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Barzani: We s upport the actions of the Iraqi federal government to impose security in the disputed areas

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14:18 17.04.2018(Updated 14:20 17.04.2018)

The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, Nigervan Barzani, supported the measures of the federal government to impose security in the disputed areas.

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Sputnik . Barzani told a press conference on Tuesday: "We support the actions of the federal government to impose security in the disputed areas."

Barzani added: "There are no negotiations with Baghdad for the return of the Peshmerga forces to the disputed areas," stressing that "there is no agreement with the United States of the Peshmerga return to the disputed areas."

The federal forces took control of the province of Kirkuk and disputed areas with the Kurdistan region under law enforcement and security, on October 16 last, which forced the Kurdish Peshmerga forces to withdraw.

Disputes between Baghdad and Erbil were heated over the referendum on independence from Iraq on September 25, but they reached some understandings last month.

Kirkuk is one of the Iraqi provinces rich in oil, and has been the majority of the sources of income of the region since 2014, after being taken over by the Kurdish Peshmerga forces.

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Barzani to McGurk: Dialogue is the only way to solve our problems with Baghdad

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Barzani to McGurk: Dialogue is the only way to solve our problems with Baghdad

 

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The Prime Minister of Kurdistan, Najirvan Barzani, that dialogue is the only way to solve the problems, expressing the readiness of the region to continue dialogue with Baghdad. 

Barzani met with US Special Envoy to the International Coalition against Daqash and his accompanying delegation, which included US Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Silliman, Andrew Peck, Assistant US Deputy Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran, and Ken Gross, Consul General American in the Kurdistan Region, and a number of diplomats, according to a statement of the Government of the Territory. 

During a meeting attended by Deputy Prime Minister of Kurdistan Kubad Talabani, the delegation valued the steps that were achieved in the dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad, which led to the normalization of relations and lifting the ban on the airports of the province and the release of part of the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan Region. Of talks to find a solution to all problems. 

The US delegation stressed that their relations will continue with Kurdistan and that they will pay greater attention to these relations and will work to strengthen them. 

For his part, Nigervan Barzani thanked the visit and to support the US for the talks in Erbil - Baghdad, stressing that dialogue is the only way to solve the problems, and expressed the readiness of the Kurdistan Region to continue discussions and dialogue. 

He pointed out that Kurdistan attaches great importance to its relations with the United States of America, expressing readiness to offer all facilities to strengthen relations in all fields. 

On the other side of the meeting, they discussed the situation in the region and Iraq and the upcoming Iraqi elections.

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peasants of Kurdistan are suing Abbadi and Jamili

 

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The Kurdistan Workers' Rights Organization (KRWC) on Wednesday said it had filed suit against the Minister of Commerce, Salman Jumaili and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi for failing to pay their dues.

The head of the Federation of Farmers of Kurdistan, Fares Hussein Mayas, told a news conference that the Iraqi government stopped paying the dues of the farmers of the region, which caused problems for farmers, so the competent authorities to do serious work until Baghdad to send the dues of farmers.

He said that they filed a legal action in Baghdad against the Iraqi Council of Ministers and the Iraqi Ministry of Commerce, and will be the first of July 2018 the first hearing of the court.

For his part, the farmers' lawyer Bashdar Hassan said that they visited Baghdad and told the officials that if the farmers are not paid within 15 days, we will file a lawsuit against the Iraqi government.

He explained that they filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court and handed over the complaint (complaint) to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on the issue of sending dues to farmers for the sale of wheat.

Hassan said that Baghdad owes more than 600 billion dinars to farmers of the Kurdistan region and tries to reduce the amount by half.

 

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Economist is likely to "tomorrow Press" economic recovery in Kurdistan because of the decisions of Baghdad

 

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Economic expert Fuad Mohammed al-Jaf on Wednesday predicted the economic recovery in the Kurdistan region after a decline in the past months because of a package of decisions from the Iraqi government.

Jaf said in a statement to "Al-Ghad Press" that "the three provinces of the region have seen a significant decline in economic growth reached more than 35%, which are very critical both for the government of the region or the resident of the region, especially those who rely on a fixed government salary." 

He added that "the trade movement also stopped in the region because of the decisions of the center's government, which followed the referendum in the region, which generated a large economic gap, but after the breakthrough part of the crisis with regard to the airports of the region as well as border crossings and the return of work as well as the transfer of some of the salaries of the region, In qualitative terms. " 

"The recovery will reflect positively on the citizens of the region and gives a good indication of the return of business at the local or international level because many international companies, whether exporting or operating in the region were waiting for the position of Baghdad until it resumed its work."

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Good morning Yota an DV. 

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 “ PEASANTS  “ — if ever there were a more demeaning label to slap across the face of an individual ! 

 

. . . And why are they living like “ peasants “ ?  What are the causes of this social dilemma ? I think we ALL KNOW the answer (s) to that, don’t we folks.

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4 hours ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

 “ PEASANTS  “ — if ever there were a more demeaning label to slap across the face of an individual ! 

 

. . . And why are they living like “ peasants “ ?  What are the causes of this social dilemma ? I think we ALL KNOW the answer (s) to that, don’t we folks.

When I read that I was thinking of that guy in Caddie Shack shinning shoes. 

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4 hours ago, ChuckFinley said:

When I read that I was thinking of that guy in Caddie Shack shinning shoes. 

  

Ya mean “ grinding 👟 shoes “ He made quick work of the Judges golf 🏌️‍♀️ shoes huh 

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1 minute ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

  

Ya mean “ grinding 👟 shoes “ He made quick work of the Judges golf 🏌️‍♀️ shoes huh 

Yes, that is it.  

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A delegation from the Kurdistan region will visit Baghdad

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The Director General of Customs in the Kurdistan region, Samal Abdul Rahman, that a delegation from the Kurdistan region will visit Baghdad, to discuss the file of border crossings closed and located within the borders of the province of Sulaymaniyah. 

He said that a delegation from the Kurdistan region headed by Sulaymaniyah governor would visit Baghdad soon to resolve the issue of a number of ports within the borders of Sulaymaniyah province, which was witnessing a commercial exchange before closing it to the movement of citizens.  

He added that during the last period, a meeting was held with the Governor of Sulaymaniyah and the Directorate of Civil Status in Sulaymaniyah, where it was decided to send a delegation from the province of Sulaymaniyah to Baghdad. 

Samal Abdul Rahman said that the visit was postponed due to the start of election campaigns and the travel of the Governor of Sulaymaniyah, adding that the delegation will visit Baghdad after the return of the governor of Sulaymaniyah.

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Kurdish delegation to visit Baghdad to discuss the border issue

 

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The source said on Thursday that a delegation from the Ministry of Finance of the Kurdistan Regional Government will visit Baghdad soon, to discuss the reopening of secondary border crossings.

Kurdish media sources said the Kurdistan delegation would discuss the reopening of unofficial border crossings with Iraqi officials, which were closed by a decision from Baghdad.

She added that the federal government sent during the past several months several delegations to the Kurdistan region to resolve the issue of border crossings and make the secondary crossings official.

It is noteworthy that the secondary crossings within the borders of the Kurdistan region is official and recognized by both sides of Iran and Kurdistan.

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A delegation from the region is visiting Baghdad to discuss the opening of border crossings

Date of release: 2018/4/19 10:09 • 170 times read

(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) A delegation from the Ministry of Finance of the Kurdistan Regional Government will visit Baghdad in the coming days to discuss the reopening of the secondary border crossings.

"The delegation will visit Baghdad at the General Directorate of Customs, which is also formed by the Ministry of Finance, to discuss the reopening of the informal border crossings with Iraqi officials, which was closed by a decision of the Iraqi government," said General Director of Customs in the Kurdistan region Samal Abdul Rahman. 
"The Iraqi government has sent several delegations to the Kurdistan region in recent months to resolve the issue of border crossings and to make secondary crossings official crossings, knowing that the secondary crossings are already official by Iran and the provincial government." 
On the date of the visit, Abdul Rahman said that there is no specific day for the visit, but that it is close, pointing out that the attempts to reopen all crossings are ongoing and will be opened soon. "

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Kirkuk reveals the existence of an "undeclared" bank account for the province of Kurdistan

 

Thursday, April 19

 

 

 

 

Alsumaria News / Kirkuk The governor of Kirkuk, the agency Rakan Jubouri, on Thursday, the existence of bank account "undeclared" for the province in the Kurdistan region , noting that the province will see the completion of a number of projects in the coming days.  Jubouri said in a press conference attended by Alsumaria News, "The audit of accounts in Kirkuk showed the existence of an account is not registered in the Kurdistan region deposited in the amount of 110 million dollars and was withdrawn, which is an unspecified account, except the previous account of $ 51 million."     He added that "the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank to open an investigation of these accounts and recover the funds of the province," noting that "the amount of $ 51 million was on our way to recover from the bank in Erbil in the form of payments, but a complaint filed by the President of the provincial council to race stopped due to the process of payment of funds , And we will prosecute all the manipulation of the funds of Kirkuk. "  In a separate context, al-Jubouri said that "Kirkuk will witness the completion of a number of projects in the coming days and we expect the Ministry of Planning to approve the disbursement of funds for Kirkuk to complete a number of projects, including the Kirkuk unified water project, which was stopped because of financial accounts placed in a private bank." In the security aspect, al-Jubouri confirmed that "Kirkuk is safe thanks to the federal forces and the anti-terrorism apparatus. There are violations occurring south-west of Kirkuk because the areas of Hawija, the last sites liberated by the federal forces, have a number of pockets of organization urging the terrorist and we need a period to eliminate them."

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Baghdad sends part of the salaries of the month of February for employees of the Kurdistan Region

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The first meal of the salaries of the month of February to the region, a month after Baghdad to send the amount of 317 billion dinars as salaries to employees of the Kurdistan Region. 
A source in the branch of Arbil for the Central Bank of Iraq that the first meal of the amount allocated by Baghdad as salaries to employees of the Kurdistan region for the month of February arrived on Thursday morning, within the framework of the amount of 317 billion dinars, to the branch of the Central Bank in Arbil, adding that any orders to move or disbursed did not Issued to date. 
He added that the arrival of the other meal of the amount to pay the amount of 317 billion dinars to be added to the expense of the Ministry of Finance in the provincial government to be distributed as salaries according to plans, pointing out that the Central Bank has nothing to do with how to distribute as salaries to the staff of the region,
According to the information, the Kurdistan Regional Government and to provide salaries to its employees depend on three sources, the amount sent by Baghdad and the amount of 317 billion dinars and 24 billion dinars, which sent by the United States in aid of Peshmerga salaries in addition to revenues from the sale of the region and internal revenues. 
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Iraq: The disappearance of 160 million dollars of Kirkuk oil revenues

 

Baghdad - Ali al-Husseini

20 April 2018

 

The governor of  Kirkuk (north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad), Rakan Said Jubouri, yesterday, the disappearance of more than 160 million dollars of Kirkuk oil money, demanding the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank to open an investigation into these accounts and the recovery of state funds. 
Jubouri said in a press conference that "audit of the Office of the province in the accounts in Kirkuk showed the existence of an account is not registered in  the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, deposited in the amount of 110 million dollars and was withdrawn, an account is not disclosed, except the previous account of $ 51 million "And stressed that the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank has opened an investigation into these accounts to recover funds of the province. 
He added: "We were on our way to recover $ 51 million from the Central Bank in Erbil in the form of payments, but a complaint filed by the former provincial council chairman was stopped because of the process of payment of funds, and we will prosecute anyone who manipulated the funds of Kirkuk."
The Kirkuk administration, run by former governor Necmettin Karim and provincial council head Ribwar Talabani, was receiving money for Kirkuk to export oil and sell it through the Kirkuk oil pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.

The previous administration opened bank accounts in the Kurdistan Bank, and the funds were withdrawn without government control from Baghdad and without the knowledge of the Ministry of Oil on the volume of exports and the value of the amounts deposited in the accounts. 
For his part, head of the Turkmen Front in Kirkuk (Front , representing the Iraqi Turkmen), MP Arshad Salehi, for "new Arab", the President of the Kirkuk Provincial Council, Rebwar Talabani, holding petrodollars deposited money in a bank of Arbil. " 
Salehi explained that Talabani to return the funds in one of Erbil banks immediately. " 
In the same context, confirmed the deputy from the  province of Kirkuk, Ala Talabani, the "New Arab", that the $ 62 million received by the governor article Necmettin Karim of oil sales, are also missing.
"The amount received by the former governor of oil sales for six months from the fields of the province, which was under the control of the territorial government." 
Baghdad regained control of the city of Kirkuk in a major military campaign, mid-October last year, following the repercussions of the referendum on the separation from Iraq, which ultimately failed because of wide international opposition. The government has been able to expel the Kurdish Peshmerga, which has been in control of the city since 2014.

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Paying the Peshmerga next week

- 4/20/2018 11:22:00 AM .395 Number of readings

 

 

 

 

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The Peshmerga Affairs Committee in the Parliament of Kurdistan announced that the distribution of salaries of the Peshmerga Ministry will begin on Monday and Tuesday of next week, while it showed that part of the salaries of this ministry will be paid according to the old savings system and the other section according to the new saving system. 

Shelan Jaafar, head of the Peshmerga Committee in the Parliament of Kurdistan, "Khandan", will be direct distribution of salaries of the Ministry of Peshmerga, next week. 

She added that the salaries of the defense forces, emergency and Zirvani, will be disbursed according to the new salary savings system. 

She pointed out that the salaries of the forces (70 and 80) of the Ministry of Peshmerga, will be paid according to the old savings system.

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Baghdad decides to send money allocated to salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region

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Deputy Minister of Finance in the federal government Maher Johan on Thursday, the issuance of approval to send funds allocated to salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region. 

Maher Johan, Deputy Minister of Finance in an exclusive statement to "Khandan", that they are about to start transferring funds allocated to the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan region. 

The Undersecretary of the Minister of Finance that Baghdad decided to send money to pay the salaries of staff of the region. 

The spokesman for the Iraqi government Saad al-Hadithi, revealed earlier in the mechanism of the federal government in the payment of salaries of employees in the Kurdistan region. 

Al-Hadithi said in a statement to "Khandan" earlier, that the Iraqi government will send a sum periodically provided that the provincial government to complete the rest of the imports of oil sales from the fields located in the region to pay the salaries of staff of the region.

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Kurdish deputy: salaries of the region's employees for the month of February will be disbursed very soon

 

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Alsumaria News // Baghdad confirmed the MP for the Kurdistan Democratic Party Majid Chenkali Saturday that county staff salaries Kurdistan for the month of February will be disbursed very soon , according to the new salary scale, as he pointed to the possibility of delivery of all salaries and termination of the state of compulsory savings in the region in the event of the application of the policy of reform In the coming months.  Shankali said in an interview for Alsumaria News that "the payment of salaries for the month of February for employees of the Kurdistan region will be very soon according to the new salary scale," noting that "the amounts to be sent, amounting to 317.5 billion from the federal government will be added amounts obtained from imported oil exports Of the Territory and internal imports for distribution as salaries to staff in the Territory ".     "If the new reform policy is implemented in the coming months, we think there is a good possibility of handing over all the salaries to the employees and ending the compulsory savings imposed on them by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) due to insufficient funds allocated to them by the federal government," he added.  Shankali stressed that "the new salary scale will not be the level of ambition or merit for the staff of the region, but much better than the previous table, but we work according to the existing capabilities until the solution of outstanding problems between the Center and the region to start to grant the entitlements of employees in the region as a whole as employees in the rest of the provinces of Iraq.  The Ministry of Finance in the Kurdistan Regional Government announced, on (March 19, 2018), on the arrival of salaries of regional employees of the federal government. The MP for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (NDP) Najib Najib said on Monday (April 16, 2018) that the amounts provided by the government as salaries to employees of the Kurdistan region "insufficient" to meet the dues of employees of two ministries, noting that there is a deficit exceeding 600 billion dinars salaries between what it needs Territory and the federal government.

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The arrival of the American amount allocated to the Peshmerga to Erbil

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Major General Karaman Kamal, Assistant Chief of Staff of Operations in the Ministry of Peshmerga, announced the arrival of the amount allocated by the United States to the Peshmerga, to Erbil. 

Maj. Gen. Qaraman Kamal said in a statement to "Khandan" that the American financial amount reached the Kurdistan Bank in Arbil, and will be distributed to the Peshmerga forces this week. 

The Peshmerga Affairs Committee announced on Friday that the distribution of salaries of the Ministry of Peshmerga will begin on Monday and Tuesday of this week, while it indicated that part of the salaries of this ministry will be paid according to the old savings system and the other section according to the new savings system. 

Shelan Jaafar, head of the Peshmerga Committee in the Parliament of Kurdistan, told "Khandan" that the salaries of the defense forces, emergency and Zirvani will be disbursed according to the new salary saving system. 

She pointed out that the salaries of the forces (70 and 80) of the Ministry of Peshmerga, will be paid according to the old savings system.

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Thanks Yota, at least they are moving forward with paying people, which is a good sign.

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MP Zebari to / Mawazin News /: The crisis with Baghdad is ongoing and most of the issues are still pending

 

 Since 2018-04-20 at 17:15 (Baghdad time)

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News

The Kurdistan Alliance MP Abdul Bari Zebari, Friday, continued political tension between Baghdad and Erbil until after the elections, noting that the crisis of the disputed areas and the export of oil has not been resolved so far despite the long talks between the two sides.

"The tension between the establishment of Kurdistan and Baghdad will continue until after the elections because most of the basic issues between the two parties are not resolved," Zebari told Mawazine News.

 Zebari added that "solving the issue of salaries of employees, airports and border crossings does not end the eternal crisis, but postponed the resolution of disputes over the export of oil in the region and disputed areas."

He added that "resolving the crisis is not on the agenda of the region or Baghdad because of concern of all blocks and political parties to the elections and the formation of the next government."

The crisis witnessed between the federal government and the Kurdistan region recently witnessed a breakthrough and moves to resolve the differences and develop solutions that began to emerge, including sending Baghdad, 250 billion Iraqi dinars, to health and education staff in the region as well as opening airports and border crossings after agreeing to supervise Baghdad on it

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Thanks Yota,

 

Love to see the HCL felt with. 

 

 

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Urgent: Barzani adds two billion dinars for salaries in Kurdistan

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The Kurdistan Regional Government decided on Sunday to amend the amount of savings in the salaries of guards, pointing out that in order to implement the resolution allocated a monthly amount of two billion dinars. 
The minister of finance and economy in the provincial government Ribaz Halaman told a Kurdish television station Rudaw that on the order of the head of the provincial government, Nechirvan Barzani, was allocated 2 billion dinars per month to the Ministry of Interior to improve and modify the amount of savings for guards. 
However, the Ministry of Finance decided to increase the amount of 12 billion dinars per ministry and authorized the ministries on how to modify the salaries of its employees, but the decision did not include the guards and this has caused concern and protest This category.

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