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

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Baghdad and Arbil agree to transfer border ports to the owners of the General Authority for Ports

 

Economy News _ Baghdad The delegations of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government agreed to transfer the official border ports in the Kurdistan region to the owners of the General Authority for Federal Border Ports. The head of the General Authority for Border Ports Kazim al-Aqabi said during a news conference in Sulaymaniyah attended by the correspondent "Economy News", "In implementation of the orders of the Council of Ministers was formed a committee to hold meetings with the Kurdistan Regional Government around the border crossings and was during the meetings to agree on the conversion of official border crossings in the province A threat to the owners of the General Authority for Federal Border Ports. "There are four official border ports in the Kurdistan region of Bashmag, Haj Amran, Parviz Khan and Ibrahim Khalil, and there are other unofficial outlets also need official recognition by the federal government." He pointed out that "a report has been submitted to the Council of Ministers on the informal border crossings for recognition." For his part, said a member of the Commission on the border crossings in the Kurdistan region, Brigadier Salar Abdullah, said that "a committee of the federal government consisted of representatives of 9 federal ministries visited the executors of Kelly and Siraan Band to find out the economic feasibility of opening these two." He pointed out that "the work of the Committee has been completed and the final report on these two implementations was submitted to the Presidency of the Federal Council of Ministers to take the appropriate decision on this subject." Views 366   Date Added 01/31/2018

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Kurdistan Minister reveals the conclusion of four agreements between Erbil and Baghdad and its arrival to "hand Abadi"

 

 

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The Minister of the Interior in the Kurdistan Regional Government and Minister of Peshmerga agency Karim Sinjari on Wednesday, Erbil and Baghdad, four agreements between Erbil and Baghdad on resolving the issues of disagreement between the two sides.

"The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has signed four agreements with Baghdad," Sinjari told reporters after meeting with senior US officials.

He added that "one of the agreements related to lifting the ban on international flights from airports in the Kurdistan Region."

On the results of his visit to Washington, Sinjari said that "US officials support the strength and unity of the Kurdistan Region in a federal Iraq."

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Oil parliamentary: Oil file with the region is complex and export figures unknown

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the oil and energy parliamentary stressed that the region 's oil complex file and can not be resolved with statements, stressing that the center is still unaware of the export figures of the province. 
A member of the committee, Awad al-Awadi, told "Tomorrow Press", on Wednesday, that "the government of the center is still demanding the need to be transparent contracts and the work of oil stations in the Kurdistan region on the other hand, the government of the region to disclose and put the hand on this lymph by the provincial government is Repaying the debts and loans that they have prepared and this is the most prominent points of disagreement between the two sides. "
Al-Awadi added that "these differences in the oil file is complicated and there are still negotiations, although it has not reached anything for years, and the commission is still revolving around itself without a small result, which affected many economic joints that affect the life of the citizen." 
Al-Awadi said that "the export figures for the region are almost unknown to the center, which makes them reluctant to cooperate with this file or at least included within the accounts of oil exports to Iraq and the corresponding accounts of the federal budget." 
He added that "these differences led to delay the most prominent and most important laws in the House of Representatives and the three sessions of the oil and gas law, which regulates the work of exports and the rights of provinces and citizens."

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Disclosure of the date of audit lists salaries of the ministries of the Kurdistan region

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The Director General of Planning in the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Kurdistan region said Wednesday that the audit committees of the Iraqi government will begin its functions as of tomorrow, the audit lists of employees of all ministries of the provincial government. 

Najdat Akriy said in an interview with a number of media, including "Khandan", that the Audit Committee, which came from Baghdad, met on Tuesday with the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan region, and today continue its meetings with all the ministries of the region. 

He added that the committee, which will be divided into three sub-committees will begin its functions from tomorrow, auditing the payrolls of employees of all ministries of the Kurdistan Regional Government. 

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said during his press conference yesterday, "We are still insisting on the salaries of staff of the region and the opening of airports, and committees are still operating in all regions of the region, and there is significant progress."

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Deputy: $ 46 million of Kirkuk receivables in the banks of Erbil

 

 

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Iraqi MP in the Iraqi parliament for the province of Kirkuk Hassan Tauran Prime Minister Haider Abadi to take legal and financial measures to recover the amount of 46 million dollars from the receivables of Kirkuk province of petrodollar and deposited in one of the banks of the province of Arbil.

The MP Hassan Tauran the withdrawal of the amount by the provincial government after the date of 16 October 2017, indicating that the amount is a dues of the sons of the province of Kirkuk.

He called for the province of Kirkuk to take action to offset the petrodollar amounts received by the government of Kirkuk by 10 million dollars a month, stressing that it does not match the quantities exported from the fields of Avana and Bay Hassan from 2014 to 2017, and recover the full amount from the provincial government.

The deputy Hassan Tauran that the deputies of Kirkuk will resort to the judiciary to obtain the rights of the province and its sons.

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Baghdad and Arbil agree to resolve six points of disagreement

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Kurdistan Regional Government spokesman Sven Dzeyi announced on Thursday that Arbil and Baghdad reached six points of disagreement.

"Erbil and Baghdad reached an agreement on six points of disagreement," Dzii told a news conference. "This agreement needs the approval of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi only."

He added that "no date has been set for lifting the air embargo on airports in the Kurdistan region."

Dazi pointed out that "is scheduled to visit the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Nizhrvan Barzani Britain this month."

The Minister of the Interior in the Kurdistan Regional Government and Minister of Peshmerga agency Karim Sinjari announced the conclusion of Arbil and Baghdad four agreements between Erbil and Baghdad on resolving the issues of disagreement between the two sides, including lifting the ban on international flights from the airports of the region.

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Kurdistan: We reached an agreement with Baghdad to resolve six points of disagreement and we await the approval of Abbadi

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The spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, Sven Dzei, on Thursday, reached with Baghdad to an agreement on the solution of six points of disagreement between the parties.

"Arbil and Baghdad have reached an agreement on the solution of six points of disagreement, and only the approval of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi remains," Dziay told a news conference in Erbil.

He pointed out that "is scheduled to visit the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Najirvan Barzani, Baghdad, during the month," pointing out that "no date has been set to lift the air embargo on airports in the Kurdistan Region."

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Kurdistan The official working hours return to five days instead of three due to audits

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The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has sent the government departments back three to five days due to audits of the names of the 14 members sent from Baghdad.

The head of the University of Salahuddin Ahmed Dzii told the Kurdish Darwaz, that because of audits in the names of staff carried out by the Iraqi Commission in the region, has been increasing official hours in all government departments and institutions in the Kurdistan Region from three days to five days.

"The decision will be implemented from next Sunday in all universities, government departments and institutions," Dzei said. "Any employee who does not comply will be responsible."

For his part, Nuri Osman, head of the coordination and follow-up in the Council of Ministers of Kurdistan Region, noting that the normal work of government employees six days or five days a week, but during the past two years and because of the system of savings in salaries of staff and not distributed on time, On the staff, but because of the existence of an Iraqi committee to audit the names of employees, it requires that the presence in the government departments in the Kurdistan Region naturally.

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Central Bank sends 250 billion dinars to its branch in Erbil

 

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Banks Economy News Baghdad: The Ministry of Finance and Economy in the Kurdistan Regional Government, on Thursday, that the Central Bank sent 250 billion dinars to its branch in Erbil. "The central bank sent 250 billion dinars to its branch in the Kurdistan region," the ministry said in a press statement read by "Economy News", stressing that "this branch is not linked to Kurdistan, and carries out its work under the guidance of the Central Bank of Iraq." She added that "we did not receive any money from Baghdad for the distribution of salaries," noting that "the committee formed between Baghdad and Erbil continues to audit the names of employees of the Kurdistan Region, except the Ministries of Peshmerga and the Interior in the region."

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Kurdistan 's financial economy announces the arrival of 250 billion dinars from Baghdad to Erbil

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The Ministry of Finance and Economy in the Kurdistan Regional Government on Thursday that the amount of 250 billion dinars Iraqi Dinar sent by the Central Bank to its branch in Erbil, which is not linked to the ministry, noting that there were no amounts to pay the salaries of employees, and workers in the region.

The ministry said in a statement today that on Thursday 25/1/2018 Central Bank sent 250 billion dinars to its branch in the region, stressing that this branch is not linked to Kurdistan, and carries out its work under the guidance of the Central Bank of Iraq.

The statement added that we have not received any money from Baghdad for the distribution of salaries, noting that the committee formed between Baghdad and Erbil continues to audit the names of employees of the Kurdistan Region, except for the Ministries of Peshmerga and Interior in the region.

The statement said that the Ministry of Finance and Economy to convince all parties that it will continue to distribute salaries, and if the arrival of funds from Baghdad, it will announce it.

The Kurdistan Regional Government earlier in the day that the federal government has sent money to the branch of the Central Bank in the province of Erbil, noting that it is waiting for clarification from Baghdad about those amounts.

"The federal government did not clarify the purpose of sending the money is it for the salaries of employees and workers in the region or is it just a diversion?" Said government spokesman Sven Dziyi at a news conference in Erbil that Baghdad sent money to its branch in the central bank in Erbil. Bank to its branch in Erbil. "

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Agreement between Baghdad and Erbil on border crossings in Kurdistan

The head of the General Authority for Border Ports Kazim al-Aqabi, on Wednesday, the agreement of the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government on the transfer of official border crossings in the province of Kurdistan to the owners of the General Authority for Federal Border Ports.

"In implementation of the orders of the Council of Ministers, a committee was set up to hold meetings with the Kurdistan Regional Government on the border crossing points," he said at a news conference in Sulaymaniyah. He said that during the meetings it was agreed to transfer official border ports in the Kurdistan Region to the owners of the General Authority for Border Ports Federal ".

"There are four official border ports in the Kurdistan region, namely Bashmakh, Haj Amran, Prowizkhan and Ibrahim Khalil, in addition to other informal outlets also need official recognition by the federal government."

"A report has been submitted to the Council of Ministers on the informal border crossings for recognition," he said.

In turn, said a member of the Commission on the border crossings in the province of Kurdistan Brigadier Salar Abdullah, "a committee of the federal government consisted of representatives of nine federal ministries visited the perpetrators of Kelly and Siranben to see the economic feasibility of opening these two."

He added that "the work of the Committee has been completed and the final report on these two implementations was submitted to the Presidency of the Federal Council of Ministers to take the appropriate decision on this subject."

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Abadi of Parliament: We adopted the population ratios on the share of the region in the budget

 

money and business Economy News _ Baghdad Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi on Wednesday stressed the adoption of population ratios on the share of Kurdistan region in the budget, noting that there is no objection to the launch of petrodollars to oil-producing provinces. Abadi said during a meeting of the House of Representatives to discuss the budget that "the adoption of the share of Kurdistan in the budget was through population ratios," indicating "we want equality and justice in the distribution of resources." "We have to provide security and services for the return of displaced persons and the distribution of voter cards," Abadi said, adding that "the Council of Ministers launched yesterday the financial allocations to the Electoral Commission." He added that "there is no objection to the release of petrodollars to the oil-producing provinces of Amara, Basra, Nasiriyah, Wasit and Kirkuk," calling on the House of Representatives to "transfer the necessary funds and no objection by us." "We can not now increase the budget deficit, because we have to speak clearly with people about the money and the future of the country," Abadi said, adding that "it is better to discuss with the committees and are ready to work to find solutions to pass the federal budget as soon as possible." Abadi said, "I will sit with the provincial deputies in the liberated areas and the deputies of oil-producing provinces and deputies of the region, to reach an agreement on all the problems of each group." The Prime Minister Haider Abadi arrived on Wednesday to the parliament building to discuss the budget law with members of the House of Representatives. Views 351   Date Added 01/31/2018

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Kurdistan government: Baghdad has not yet clarified the purpose of sending money to Erbil

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A spokesman for the Kurdistan government Sven Dzai said that Baghdad has not yet clarified the purpose of sending funds to the central bank in Arbil. 

He said at a news conference that the federal government did not make any clarification about sending money to the central bank in Erbil, wondering whether it is the salaries of employees and workers in the region, or is it just a normal transfer occurs between a number of banks ?.Explaining that the Kurdistan government agreed in principle with the federal government on 6 points of disagreement were between them, was signed the minutes of the agreement between the parties and is pending approval of the Prime Minister, Haider Abadi. Noting that it was true there was a crisis, but after the visit of Prime Minister Najran Barzani, to Baghdad ended the crisis, and if necessary necessary, Barzani will visit Baghdad at any time and naturally. 

On the agreement on the oil file, Dzi said, we have a good understanding with the federal government in this regard, and is scheduled to hold meetings to determine the framework for a convention serving the parties. 

A member of the House of Representatives Massoud Haider, confirmed two days ago, that Baghdad sent the amount of 250 billion dinars to the branch of the Central Bank of Iraq in Arbil, while a source in the Ministry of Finance in Kurdistan, the arrival of a batch of money from Baghdad to Erbil.

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The Central Bank sent 250 billion dinars to a branch not linked to the ministry

 

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The Ministry of Finance in the Kurdistan Regional Government, on Thursday, that the amount of 250 billion Iraqi dinars sent by the Central Bank to its branch in Erbil, which is not linked to the ministry.

The ministry said in a statement received by "Mawazin News" that "on Thursday, 25/1 the central bank sent 250 billion dinars to its branch in the region," asserting that "this branch is not linked to the Kurdistan region and carries out its actions under the guidance of the Central Bank of Iraq exclusively" .

He added that "the ministry confirmed that no money from Baghdad for the distribution of salaries and that the committee formed between Baghdad and Erbil continues to audit the names of employees of the Kurdistan region, except for the Ministries of Peshmerga and the Interior in the region."

He added that "the Ministry of Finance and Economy reassures all parties that it will continue to distribute salaries and if the arrival of funds from Baghdad, it will announce it."

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Iraqi trade starts by adding Kurdish language to the ration card

The commissions started the planning and follow-up department in the Iraqi Ministry of Commerce by adding the Kurdish language to the ration card forms for the Kurdistan Region. 
The Director General of the Department of Planning and Follow-up that the Department of Supply Calculator began by adding the Kurdish language first to the province of Sulaymaniyah after completion of the audit by the Branch Committee. 
He added that the provinces of Erbil and Dahuk will be followed by the audit of these branches and write them for the purpose of sending them to the audit committees to take the audit procedures and completion and then handed over to the Ministry of Trade Territory for the purpose of delivery to their citizens. 
The Kurdistan was accused earlier in Baghdad, that the deletion of the Kurdish language of the ration card a deliberate political step, where refused to receive.
In this regard, the Iraqi Ministry of Commerce said that it did not intend to add Kurdish language, "where there were many discussions and discussions before and after the printing of the ration card and in this period did not move the trade of the region is silent discussing the addition of the language Alkzardipa despite the many communications around the database and other communications.

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1 February 2018     Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi meets with a group of deputies of the Kurdish blocs in the House of Representatives       Prime Minister Dr. Haider al-Abadi met with a group of deputies of the Kurdish blocs in the House of Representatives.  During the meeting, they discussed ways to approve the budget law for 2018 and the importance of speeding up the audit steps required to release the salaries of the staff of the region and ensure transparency and fairness in distribution and emphasize the importance of fighting corruption to ensure access to financial dues to citizens in the region.   http://pmo.iq/press2018/1-2-201802.htm

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Four agreements to resolve controversial issues between Baghdad and Erbil

01/2/2018 12:00 am  BAGHDAD / Erbil / Sabah  Interior Minister of the Kurdistan Region, the Minister of Peshmerga Agency, Karim Sinjari, on Wednesday, Abram Arbil and Baghdad four agreements on resolving the issues of disagreement between the two sides, while the MP from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Abdul Aziz Hassan, there are signs of breakthrough in The crisis between Baghdad and Erbil, indicating that providing an appropriate ground to resolve all differences will facilitate the work of the next government.  This comes at a time, the Secretary-General of the Movement for Reform and Development Mohammed Baziani, the decline of seats in the Kurdish parties in the federal parliament, attributed the cause to recent events and the boycott of some Kurdish parties to contest the elections, while MP from the Movement for Change, Sherine Reza, the next election will be Faisal and the Rapporteur The president of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) expressed his fear that the Kurdish parties would come up with separate lists in the coming elections. Support for the unity of Iraq  and said Sinjari, who is currently visiting Washington , told reporters after a meeting with senior US officials: The «Kurdistan Regional Government signed four agreements with Baghdad», noting that those agreements have become the hands of the Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi.  "One of the agreements is to lift the ban on international flights at airports in the region," Sinjari said, adding that "US officials support the strength and unity of the Kurdistan region in a federal Iraq."  In the same context, the MP of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Abdul Aziz Hassan, in a press statement, that «there are signs of a breakthrough in the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil through meetings conducted by the Joint Technical Committees and the result of the meeting between the heads of federal and regional governments», indicating that «Dialogue is the best solution to overcome the differences and problems». Hassan added that «the current stage is a sensitive stage and we are on the doors of parliamentary elections that result in the formation of a new government and parliament, thus providing an appropriate ground to resolve all differences will facilitate the work of the next government». Upcoming elections and on the possible outcomes of the upcoming elections, see the secretary general of the Movement of Reform and Development Mohammed Baziyani, that « the Kurds will lose their place in Baghdad in the coming elections compared with previous years», expected to «get the Kurds to fifty seats or more during the federal parliamentary elections while have 65 seats in the current parliament ». "The votes of the Kurds will see a decline in the provinces of Kirkuk, Diyala, Salah al-Din and Nineveh," citing the reasons for that "the events of October 16, 2017 and the boycott of some Kurdish parties to contest the elections in Kirkuk and some disputed areas as well as the absence of a unified speech of the Kurdish parties." Baziani stressed the need to normalize the situation in the disputed areas before the start of the elections in May and to conduct a serious dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil, stressing the importance of uniting the internal Kurdish ranks and encouraging the Kurdish voters in the disputed areas to participate effectively in the elections.  He pointed to «the importance of the Kurdish parties to conduct dialogues with the Iraqi parties and lists», stressing the «need to ensure the interests of the Kurds and Iraq and build a rational system away from sectarianism in the next phase». Kurdish lists In an attempt to avoid this retreat, said MP from the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Majid Shankali: "The party called for more than once to form a gathering of all the Kurdish political blocs with a single list in the province of Kirkuk and the disputed areas," indicating that this was not achieved » Because of the superiority of party interest and personal interest in the public ». Shankali revealed that «the political blocs in Kurdistan will bring the election lists individually to obtain any Kurdish voice in the disputed areas», calling on the Kurdish parties to «work away from partisan and personal interests after the elections to be a unified Kurdish bloc within the Iraqi parliament to form an effective force to form The government and change in the political process in the future ».  In the meantime, the MP for the Movement for Change, Sherine Reza, that «the next elections in Kurdistan will determine the new governor of the region», noting that «the Kurdish people is to decide the president through his participation in the   elections».  Reza excluded «Massoud Barzani received a third term in Kurdistan», saying that «the law does not allow him by virtue of Kurdistan three states». Turkmen component On the other hand, the official of the Badr Organization, the northern axis, Mohammed Mahdi al-Bayati, said that «the members of the Coordination Coordinating Turkmen held on Tuesday, an important meeting with the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jan Kubic», noting that «discussed a number of topics that concern The Turkmen component of the political, security and regional as well as the security situation in Kirkuk, Al-Tuz and the rest of the Turkmen regions and the subject of local and parliamentary elections ». "We, as Turkmen, do not want to be the victim of differences between the center and the region, and we fear that things will be compromised with the upcoming elections," al-Bayati said, blaming the government for "a big responsibility because it does not have a clear vision of Kirkuk and   Toze."  "We, as Turkmen, are still living the effects of the bad stage 14 years ago," Al-Bayati said, noting that "the representative of the UN Secretary-General promised to support them to remove the Turkmen fears."

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Masoum and Pavel Talabani emphasize the importance of solving problems between Baghdad and Erbil

 

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The President of the Republic Fuad Masum, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the son of former Iraqi President, Pavel Talabani, on Thursday, the importance of solving the problems between Baghdad and Erbil.

A presidential statement received / Mawazin News / a copy of it, that "infallible, received Pavel Talabani in the Iraqi capital Baghdad," noting that "the meeting stressed the solution of problems between Arbil and Baghdad and the problem of salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region."

The two parties discussed "the situation within the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan", stressing "the convening of the fourth conference of the party and the internal problems."

Tensions between the governments of Baghdad and Arbil increased after the former provincial president Massoud Barzani held the results of the unconstitutional Kurdistan referendum and sought to annex Kirkuk to the region. This led to orders from the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Haider al-Abadi. End n / a

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The Central Bank of Iraq sends 250 billion dinars to its branch in Erbil

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Ministry of Finance and Economy in the Kurdistan Regional Government, announced on Thursday, that the Central Bank sent 250 billion dinars to its branch in Erbil.
The ministry said in a press statement, “The Central Bank sent 250 billion dinars to its branch in the Kurdistan region,” asserting that “this branch is not linked to Kurdistan, and carries out its work under the guidance of the Central Bank of Iraq.”
She added that “we did not receive any money from Baghdad for the distribution of salaries,” noting that “the committee formed between Baghdad and Erbil continues to audit the names of employees of the Kurdistan Region, except the Ministries of Peshmerga and the Interior in the region.”

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Economist describes the calculation of the budget of Kurdistan by 12.6% very good

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A member of the Economic Committee of Parliament Harith al-Harthy, "The calculation of the Kurdistan budget by 12.7% very good and was put after the audit and calculate the population of the region."

Al-Harithi said in a press statement that "the calculation of the Kurdistan budget for 2018 by 12.6% is a very good ratio and was based on the calculation of the number of population and the number of employees and service projects that they need," noting that "opposition and demand 17% confirms the exploitation of the federal budget and the right of other provinces, .

He added that "despite the large space figures for budgets in previous years as a result of the increase in oil imports, airports, customs and other financial outlets of the state, but did not benefit the citizen did not see the development of the reality of the service of the country."

The House of Representatives held its meeting on Wednesday to discuss the public budget in the presence of Prime Minister Haider Abadi. ss 

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The decision to close the crossings of the Kurdistan Region comes into force

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The decision of the Trade Commission in the Parliament of Kurdistan that the decision to close the official and non-official crossings in the Kurdistan Region entered into force.

"The Iraqi Interior Ministry notified the border guards in the Kurdistan region of the Iraqi government, the need to take the necessary measures to close all official and non-official crossings in the Kurdistan region within 24 hours," said Abdul Rahman Ali, the committee's commissioner in a statement on Friday. 
He explained: "The decision came into force as of February 1, 2018, and was closed all the ports and border crossings between the basic Kurdistan region and neighboring countries."    

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Washington urges Baghdad to reopen airports in Kurdistan

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Washington urged the Iraqi government to reopen airports in the Kurdistan region and to communicate with Erbil to resolve controversial issues. 

US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said after a recent visit to Iraq. 

Sullivan told reporters on Thursday he had invited Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi to continue working with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Nechirvan Barzani to find practical solutions to many controversial issues such as salaries and reopening airports. 

The US official said he agreed with the Iraqi side to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade, finance, politics and diplomatic cooperation.

Sullivan said he had discussed with Iraqi officials the latest defeats of the terrorist organization Da'ash, adding that members of the international coalition would discuss at the ministerial level during the Iraq reconstruction conference in Kuwait on August 13 ways to strengthen coordination to eliminate " .

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Iraqi presidency announces preliminary results of the negotiations in Baghdad - Erbil and make a difference

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"All the political parties need the Kurds for the upcoming elections and will meet all their demands," an advisor to the President of the Republic said on Thursday, reassuring the citizens of the Kurdistan Region that the new round of negotiations between Erbil and Baghdad will have good results. 
And started a new round of talks between the Kurdistan Region and the Iraqi government has been holding two meetings so far and during which the announcement of positive results as well as there is currently in the region a number of Iraqi audit committees working to audit the salaries of regional staff to be sent salaries after completion of the work of the committees.
In this regard, the adviser to President Abdullah Aliawi said that the negotiations that began between Arbil and Baghdad is a "very good" and that the delegations of Baghdad came to check the payrolls of the staff of the region, stressing that if these in good for the citizens of the region, it is very positive and will have results Positive that the solution to problems is not only through dialogue, as he put it. 
He added that any step in this direction and to improve the living conditions of citizens is "very good", expressing the hope that the two parties will reach an agreement and solve the outstanding problems through dialogue.

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