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

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the Iraqi government announced the continuation of domestic flights to and from the Kurdistan Region

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The head of the media office of the Prime Minister Saad al-Hadithi on Friday the entry into force of the ban on international flights to and from the Kurdistan Region, but said that this decision will not include internal flights with other Iraqi provinces.

"On Friday evening, September 29, 2017 the implementation of the decision of the Council of Ministers to stop international flights to and from the region until the transfer of control of the airports of Sulaymaniyah and Arbil to the control and administration of the federal authority began," the statement said.

He explained that "the suspension of international flights to and from the region came in accordance with the Constitution and international contexts," echoing saying that "internal aviation continues to maintain the interests of our citizens in the region because the goal is not to punish citizens, but to stop unilateral decisions and unconstitutional by the leaders of the region And the unity of Iraq and the Iraqi people. "

 

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Abadi office: the control of the central government on the land and air ports in the Kurdistan region is not to starve and to prevent supplies and siege on citizens

 

 

 

The Information Office of the Prime Minister, Dr. Haider al-Abbadi, said that the Iraqi government preserves the rights and gains of all our people, including our Kurdish people, and that any action taken to take care not to harm them. 

The statement pointed out that the control of the central government on the land and air passages in the Kurdistan region is not to starve and prevent supplies and siege on the citizens in the region, as alleged by some officials of the Kurdistan region and try to promote, but are the procedures for the entry and exit of goods and individuals to the territory under the control of the federal government and federal regulatory agencies, As is the case at all Iraqi ports to ensure smuggling and prevent corruption.

He added that the imposition of federal authority at the airports of the Kurdistan region is to transfer the authority of airports in Kurdistan to the federal authority according to the Constitution, as is the case in all Iraqi airports in other provinces and as is the practice in all countries of the world, and that domestic flights continue, Airports in the region to the center, the international flights will continue, and this is not a punishment for citizens in the region, but is a constitutional and legal action approved by the Council of Ministers for the benefit of citizens in Kurdistan and other areas.

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office of Abbadi is followed by an invitation to Sistani to clarify about the border crossings of Kurdistan

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Shafaq News / The Office of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, said that the government's procedures regarding Kurdistan does not target the Kurdish people. 

In a sermon in Karbala, Ahmed al-Safi called for preserving the rights of the Kurdish people, in response to the measures adopted by the Iraqi government and the parliament on Kordestani in the wake of the referendum on independence. 

"The Iraqi government preserves the rights and gains of all our people, including the sons of our Kurdish people, and any action taken to ensure that they are not harmed," the statement said. 

The Iraqi parliament approved the recommendations of the Iraqi government to receive the border crossings and airports of the Kurdistan region, which was rejected by politicians Kurd promised him punishment for the Kurdish people to participate in the referendum.

In this regard, the statement of the Office of Abadi that "the control of the central government on land and air ports in the Kurdistan region is not to starve and prevent supplies and siege on the citizens in the region, as alleged by some officials of the Kurdistan region and try to promote, but the procedures for the entry and exit of goods and individuals to the territory under government control Federal and federal regulatory bodies, as is the case at all Iraqi ports to ensure smuggling and prevent corruption. "

He added: "The imposition of federal authority at the airports of the Kurdistan region is to transfer the authority of airports in Kurdistan to the federal authority according to the Constitution, as is the case in all Iraqi airports in other provinces and as applicable in all countries of the world, and that domestic flights continue, To the center, the international flights will continue, and this is not a punishment for citizens in the region, but is a constitutional and legal action approved by the Council of Ministers for the benefit of citizens in Kurdistan and other areas. 

It is scheduled to begin at 1800 hours at the local time to close the air route to and from the Kurdistan Region, and confined to internal movements.

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By Rudaw 4 hours ago

 

 

 

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson addressing the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in March. Photo: AP

 

 

 

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The United States “does not recognize” Kurdistan’s independence referendum, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced in a statement Friday evening. 

“The vote and the results lack legitimacy and we continue to support a united, federal, democratic and prosperous Iraq,” read the statement .......

 

 

 

 

http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/290920177

 

 

Edited September 30, 2017 by umbertino

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The Central Bank denies the suspension of dealing with the Territory

Release date: 2017/9/28 23:50 

 

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The Central Bank of Iraq denied media reports about the bank's suspension of financial transactions with banks in the Kurdistan region after the referendum on secession.

An official source said that the measure would harm the national economy,"especially since more than 30 percent of the total hard currency in the country is in the banks of the Kurdistan region." 

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Abadi accepts McCron's invitation to discuss the Kurdish issue in Paris

Saturday, 30 September 2017,

A source in the office of French President Emmanuel Macaron said that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi before Makron's invitation, on Friday, to visit Paris on October 5 for talks on the referendum on the Kurdistan region of independence. 

McCron earlier offered to help ease tension between Baghdad and the Kurdistan government over a referendum on Monday and urged any escalation to be avoided.

http://www.alraimedia.com/ar/a.....5332/nr/nc

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Parliament of the Kurdistan Region held its meeting to respond to Baghdad

 

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The Kurdistan Regional Parliament began on Saturday morning holding its meeting under the chairmanship of Vice President Jaafar Aminki and in the presence of various blocs except for the Movement of Change, which continues to boycott.

The Parliament will present in its current session the punitive decisions of the House of Representatives, and the Iraqi government and issued against the Kurdistan Region after the referendum on independence.

The agenda of the meeting includes the response to the first step of the resolutions, which is the closure of airports Erbil and Sulaymaniyah international flights.

The Parliament of the Kurdistan Region is scheduled to vote on the first reading of a bill to abolish the system of delaying the payment of salaries to employees of the Government of the Territory.

The agenda also includes the vote to accept the resignation of Fakhruddin Kader of the Secretariat of the Parliament of Kurdistan.

 

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http://www.shafaaq.com/ar/Ar_NewsReader/dc18ed58-21de-4b7f-9146-919598fe6eae

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Secretary of the Parliament of the Kurdistan Region resign from his post

 

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The secretary of the Parliament of the Kurdistan Region MP Fakhruddin Qader on Saturday resigned from office.

Qader summed up the reasons for his resignation at a press conference held at the Parliament in Erbil in several points, notably delayed payment of salaries to employees, calling on the Parliament to have an active role in the control and improve the living conditions of citizens in Kurdistan.

He stressed that self-determination and the formation of an independent state is a natural, legitimate and legal right of the Kurdistan Region.

The Kurdistan Parliament will vote in the session scheduled later in the day to accept the resignation of Qader from office.

 

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http://www.shafaaq.com/ar/Ar_NewsReader/f9255323-f733-4abd-84b5-e2e7ba1bea71

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Deputy calls for the conversion of salaries of Kurds supporters to the referendum as functional grades in Baghdad and the south

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Trend Press / Baghdad

 

The Committee of Parliamentary Martyrs called on Saturday, the central government to stop the salaries of Kurds within the federal government who voted for the referendum, and converted to functional grades, noting that their salaries cost a quarter of Iraq's budget .

"The salaries of the former and current presidents of the republic, as well as the members of the former parliament and the people, as well as the owners of the special grades, cost 30 percent of the state budget, without benefiting from the salaries of the former and current presidents of the republic," said Amal Attiya. Their real partnership in building Iraq . "

She explained that "a quarter of the state budget goes as salaries to the employees of the Kurds, both legislative and executive," calling on the government to "take the real action even if the parliament, which is the suspension of salaries of Kurds within the federal government who voted for the referendum."

She pointed out that "the Iraqi state pays salaries billions of dinars of funds of the South who live the worst life."

Attiyah stressed that "its committee with the suspension of salaries of Kurdish employees and conversion as functional grades for the southern provinces and families of martyrs and wounded security forces and popular mobilization."

And rejected most of the political blocs in Baghdad, and the rest of the provinces illegal referendum, where the central government took several deterrent

measures against northern Iraq, because of the violation of the Iraqi constitution .

http://aletejahtv.org/permalink/184117.html

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After the policy of government packages .. Barzani announced readiness for the {dialogue}

30/9/2017 12:00 am  Arbil is subject to the conditions of Baghdad with regard to airports  Baghdad / Erbil / Sabah The  implementation of the decisions of the Council of Ministers for National Security, and quiet policy accompanied by firmness pursued by Prime Minister Dr. Haidar al-Abadi, in dealing with the crisis of the referendum, which was initiated by the advocates of separation, the President of the Kurdistan region, outgoing, his willingness to "wait" to secede from Iraq for two years, and "extended dialogue leading to understanding," while the Minister of Transport, , An urgent letter to the Federal Ministry of Transport, confirming the approval of the conditions for the work of airports, a number of international companies suspended flights and canceled flights at airports in the region in response to a ban imposed by Baghdad and entered into force on Friday evening.  Imports of the Region "The decisions of Baghdad are not collective punishment against the people of Kurdistan, because the government does not want," he said. "Adding that" the revenues of ports and airports did not go to the federal government and even to the Kurdish citizens evidence of not receiving salaries, and we want to control it and the oil exports of the region to provide salaries to its employees. "  Al-Hadithi stressed that "airports in the region will remain open for domestic flights only," pointing out that "it is ironic that the regional government threatens to appeal to the Federal Supreme Court of Baghdad decisions in exchange for ignoring and rejection of the decision of the court on the referendum, and this is contrary to the provincial government, And the Federal Court ". Al-Hadithi pointed out that "the airports are subject to the administration and supervision of the federal government. We are not talking about airports and ports in an independent state, but within the borders of the Iraqi state," adding that "the referendum of Kurdistan is separation and not independence.  In the meantime, the media office of the Prime Minister said in a press statement yesterday, that the Iraqi government maintains the rights and gains of all our people, including our Kurdish people, and any action taken in which the government does not harm them. The statement pointed out that "the control of the central government on the land and air passages in the Kurdistan region is not to starve and prevent supplies and siege on the citizens in the region, as alleged by some officials of the Kurdistan region and try to promote, but the procedures for the entry and exit of goods and individuals to the territory under the control of the federal government and the federal monitoring bodies , As is the case at all Iraqi ports to ensure smuggling and prevent corruption.  "The imposition of the federal authority at the airports of the Kurdistan region is the transfer of authority of airports in Kurdistan to the federal authority according to the Constitution, as is the case in all Iraqi airports in other provinces and as is the practice in all countries of the world," noting that "flights The interior continues, and once the airport authority is transferred to the center, international flights will continue. " The statement said that this is not a punishment for citizens in the region, but is a constitutional and legal action approved by the Council of Ministers for the benefit of citizens in Kurdistan and other areas.  Speech of hatred of the  government's response above came after the rejection of the so-called "Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan region," headed by Nechirvan Barzani, "all the decisions issued by the House of Representatives in coordination with the federal government, and considered that" these decisions is only collective punishment of the people of Kurdistan. " The expression of the leaders of the secession who seek to incite the Kurdish opinion and directed his anger against the federal government and not to the real cause of this crisis The  statement added that "the Kurdistan Regional Government confirms that the region is ready to begin negotiations and negotiations to reach a solution to all problems At the same time stresses the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan region on it's a All legal proceedings will be taken to challenge the unconstitutionality and legality of these decisions. " This urgent desire in the "dialogue", told the outgoing President of the region, Massoud Barzani, Vice President of the Republic, Iyad Allawi, expressing his willingness to respond to the initiative put forward by the latter to contain the escalating crisis against the backdrop of the referendum on independence.  Softer in the positions and  in the details, Barzani sent a written response to Allawi 's initiative, in which he is prepared to wait until two years, we communicate in them through the construction of an extensive dialogue to discuss all the files and issues that make us partners in building the future of our peoples, without imposing a fait accompli on any area. In a clear cancellation of the word "Jarin" that prevailed in Barzani's previous speeches.  Barzani pointed out that he found in the initiative elements that form the basis for "return to the logic of reason and wisdom, and a platform to mobilize forces and parties and blocs participating in the government and outside, undertake to research the logic of rights and justice and understanding in all that removes congestion."  He pointed out that "the referendum does not mean the establishment of the state directly, but we are ready to wait until two years in which we communicate through a constructive dialogue extended to discuss all the issues and issues that make us partners in building the future of our two peoples without imposing the status quo on any region."  Allawi has announced an initiative to contain the crisis that was raised after the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan, appealed to Barzani and the leadership of the region, "freezing the results of the referendum during a constructive transition period in which there is a national dialogue responsible and constructive to address all differences, in order to ensure and maintain the common heritage and promote it and devotes all that strengthens Arab brotherhood Kurdish, and lead to the achievement of a unified federal democratic Iraq. "  On a related note, the Minister of Transport in the Kurdistan Region, Mouloud Murad, sent an urgent letter to the Ministry of Transport, confirming the approval of the conditions for the work of airports. A source familiar with the matter said in a press statement that the Ministry of Transport received an official letter from the Minister of Transport in Kurdistan, in which he expressed his "readiness to jointly manage the airports in Arbil and Sulaymaniyah."  He added that "the book included the request of air controllers from Baghdad and the administration is joint," noting that "the Ministry of Transport has not yet responded to the book of Kurdistan."  Apology for  his part, MP Haitham al-Jubouri, said that the cancellation of the referendum and "recognition of the mistake and apologize for" a condition for the beginning of any dialogue with the Kurdistan region "  He said in a statement:" The cancellation of the referendum and the recognition of the error and apologize for the condition for the beginning of any dialogue With Kurdistan under the roof of the Constitution, and to be with representatives of all political parties and not limited to one party and taking sufficient guarantees from the side of Kurdistan to stay away from individual decisions. For his part, the deputy of the coalition of state law Haider Mawla, Massoud Barzani, the former regime president Saddam Hussein, when he invaded Kuwait and did not listen to the voices that demanded his withdrawal, returned that what he did "a farce and gracious."  He said: "The decisions of the House of Representatives were decisive and strong and will put an end to this reckless reckless results by Massoud Barzani," pointing out that "all dealings with the region will depend on the fact that Barzani occupies the region and its capabilities and go to an unknown fate."

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Arab and international newspapers: Separation does not serve the interests of the Kurds

28/9/2017 12:00 am   BAGHDAD / Al-Sabah  Several Arab and international newspapers described the referendum on secession as a "leap in the air" in light of a general rejection, while others suggested it would turn Kurdistan into a country dominated by a single family that controls oil resources for generations. The Jordanian Al - Ghad newspaper reported on Tuesday: that «Kurdistan referendum on secession is ( a jump in the air)», indicating that « the Kurds can not simply support the Zionist entity, stressing that« Barzani wants to repeat his father 's experience (failed)  , he said . "Any referendum requires international consensus, support from neighboring countries, and can not only support the Zionist entity," he said. , And hit all the other voices that called for the abolition of the  wall ».     Al-Mansi explained that "dragging the Iraqi people of Kurdish origin towards a referendum and putting the dreams of a state may not come because of the rejection of the surrounding countries, in their imagination, the responsibility of the Kurdish leaders, headed by Barzani, who wants to repeat his father's failed experience   ."  The newspaper Okaz Saudi Arabia in its issue, that «Israel is the biggest beneficiary of the referendum».  "Israel is the biggest beneficiary of the referendum," said Fahim al-Hamed, a journalist in Okaz. "It looks forward to this historical moment for a long time."  In addition, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph published an article titled "The Kurds are a step away from independence, but the fear still lingers on them," noting that "the referendum will be a pressure card on Baghdad or transforms Kurdistan to resemble countries that dominate the Oil sources are one family controlled.  "Some believe that the results of this referendum will be used as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Baghdad or that they will turn the Kurdistan region into a dictatorship," she said. "One family dominates the  oil resources for generations."

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Hassan Tauran: The government will negotiate the Kurds on the grounds that the referendum was not and Asayish forced displaced Arabs to participate in the vote

 

 

BAGHDAD / Al-Ghad Press: It 
is not clear that there is a time limit for the actions that Abadi was assigned by the House of Representatives to face the danger of secession of northern Iraq, the economic and political siege, the beginning of these measures, but Kirkuk needs more than that from everyone's point of view "Al-Ghad Press," the deputy representative of the Turkmen component and the province of Kirkuk, deputy head of the Turkmen Front, Hassan Tauran.

Interview text:

 

[Asharq Al-Awsat] What is your position on the statement of Najmuddin Karim, the governor of Kirkuk, yesterday, in which he clearly declared his defiance of the decisions of the executive and legislative authorities regarding Kirkuk? 
First, we deal with Necmettin Karim, both at the level of the legislature and the level of the Turkmen component through his representatives in the provincial council as the governor of an article, and not in front of Najmuddin Karim only to appeal to the Administrative Court. Second, there must be a reverse promotion of what happened in The session of the House of Representatives a few days ago, by portraying the matter as if the government decided to send troops and break into Kirkuk and so on, the government was delayed in bringing matters back to normal and legitimate when the forces of the twelfth division left on 10/6/2014, Some areas are a fact, and the other part of the truth is the Peshmerga takeover On the headquarters of the band, which did not fall by a dashing hand, the headquarters of the band was seized and its forces were disarmed, including the division commander. The government had to send a squad-level formation to the province after that date. US forces then, the agreement guaranteed the nature and size And the deployment of security forces in Kirkuk, this agreement is still in force and the existence of a military formation at the level of a division of the Iraqi army with a brigade of Peshmerga and one of its responsibility to protect the administrative borders of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah with Kirkuk, while the security of cities and the responsibility of the federal police, the government today demanding the restoration of the prestige of the state, After the exit of the twelfth band, is not entitled to an object who was not to mention the governor of the article to object to this step, this step is consistent with the law and the Constitution and Kirkuk from within the provinces are not organized in the province, either to say that Kirkuk is disputed it means there is disagreement and even spend in this The dispute should not be left to the center, the governor should not stir up disputes, starting with raising the flag of the region and then the referendum and finally challenging the law and the constitution, and even the judiciary as the governor who disobeyed the federal court order after the referendum.

[Asharq Al-Awsat] What about the Kurdish deputies and their return to Baghdad ... Is there anything that prevents their return legally? Are they welcome in the House of Representatives today? 
- Personally, I do not cut off the territorial link in federal Iraq because this gives an argument to the advocates of secession. The federal authorities need to be repositioned by adapting the relationship and returning it to the atmosphere of law and the constitution. This repositioning comes through redefining the legal status of the region, Confederation of the federalism, the region receives foreigners without entry features as it exports oil outside Somo, correcting these things does not mean the dimensions of the Kurds from Baghdad.

 

* (Interruption) Does this apply to the President of the Republic? 
- The separation in the subject of the President of the Republic is the Federal Court and the mechanisms stipulated constitutionally on the subject of sacking the President of the Republic more difficult to dismiss the Prime Minister or any official, as the symbol of the sovereignty of the country, I think these things must be handled with caution and re-positioning intended to cut off the outer wings of the territory, These relations, which must be discussed outside the constitutional framework. 

* (Interruption) The region talks about punitive measures
- Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, explained that he will work under the legal framework, easy and promoted and carried out the referendum falls under the law, while those who cast their vote is another subject and needs the procedures of the relevant committees in the House of Representatives, we have a committee formed to control the parliamentary behavior is to discuss the matter, Regarding the negotiations, the government has a condition ... No one will come up with the results of an illegal and unconstitutional referendum and then we are asked to negotiate, to negotiate that the referendum is as if it was not. 

* (Interruption) What about a non-binding statement as a recipe for a referendum Are you enough? 
- This referendum can not be accepted in any way. 

[Asharq Al-Awsat] Are you satisfied with the Turkish reaction? This time we did not see a meeting between representatives of the Turkmen component and Turkish officials, as happened after the flag raising crisis in Kirkuk.
We Turkmans benefit us that the relationship between Iraq and Turkey is at a very high level, and we have offered more than once to be the bridge between Baghdad and Ankara to cleanse this relationship, the relationship is different There are many problems, and in my view, the deterioration of the relationship lies with the two countries, and the calculated improvement of the two countries, there are parties contributed to fueling the situation between the two parties, today there is a regional alignment on Iraq to make the most of it to maximize its interests and prevent division, Iraq today must cooperate with the majority countries Iraq is exhausted in its struggle with terrorism on behalf of the world, states interests and all countries adopt their foreign policy on their interests and Turkey and Iraq leave the past and maximize their interests, this is a favorable opportunity for both countries, the situation has developed in the relationship and the Prime Minister declared the first Yesterday, the troops are maneuvering on

 

[Asharq Al-Awsat] The new crossing on the part of Tal Afar and the old pipeline that is supposed to be operated between Iraq and Turkey on the Mosul side are two steps in the same context?
- The crossing is an old project dating back to the nineties, when the administration of the former regime withdrew from the north of Iraq was thought of the establishment of this corridor, this line has been talking between the prime ministers of the two countries and there are understandings, but in some parts (about 13 kilometers) need understanding with the Syrian side, Syria's view will show flexibility in this direction, the total distance of 75 kilometers, will be a resurgence of Tal Afar, which suffered the suffering of terrorism. I do not think that this crossing and its establishment is a punishment for Kurdistan, as long as the referendum declared its purpose is secession. By cutting off contact with Turkey, for the oil pipeline is my own Also, it was pumping the oil from Kirkuk to Baiji , including to Hamdania and then Zakho land is Turkish, this line subjected to destruction since February 2014 especially between the provinces of Salahuddin and Mosul, did not pass on the repaired but was blown up the next day. 

* (Interruption) Was his bombing part of a conspiracy?
* I think that it is intended to make way for the establishment of another line within the Kurdistan region to be an alternative, the government used the line that passes in the region but after 2015 and the control of the Peshmerga on the coffin and the good of the region using the line without reference to the government, After the liberation, it will be possible to repair the line linking Kirkuk and Baiji through Hawija. This is the pipeline. The new crossing can be extended through the pipeline to link the Kirkuk oil with Turkey. 

* MP Jassem Mohammed Jaafar spoke in a statement about a meeting between Ben Ali Yilderm and Dr. Haider Abadi, what are your expectations for the prospects of dialogue?
This meeting may be followed by a tripartite meeting between Turkey, Iraq and Iran. We do not forget that there is news about the improvement of the relationship between Turkey and Syria. This is a new axis in the region that feels that there are risks to its national security and these dangers are called upon to meet. Serious desire to put it in a legal framework, Turkey will show flexibility in this subject in my opinion, it is certain that Mr. Abadi took a green light in regard to holding this meeting.

 

* Abadi said he supports holding elections in Kirkuk, how will this happen? 
- Conducted in-depth meetings, part of them in Kirkuk and part of them under the auspices of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Salim Jubouri, and has been resolved a lot of things, and remained one point to resolve, we hope the return of the Kurdish deputies deputies in Kirkuk to resolve the issue, the node is to decide the future of the province, The House of Representatives decides it. 

* (Interruption) Do you mean the future of Kirkuk within Article 140?
- Any future whether Article 140 or Article 119, which allows any province to be a special province, we Turkmen support this proposal, after the components agree we want a guarantor is the approval of the House of Representatives, brothers Kurds strongly opposed this opinion and wanted in the provincial council, we agreed to That the agreement of the components of the province in the form of its future to be the consensus of representatives of the province in the House of Representatives, we have seen what happened in the absence of Arabs and Turkmen from the provincial council, such as passing the flag raising referendum and we do not feel secure direction of the future of the province of its Council. 

[Asharq Al-Awsat] Did you see the agreement of all Kurdish parties in the referendum Is there a compromise with the referendum? 
- The position of Jemaah Islamiah and Kuran is the most obvious rejection of independence, the National Union was divided, and this division is real and there have been attempts to cancel or postpone the referendum at least in Kirkuk, the attempts made by a group of leaders of the Patriotic Union in Kirkuk.

* (Interruption) such as who? 
- The woman except Talabani had a clear position. 

* What about the leaders of the first row in the Union? 
- I am not authorized to give names, but at least there were members of the Political Bureau and there is the second person in the PUK office had a permit that the party office in Kirkuk, which includes members of the Political Bureau do not want to conduct the referendum, the final outcome could not issue a statement to clarify Their position, we have sensors and even the people of the National Union were not encouraging to participate, so the percentage was very low in Kirkuk.

 

* (Interruption) How much do you estimate? 
- According to information I did not exceed 30% in the Kurdish side of Kirkuk, either with regard to the Turkmen and Arab participation zero, I was in Kirkuk and I saw the centers from abroad and was not one of the citizens because we Turkomen and Arabs to not participate. 

* (Interruption) Has anyone been forced to participate?
The displaced Arabs were forced and threatened and taken through Asayish, especially in the Daqouq and refugee camps. The Turkoman, who claims to be a pro-referendum party, In the fifth month, we had a large Turkmen conference. At that time, it was agreed that any party would boycott the elections in Kirkuk. I did not refuse to raise the flag of the province on the institutions and departments of Kirkuk excluded from attendance, this was the norm and excluded these parties before the subject of the referendum.

 

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4 foreign initiatives on the table to resolve the crisis of the referendum between Baghdad and Erbil

 Baghdad / Mohammed Sabah 
 

The United States, Britain, Germany and France are making great efforts to bring the views of the federal government and the Kurdistan region closer together with the referendum on self-determination. 
In a related context, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Salim Jubouri oral messages to the heads of blocs and MPs, who were absent from the last two meetings held by parliament, calls for the resumption of their presence and participation in the meeting next Tuesday.


The Kurdistan region has held a referendum on self-determination on September 25, and demands Baghdad to cancel its results before entering into dialogues to resolve the crisis, and Vice President Iyad Allawi, last Monday, an initiative to contain the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil and to find understandings and appropriate solutions. The Kurdish side relies on this initiative to open a direct dialogue with the Prime Minister Haider Abadi had been called by the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani more than once, to get out of the current crisis and discuss all the challenges and differences that contribute to resolving the problem. 
The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party MP Tareq Siddiq the existence of four initiatives provided to the parties from the United States, Britain, Germany, France and the United Nations, calling in total to calm and non-escalation between the federal government and the Kurdistan region.
Rashid said in an interview with Al-Mada that "getting out of the current crisis requires the implementation and implementation of the provisions of the constitution by both parties to reach solutions to all differences." 
The Prime Minister Haider Abadi, has given the Kurdistan region 72 hours ended Friday evening to hand over the airports of the province in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah to the Baghdad government, in response to the referendum on independence. 
The Erbil airport in the Kurdistan region two days before the suspension of all international flights from and to the airport as of Friday evening following the decision of Abbadi. 
Erbil International Airport, inaugurated in 2005, is one of the largest civil airports built after the fall of the former regime. The airport operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in cooperation with 15 air transport companies, with fast flights to and from 21 cities around the world.
The Kurdish MP that "the airspace of Iraq, including the atmosphere in Kurdistan, is managed by two British and American companies contracted with the federal government for many years." 
Rashid pointed out that "the Kurdistan region has no intention of escalating with Baghdad and trying to find a solution to this crisis through dialogues and negotiations, noting that" what is important in the current period open channels of dialogue with Baghdad to find the appropriate outputs for the crisis. " 
The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, The federal government to cancel the results of the referendum in return for entering into negotiations with the Kurdistan Regional Government, as "like what is impossible," likely "approval of the Kurdistan region to suspend the referendum for a specific period of time, such as a month or six months until the completion of the talks between Erbil and Baghdad.
The Council of Ministers took a number of decisions in the meeting last Tuesday in response to the referendum, including the prohibition of international flights to and from the Kurdistan region in the event that the airports and border crossings in the region are not subject to the authority of the central government within 3 days. " 
Meanwhile, Hmza, the mass of the Islamic Group of Kurdistan, an oral request submitted by the President of the House of Representatives to the Kurdish blocs to participate in the meeting next Tuesday, "noting that" the Kurdish blocs will meet soon to make a suitable decision to discuss its return to Baghdad or not. " 
Hamza continued that "the presidency of the Kurdistan region welcomed the initiative launched by Vice President Iyad Allawi to get out of this problem and its implications through the activation of dialogue between the two sides," stressing "the need to return the Kurdish blocs to the Federal Parliament to contribute to resolving this crisis through negotiations with decision-makers "He said.
Despite this political movement, which is witnessing the launch of nearly five initiatives to open the dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil has not yet been set dates for the start of dialogue, but the owners of these initiatives called on the parties to calm and non-escalation. 
In this context speaks a leader in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan on the possibility of replacing the word cancellation of the results of the referendum word wait for the return of dialogue between the Kurdistan region and the federal government, "stressing that" resolving the crises need concessions from both parties. 
"MP Abdul Bari Zebari, To (the extent), that "the Kurdistan Regional Parliament will meet on Saturday to discuss the economic situation in the region and discuss the problem of providing salaries to employees," stressing the need to "attend the mass change to this meeting."

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30/09/2017 (00:01 pm)   -   Number of readings: 520   -   Issue (4030)

 

 

The International Coalition: The referendum is far from encouraging ... and the United Nations wants to help

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The US-led international coalition confirmed that the crisis in the Kurdistan region referendum affected the efforts exerted by the governments of Baghdad and Erbil to eliminate terrorism. In a related context, the United Nations wanted to enter the mediation line in the current crisis on the referendum to bring closer positions and find solutions. 


"The results of the referendum in general affected the efforts to eliminate the oppressor in Iraq," said the spokesman of the International Alliance, Ryan Dillon, during a press conference held in Baghdad, and his follower (range), noting that "attention is no longer focused on a preacher as was the case before the referendum "He said.
In turn, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jan Kubic, his willingness to intervene and help find solutions between Baghdad and Erbil. "Today, Iraq is receiving the attention of the world, especially after the victory it has achieved," he said. "We in the United Nations are ready to help you solve the problem with Kurdistan," Kubic said after meeting with Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. "The international community with Iraq's unity and 
territorial integrity ." In a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, Turkish Prime Minister Ben Ali Yildirim renewed Ankara's commitment to support all decisions taken by the Baghdad government to preserve the unity of the country. 
"Turkey is committed to full cooperation and coordination with the Iraqi government to implement all necessary steps to extend federal authorities at land and air ports and provide the means required for that," Yildirim said.
The Turkish Prime Minister, earlier, an Iraqi-Turkish-Iranian meeting expected to discuss the referendum in 
the Kurdistan region. 
In the same context, Ishaq Jahangiri, First Vice President of Iran Hassan Rowhani, that his country continues consultations with Baghdad and seeks to manage the situation following the referendum held in the Kurdistan region. 
"Iraq is an important Arab country, and the plans of the arrogant forces have failed," Jahangiri said in a statement. "We must never allow international borders to be violated and we must fully support the Iraqi territorial integrity 
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In a further phone call to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson confirmed his country's understanding of the measures taken by the federal Iraqi government to preserve the unity of the country.
"Britain is ready to provide assistance to the federal government in support of Iraq's unity and territorial integrity under its 
recent measures ," Johnson said. 
The French President Emmanuel Macaron praised the way Abadi treated the current crisis between Baghdad and Erbil on the referendum, according to a statement of the Office of Abadi received (range) a copy of it. In a telephone conversation with Abadi, Macaron congratulated "the victories achieved by the terrorist gangs," reiterating "his country's position to respect Iraq's unity, territorial integrity, stability and rejection of the referendum in the Kurdistan region."

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Economic expert reveals the repercussions of stopping financial transfers to Kurdistan

 

 Since 2017-09-30 at 12:01 (Baghdad time)

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Economic expert Salam Samisem said on Saturday that the suspension of remittances to Kurdistan would cause great damage to the region, pointing out that this decision was delayed, which was supposed to be implemented years ago.

"The central bank's decision to stop the remittances to Kurdistan came late and had to be imposed by the government for years," she said. "There is something the media is unaware of. The Iraqi banks have branches in the region. Now these branches did not allow the extraction of money from them and therefore we have a liquidity crisis. "

"The entry of a large number of displaced people into the region compounded this crisis because they were not allowed to withdraw their money," said Smisem.

"Some of the money and deposits in the banks of Kurdistan by investors and citizens have not given them the freedom to dispose of their money since 2014, but there was silence from the central bank."

"The central bank is the bank of banks, the guarantor of the money of citizens, and its stigma means either to be responsible for the compensation of these funds or to be promising to act," she said.

"The suspension of remittances to Kurdistan is a sound and expected economic decision in light of the escalation of the referendum on independence, but it will hurt the region as a supplier of dollars," he said, adding that he is "the supplier of currency trading."

The Central Bank of Iraq stopped, the system of financial transfers between the provinces controlled by the federal government and the Kurdistan region, in response to the referendum of Kurdistan.

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10 hours ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

In Rome during the days of the Gladiator games, folks used to get so " Jazzed Up " with the event of Blood Lust & Gore, It was not uncommon for folks attending the games to have SEX in the stands owing to the  " THRILL OF IT ALL " 

 

Give Us A Kiss ! 

Is this one of the excursions after the RV Davis was talking about. 

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30-09-2017 02:57 PM

Kurdistan renews its refusal to hand over airports and threatens its readiness for war

 

 

 

The Kurdistan Region's Minister of Transport, Mouloud Baumrad, on Saturday, the region refused to hand over airports to Baghdad in any way ', while threatened that they are ready for war. 

"We will not hand over our airports to Baghdad in any way," he said during a meeting in the provincial parliament to discuss the decisions of the federal government on the referendum, rejecting "the entry of officers to the airports of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah." 

"We are ready for war," he said, stressing at the same time 'the willingness of the territorial government to dialogue on the crisis'. 

The decision to ban flights at Arbil and Sulaymaniyah airports entered into force on Friday night after the authorities of the Kurdistan region did not respond to the decision of the federal government to hand over airports.

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the Iraqi government announced the continuation of domestic flights to and from the Kurdistan Region

 

 

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The head of the media office of the Prime Minister Saad al-Hadithi on Friday the entry into force of the ban on international flights to and from the Kurdistan Region, but said that this decision will not include internal flights with other Iraqi provinces.

"On Friday evening, September 29, 2017 the implementation of the decision of the Council of Ministers to stop international flights to and from the region until the transfer of control of the airports of Sulaymaniyah and Arbil to the control and administration of the federal authority began," the statement said.

He explained that "the suspension of international flights to and from the region came in accordance with the Constitution and international contexts," echoing saying that "internal aviation continues to maintain the interests of our citizens in the region because the goal is not to punish citizens, but to stop unilateral decisions and unconstitutional by the leaders of the region And the unity of Iraq and the Iraqi people. "

 

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Sunni forces offer a seven-point initiative to resolve the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil

 

 

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Shafaq News / Vice President Osama Najafi on Friday, the coalition of Iraqi national forces held an "important" meeting yesterday at his home in Baghdad.

 "There is no doubt that what resulted from the crisis of the last referendum is a reflection of the Iraqi crisis as a whole and a natural result of the accumulation of wrong policies in the administration of the state through the predominance of the spirit of exclusiveness and marginalization or demand more gains without regard to the interests of the partners of one nation."

Within the framework of our vision to solve the current problem and in order to come up with successful treatments, we must therefore be guided by the following principles:

First, the Kurdish people are an essential and fundamental part of our Iraqi people. And therefore we are committed to maintaining good ties between him and the rest of the Iraqis do not accept or be part of punitive measures that lead to damage or starvation or damage to the displaced who found in Kurdistan safe haven.

Second: To stop and hold accountable any speech that involves national hatred and urges to undermine any Iraqi component.

Thirdly, Kirkuk and the disputed areas are Iraqi areas for all Iraqis, and no party can impose its opinion by force and cancel the partnership principle in the manner that took place in the last referendum.

Fourthly, we categorically reject the use of violence in any way to resolve the current crisis or to wave military force from either side to the other.

Fifth: The alliance of Iraqi national forces is a fundamental part of resolving the crisis and before the compromises or decisions are passed without considering the demands and interests of the Sunni Arab component, whatever the justifications, especially since the most important part of the problem is taking place in the areas where our audience is present.

Sixth: Any party's attempt to impose a unilateral fait accompli is unacceptable if it is not accompanied by the consent of all the partners and so as not to prejudice the interests of any of them.

Seventh: The solution of the referendum file must be from a comprehensive national perspective through the opening of the file of partnership and the administration of the state, so as to find the final remedies to prevent the recurrence of crises.

The Coalition concluded by saying that it "hopes from the parties to the crisis that dialogue is the only way to reach solutions that preserve the unity of Iraq and respect the will of its people and ultimately seek to build a civil state in which the constitution and laws are respected without selectivity and the treatment of its citizens and components alike and without discrimination."

 

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A great read if you have the time.  About a 30 page PDF but describes in great detail the constitutional violations that pushed the Kurd referendum. Courtesy of Rudaw News.

 

http://cabinet.gov.krd/uploads/documents/2017/Constitutional_violations_Sept_24_2017.pdf