with the people of the provinces affected by the floods that hit them, as well as the owners of shops in the market for old clothes, which was exposed to a great fire led to the burning of about 1400 shops, expressing the willingness of the Presidency of the Republic and federal authorities to cooperate with those

affected in the region. Finished

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The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, on Saturday, a new initiative on stability and security in the province of Kirkuk, and end the differences between the components of the city. 

Saleh said in a speech during his visit to the province of Sulaymaniyah, Saturday, that "the status of Kirkuk needs to normalize among the people, the people know it from others," calling for "stabilize stability in the province, and support its people and components." 

The President of the Republic, for sponsoring a new initiative, is to hold a national dialogue, bringing together the people of the province and their dignitaries; in order to find solutions to the situation in Kirkuk, noting that "in Iraq of good things enable us to achieve many of our ambitions."

He also stressed that "there are problems accumulated between Baghdad and Erbil and must work hard to resolve them according to the Constitution." 

Saleh also announced his support for the owners of the old clothing shops in the city of Arbil, which was exposed to a great fire last Thursday; led to the ignition of about 1200, and expressed readiness of the Presidency of the Republic and the federal authorities to cooperate with the affected in the region.

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Kurdish Change Movement demanded on Saturday the Iraqi Kurdistan government to hand over oil revenues to the federal government, threatening that it will not participate in the government of the region unless it is done, as well as ending the "uniqueness" of the two main Kurdish parties' decision.

The leader of the movement, Saber Ismail, said in a statement that "our participation in the Kurdistan government is subject to several things highlighted the solution of the dispute with President Baghdad, which affected the nature of political life in the region," calling for "the delivery of oil revenues to Baghdad so enjoy the Kurdish citizen in the region as the rest of the citizens of Iraq Salaries and allowances ".

Saber said his party would not participate in the Kurdistan government unless the two ruling parties abandon their usual policy of exclusivity by decision and power. He called on the Democratic Party and the Union to stop stealing the money and wealth of the Kurdish people.

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Barham Salih says will protect Iraq Constitution, resolve Erbil-Baghdad disputes

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Barham Salih says will protect Iraq Constitution, resolve Erbil-Baghdad disputes
Newly-elected Iraqi President Barham Salih delivers a press conference in Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, on Oct. 27, 2018. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
 
 

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iraq’s new President Barham Salih says the formation of a new government in Baghdad can resolve outstanding issues between the Federal Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

During a press conference on Sunday, Salih expressed optimism at the progress of Iraq’s new government formation and stressed that his task as president is to protect the Iraqi Constitution.

“There is great hope that the new government cabinet will solve many problems, including the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil, based on the Iraqi Constitution,” Salih told reporters in the Kurdistan Region’s Sulaimani province.

Ongoing disputes between Baghdad and Erbil include a share of the national budget, oil and gas revenues, salary payment for Peshmerga forces, and the status of disputed areas among other issues.

“The differences are major and not easy to solve,” Salih noted, “so, they require a political will and a real desire to resolve the outstanding tensions and end the differences.”

Salih also underlined the need to solve these issues via the constitution. “As President of the Republic of Iraq, my task is to protect the Iraqi Constitution.”

“The current situation in Kirkuk is [in violation of the constitution], so the situation should be resolved and the status of the province should be determined,” he added.

The province of Kirkuk contains a mixture of ethnicities such as Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmens. It is one of the most contested regions between the Iraqi government and the KRG.

Senior Kurdistan Region officials have repeatedly called for the need to apply Article 140 of the constitution to settle the dispute.

According to the article in the 2005 constitution, the future of Kirkuk and other disputed areas were to be decided on in three stages, beginning with normalization and then relying on a local referendum to determine which government would administer the region. However, this was never implemented due to political differences.

“The solution should be resolved in Kirkuk according to the will of its residents who have experienced great difficulties due to political differences,” Salih said.

On Oct. 2, the Iraqi Council of Representatives elected Salih as the country’s new president. He replaced Fuad Masum as Iraq’s eighth president.

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Disclosure of the date of delivery of salaries in Kurdistan

Disclosure of the date of delivery of salaries in Kurdistan
 



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Shafaq News / revealed a source familiar with, on Sunday, the date of delivery of salaries to employees of the Kurdistan Region.

The source told Ashqaf News that the delivery of salaries for the month of August is scheduled to start for employees in the Kurdistan region starting from the beginning of next week.

He added that the salaries will be distributed first to the staff of the ministries of Peshmerga and then education and finance, the Ministry of Health followed by the Ministry of Higher Education, and then the rest of the ministries.

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President of the Republic Barham Salih , Sunday, sought to solve the problems between the center and the Kurdistan region , while expressing his categorical rejection of the return of tyranny. 

Saleh said in a speech during his visit to the tomb of Halabja , and attended by Alsumaria News, "The next stage will be for the reconstruction and fairness of the martyrs and their families," and expressed the hope that "Halabja will be the capital of peaceful coexistence." 

"We will go to all parts of Iraq to bring peace and return the displaced, " Saleh said , adding that "we will seek to resolve the problems between the center and the region."


Saleh stressed the need to "be the Constitution is the solution to solve the problems between the center and the region." 

According to an Arab newspaper, there is a preliminary consensus between President Barham Salih and the new Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on the file of Kirkuk , noting that there is optimism in the province on this consensus.

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The National Union reveals the results of its meeting and emphasizes the course of the talks to form a regional government

08:21 - 28/10/2018

 
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(Reuters) - The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said on Sunday that it was negotiating with the Democratic Party to form a regional government. 
"The political bureau held a meeting under the chairmanship of his Deputy Secretary General of the Union Kosrat Rasul and in the presence of President Barham Salih in the city of Sulaymaniyah. The meeting discussed the political situation in Iraq, and evaluated the political changes, Real partnership in governance and the application of the Constitution. " 
The meeting, according to the statement, to "solve outstanding problems between the region and Baghdad dialogue and under the umbrella of the Constitution," noting that "the National Union has a clear road map to preserve the Kurdistan region and its achievements and provide services to the people of the province more." 
The meeting also discussed the post-legislative elections in Baghdad and the issue of forming a government in the Kurdistan region.
And discussed another axis of the meeting of the Political Bureau, the unification of the Kurdish House, where the meeting stressed the "route of talks between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Democratic and the rest of the Kurdish political parties, to form a new government cab in the region, noting that" the National Union is taking serious steps to provide ground Appropriate to start talks "

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An agreement between Erbil and Baghdad leads to the return of the "legitimate" administration to spend a disputed

An agreement between Erbil and Baghdad leads to the return of the "legitimate" administration to spend a disputed
 



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Shafaq News / Revealed the mayor of Sinjar district, Mahma Khalil, on Tuesday, the issuance of a decision from the top parties to return the legitimate administration to the judiciary.

Khelil of the Kurdistan Democratic Party has left the judiciary after the events of October 16 last year and the withdrawal of the Peshmerga and Asayish forces and the spread of security forces and popular mobilization in the disputed areas between Arbil and Baghdad against the background of the referendum held by the Kurdistan Region for independence from Iraq.

"We have no official information that there is a decision by the new Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, to return us as the legitimate administration of Sinjar," Khalil said, adding that "there is an agreement between the federal government and the provincial government and the local government of Nineveh on this return, We expect Abdul Mahdi to make such decisions, within his government program. "

 "We are the legitimate administration in Sinjar, so we will go back to doing our work," he said.

He added that "last Sunday we were in a meeting that included the legitimate institutions in the federal government and the local government in Nineveh province, headed by Governor Nofal al-Akoub, in the presence of the President of the provincial council and the commander of operations Najm Jubouri and the representative of the popular crowd and a number of members of the provincial council and the mayor of Sinjar district, And at the will of the people of the region to the presence of the legitimate administration of Sinjar and its sub-areas. "

"Tomorrow we will start our work as a legitimate administration of the Sinjar district, in accordance with the decision taken during the last meeting, which included various top bodies," said Khalil.

After the events of October 16 last year, Sinjar and Nineveh Plain are managed by the popular crowd and the majority of Sinjar residents protest against the lack of services and attempts to impose certain agendas in the region.

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Federal employees in Kurdistan did not receive their salaries from the government of Abbadi and calls for Abdul Mahdi to spend

Federal employees in Kurdistan did not receive their salaries from the government of Abbadi and calls for Abdul Mahdi to spend
 



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The deputy of the bloc of change Hoshyar Abdullah on Wednesday, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to pay the salaries of the late employees of the federal departments in the Kurdistan Region for the months of November and December of last year, stressing that there is no justification for the delay of disbursement.

"Since Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is running the Interior Ministry himself until the appointment of a new minister, it is very important to address the problem of the salaries of the employees of the federal departments in the Kurdistan Region, which has been slow to spend over the past two years," Abdullah said in a statement to twilight news. , To this day there are two salaries for the month of November and December of last year have not been disbursed to the employees of these departments, and these salaries are still in the hands of the federal government.

"There have been attempts by the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to solve this problem, but unfortunately it has not been resolved yet," he said.

"We hope that Abdul Mahdi will take a decisive step towards lifting the injustice of the employees of these departments, who perform their work with dedication and sincerity, and to urgently instruct the payment of their arrears, which is their actual entitlement and there is no justification for delaying them."

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Iraqi Parliament to Discuss Kirkuk Crisis

 
 

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Iraqi Parliament to Discuss Kirkuk Crisis
 

ERBIL — The new Iraqi parliament is expected to soon discuss the situation in Kirkuk during a special session, said deputy parliament speaker Bashir Haddad.

Kirkuk is being challenged by security and administrative challenges since the Iraqi army and Iranian-backed militias of Hashd al-Shaabi have taken over the city.

The disputed Kurdish province experienced several years of stability prior to October 2017 when the Peshmerga forces were in control.

According to Haddad, Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has promised to address the crisis in Kirkuk within three months.

“Also, the new Iraqi government has a plan to address the issues related to Sinjar, hoping to normalize the situation there,” the deputy parliament speaker said.

“We believe that the current government of Iraq is different from the previous one,” Haddad said to show optimism about the future of Kirkuk, Sinjar and other disputed Kurdish territories.

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19:08 29.10.2018

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The autonomous Kurdistan Region will start a serious dialogue with Baghdad to resolve all differences between both sides once the new Iraqi government is fully formed and begins working, Hoshyar Siwaily, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP) foreign relations office, told Sputnik on Monday.

"The government will be entering into serious negotiations with the federal government to resolve all the issues which both governments currently have, especially the new government headed by the new prime minister… When the full cabinet is in place, the serious dialogue and negotiations will start between our government, KRG [the Kurdistan Regional Government], and the federal government," Hoshyar Siwaily, head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP) foreign relations office, told Sputnik on Monday.

 

According to the KDP representative, the Kurds have supported Abdul-Mahdi’s nomination and would be monitoring his stance on the Iraqi Kurdistan issue.

"We have supported him and we will be supporting him, we will be monitoring his performance, achievements, especially where relations between Baghdad and Erbil are concerned. We hope the new prime minister who is a good politician, who is a friend of the Kurds, will be able to learn from the mistakes of the past, especially the mistakes the previous prime minister committed against the Kurdistan Region. We are positive," he added.

 

 
Additionally, there is "a continuous dialogue and telephone talks" between the Iraqi Kurdistan leadership and Abdul-Mahdi, Siwaily said.

 

On October 3, newly elected Iraqi President Barham Salih, a Kurdish politician, named Shiite Adil Abdul-Mahdi, who was Iraq's oil minister between 2014 and 2016, as the country's prime minister and tasked him with forming a new government. Abdul-Mahdi was sworn in on Thursday, as well as 14 out of 22 ministers he had designated.

Oil, Gas Control Issue

Siwaily also said that the two sides intend to discuss articles in the constitution that concern the oil and gas industry, as the federal government of Iraq and autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region are ready to sit down for talks to settle the dispute over control of the country's oil and gas reserves.

"Both sides are ready for talks and have the intention to resolve all the issues, including the oil and gas issue, the revenue issue which we have with Baghdad, so we are optimistic," Siwaily said. 

The official added that "oil and gas is one of the crucial issues between Erbil and Baghdad. We have to sit down and resolve these issues according to our constitution. Some of the articles in the constitution specifically talk about oil and gas issue. So hopefully there will be a room." 

 

 
Until recently, the oil-rich province of Kirkuk was under the control of the Iraqi Kurds. However after the Kurds held an independence referendum in September 2017, Baghdad launched an offensive and regained control over Kirkuk in the following month. Soon after that Baghdad reported that it would establish a special committee aimed at developing oil production in the region and would create a group of experts together with BP to analyze the situation in Kirkuk.

 

Relations between Baghdad and Erbil escalated after Iraqi Kurdistan held an independence referendum in September 2017, which was later deemed illegal by the Iraqi federal government.

 

In response to Erbil's decision to secede, Baghdad launched a military operation and took control over the Kurdish oil-rich province of Kirkuk, as well as imposed sanctions, restricted banking operations, closed border crossings and banned international flights to and from the region. The restrictive measures were lifted in January after Kurdish government authorities and private institutions accepted the authority of the federal government of Iraq. The Iraqi Kurdistan has not yet announced if it planned to hold another independence referendum in the future.

On Syrian Kurds

The head of the KDP's foreign relations office also stressed that Iraqi Kurdistan supports the Syrian Kurds' self-determination efforts and hopes they will be able to protect their territorial gains through peaceful means, such as a dialogue between all the parties involved in the Syrian conflict. 

"As far as Kurdistan is concerned, we support ambitions of all Kurds for self-determination, including the Kurdistan in Syria and other parts of Kurdistan. What we are calling for is to resolve all the issues with respective governments in a peaceful way, to enter a serious dialogue to avoid bloodshed and fighting, as much as they can, of course. In Kurdistani Syria we understand the situation; we hope that they will be able to protect the gains they have met so far [against the IS] and for the better service of our brothers and sisters in Syrian Kurdistan," Siwaily told Sputnik.

The KDP official also expressed hope that all parties involved in the Syrian conflict would better coordinate their actions in the region.

"Nothing is impossible in politics, so we have to be hopeful and that these relations will be better in the interest of all the parties involved in this conflict," he added.

 

 
Syrian Kurds, namely the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), have been fighting the Daesh terror group* in northeastern Syria, actions which have been criticized by Damascus.

 

On Sunday, Turkish forces bombarded positions of YPG militia, outlawed by Ankara as a terrorist organization, on the eastern shore of the Euphrates River in northern Syria. This followed the October 17 incident involving two US-led coalition F-15 fighter jets carrying out an airstrike on an allied Kurdish unit in Syria as a result of poor coordination. The latter incident killed six fighters and injured another 15.

*Daesh (also known as ISIS/ISIL/IS) is a terrorist group banned in Russia

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Kurdistan announces readiness to start talks in Baghdad - Erbil to resolve outstanding issues

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Baghdad - Mawazin News 
The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nigervan Barzani, on Thursday, the readiness of the region to begin talks with the federal government to resolve the outstanding problems. 
"The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region received today, Henrik van Develd, Ambassador of Belgium in Iraq and Jordan, and the delegation accompanying him," Barzani's press office said in a statement received by Mawazine News. 
The statement added that "the meeting discussed the situation of displaced persons and their return to their homes, and provide the necessary services for them, and the political process in Iraq and in the region." 
According to the statement, presented Barzani, "a summary of the way to start meetings and meetings in order to form the new government cab in Kurdistan." 
He pointed out, "the developments witnessed by the region, especially in the economic sector and in the field of improving the living conditions of citizens," confirmed the readiness of the region to "
For his part, said Defield, "the election process and the first meeting of the Parliament of Kurdistan and preparations for the formation of the new government cab of the region," praising "developments in the region in various fields, especially in the economic field." 
On the formation of the federal government, he stressed the need for "the Kurdish party strongly participates in this government in providing services to the components of Iraq in all aspects and find solutions to the problems of Erbil - Baghdad."

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Much in the way Trump has stepped up to perform his duty as President and place the American consulate in Jerusalem,  I say Mahdi will finally hammer out the HCL. Dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it! Abadi literally primed Iraq for the next step, harmony, peace, and prosperity to us all!!

 

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