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

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Announcement of the lifting of the international air embargo on Kurdistan

Revealed a member of the Finance Committee in the Kurdistan Regional Parliament Izzat Saber said on Monday that the visit of the delegation of the federal government headed by the Governor of the Central Bank Ali Alalak is to put the final touches before the salaries of staff of the region and the opening of airports that have been agreed upon. 
On Sunday evening, a delegation from the Iraqi government arrived in Arbil, headed by Ali al-Alaq and with the membership of Qassem Attiyah, undersecretary of the Minister of Planning and a representative of the Civil Aviation Authority. 
The visit comes after Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said during the weekly press conference last Tuesday that the employees of the Kurdistan region will receive their salaries, in addition to the airports of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah will resume their international activity, before the holiday of Norouz. 
"We expect the salaries to be released in the next few days. As for the reopening of regional airports to international flights, the agreements so far indicate that this will be on the 20th of this month," Saber said.
"There will be a joint press conference between Alaq and the head of the provincial government to present the results of this visit." 
The Iraqi government imposed an international air embargo on Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports on September 29, in response to Kurdistan's holding of the referendum.

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Interesting to me why the head of the CBI has anything to do with Kurdistan Airports having international flights? 

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42 minutes ago, NEPatriotsFan1 said:

Interesting to me why the head of the CBI has anything to do with Kurdistan Airports having international flights? 

 

seemed odd to me too , maybe he was there to write a check and the " delegation " was doing the other stuff .. who really knows whats really going on ... we wait

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"Positive" talks between the federal delegation and the officials of the region

13/3/2018 12:00 am   BAGHDAD /    The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Alak, on Monday that the delegation of the federal government, which is visiting Erbil, is currently working on coordination with the Kurdistan region to consolidate taxes, while confirmed the readiness of the bank's branch in the region to pay the salaries of employees, Haidar al-Abadi, while informed sources informed of the existence of positive atmosphere surrounded the talks of the Federal delegation with the officials in the region, Arbil awaits a visit of a second high federal delegation headed by Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Mahdi Alallak to discuss the files and solve the problems between the center and the region.  He explained during a press conference held in Erbil on Monday that "the visit of the delegation of the federal government to Erbil aims to meet with the Minister of Finance of the Kurdistan region to coordinate on the collection of taxes and standardization and remove problems in this area," noting that "the delegation is working to activate the role of the bank Central in the Kurdistan region. " He added that "the delegation will work to reach an agreement to activate the role of the Central Bank (on Tuesday), in order to facilitate banking operations in the Kurdistan region," pointing at the same time that "the central bank branch in the region ready to pay salaries of employees in the event of an order from Prime Minister Haider Abadi. "  The delegation, the Federal, yesterday evening Sunday, headed by the Governor of the Central Bank Ali al-Alak to Erbil to discuss financial files with the provincial government, was received by the delegation and the Minister of Finance of the region, Rebaz   Helman.  The head of the Kurdistan Islamic Front in the parliament and the decision of the Finance Committee Ahmed Haj Rashid, said that "the government delegation currently in Erbil is a delegation of Mali and not a political headed by the Governor of the Central Bank to discuss matters related to banks and debt resulting from the region and others." Rashid said in an interview for "morning": "The delegation visited the region to activate the issue of banks, especially the branch of the Central Bank in Erbil and banks compatible with the Central Bank, and there are reports talking about talks about the funds that have banks and used by the provincial government, Accounts and instruments with no balance with some banks clearing system. "  "These issues will be discussed regarding the debts of the region belonging to the branches of international and Iraqi banks," he said, expressing his optimism for this financial delegation to complete the discussion they had started earlier, and the results could be reached   .  Rashid said earlier that "the amount to be paid by the federal government to pay the salaries of employees of the Ministries of Education and Health, is two hundred billion dinars, a salary of one month for employees of the ministries." For his part, said a member of the House of Representatives for the Kurdistan Alliance Zana Said, to the government delegation that arrived in Erbil is a technical delegation and not a political tasked with implementing the instructions of Prime Minister Haider Abadi to bring closer views between the two sides. Said said the "morning": "The delegation headed by the Secretary-General of the Central Bank Ali Alaq, which is the delegation of Mali aimed at coordination with the Ministry of Finance in the region and the central bank in the region of dues and how to pay salaries and agree on mechanisms of revenue of the region how to return to the center and quotas between "The problems between Baghdad and the region need negotiations, which are important and strategic issues accumulated for years, it takes time to after the elections, but there are things that can be resolved before the elections," noting that "things that can solve the opening of airports the agreement on imports how divided between Baghdad and the region on the grounds that imports of border crossings should be calculated according to the border ports Authority Act and this can be agreed quickly, either oil revenues would need to be deeper study and to the enactment of the oil and gas law. " a second delegation "A delegation from the federal government will visit Erbil to discuss the normalization of the situation between the Kurdistan region and the federal government," a source familiar with the Kurdistan government said. "The delegation of the federal government consists of the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Prime Minister Iyad al-Waeli, Prime Minister Khaled Hamoud, Military Adviser to the Prime Minister, Souran Hidayat Othman, Minister of Decrees at the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, Jabbar Menloun, Director of Decrees in the Prime Minister's Office, , And That "the delegation will discuss with officials in the Kurdistan Regional Government outstanding issues, and ways to address the problems existing between the Kurdistan region and the  federal government  ."  Positive Remarks "The Kurdistan Regional Government did not create any problems for the Baghdad committees," Hilal said. "We did not create any problems, we did not hide anything from them, we did not give them any information they asked."  On the visit of the delegation of Baghdad, headed by the governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, the Kurdish official said that "these committees in their recent meetings dealt with the issues of taxes, customs and banks, we told them to prefer and discuss these topics also," and that "recently we had many meetings With the sub-committees of the Iraqi government, and sent their committees to the three provinces of Kurdistan (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Dohuk) to discuss the outstanding problems between Erbil and Baghdad, which have financial dimensions, and have some notes on taxes and customs and banks of the Kurdistan region, so after a series of talks, The Iraqi Central Ali Alaq to visit the Kurdistan region. " The Kurdish official said that "the invitation to visit Erbil is to discuss with the concerned and competent authorities of the federal and regional governments, because we informed them of our willingness to discuss the reasons that prevent the payment of salaries in the Kurdistan region, and their observations on the budget of the region, and if the imbalance on our part we are ready to solve them within the framework of the Constitution and laws The window, as we pointed to the existence of different laws dealing with the same issues issued by Baghdad and the Parliament of Kurdistan, and must be understood this situation in order to   solve problems. He said: "I assure the citizens and employees in the Kurdistan region that we in the region did not create any problems for the committees of follow-up and scrutiny of Baghdad did not hide anything and did not enter any information requested, "This is why this high-level delegation headed by the Governor of the Central Bank and the membership of high-level advisers, concerned general managers and the head of the Iraqi Tax Authority." A phone call from another side, a spokesman for the Government of the Territory Sven Dzia revealed what happened in the last contact between the Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi and head of the provincial government Barzani last week. Dzii said in a press statement on Monday: "An important telephone conversation between Prime Minister Haider Abadi and Kurdistan Regional Government President, Nechirvan Barzani," noting that "the visit of the current delegation from Baghdad to Erbil, came to discuss the recent talks," the spokesman added, "The telephone conversation between the two sides took place on Thursday evening, during which many of the files discussed previously in the meetings of Davos and Munich, such as salaries, airports, and a solution to all outstanding problems were discussed.  In the context, the MP from the Kurdistan Alliance Mohsen al-Saadoun, that the Kurdish blocs will attend the House of Representatives (Tuesday), adding that "the Kurdistan Alliance authorized the heads of the Kurdish blocs accept the budget or stay on the rejection," pointing out that "the Kurdish blocs are still protesting Adoption of the General Budget ".

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seemed odd to me too , maybe he was there to write a check and the " delegation " was doing the other stuff

They have two groups, one group in Baghdad the other in Erbil...The CBI guy is coordinating banking operations, salaries and taxes in the region in preparations to complete the task at hand...from the articles...

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Baghdad denies its agreement with Erbil to demarcate the border

 

 

 

12/3/2018 Now - Agencies 11:47:58 PM

Iraqi Joint Operations spokesman Brigadier Yahya Rasool denied on Monday an agreement between Baghdad and Erbil to demarcate Kurdistan's borders. 

"The joint operations deny the circulation of the existence of an agreement between the central government and the territorial government on the demarcation of the border between the Kurdistan region and the center on the Blue Line and the return of the Peshmerga and Asayish forces to the pre-imposition of the law." 

"We also deny that the Joint Operations Commander Major General Maan al-Saadi signed with the Ministry of Peshmerga on the agreement and opened an operations room in Kirkuk province and Kfri district of high-ranking officers of the federal government and the territorial government.

The federal government had previously imposed full control of Kirkuk province and the disputed areas and forced the Kurdish forces to return to the Blue Line after the province conducted a referendum aimed at separating Kurdistan from Iraq.

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The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq Ali Alak, on Monday, that the delegation of the federal government, which is visiting Erbil is currently working on coordination with the Kurdistan region to consolidate taxes, while confirmed the readiness of the bank’s branch in Kurdistan to pay the salaries of employees in the event of an order from Prime Minister Haider Abadi.
Alaq said in a press conference in Erbil that “the visit of the delegation of the federal government Erbil aims to meet with the Minister of Finance of the Kurdistan region to coordinate on the collection of taxes and standardization and remove problems in this area,” noting that “the delegation is working to activate the role of the Central Bank in the Kurdistan region” .
“We are working to reach an agreement on this issue tomorrow to facilitate banking operations in the Kurdistan region,” he said, adding that “the central bank branch in the region is ready to pay the salaries of employees in the event of an order from the Prime Minister (Haider Abadi).”
A delegation from the federal government, headed by the governor of the Central Bank of Iraq Ali Alaak, on Sunday, to Erbil to discuss financial files with the Kurdistan Regional Government.

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Iraqi federal government delegation to visit Erbil in preparation for the disbursement of salaries of employees and the unification of taxes

Hundreds of detainees from the "state" organization were handed over to the central government 

Mar 13, 2018
BAGHDAD - The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ali Alaq, on Monday, that the delegation of the federal government, which is visiting Erbil is currently working on coordination with the Kurdistan region to standardize taxes, while confirmed the readiness of the bank's branch in Kurdistan to pay the salaries of employees in the event of an order From Prime Minister Haider Abadi. 
He said in a conference in Erbil that «the visit of the delegation of the federal government Erbil aims to meet with the Minister of Finance of the Kurdistan region to coordinate on the collection of taxes and standardization and remove problems in this area», noting that «the delegation is working to activate the role of the Central Bank in the Kurdistan region». 
He added: «We are working to reach an agreement in this regard tomorrow to facilitate banking operations in the Kurdistan region», pointing at the same time that «the central bank branch in the region ready to pay salaries of employees in the event of an order from the Prime Minister (Haider Abadi).
A delegation from the federal government headed by Alalak, on Sunday, arrived in Erbil to discuss financial files with the Kurdistan Regional Government. 
On the other hand, the Kurdistan Regional Government, the reforms carried out by «drastic and not slogans», at a time called for US Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Suleiman, the governments of Baghdad and Erbil to dialogue in order to address outstanding problems and end existing differences as soon as possible. 
"We are opening today the office of the Organization for American Development in the Kurdistan region to develop good governance in the administration, and we hope that this joint action is a major step in the development of relations between the region and the states," said Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, in a joint press conference with Suleiman. United Nations. 
He added that these relations «will be an important factor to support the reforms carried out by the Kurdistan Regional Government and improve the services provided to citizens».
He continued: «We want to apply the system of decentralization in the administration of the State and provide the best services to citizens, and this support and joint action by the US government proves that the reforms of the Kurdistan Regional Government radical reforms and not just slogans». 
Suleiman, stressed that «his country supports the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to carry out reforms», pointing out that «joint action will record all imports and expenses and will provide more transparency in administrative matters». 
He hoped that «this program contributes to improving the financial situation of citizens and with the support of the Kurdistan Regional Government, and we support the government of the Territory supports the provision of life and a better future for its citizens». 
He called on the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to "dialogue in order to deal with problems and relations and end existing differences as soon as possible."
In parallel, the Kurdistan government announced that it had handed over to the federal government hundreds of elements of the organization of the "Islamic State" detained. 
According to a statement by the Coordinator of International Recommendations in the Government of Kurdistan, Dindar Zebari, «the government of the region began a joint operation with Baghdad to hand over detainees urging and provide great facilities for the parties concerned in the federal government to receive». 
According to Zebari, "according to the decision of the Court of Inquiry in Asayish (special Kurdish security forces) Erbil, 277 detainees were transferred according to Article III of the Terrorism Act, to the Ninewa Investigation Court of terrorism, through meals and stages that every time 50 to 55 detainees. 
The court in Erbil also transferred 576 detainees according to Article Four Terrorism Law No. 13 of 2005 to the Rusafa Investigation Court in Baghdad, through the Ministry of Interior and through the Erbil International Airport, through five stages, each time involving 120 detainees. According to the statement.
Zebari revealed that «the arrest of the authorities of the province 2,652 people accused of belonging to a rapporteur or a link with this organization between 2014 and 2016, and confirmed the authorities belonging to 1100 of them organized, and sentenced them to sentences ranging from three years imprisonment to life according to the type of crimes». 
The court cleared 870 of them for "lack of evidence or sufficient and released, and the investigation is ongoing with 682 others on charges attributed to them, with the issuance of the judicial decision to transfer 328 to the Rusafa Court in Baghdad." According to the statement. 
A member of the legal committee in the Iraqi parliament, the Kurdish MP Zana Said, revealed the deportation of three files described as «large and chronic» between Baghdad and Erbil to the next government. 
He said that «the most prominent of these files is the oil file, as this file can be resolved only after the issuance of the law of oil and gas».
He added that «among the files also, the file of the federal government's demand for the return of the territory to the borders of 2003, and this requires long discussions is not easy», adding that «the third file, is the file of the administration of the disputed areas jointly, and need to talk and a long mechanism can not At this stage solved ». 
He added that «these files are chronic and need to clear agreements, and look forward to the coming government to address these files and working to resolve with the region».

 

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The Central Bank announces the readiness of the amounts required to pay the salaries of the employees of the region

 Since 2018-03-12 at 14:27 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The Central Bank of Iraq announced on Monday that the amounts required to pay the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region ready in the central branch in Erbil, and they are waiting for the instruction of Prime Minister Haider Abadi.

The Governor of the Bank Ali Alaq at a press conference held in Arbil followed by / Mawazin News, "The statement by the Prime Minister at the last conference is the news that you have heard and heard, too, and we look good, as for our visit is to the branch of the Central Bank in Erbil as well as coordination with the Ministry of Finance In the region, to coordinate some of the matters related to the regulation of the banking sector in the region.

The governor added that "the central bank usually keep amounts in its branches, and if there is a request to pay to certain parties, we have to respond to these calls, if the government has the intention to pay salaries and this is what we hope, of course, we are ready and the amounts exist, if we came to Before the prime minister. " This came in response to a question on the presence of more than 250 billion dinars in the branch of the Central Bank of Iraq, and whether to pay the salaries of employees in the region or not.

He pointed out that "the indicators we hear in the recent period indicate that things will be positive, and there are no options but there are agreements on things."

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In the document .. Deputy addressing Abadi: the opening of the road "Erbil - Kirkuk"

 

 Since 2018-03-12 at 15:58 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

The deputy in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Kawa Mohammed Mouloud, on Monday, Prime Minister Haider Abadi, opening the road "Erbil-Kirkuk," noting that it is a joint responsibility rests with the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government.

"As a result of the events of October 16, 2017 the road between the two provinces of Erbil-Kirkuk was closed and the responsibility to close or open this important strategic road is the responsibility of the governments of the region and the center," the MP said, according to a document obtained by Mawazin News. To open the said road and to continue to protect it and ensure the movement of safe traffic in order to facilitate the movement of citizens and goods. "

He added that "the impact of cutting this road is significant and affecting all citizens, not only the citizens of the Kurdistan region, especially the need to conduct alternative routes are not only longer, but more dangerous because it is rugged and difficult, and that this closed road is 78, while alternative routes may reach up to 170 km" .

He called the deputy according to the document, "to instruct the relevant parties to the need to open the road mentioned, especially as the region is coming on the holidays of Nuroz, if the province witnessed the influx of hundreds of citizens from different provinces."

The federal government imposed sanctions on the provincial government because of the referendum process carried out by Kurdistan, including the closure of airports and vital roads in front of the movement of passengers and goods as an economic penalty until the waiver of the referendum resolution and the recognition of the provincial government unconstitutional.

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Kurdish source reveals to / Mawazin News / the latest developments in talks with Baghdad

 

 Since 2018-03-12 at 17:28 (Baghdad time)

 

Special - Mawazine News

Kurdish source revealed early on Monday, the agreement of the Federal Technical Commission with the Ministry of Finance of the Kurdistan region to support the sub-central bank in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah financial liquidity, indicating that the delegation discussed the delivery of oil and non-oil imports to Arbil to Baghdad.

The source told Mawazine News that "the head of the Central Bank Ali Alalak, who is visiting Erbil, the volume of oil and non-oil revenues to the Kurdistan region and how to deliver them to Baghdad."

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, that "the technical delegation also discussed the number of employees in the region and ways to provide salaries as well as discuss the financial relations between the Ministries of Finance in Baghdad and Erbil."

The source pointed out that "Alaq promised to support the banking sector in the Kurdistan region, especially the branches of the central bank in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil with financial liquidity."

Relations between the center and the region have deteriorated following the Kurdistan referendum referendum secession from Iraq and the imposition of federal government sanctions to discourage Arbil from the step ended the process of security in Kirkuk and the disputed areas.  

 

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Abadi announces the reopening of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports in front of international flights

 

Tuesday 13 March 2018

 

 

 

 

 

Baghdad -  Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Tuesday the opening of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports in front of international flights, adding that a higher committee will be set up to oversee the administration of the region's airports and its competitor and ensure compliance with federal standards.  Abadi said during a meeting with officers of the Ministry of Interior working in the airports of Iraqi Kurdistan, according to a statement received by Alsumaria News a copy of it, "signed a" order of Lithuania after the response of local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore the federal authority to the two airports mentioned in accordance with the Constitution, to facilitate the travel of citizens through Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports, and the creation of a special protection department on the airports of Kurdistan will be the command and control of the Federal Ministry of Interior. "         He added that he will "connect the verification system (Bayss) of the airports of the province and its frontier border of the main system in Baghdad, as is the case at other Iraqi ports and linking the passports and nationality departments and employees at airports Erbil and Sulaymaniyah Federal Ministry of Interior, according to the law.  He added that "there are many paragraphs in the Diwani order, which we set out in order to protect the rights and interests of citizens in the Kurdistan region and all Iraqis," noting that "will also be the formation of a high committee to oversee the management of airports in the region and its competitor, and ensure compliance with federal standards, All relevant authorities in the Center and the region and report to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces or those who empower him. " The coalition of democracy and justice announced, on Thursday (8 March 2018), that Prime Minister Haider Abadi assured the head of the alliance Barham Saleh that the international flights to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports will resume before Nuruz.

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Urgent decisions to impose the federal authority in the airports and ports of the Kurdistan region

Date of release: 2018/3/13 13:05 • 19 times read

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Prime Minister of the Armed Forces General Commander Haider Abadi, and under his constitutional powers, the reopening of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports for international flights after the response of local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore the federal authority to the two airports mentioned.

Abadi stressed, according to a statement of his office received the agency [all] a copy of it, during a meeting with officers of the Ministry of Interior working at the airports of the Kurdistan region, "the signing of a decree after the response of the local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore the federal authority to the two airports mentioned in accordance with the Constitution, Citizens through the airports of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah international, and the creation of a special protection department on the airports of the Kurdistan region, which will be command and control of the Federal Ministry of Interior. " 
Abadi added that "the verification system will be linked to the airports of the province and its frontier border with the main system in Baghdad, as is the case in other Iraqi ports and linking the passports and nationality departments and employees at airports Erbil and Sulaymaniyah Federal Ministry of Interior, according to the law."
The Prime Minister said that "there are many paragraphs in the Diwani order, which we set out to protect the rights and interests of citizens in the Kurdistan region and all Iraqis." 
He added that "a high committee will be set up to oversee the administration of the airports and its competitor, and to ensure compliance with federal standards, including representatives of all concerned authorities in the center and the region and report to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces or those authorized."

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Abadi issues a decree on the opening of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah airports

 

 Since 2018-03-13 at 12:42 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Haider Abadi, on Tuesday, ordered the re-opening of the airports of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah for international flights, stressing that this came after the response of local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore federal authority to the two airports.

Abadi stressed during his meeting with the officers of the Ministry of Interior working in the airports of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, according to a statement of his media office received / Mawazin News / copy, "the signing of a decree after the response of local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore the federal authority to the two airports mentioned in accordance with the Constitution, Travel of citizens through the airports of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah international, "pointing to" the development of a special protection Directorate on the airports of the Kurdistan region will be command and control of the Federal Ministry of Interior. "

He added that he will "connect the verification system (Payss) of the airports of the province and its frontier border of the main system in Baghdad, as is the case at other Iraqi ports and linking the passports and nationality departments and employees at airports Erbil and Sulaymaniyah Federal Ministry of Interior, according to the law.

The Prime Minister, that "there are many paragraphs in the Diwani order, which we have set in the interest of us on the rights and interests of citizens in the Kurdistan region and all Iraqis."

Abadi pointed out that "a higher committee will be set up to oversee the administration of the airports and the competitor of the region and ensure compliance with federal standards, including representatives of all relevant authorities in the center and the region and report to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces or those who authorize it."

On September 26, 2017, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the prohibition of international flights to and from Kurdistan after the referendum on secession from Iraq.

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/ Mawazeen News / published the text of the Diwani Order on Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports

 

 Since 2018-03-13 at 13:41 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

Prime Minister Haider Abadi issued a decree on the airports of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah.

The order of Diwani: -

Based on the powers vested in us under Article 78 of the Constitution and in the light of the Council of Ministers Resolution No. 305 of 2017 and our keenness to facilitate the travel of citizens through Erbil and Sulaymaniyah international airports. Following the response of the local authorities in Kurdistan Region, , We decided the following: -

1. The creation of a Directorate for Special Protection on the airports of the Kurdistan region shall be command and control of the Federal Ministry of Interior and determine the Federal Minister of Interior, the body to which the Directorate is attached and the placement of staff and organization and take advantage of the current formations after the reorganization and structure and link to the federal authority as follows:

The protection section of Erbil International Airport and the protection section of Sulaymaniyah International Airport are linked to the Directorate above.

B- The director of the Protection Department shall be an officer of not less than a colonel and his assistant at a rank not less than the applicant. He shall be chosen by the Federal Minister of Interior.

(C) The members of the Directorate shall abide by the uniform specified for the security forces of the Ministry of the Interior under the provisions of Decree No. 7 of 2014.

2. The verification system (Pays) of the airports of the region and its border link to the main system in Baghdad, as is the case in other Iraqi ports.

3. Passports and nationality departments and affiliates in the airports of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah Federal Ministry of Interior according to the law.

4. Technical committees of the General Authority of Customs shall supervise the introduction, production and handling of materials and equipment through the two airports after obtaining the official approvals from the competent authorities for the local and foreign importers and auditing the approvals according to the jurisdiction and according to the letter of the National Security Council No. 126 on 9/5/2005. 2011.

5. The international air traffic to and from the airports of the Territory shall be permitted and in accordance with the approvals of the Federal Civil Aviation Authority after completing the requirements of this Diwaniya order, provided that this period shall not exceed the period of the week from its date.

6. A Higher Committee shall be formed to supervise the management of airports and airports of the Region and to ensure compliance with federal standards, including representatives of all relevant authorities in the Center and the Region, and shall report to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces or his entitlements.

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Deputy: Abadi will send the salaries of education and health staff on Thursday

 

 Since 2018-03-13 at 13:46 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

MP on the Kurdish forces Masoud Haider, on Tuesday, that Prime Minister Haider Abadi will send the salaries of officials of the Ministries of Health and Education on Thursday 15/3/2018.

"During the last meeting of the three presidencies, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi promised to send the salaries of officials of the Ministries of Health and Education until Thursday 15/3/2018," Haider said in a statement received by Mawazine News.

He added that "Abadi also promised during the same meeting to open the airports of the Kurdistan region on the same date, and now he has issued a decision to open airports and there remains only a decision to send the salaries of employees."

Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi issued a decree today to open the airports of the province

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Leading the change: the opening of regional airports a positive step to solve other problems

 

 Since 2018-03-13 at 13:48 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

The leader of the Movement for Change, Mahmoud Sheikh Wahab, Tuesday, announced the announcement of Prime Minister Haider Abadi reopening airports in the region, the positive step towards solving other problems.

Wahhab said in an interview with Mawazin News that "the reopening of airports in the region is a positive step and a successful start to solve other problems and crises that resulted from the referendum carried out by the Kurdistan Regional Government."

"We are waiting for other happy decisions for the Kurdish people from Abadi related to salaries and the life of the Kurdish individual economically."

The Kurdish official said that "the most affected of these decisions is the citizen because of the great corruption in the provincial government," calling for "the establishment of a specific mechanism by the government to deliver salaries to all employees without interconnection."

Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi issued a decree today on the reopening of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports for international flights.

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Masoum welcomes the lifting of the ban on airports in the region and calls for a comprehensive dialogue

Date of release: 2018/3/13 13:51 • 21 times read

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Baghdad completes audit of the staff of the Ministry of Health Erbil

March 13, 2018

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  Knozmedia 

The Ministry of Health in the Kurdistan Regional Government, on Tuesday, the end of the work of the Federal Audit Committees lists of salaries of ministry employees.

The director of planning in the Ministry of Health Yan Jaf said in a statement to the site "Patriotic Union of Kurdistan" and informed Knozmidia that "the audit committees of the federal government has completed all its functions in auditing the salaries of the Ministry of Health, where the audit lists of salaries of all workers in the health sector in the Kurdistan region" .

And on the payment of salaries of health workers, said dry that "no date has been determined so far to pay the salaries of employees of the ministry by the federal government."

 The decision of the Finance Committee parliamentary Ahmad Hama Rasheed said in a previous statement to / information / / the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region in the Ministries of Education and Health this week, pointing out that the reason for delayed delivery is due to Baghdad's lack of confidence in the government of Erbil on the delivery of salaries to those entitled "ss 

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Abbadi issued a new directive on the salaries of Kurdistan

 

 

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Shafaq News / Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to resolve the file of salaries of the Kurdistan Region this week. 
An official source told the delegation of the Iraqi government, which is visiting Arbil Shafak News, that the Prime Minister Haider Abadi hastened to check the rules of the names of employees and employees in the ministries and departments of the Kurdistan Regional Government and decided to Friday. 
"It seems that Mr. Abbadi will issue a decision to hand over salaries starting next week." 
The delegation was headed by Mahdi al-Alak, secretary-general of the Council of Ministers, Iyad al-Waeli, the director of the Prime Minister's Office, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, Khalid Hammoud, the military adviser to the prime minister, Prime Minister Abbas Mohammed from the Protocol Division in the Prime Minister's Office.
While the second included Ali Al-Alaq Governor of the Central Bank and the membership of Qasim Attiyah, Deputy Minister of Planning and a representative of the Civil Aviation Authority. 
The visit comes after Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said during the weekly press conference last Tuesday that the employees of the Kurdistan region will receive their salaries, in addition to the airports of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah will resume their international activity, before the holiday of Norouz.

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Documents: Federal Court issued an official statement on the disputed areas between Baghdad and the region

13-03-2018 01:18 PM

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The Federal Court issued a decision to correct the previous decision concerning areas of conflict between Baghdad and the Kurdistan region.

 
"Before we referred to the unconstitutionality and seriousness of the interpretation of the previous decision of the Federal Court, which did not consider Kirkuk and Khanaqin from the disputed areas, and even considered Sulaymaniyah, Kifri, Erbil and Dahuk of the disputed areas," wrote Amang Rahim, secretary of the Council of Ministers of Kurdistan Region in Facebook.

 
"We have contacted several Kurdish judges in the Federal Court to correct this decision."

 
He pointed out that 'the Federal Court corrected the previous decision and issued a new resolution to correct this matter'.

 
The central government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan region of Iraq have been fighting for years in areas in several provinces with a mix of nationalities and sects, and tension between the two parties has returned because of these areas, with Kurdistan holding a referendum on independence on 25 September 2017.

 
The Committee for the Implementation of Article 140 of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq defines the disputed areas of Iraq as those that were subjected to demographic change and Arabization policy by the former regime during his reign from 1968 until his overthrow during the US invasion in April 2003.

And the disputed areas are under the control of the Government of Baghdad, others are under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government, and are distributed in the following provinces:

KIRKUK (north of Baghdad): The conflict zones include all its districts and districts, including the administrative district of Tuzkhurmatu, Salah ad Din province.

Nineveh province (northern Iraq): The government of Baghdad and the Kurdistan region of the provinces of Sinjar, Shikhan, Hamdaniyah and Baasheqa and Qahtaniya.

Diyala province (northeast of Baghdad): The government and Baghdad and the Kurdistan region to the district of Khanaqin and its suburbs, in addition to the district of Baldrooz.

 

 

 

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Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Dr. Haider Al-Abadi announces the reopening of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah airports for international flights

			13 - March - 2018 The Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Dr. Haidar Al-Abadi announced, under his constitutional powers, the reopening of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports for international flights following the response of the local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore the federal authority to the two airports. During his meeting with the officers of the Ministry of Interior working in the airports of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, he confirmed the signing of a decree after the response of the local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore the federal authority to the two airports mentioned in the Constitution, in order to facilitate the travel of citizens through Erbil and Sulaymaniyah international airports, The Kurdistan Regional Airports will be the command and control of the Federal Ministry of Interior. Dr. Haider al-Abadi said that the verification system (Payss) for the airports of the province and its frontier will be linked to the main system in Baghdad, as is the case in other Iraqi ports and linking the passports and nationality departments and its employees at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports in the Federal Ministry of Interior according to the law.  The Prime Minister said that there are many paragraphs in the Diwani order, which we have set in the interest of us on the rights and interests of citizens in the Kurdistan region and all Iraqis. Dr. Abadi said that a higher committee will be set up to oversee the management of airports in the region and its competitor, and ensure compliance with federal standards, including representatives of all concerned authorities in the center and the region and report to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces or his entourage.

 

 

 

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After the decision to lift the international aviation ban .. Infallible calls for solving the problem of paying salaries of employees of Kurdistan

 

Tuesday 13 March 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad  The President of the Republic Fuad Masum, on Tuesday, to solve the "problem" pay the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region, welcomed the decision of the federal government to lift the international ban on the airports of the region.  The site of the Presidency of the Republic in a statement received, Alsumaria News, a copy of it, that "infallible welcomed the announcement of the return of the federal government to open the airports of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah for international flights and lifting the ban on airports in the Kurdistan region, and called for full cooperation between the authorities concerned as well as to continue a comprehensive dialogue to resolve all differences The other between the two sides on the basis of the Constitution and decisions of the Federal Court. "         The Presidency quoted infallible assertion on "the need to return the lives of citizens in the Kurdistan region to normal state and resolve the problem of paying the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region and ease the restrictions on private banks in the region and normalization of relations between the people of one Iraqi all as stressed the need to unite all citizens for the liquidation of remnants Terrorists and prevent the return of criminal terrorist acts in any form or place of the country. "  Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced earlier Tuesday the opening of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports in front of international flights, adding that a higher committee will be set up to oversee the administration of the airports and its competitor and ensure compliance with federal standards.

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Baghdad and Kurdistan reach new agreements

 

 

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A news agency / a government delegation from Baghdad with the Kurdistan Region reached an agreement on the tax system in the minority and customs officials and border crossings. 
And held earlier in the day a joint meeting between the Kurdistan Regional Government and a delegation of the federal government to discuss the regulation of the work of banks and the unification of the tax between Baghdad and the region. 
The meeting was chaired by Kurdistan Minister of Finance Ribaz Halaman, and by the Iraqi government, the Governor of the Central Bank Ali Al-Alaq. 
He told a source within the meeting, Twilight News, that the mechanism was reached to regulate the work of banks and banking operations, and agree to unify taxes and customs tariffs between Baghdad and Kurdistan. 
He added that the two sides also reached an agreement on customs officials and border crossings in Kurdistan will be announced details later.
On Sunday evening, a delegation from the Iraqi government arrived in Arbil, headed by Ali al-Alaq and with the membership of Qassem Attiyah, undersecretary of the Minister of Planning and a representative of the Civil Aviation Authority. 
The visit comes after Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said during the weekly press conference last Tuesday that the employees of the Kurdistan region will receive their salaries, in addition to the airports of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah will resume their international activity, before the holiday of Norouz. 
"We expect the salaries to be released in the next few days," said Izzat Saber, a member of the finance committee of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament.
A second delegation from the Iraqi government headed by Mahdi al-Alak, secretary-general of the Council of Ministers, Iyad al-Waeli, head of the prime minister's office, Khalid Hamoud, military advisor to the prime minister, Souran Hidayat Othman, official of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, Minister Abbas Mohammed of the Protocol Division in the Prime Minister's Office. 
The delegation is due to decide at a meeting later today the lifting of the ban on international flights in Kurdistan

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Disputes between Baghdad and Erbil are moving towards solutions as flights resume at regional airports

 

 Since 2018-03-13 at 14:23 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad - Mawazine News

The relations between Baghdad and Arbil witnessed political conflicts and crises that lasted for many months, some for the sake of the oil file, others because of the suspension of flights at the airports of the region, in addition to non-payment of salaries of employees of the ministries of Kurdistan, today moves towards the solution and resolve the crises, Minister Haider Abadi, ordered the opening of the airports of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.

MPs described the move as a positive step that would bring joy to the Kurdish people, through the handover of salaries of employees and the improvement of economic status, while some pointed out that this initiative came under international pressure.

 

A good start to solve problems

 

Saw the leader of the Movement for Change, Mahmoud Sheikh Wahab, the announcement of Prime Minister Haider Abadi reopening the airports of the region, the positive step towards solving other problems.

Wahhab said in an interview with Mawazin News that "the reopening of airports in the region is a positive step and a successful start to solve other problems and crises that resulted from the referendum by the Kurdistan Regional Government," pointing out that "Kurdistan awaits other happy decisions for the Kurdish people from Abadi related to The salaries and the life of the Kurdish individual economically. "

"He pointed out that" the most affected of these decisions is the citizen because of the corruption in the large regional government, "calling for" the establishment of a specific mechanism by the government to deliver salaries to all employees without interludes. "

 

Send the salaries of education and health staff next step after opening airports

 

For his part, the MP on the Kurdish forces Masoud Haider, that Prime Minister Haider Abadi will send the salaries of officials of the Ministries of Health and Education on Thursday 15/3/2018.

"During the last meeting of the three presidencies, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi promised to send the salaries of officials of the Ministries of Health and Education until Thursday 15/3/2018," Haider said in a statement received by Mawazine News.

He added that "Abadi also promised during the same meeting to open the airports of the Kurdistan region on the same date, and now he has issued a decision to open airports and there remains only a decision to send the salaries of employees."

 

International pressure behind the opening of airports in Arbil

 

While the MP for the Kurdistan Alliance Majid Shankali to / Mawazin News /, that the opening of airports in the region a positive gesture by Prime Minister Haider Abadi, but came after international pressure.

He pointed out that "there is still a matter of outstanding and related to the disputed areas, which must be resolved according to the Constitution, explaining that" the opening of airports will be followed by a solution to the problem of salaries and border crossings and the oil file. "

The Prime Minister, General Commander of the Armed Forces Haider Abadi, on Tuesday, ordered the re-opening of the airports of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah for international flights, stressing that this came after the response of local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore the federal authority to the two airports.