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Talks between Erbil and Baghdad are ongoing and on track

 

2019/09/01 10:08:51 PM 

 

 Baghdad / Range

 

The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masrour Barzani, on Sunday, British Ambassador to Iraq John Wilkes, and discussed with him a number of issues of common concern.

During the meeting, which was attended by British Consul General in Erbil James Thornton, the British Ambassador pointed out that his country views the new composition of the Kurdistan Regional Government with a positive and optimistic view, and is ready to provide all forms of assistance.

The British ambassador said: "The Kurdistan region is constantly evolving," expressing pleasure for the positive atmosphere currently prevailing between Erbil and Baghdad, also pointed out that British companies are ready to come and invest in the Kurdistan region.

In turn, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masrour Barzani, highlighted the relations between the region and Baghdad, explaining that the talks are continuing and relations are on track, and there is a good understanding to resolve differences based on the Constitution.

The Prime Minister also called on the British ambassador to provide more facilities for the travel of citizens of the Kurdistan region and Iraq in general to Britain.

In this regard, the British Ambassador, the existence of a mechanism under which will accelerate the issuance of visas (visa) for citizens of the Kurdistan region and Iraq in general.

On the other hand, received Mr. Masroor Barzani, on Sunday, the new French consul in the Kurdistan region Olivier Decotini.

During the meeting, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government congratulated the Consul Decotini on his assumption of his new position, and wished him success in his work, pointing to the historical relationship between the Kurdistan region and France.

For his part, thanked the French Consul, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government for his congratulations, and said: "We are following the program of the Kurdistan Regional Government with great interest," stressing that "the Government of France is ready to provide any assistance required for the Kurdistan region in this regard."

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Kamal al-Basri proposes "industrial dinar" to move the production wheel

 

Sunday 01 September 2019

 

Baghdad / Hussein Thugb 

 

A member of the Supreme Committee for Administrative Reform in the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers d. Kamal Al-Basri is a new model to support the private industrial sector through the industrial dinar, providing subsidized funding to industrial plants to start a phase of actual production in a phased manner, and contribute to address the problem of unemployment. 

 

He added that "the problem of unemployment is troubling everyone and threatens social peace and political stability, which requires quick solutions, and that the Iraqi economy's increasing dependence on oil, requires to diversify sources of income on the basis of economic advantage of projects and achieve greater economic and social effects."

 

Feasibility

He said: The proposal "is based on the adoption of economic feasibility, which exceeds the cost of government subsidy proposed, which seeks to address unemployment and diversify sources of income through the window of the private industrial sector, which requires the government to allocate a financial amount ($) with the Industrial Bank, according to which one dollar is spent For 600 dinars (instead of 1,200 dinars). "

He pointed out that "the purpose is to operate a specific percentage of pre-constructed plants, which have been suspended for many years, which are approved in accordance with standards set by the Directorate of Industrial Development in the Ministry of Industry (for example, goods are necessary and needed by the family), pointing out that" privatization can be saved from the revenues generated from Protection of the domestic product or through federal budget allocations. "

 

Factory owners

"To overcome the waste of public money, the industrial bank should supervise the management of the whole process in cooperation with the owners of the factories (including verifying the exact amount of the disbursement to import the necessary equipment and materials).

He pointed out that "for the purpose of analyzing the macroeconomic effects of subsidies, several assumptions were made. $ 420 million) as shown in table (1).

 

Total salaries

He pointed out that "the second assumption is useful in the case of the assumption that each plant needs 6 workers, the total number of employees (25,200) workers and calculated that the wage of the worker is equal to ($ 400), the total salaries ($ 10.080.000) and this liquidity reduces government support In addition, the operation of these plants requires the use of local goods and services, the economic multiplier will provide another value and sufficient justification for the economic feasibility of this government subsidy, assuming that these factories are not exempt from government taxes and fees (as shown in Table 1). Government revenue is about 93 million Dollars. "

 

The real value

He noted that "given the table No. (2) we find that the value of imported goods will be around (28 million dinars), while if manufactured locally (without subsidies) will be sold prices (30 million dinars), and in the case of production locally and government support The sale price will be around JD15 million, so subsidies will be useful in lowering price levels and raising the real value of the citizen's income.

"The amount needed for subsidies is $ 420 million, and since the owners of the factories get the facilities of the Industrial Bank according to (600 dinars per dollar), the cost of subsidies is half to 210 million dollars. As the government recovers $ 93 million in fees and taxes," Basri said. The cost of subsidies falls to $ 116 million, taking into account that the subsidy creates 25 thousand jobs and the value of wages realized up to $ 120, which itself exceeds the cost of real support, not to mention if we calculate the impact of the economic multiplier estimated at 10 percent (per dollar spent on the Iraqi market Values of local goods and services that It will be used by laboratories and the impact of wages paid in the market Iraq.

 

Economic returns

Al-Basri said, "In addition to the progress of economic returns there is another benefit manifested by contributing to lower prices and then economic inflation and thus the high value of salaries and wages, and table No. 2 shows a comparison between the prices of a commodity in the market (in Iraqi dinar) in the following cases: Import (equal to 28 In the case of domestic manufacturing and without subsidies (equal to 30 thousand and in the case of local manufacturing and government support (15 thousand)). "In this proposal adopted support through the policy of raising the value of the Iraqi dinar and thus the adoption of monetary policy, similarly can support Private Sector Tools Financial policy of fees and taxes. "
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Iraqi parliament is looking for a role to resolve the crisis with Kurdistan

 

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The Iraqi parliament has entered the crisis line between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil, trying to play an important role during its next legislative term, which begins on September 3, to bring the two parties closer and reduce the circle of disagreement between them. The parliament, which has not publicly entered negotiations and political dialogues, has defined its role in this crisis by reviewing some laws that are the subject of disagreement between the parties, seeking to enact them in accordance with political consensus.

Parliament's actions followed meetings between its president, Mohammed al-Halbousi, and President Barham Saleh and the government, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, who work in parallel to reduce the circle of disagreement between Baghdad and Erbil. During the first legislative term.

According to a member of parliament, "the next steps to be taken by the parliament at the beginning of its legislative chapter, is the formation of committees to review a number of laws that are stalled, related to the differences between Baghdad and Erbil," explaining, in an interview with the "new Arab", that "the most prominent of those laws Is the oil and gas, the budget next year, the Federal Court, and the search for the possibility of enacting Article 140 of the Constitution, which concerns the disputed areas between the parties. He stressed that "Parliament wants to have a role parallel to the role of the government, not intersecting with it, and that the crisis of the governments of the region and the center of the crises adopted to find solutions," pointing out that "review the outstanding laws between the parties, in light of progress in a number of The files between the two parties, will push towards their resolution in parliament and pass, which will reflect positively on the resolution of differences between the parties.

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Kurdish MP: There is seriousness by the two governments to resolve the differences that remained stuck between them over successive parliamentary sessions

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Kurdish officials stressed the possibility of the parliament to have a role in resolving the contentious issues with Baghdad, expressing optimism to reach close solutions to a number of outstanding issues. The MP for the "Patriotic Union of Kurdistan" Piston Zangana, in an interview with the "new Arab", that "there is seriousness by the governments (Baghdad and Erbil) to resolve the differences that remained stuck between them over successive parliamentary sessions," stressing that "a high-level Kurdish delegation He will visit Baghdad soon to discuss and complete the results of the recent Baghdad delegation visit to Erbil by the Minister of Oil and other officials of the Baghdad government. There is a serious response from both parties, especially in the files of oil and gas and salaries of the region that we seek to resolve. Zangana pointed out that “there will be important topics on the table, including the budget of 2020, and we will endeavor with the beginning of the legislative chapter to resolve the outstanding differences on them, and those based on the share of the region, salaries of the Peshmerga, and other financial allocations, in return for the commitment of the Government of Erbil to deliver oil imports to Baghdad, the border outlets. ” He stressed, "The possibility of the Iraqi parliament to play an important role in resolving the differences, and the Kurdish parties had meetings and dialogues with parties and other blocs and leaders of political blocs, and reached some understandings on a number of files, and we held several previous sessions," explaining that "there is an understanding within the parliament for the number Of laws that come into contact with the crises of Baghdad and Erbil, which are controversial laws between them, and seek to resolve them, and we await the new legislative chapter in the hope that you follow those important files.

For his part, said the deputy of the Alliance "Saraon" Alaa al-Rubaie, "Parliament seeks to build the state, and to end all political differences that stand in the way of building state institutions and development," explaining, in a press statement, that "among the laws that parliament will work to enact During the new legislative term, oil and gas, retirement, graft and more. ” He pointed out that "Parliament will seek to be legislated laws related to differences between the central government on the one hand, and local governments and the region on the other."

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Speaker of Parliament is trying to play a role for Parliament by dismantling an important crisis

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In light of the ongoing dialogue between the parties, observers believe that entering the parliament on the line of crisis, comes within the pursuit of his presidency to achieve practical achievement in the new chapter. Political expert Mezher al-Jumaili told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that “the visions of the presidents, parliament and government are almost identical towards the issue of the crisis with the region, and they are currently seeking to dismantle it.” A move that needs political consensus, since the work of parliament is basically based on consensus, there is no legislation without it. ” Al-Jumaili stressed that "the speaker of parliament is trying through this movement to achieve the role of parliament to dismantle an important crisis, and laws are disabled, and to cover the first legislative chapter, which was considered a failure in the work of parliament," likely that "the understandings of the three presidents to resolve some outstanding issues between Baghdad And Erbil. ” It is noteworthy that Baghdad and Erbil hope to resolve some of the outstanding issues between them, in the light of a marked development in joint relations.

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Parliamentary Finance: The imminent entry of the oil and gas law into the legislation .. And reveal its political dimensions

Release date:: 2019/8/31 21:46 • 2 read times

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A member of the Finance Committee revealed that the imminent entry into force of the oil and gas law.

Committee member Sherwan Mirza said in a press statement, "One of the recommendations made by the Finance Committee to the Presidency of the House of Representatives after hosting the Minister of Finance is the legislation of the oil and gas law during the new legislative term."
He added, "The oil and gas law has political dimensions as it is linked to relations between the Kurdistan region and the federal government and the province of Basra and Baghdad and all oil-producing provinces in addition to Kirkuk."
Mirza pointed out that "the legislation of the oil and gas law will address some of the outstanding problems between the region and the center, in addition to dealing with the problems of oil-producing provinces;

 

Parliamentary Finance: The imminent entry of the oil and gas law into the legislation .. And reveal its political dimensions

 

Release date:: 2019/8/31 21:46 

 

 

 

A member of the Finance Committee revealed that the imminent entry into force of the oil and gas law.

Committee member Sherwan Mirza said in a press statement, "One of the recommendations made by the Finance Committee to the Presidency of the House of Representatives after hosting the Minister of Finance is the legislation of the oil and gas law during the new legislative term." 

He added, "The oil and gas law has political dimensions as it is linked to relations between the Kurdistan region and the federal government and the province of Basra and Baghdad and all oil-producing provinces in addition to Kirkuk." 

Mirza pointed out that "the legislation of the oil and gas law will address some of the outstanding problems between the region and the center, in addition to addressing the problems of oil-producing provinces;

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Parliamentary economy forms a committee to prepare the law of investment companies

 

 

1st September, 2019
 

 

A member of the Investment and Economy Committee of Parliament, Nada Shaker Jawdat, on Sunday, the Commission to prepare for the draft law on investment companies, noting that the law will determine the work and powers of all companies. 

Jawdat said in a statement to the information, that "the law of investment companies sent from the government to the House of Representatives as an important laws governing the work of investment companies."  She added that her committee "is currently preparing the draft law with the competent authorities in order to mature the law soberly," noting that "the law includes the public and private sectors as well as knowledge of the companies and what they have and what to do with regard to profits." 

Jawdat pointed out that "there were companies given investment within the Ministry of Industry lagging and harmed the reality of investment," noting that "the investment law will determine the work and powers of all investment companies entering the country."

 

The parliamentary economy forms a committee to prepare the law of investment companies

 

10:59 - 01/09/2019

  

 

Information / Baghdad .. 

A member of the Investment and Economy Committee of Parliament, Nada Shaker Jawdat, on Sunday, the Commission to prepare for the draft law on investment companies, noting that the law will determine the work and powers of all companies. 

Jawdat said in a statement to the information, that "the law of investment companies sent from the government to the House of Representatives as an important laws governing the work of investment companies." 

She added that her committee "is currently preparing the draft law with the competent authorities in order to mature the law soberly," noting that "the law includes the public and private sectors as well as knowledge of the companies and what they have and what to do with regard to profits." 

Jawdat pointed out that "there were companies given investment within the Ministry of Industry lagging and harmed the reality of investment," noting that "the investment law will determine the work and powers of all investment companies entering the country." Finished / 25 h

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 member of the Finance Committee revealed that the imminent entry into force of the oil and gas law

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Parliamentary defense: America will not allow Iraq to buy the Russian system S400

 

 

1st September, 2019
 

 

The United States will pressure the Iraqi government to reverse its plan to buy Russia's S400 air defense system, the parliamentary defense and security committee said Sunday.

Committee member Badr al-Ziyadi said in a statement to the information, that "the Iraqi government has the right to diversify the sources of arming the Iraqi army, but the US side is pressing not to get out of its burden in the issues of armament," pointing out that "Washington will not allow the Iraqi government to go towards buying Russian air defense system S400. ”

He added that "Washington is exerting great pressure towards the Iraqi government to retreat from its intention to buy Russian air defense system," noting that "the US side will agree to buy a less developed system that the S-400 affects its sophisticated aircraft and reveals its movements inside Iraqi airspace."

Earlier, the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee called on Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief Adel Abdul-Mahdi to purchase the Russian S-400 air defense system to preserve the country's sovereignty from repeated air penetrations. 

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Parliamentary defense: America will not allow Iraq to buy the Russian system S400

 

 

1st September, 2019
 

 

The United States will pressure the Iraqi government to reverse its plan to buy Russia's S400 air defense system, the parliamentary defense and security committee said Sunday.

Committee member Badr al-Ziyadi said in a statement to the information, that "the Iraqi government has the right to diversify the sources of arming the Iraqi army, but the US side is pressing not to get out of its burden in the issues of armament," pointing out that "Washington will not allow the Iraqi government to go towards buying Russian air defense system S400. ”

He added that "Washington is exerting great pressure towards the Iraqi government to retreat from its intention to buy Russian air defense system," noting that "the US side will agree to buy a less developed system that the S-400 affects its sophisticated aircraft and reveals its movements inside Iraqi airspace."

Earlier, the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee called on Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief Adel Abdul-Mahdi to purchase the Russian S-400 air defense system to preserve the country's sovereignty from repeated air penetrations. 

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وبامكان الصراف التداول الآن بشكل تجريبي وتعليمي من خلال طلب الاشتراك في البورصة، وارسال أسم شركة الصرافة والموبايل المعتمد واسم الشخص المخول بالتعامل في البورصة على الايميل او التواصل عبر الوات ساب ليحصل على رابط البرنامج.

 

The first phase of the market Sar-Mal program for the sale and purchase of foreign currencies was launched between money exchanger only and will be run later between money exchanger and commercial companies only.
The Teller can now trade demo and educational through the application to participate in the stock exchange, and send the name of the exchange company and mobile phone and the name of the person authorized to deal in the stock exchange on e-mail or communicate via WhatsApp to get the link to the program.

 

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تم بعون الله وبحمده، تشغيل المرحلة الأولى من برنامج بورصة صار مال لبيع وشراء العملات الأجنبية بين الصرافين فقط، وسيتم تشغيله لاحقا بين الصرافين والشركات التجارية فقط.
وبامكان الصراف التداول الآن بشكل تجريبي وتعليمي من خلال طلب الاشتراك في البورصة، وارسال أسم شركة الصرافة والموبايل المعتمد واسم الشخص المخول بالتعامل في البورصة على الايميل او التواصل عبر الوات ساب ليحصل على رابط البرنامج.

 

The first phase of the market Sar-Mal program for the sale and purchase of foreign currencies was launched between money exchanger only and will be run later between money exchanger and commercial companies only.
The Teller can now trade demo and educational through the application to participate in the stock exchange, and send the name of the exchange company and mobile phone and the name of the person authorized to deal in the stock exchange on e-mail or communicate via WhatsApp to get the link to the program.

 

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Parliamentary source: Parliament sessions will be held after the tenth of Muharram

 

 

 

1/9/2019 20:50

 

 

 

A parliamentary source revealed that the House of Representatives will be held after the tenth of Muharram.

 

The source told (Euphrates News) that "Parliament will be busy on the third of this month the Conference of Asian Parliaments Association under the auspices and participation of the Iraqi Council of Representatives in Baghdad for the period from 3-5 of the month and the participation of 14 Arab and Asian countries."  He added that "weights suggest that the sessions will be held on the 13th of this month, after the tenth of Muharram." 

The House of Representatives was scheduled to resume its work on September 3 (next Tuesday).  The forthcoming legislative term for the parliament is awaiting heated dossiers, most notably the questioning of ministers of corruption, mismanagement and evaluation of the government's report for the past period and the passage of important bills deferred and others on the agenda.

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Kurdish Democrat: Kurds began to feel their partnership in the decision after the government of Mahdi

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2019-09-02 | 14:26

https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/سياسة/317094/الديمقراطي-الكردستاني-الكرد-بدأوا-يشعرون-بشراكتهم

The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Fian Dakhil, said on Monday that the Kurds "are beginning to feel their partnership in the decision" in the current government headed by Adel Abdul Mahdi, stressing that the Kurdish blocs have a "good" relationship with the rest of the blocs in Baghdad.

"The question of the referendum was a normal one, and we believed that Iraq is the depth of Kurdistan," Dakhil said in an interview with Sumerian television. "There is no Kurdish person on the ground who has no dream of a Kurdish state."

"The referendum of Kurdistan two years ago was not aimed at establishing a state, but was paving the way for it," Dakhil said.

Dakhil stressed, "Our relationship is good with all political blocs and we have no differences with them in Baghdad, we are the backbone of the political process," pointing out that "the next stage will be more prosperous between Erbil and Baghdad."

"We aspire to build a state of institutions under the cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil," Dakhil said, stressing that "Kurdish leaders are very close to resolving the differences between Baghdad and Erbil."

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Legal expert reveals five drafts in parliament for oil and gas law

 

 

 

2/9/2019 13:24

 

An expert in constitutional affairs called on the House of Representatives to stop attempts to control the judiciary and leave to legislation to raise the standard of living of the Iraqi citizen, stressing the importance of the adoption of the oil and gas law, pointing to the existence of five drafts of this law should be consolidated in order to find A legal system to regulate the oil relationship between the federal government and the regions and local administrations.

The expert said Mohammed Sharif in a statement received by the agency (Euphrates News) a copy of it, that "the House of Representatives will open Tuesday new legislative chapter with more differences between the blocks on the outstanding laws."  Sharif added that "blocs and parties still adhere to the need to legislate the law of the Federal Supreme Court as the closest way to control the judiciary fully."  And that, "there are a number of laws should pay attention to, and legislation, which touches the citizen directly and would raise the standard of living." 

Al-Sharif pointed out that "the most prominent of those laws stipulated by the Constitution is the oil and gas law, which was submitted its first draft in 2007 and the House of Representatives inability to pass so far, although it concerns the natural wealth in Iraq, which is constantly disputed." Sharif stressed, "Information leaked from the House of Representatives confirms the existence of five drafts of the law submitted by successive governments and specialized parliamentary committees and the Presidency of the Republic."  He called, "the parliamentary blocs to hold intensive meetings with all the relevant authorities in the forefront of the government in order to unify those projects and proposals in one draft to be agreed and passed in accordance with the correct constitutional contexts." 

Sharif said, "The law of oil and gas regulates the distribution of wealth among Iraqi society, it is not reasonable that oil, which accounts for about 90% of the treasury resources still suffers from the lack of a legislative system."  He stressed, "The most important treatments that will be provided by the law of oil and gas in the event of its adoption is to regulate the oil relationship between the federal government and the Kurdistan region, as well as with local administrations." "The continued disregard of this law is a disregard for the capabilities of the people and a disregard for the livelihood of a citizen who depends directly on oil," he said.

 

 

 

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Legal to Parliament: Stop attempts to control the judiciary and went to unify the draft oil and gas law

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Parliamentary: tomorrow's parliament session is devoid of the file of the Ministry of Education

 

 

2nd September, 2019

 

Likely MP in the parliament Manar Said, Monday, the meeting of the House of Representatives for tomorrow from the file of the Ministry of Education. 

Said said to "Mawazine News", "The first session of the third legislative term, which is scheduled to be held tomorrow is devoid of resolving the file of education, according to my expectation."  She added, "There are many important things for the House of Representatives to discuss so it will not be the file of education on the agenda of tomorrow's meeting." 

According to the political consensus that followed the results of the legislative elections, the politicians of the Green Zone agreed to be the Ministry of Education from the share of the Sunni component, but the differences between the Sunni blocs themselves hindered so far the nomination of the Minister of Education despite the lapse of 9 months on the formation of the government.

According to the consensus of the Sunni blocs at first, the education portfolio belonged to the Arab project bloc led by Khamis al-Khanjar, but the parliament over the past months rejected all the candidates, namely, "Safana Hamdani", "Shaima al-Hayali" and "Zahida Abdullah."

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Parliament holds its first legislative session after 10 Muharram

 

Tuesday 03 September 2019

 

 

Baghdad / morning / Shaima Rashid

 

The legislative holiday of the House of Representatives will end on Tuesday officially, the third legislative term of its second legislative year will begin next week after the 10th of Muharram recess after it was scheduled for Tuesday, September 3, as announced by the Council in a previous statement. Presidency of the Parliament that "Chapter III will be dedicated to controversial laws that were not agreed upon during previous sessions, such as oil and gas laws and the abolition of the offices of general inspectors and the Federal Court and other laws," while the Parliamentary Legal Committee announced that there are more than 150 legislation in Adra C Parliament is waiting to pass.
The first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Hassan al-Kaabi, announced in previous statements, that "the plan set by the Presidency of the Council of Representatives and members of the House for the next stage, includes the discussion of all laws that did not find its way to the legislation, which was called controversial laws," stressing the existence of a determination to pass Through understanding and agreement and the primacy of the interest of the homeland and the Iraqi people.

 

First session 

Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Legal Committee Mohammed al-Ghazi explained to the "morning", that "the third legislative term will begin a meeting of the presidencies and the holding of committees, which is constitutional, while the first session will be after the tenth of Muharram."

Al-Ghazzi said: “It was scheduled to hold the first sessions of parliament for its new legislative term (today Tuesday, September 3) but because of the month of Muharram, the session will be postponed until after the tenth of Muharram, in addition to the convening of the Conference of Asian States hosted by Iraq today and also there Meetings of the presidencies, "he added," The delay of the meetings for several days is constitutional, especially since the parliament has extended its legislative holiday a month to complete its laws at the time, "noting that" the legislative chapter has begun (Tuesday), but the difference in the days of meetings ”.

He continued: "Chapter III will be on controversial laws, and the first law to be discussed by Parliament, which will be sent from the Legal Committee is the abolition of the order (67) on the establishment of offices of general inspectors," indicating "the existence of a political agreement on the abolition of this law, as well as the law of oil and gas and the Federal Court And other laws carried out from previous sessions, pointing out that "the subject of special grades in the process of completion," ruled out that "the government is dismissed, but may witness the questioning of some ministers only."

Controversial laws

In addition, the member of the House of Representatives Ali Mounis Al-Ghanmi for "morning", that "controversial laws in this chapter, especially the priority of the people will be presented to the House of Representatives, to be discussed and then read first and second reading, as well as laws deported from previous sessions It is important and needs to be passed. ”

Al-Ghanmi said: “The House of Representatives has in each legislative chapter an agenda of important laws and its main tasks, so the key role during this chapter will be supervisory and legislative, both of which must be achieved in each session and chapter and in each legislative year,” indicating that “interrogation of the government It will be one of his priorities, especially if a year ago for the work of the government, so deputies form observations during this chapter will include hosting or interrogation of ministers or officials who are under the control and supervision of Parliament, "he added," The oversight role and observations of some committees are important, as well as the findings of some Gentlemen deputies through research, disclosure and investigation Where the government should have a role. ”

In turn, a member of the House of Representatives Sa'aran miraculous in an interview with the "morning", that "there are a lot of laws that are ready and ready to vote; "The next chapter will be devoted to the legislation of important laws that serve the citizen and that is a priority of the parliament, but laws that have political differences can be passed if there is consensus and national will."

 

150 special legislation

Member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee Hussein al-Oqabi, revealed in an interview, that "Parliament has submitted about 100 law proposals, mostly to support the government program and the modernization of legislation on the economy and investment."

Al-Oqabi added, “The most prominent outstanding laws are the Federal Court, the State Administration, Public Debt, the Federal Services Council, the Olympic Committee, Oil and Gas, etc.” “The Council is obliged to support the government's reform program by passing its own laws during the current electoral cycle.”

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Chapter III will be dedicated to controversial laws that were not agreed upon during previous sessions, such as oil and gas laws and the abolition of the offices of general inspectors and the Federal Court and other laws," while the Parliamentary Legal Committee announced that there are more than 150 legislation in Adra C Parliament is waiting to pass.

 

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The most important achievements of the Central Bank of 2018

 

 

2nd September, 2019

 

The most important achievements of the central bank 's report for the year ( 2018 ) 
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The most important achievements of the Central Bank of Iraq in 2018 - Is the Governor
of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mr. Ali Mohsen Ismail, the title of the best central bank
governor in the Arab countries by the Union of Arab Banks during the establishment of the
activities of the Arab International Aunt for 2018 and multiple in the French capital, as well
On his progress from D to 3 The annual analysis experimented by the journal Global Fabanis
International for the year 18 (2) has been issued three career strategies and for the first time
in the history of the Central Bank of Iraq. The first is the strategic plan of the Central Bank of
Iraq for the years (() (2) (2 - 2016), and the second: the strategy of governance standards for
financial institutions to be the Central Bank of the first Iraqi institution to implement
standards of governance, while the third was the strategy of financial inclusion for the
years (18 - 20) 20 (20) - The International Financial Action Organization (FATF) officially
announced the exit of Iraq from the follow-up area, as the Central Bank of Iraq and the Office
of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism have made significant progress in improving
and addressing deficiencies and questionnaires. Address the requirements of the Anti-Money
Laundering Strategy And the financing of terrorism prepared by the Central Bank of Iraq as
well as the anti-money laundering law No. 36 of 2015 and the issuance of instructions and
controls and the establishment of the Council for combating money laundering and terrorist
financing as well as the Committee on the freezing of terrorist funds, and thus Iraq is no
longer subject to monitoring and follow-up by the International Financial Working Group
The Central Bank of Iraq figures the formation of the Iraqi National Payments Council within
its organizational structure chaired by the Governor of the Bank due to the expansion of the
work of the Iraqi payment systems and linking its work with internal and external bodies and
institutions, ministries and bodies on the other. . The Bank has been a member of the
Malaysia-based Islamic Financial Services Council (IFBS), the highest decision-making
committee for the standards and technical matters of international Islamic institutions - the
Central Bank has joined the membership of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for
Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIF) - at the Central Bank of Iraq, its fourth annual
conference under the title " The developmental role of the Central Bank of Iraq "in
12/10/2018 in the presence of researchers and professors

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The first Iraqi conference was the first Iraqi conference. The first Iraqi conference was
held in Iraq. For the brokerage companies to sell and buy foreign currencies operating in the
presence of Mr. Central Bank Governor Ali Mohsen Ismail and Ms. General Manager of the
Department of Hebrew and human control in this bank in addition to the participation of a
large number of departments of learning companies to buy and sell foreign currencies The
Central Bank of Iraq launched the initiative (Tamkeen), which supports community,
humanitarian and environmental initiatives in early 2018, as well as contribute to the
completion of the project (Q Baghdad), which aims to strengthen the relationship between
banks and society and the support of Bank and reassured the Community Initiatives Fund
"Tamkeen" financed by private banks and exchange companies, Mr. Governor of the
Central Bank of Iraq in the province of Basra in 18.01.2013 Academy of Warriors for Special
Needs and Cancer Fighters that contribute to alleviate the burden on Egypt - Subscribe The
Central Bank of Iraq officially in the Dubai Quality Group; (pq in 1/11/2018 annual
subscription Renewable. This group is a non-profit organization established by the
Department of Economic Development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates under the patronage
of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. 4 1 To develop and strengthen the
quality and business practices in the UAE This strategic partnership is an essential step for
the Central Bank of Iraq to implement a policy of quality, excellence and innovation seriously
embodied in the application of quality standards within the CBI in accordance with
international best practices to improve the performance of the allowance and ensure
continuity Success and achieve its strategic objectives and benefit from the experiences of
excellence in the UAE - The Central Bank of Iraq officially participated in the European
Organization for Quality Management EFQM in 12/12/2018 irreversible participation
renewable. The EQM Excellence Model is a non-mandatory framework for corporate
management systems, developed by EQME and designed to help

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The parameters in her face that have become more competitive are a model that the
European Foundation runs Quality Management with six practical performance to help Muslim
women in the Levant create a citadel to grow in order to succeed, by identifying that age
touches on the path towards pricing, helping them to understand gaps; Finding solutions -
Central Bank of Iraq Statistical website for economic and statistical data This site reaches the
leaders of accurate and accurate data for the most important indicators of the financial and
economic sectors of the monetary, financial, real, and foreign trade in addition to the
indicators Shame and the Iraqi market for securities and indicators paid system, and the state
institutions and citizens in general and specialists and researchers in the economic and
economic affairs to identify and benefit from these indicators, as you can access the site
through the link on the home page of the Central Bank of Iraq website ۱۱. 1, or enter
directly on the linkage. W۱۹۹۷,: hiirq. IR Investment Portfolio Purpose To strengthen
Iraq's financial position internationally and domestically and to achieve the goal
of economic growth The country has  worked to build violent reserves capable of
achieving these goals and face any financial crises  occupied and diversify
investment in these reserves geographically and according to maturity, and the
ongoing financial instrument, Reasonable returns on them, and to maintain these 
reserves from the risks to which they are exposed (financial risks (market, credit,
liquidity), operational risk and the risk of declining purchasing power of these reserves, that
this bank Limits and specific criteria for investment. These reserves have contributed to
meet the  requirements of supporting the exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar and
maintain inflation rates  at acceptable levels also contributed to support
confidence in the local currency and maintain  a stable financial system Exchange
Rate The Central Bank of Iraq succeeded through its monetary policy in maintaining a stable
and stable exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar Against the US dollar under very difficult
circumstances, represented by the decline in oil prices in world markets and the costs of war
on ISIS terrorist gangs, by adjusting the rate of intrusion to one decimal point below
(2%) to maintain the general level of prices In addition  to the new procedures
and instructions of the Central Bank to regulate the operation of the  window of
sale of foreign currency, which was represented by the banks on the basis of seven 
specific weighting criteria of which the other subsidiary reflects the degree of the
bank's  adoption of the rules relating to the sale of currency, as the application of
these procedures  had a clear impact on the stability of the exchange rate And then
the value of the Iraqi  currency and close the gap between the official and parallel
exchange rate

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Iraq ranks among some of the active countries in the ownership of US Treasury bonds Iraq
ranked fourth among some oil countries in its ownership of US Treasury bonds until
December 2018 with a value of (34) billion dollars. Saudi Arabia came first in investing in
US bonds and bonds with a value of ۱۱ ». (17) billion dollars, while the UAE came second
with investments amounted to (8, (50) billion dollars, and Kuwait came third by (413) billion
dollars, as shown in Figure (1) the ranking of Iraq from some oil countries in the ownership
of treasury bonds December 2016 1716 Saudi Arabia 56.8 United Arab Emirates 41.3 Kuwait
34 Muslim Women Koranic School Poverty and Iraq ranked third among some Arab countries
with a balance of foreign exchange reserves of Iraq until December 2018 of $ (643) billion
Saudi Arabia ranked first Foreign exchange reserves (497.9 billion dollars, while the United
Arab Emirates ranked second at $ (98.7 billion came Qatar ranked fourth reserve reached
(490.3) billion dollars, as shown in Fig. (2)

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Der Arrani supplier from the bride countries according to the current foreign share for the
first 2018 2018 1979 Saudi Arabia 98. The Arab Amazon. 3 mushroom Aljtbary cash reserve
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The Iraqi Economy: Unilateral Production with Multiple Consumption

 

 

3rd September, 2019

Iraq, OPEC's second-largest producer after Saudi Arabia, faces an economy that relies on oil imports, pumping about 4.6 million barrels per day, and most of its crude exports to Asia.  A series of major challenges due to the instability and ongoing tensions in the region, especially the recent tensions between the United States and Iran, which has raised concerns and concerns of many countries that fear these tensions will affect the export of oil, which is the backbone of the economy in Iraq. It is the first source of financial revenue, with oil dependency reaching 95%.

The oil file, according to some sources, is also one of the most thorny files in Iraq and the most ambiguous in the Iraqi economy, where public opinion has not been informed of most contracts concluded by ministries formed in the governments of the post-occupation, in light of the dominance of powerful parties and the spread of administrative and financial corruption issues.

Iraq is seeking to increase the production capacity of crude oil to 7 million barrels per day by 2022, compared with 5 million barrels per day at the present time, this increase according to some observers will be achieved in the future, especially with contracts and agreements with some international companies to develop the oil sector.  In this regard, the Iraqi Oil Minister, Thamer Ghadban, in a joint press conference with Turkish Energy Minister, Fatih Donmaz, a strategic project that the two countries intend to implement in the field of energy.

Ghadhban announced the intention of Iraq and Turkey to extend a new pipeline to pump crude oil from Iraqi fields in the province of Kirkuk to the Turkish border. The idea of a new oil pipeline between Iraq and Turkey is not new. The Iraqi Oil Minister revealed last May a plan to extend a new pipeline to pump oil from the fields of Kirkuk province to Turkey, in parallel with the existing "Kirkuk-Ceyhan". This comes in the framework of Ankara's efforts to increase purchases of Iraqi oil, after the US decision to end exemptions granted to a group of countries, including Turkey to buy Iranian oil.

Great obstacle

 

On the other hand, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said any disruption of oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz would be a "major obstacle" to the economy of his country, which has very few outlets for exporting crude. Abdul Mahdi said his government was considering contingency plans to deal with any possible disruptions, including the search for alternative routes for oil exports. "Iraq has weak oil export outlets," the prime minister told reporters. "Now most of the oil exports are through southern ports." "We need to diversify oil export outlets," he said.

Abdul Mahdi's comments came in response to a question about whether tensions between Iran and the United States could affect Iraq's oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz has been at the center of regional tensions for decades, a vital shipping lane linking Middle Eastern oil producers to markets in Asia, Europe, North America and beyond. The past months have seen a series of events that have shaken the region's stability, with six tankers attacked since May amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington. Many fear tensions will affect the flow of oil.

As part of the contingency plans, Abdul Mahdi said the cabinet had authorized the oil ministry to go ahead with two projects to support the country's future exports. He added that the ministry was tasked with conducting feasibility studies and looking for investment models to build a major oil export pipeline from southern Iraq to the Jordanian port of Aqaba. The ministry will also consider setting up an offshore oil export facility in the south. A spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry said that his country's authorities are considering alternatives in case the escalation of US-Iranian tensions cut off export routes through the Gulf, which observers considered "catastrophic."

The United States has accused Iran of attacking two Norwegian and Japanese oil tankers sailing in the Gulf of Oman, raising fears that global oil shipments through the main waterway could be threatened. "There is no outlet to compensate for the southern outlet and the alternatives are limited. This is a concern for the oil market," said Asim Jihad. Parliamentarians called for an emergency session with oil, trade, planning and transport ministers to "prepare for potential dangers."

One third of the world's seaborne oil supplies pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the strait in the event of a dispute with the United States, while US Secretary of State Mike Pompo vowed on Sunday that Washington would ensure the continuation of shipments through it. The Iraqi Oil Ministry announced in May the export of 3.4 million barrels per day through the ports overlooking the Gulf, compared to 100,000 barrels per day only through the Turkish port of Ceyhan. According to AFP.

"The overwhelming majority of our exports pass through this port," said Mazhar Saleh, economic adviser to Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. There have been no changes in Iraq's production and exports as a result of recent developments, Jihad said, as confirmed by the site "Kleber Dita", which tracks the movement of oil tankers in the region. The budget of Iraq, which is currently the fifth largest oil exporter in the world, depends entirely on oil revenues. "The loss of oil revenues, even for one day, will be catastrophic," said Ruba al-Hosari, a specialist in oil affairs. "If Iraq loses the ability to export its crude oil through the Gulf, it will be strangled completely," she said. "The Gulf waterways are the lifeblood of this country."

New agreement

 

Meanwhile, five Iraqi officials said that Iraq is close to conclude an agreement with the two international oil companies BP and Eni on a pipeline dedicated to export was originally planned to be part of a huge deal with the US oil giant Exxon Mobil.  Under a proposed $ 400 million deal, BP and Italy's Eni will manage a plan to build two offshore oil pipelines to export oil from southern Iraq through the Gulf, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were not made public.

Officials said the pipeline work was planned to be part of a larger $ 53 billion project that Exxon appeared to be gearing up for earlier this year, but an agreement with Baghdad was halted by contractual disputes and security concerns. The 30-year-old giant is at the heart of Exxon's plans to expand into Iraq, OPEC's second-largest producer, and the fragmentation of plans from the deal could have a negative impact on the company's ambitions.

BP and ENI talks with Baghdad follow Iraqi officials in June announcing South Korean engineering and construction firm Hywandi to build a $ 2.4 billion seawater injection facility, another part of the deal that was under discussion with Exxon. Exxon Mobil and Eni declined to comment, while BP has yet to comment. In May, Iraq's huge deal with Exxon appeared imminent. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the deal with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi twice in three days, including during a surprise visit to Baghdad. In the meantime, Abdul-Mahdi said that Iraq is close to signing the agreement with the American company and its partner in the project PetroChina.

However, negotiations took a long time on the terms of the contract and due to the escalation of tensions between neighboring Iran and the United States, the two countries are key allies of Iraq. Talks aimed at reaching an initial agreement have been stalled by at least two separate evacuations of foreign staff from Exxon from Iraq, the first after Washington warned of Iranian threats to US interests there, and the second because of a missile attack that appeared to target the company. The top five Iraqi officials said the delays had forced Iraq to consider other companies to help build its seaport export infrastructure.

"We can't wait for Exxon forever," said one official who oversees the country's export infrastructure in the south of the country. We have serious problems with offshore pipelines and we urgently need to find partners to help build new pipelines. Further delays may damage our maritime export structure. ” The project Iraq is discussing with BP and ENI includes the replacement of two old offshore pipelines, including a discontinued pipeline that transports crude to the Khor al-Amiya port.

Oil officials said loading operations had stopped at Khor al-Amiya since 2017 after the pipeline suffered fractures and leaks and had to be closed. The other pipeline operates partially to ship crude oil to the Basra seaport. Under the proposed agreement, BP will finance the project and Eni will handle the procurement, engineering and construction aspects, the sources said.

The negotiations are in their final stages after the parties have reached a mechanism to allow the British company to recover its funding payments. "In principle, we agreed that BP could recover payments it would make by getting oil shipments instead of cash, such as our payment mechanism for the company developing Rumaila oilfields," said one Iraqi official. Officials said Eni would be paid for her work.

The seawater injection project, which Hyundai chose to take over, was originally part of Exxon's planned agreement to develop energy facilities in southern Iraq. Iraq lacks a large water injection plant and needs one for wells, or risk losing pressure and facing sharp declines in production, especially in its aging oil fields. Given that freshwater is a scarce resource in Iraq, the use of treated seawater is one of the best options. According to Reuters.

Three oil officials said Exxon estimated the cost of the project to be more than Hyundai put at $ 2.4 billion. The rest of the proposed Exxon project could go to other companies if it offered lower costs, including a project to build additional crude storage facilities, they said. The Hyundai deal, announced by the state-run Basra Oil Company, still requires final approval from the oil ministry. One official said the deal would be finalized before the end of the year.

Shared fields

 

In addition, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said that Iraq and Kuwait signed a contract with the British energy consulting firm ARC Equipoise to prepare a study to develop joint border oil fields. The contract, which will examine how best to invest and exploit these fields, was signed by officials from the two Gulf countries in the Jordanian capital and is expected to last for up to two and a half years, the agency said.

There are a few oil fields in the border area between Iraq and Kuwait, including Al-Ratqa, a southern extension of the giant Iraqi Rumaila field. Cross-border oilfield production has long been a source of tension between Iraq and Kuwait, members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Baghdad accused Kuwait of drilling wells across the border and pumping oil from Iraqi territory. Kuwait denied the charge. The head of the Kuwaiti delegation, Sheikh Talal Nasser Al-Athbi Al-Sabah, said that the signing of the contract is the result of six years of hard work between the two countries. Iraq is OPEC's second-largest oil exporter and aims in the long term to boost production curbed by decades of war and sanctions.

On the other hand, a member of the Parliamentary Oil and Energy Committee, Mohammed Kamel Abu Al-Hail, and according to some sources on the Kuwaiti side to drill oil wells within the Iraqi border through the inclined drilling towards Iraq, pointing out that this drilling did not issue any position by the government. Abu Hail said that "Kuwait is drilling oil wells at the Iraqi border using the method of drilling inclined towards Iraq, which confirms the fact that the oil extracted is from inside Iraq and not from Kuwait." He added that "the central government, although aware of the subject, but did not move static about what Kuwait is doing in the joint fields between the two countries." "The oil and energy committee, especially after the selection of the heads of committees will discuss the issue of the exploitation of Iraqi territory to extract oil for the benefit of Kuwait and take the necessary action on them," Abu Hail said.

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A deputy reveals the reasons for not holding the parliament session for the day

 

 

3rd September, 2019
 

 

MP of the Fatah Coalition Charter Hamdi, on Tuesday, the existence of sharp political differences because of the questioning of four ministers caused the lack of convening this day, indicating that the parliament's busy reception of foreign and Arab delegations is also one of the prominent reasons in the postponement Aljsla. 

Hamdi said in a statement to the information that "the parliament session for this day postponed to another notice without setting a date because of the sharp political conflict over the interrogations of some ministers and the inclusion of some issues." 

She added that "the preoccupation of the House of Representatives and its president to receive Arab and foreign delegations at the meeting of the Planning and Budget Committee in Asia in Baghdad, as well as some technical issues in determining the date of the next sessions." "The questioning of four ministers has been completed and handed over to Council President Mohammed Halbousi, including the Minister of Electricity Louay Al-Khatib, Finance Minister Fuad Hussein and Transport Abdullah Al-Luaibi," Hamdi said.

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Minister of Planning: Iraq provides all facilities to transfer the experiences of others and develop national capacities

 

 

3rd September, 2019
 

 

Iraqi Minister of Planning Nuri Sabah al-Dulaimi said on Tuesday that Iraq will provide all facilities to international friends to transfer their experiences and contribute to the development of national capabilities within the country.

Dulaimi said during his participation in the activities of the World Conference on Cooperation in the field of infrastructure development in the capital Seoul, "The Iraqi government provides all the necessary facilities for international friends to transfer their successful experiences and contribute to the building and development of national capabilities and provide more jobs."

"We appreciate the efforts made by South Korea and international friends in Iraq," he said, calling on Korean companies "to carry out more investments and business in Iraq, to benefit from specialized Iraqi cadres, and to coordinate jointly with the Iraqi private sector to maximize the mutual benefit between the two friendly countries."

He pointed out that "the ministry is seeking to launch the work of the Supreme Council for the private sector, to strengthen the Iraqi private sector leadership of the economy and trade in investment under the supervision and guidance of the public sector," pointing to the unification of all national and international efforts in the outcome of one work to provide the best services citizens, and rebuild and recover Iraq".

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The Cabinet: The e-government project is one of the priorities of the government program

 

 

3rd September, 2019
 

 

The Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Hamid Naeem al-Ghazi, on Tuesday, the inclusion of the e-government project among the priorities of the government program, pointing to the allocation of funds in the budget next year to complete the second phase of the project.

Al Ghazzi said in his speech at the workshop of the Higher Committee for Coordination and Management of Government Activity Towards the Establishment of E-Government, which was held in cooperation with the University of Information and Communications Technology, entitled (Data Security and Cyber Security), within the sustainable program of training and development to improve the reality of service centers for data centers in government formations.

The Secretary General added: "The electronic transformation needs real will and exert exceptional efforts, from various quarters," stressing "the importance of interaction of information technology formations in all government institutions with technical and technical teams to develop their potential and identify the needs of the process of electronic transformation."

In turn, the President of the University, Dr. (Abbas Mohsen Bakri), said, "The workshop comes within the implementation of the strategy of the national project for digital transformation, to cope with the information revolution and the establishment of rules dealing with cyberspace, as well as to achieve a real transition in the mechanism of dealing and preservation of data and security."

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Asian Committee meetings begin in Baghdad on Wednesday

 

 

3rd September, 2019  18:08

 

 

The head of the preparatory committee for the meeting of the Standing Committee for Planning and Follow-up Asian and a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations, announced the start of the meetings of the Asian Committee in Baghdad on Wednesday under the auspices of the Iraqi Council of Representatives and the participation of 16 countries.

"The conference is of great importance, especially since Iraq is a member of several international parliamentary associations such as the International Parliamentary Union and the Arab and Islamic Parliaments Union as well as Asian countries," Talabani told a press conference at the Rashid Hotel.  "Iraq chairs one of the most important standing committees of the Assembly of Asian Parliaments, which will meet on Wednesday with the participation of 16 countries (Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan, India, Cambodia, Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and Syria)," Talabani said.

She explained that "the meeting of the Standing Committee for Planning and Budget in the Asian Parliamentary Assembly, which is held under the auspices of the President of the House of Representatives Mohammed Halbousi is a message to the world that Iraq is recovering and regaining its central role in the international community, pointing out that the meeting represents an important step to activate the role of Iraqi parliamentary diplomacy.