President Salih among other leaders to meet Trump at forum in Davos

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https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/45606/President-Salih-among-other-leaders-to-meet-Trump-at-forum-in-Davos
 

President Salih among other leaders to meet Trump at forum in Davos

President Donald Trump will hold a series of meetings with various world leaders when he heads to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week, the White House said. 

Among the leaders he will meet with include Iraqi President Barham Salih, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Swiss Confederation President Simonetta Sommaruga and Nechirvan Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan Regional government. Reuters previously reported as well that Trump also intends to meet with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. 

He also intends to meet with Klaus Schwab, the World Economic Forum founder.

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https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/45596/Court-accepts-lawsuit-against-Salih-for-abusing-constitution
 

Court accepts lawsuit against Salih for abusing constitution

The Federal Supreme Court announced the acceptance of the lawsuit submitted by the National Forum for Popular Accountability against President Barham Salih, over violating the constitution.

Salih failed to abide by the constitution after he failed to assign another prime minister after the resignation of the now-caretaker prime minister, within the constitutional period stipulated in Articles (76 / First) and ( 81) and (61 / D).

A forum member said that this step is one of the first escalatory steps within the peaceful legal frameworks adopted by the forum in support of the legitimate demands of peaceful demonstrators.

[Donziman]

This kind of article makes a guy think of who the USA has representing them 

At this kind of world meeting. I don't see Elizabeth Warren or sleepy Joe in this role.

 

[DinarThug]

Saleh leaves Baghdad to participate in Davos and Trump's meeting

January 20, 2020

 

 

 

Saleh leaves Baghdad to participate in Davos and Trump's meeting

 

Observers: Attending the economic forum bears the country a heavy cost

 

Baghdad - Time

 

The President of the Republic, Barham Saleh, leaves Baghdad today, heading towards the Swiss city of Davos, with the aim of participating in the World Economic Forum in Davos and conducting a special meeting with the American President.

The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, will participate in the forum and will meet the American President as well. 

A source familiar with (the time) told yesterday that (Saleh will spend four days outside the country to attend the Davos Forum and participate in his work), adding that (the President of the Republic is scheduled for a special meeting and meeting with US President Donald Trump). 

The Davos World Economic Forum will be launched during the period from 21 to 24 of this month, and its session coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the forum. 

In the same regard, a statement issued by the Kurdistan Region Presidency announced the participation of the President of the region in the work of the Barzani Forum, with an official invitation to the forum. The statement added that Barzanis meet in the framework of his participation in the forum? With Trump, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and a number of leaders, ministers and senior officials of states to hold (discussions related to developing the Kurdistan Region’s relations with the international community, Kurdistan’s policies and positions, as well as exchanging views and views on regional and global issues) adding that the President of the region (will deliver a speech in one of Forum sessions, under the headline of the turbulent Middle East, will address the long-term consequences of the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, which have become a major global and regional concern and the strategic impact of the current crisis on peace and stability in the Gulf, Iraq and Syria). 

Observers expressed surprise at Iraq's participation in the Forum under the current circumstances. They told (Time) yesterday that (attending the World Economic Forum leads to heavy costs for the country because participation in its activities requires paying fees to the organizers), adding that (throwing words at the forum also requires paying additional fees), asking about (the feasibility of Iraq’s participation in Forum work during these circumstances when the country boils over the fire of demonstrations and popular protests). 

Aside from the heated economic discussions, Davos days witness night parties to the impact of the sounds of music with the participation of the world's rich, sponsored by the major companies that have membership in the forum.

According to the official website of the forum, the cost of membership ranges between 60-600 thousand dollars, while the participation fee for non-members amounts to About 28 thousand dollars per person, and the figures who wish to speak at the forum must pay a fee for that. Participants in the forum have membership cards of different colors, based on the color of each of them, allowing the participant to move from one region to another, according to the color of the card he carries.

The forum is attended by a number of world leaders, key figures from the United Nations and the European Union and heads of major companies, and the forum attracts about three And this year’s conference is taking place at a time when the prospects for trade and global economic growth, technology companies, the future of pluralism and the geopolitical system, are witnessing increasing challenges.

According to the World Economic Forum’s website, this year's conference aims to give a concrete meaning to (capitalism). Stakeholders), assisting governments and international institutions in tracking progress on the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, and facilitating discussions on technology and trade management.

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Iraq is rising and the president in Davos .. Analysts: Saleh failed to prioritize

 

 

21st January, 2020

Amid a new wave of demonstrations sweeping the country, the Iraqis were surprised on Tuesday by the travel of President Barham Saleh to Switzerland to attend the Davos conference.

The news of Saleh's travel to Davos, angered Iraqi tweets on Twitter, as some of them considered a flaw in assessing the priorities of the stage for the President of the Republic. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Iraqi President Barham Salih and the President of the Kurdistan Region, Negervan Barzani, in two separate meetings.

On the other hand, observers were divided over the priority of the visit at the present time, as the travel of the President of the Republic comes at a stormy time the country is going through, while others said that this falls within his presidential tasks.  Iraq is witnessing a new wave of demonstrations after the deadline granted by the demonstrators to the government to choose a new prime minister and the trial of those who caused the demonstrators' martyrdom has ended, but none of them has been implemented.

Political analyst Raad Hashem, said, "The invitation to attend the Davos conference was received by the Iraqi president long before and before all these events occurred, and they were answered with approval at the time." Hashem believes that, far from the invitation, Barham Salih would have "failed in the task of choosing a new prime minister for Iraq, because he could not find a consensus between the parties on the one hand and the Shiite authorities on the other hand, while each side refuses to concede." For his part, says political analyst Raad Al-Kaabi, that there is a problem in coordination between the authorities in the state, in terms of knowing the powers, they are acting from the logic of leadership. Al-Kaabi explained that the Prime Minister was supposed to attend the Davos Forum because he is the one who has broad powers according to the constitution compared to the President of the Republic.

The Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi submitted his resignation in November last year, but he is still exercising his duties within the caretaker government until the election of a new prime minister. Iraqi political analyst Hussein Allawi believes that despite Saleh discussing important files during the Davos conference, this will cause a state of tension in the Iraqi street in light of these difficult circumstances. "While attending the Davos conference, Saleh will focus on three main issues, which are the level of US-Iraqi relations, Iraq's membership in the international coalition against ISIS, and the promotion of investment and development opportunities in Iraq," Allawi said.

Allawi added that Saleh's travel comes in light of mass demands to choose a prime minister, who rejected all the names proposed by the political forces. It is likely that Saleh will not discuss the issue of choosing the expected Iraqi Prime Minister with the American President, but will come at the forefront of the issues to be discussed, the US military presence in Iraq and ways to combat terrorism, and the path of US-Iraqi relations in the economic and political fields.

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https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/45641/Trump-says-Iraq-happy-with-US-troops
 

Trump says Iraq happy with US troops

Iraq likes what U.S. troops are doing there, PresidentDonald Trump said on Wednesday at talks with the Iraqi president about the future of the mission, which has been in doubt since a U.S. drone strike killed an Iranian commander in Baghdad.

Iraqi President Barham Salih's office said he and Trump had discussed reducing the number of foreign troops in Iraq at a meeting on the sidelines of an economic summit in Davos, Switzerland.

Asked before the meeting about the prospect of a U.S. withdrawal, Trump said: "We’re talking about a lot of different things and you’ll be hearing whatever we do. But they like what we’re doing and we like them, and we’ve had a very good relationship."

The United States has around 5,000 troops in Iraq, invited back into the country in 2014 by Baghdad to help fight against the Islamic State militant group.

 

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Trump's President: Iraq is keen to establish balanced relations with all

 

 

 

22nd January, 2020

 

 

The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, confirmed today, Wednesday, to the American President, that the Iraqi government is keen to establish balanced relations with all, while the two sides discussed reducing the American forces in Iraq. 

A statement issued by the President's Office received "Al-Akhbariya, a copy of it," that "Saleh met today with US President Donald Trump to discuss international issues and events in the region," noting that "the meeting came within the schedule of a series of daily meetings with a number of leaders and heads of state." He noted that "Saleh held in-depth discussions with Trump, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos," stressing "the need to intensify international efforts to establish security and stability at the international and regional levels."

He pointed out that "consolidating and strengthening them is the only way to ensure the achievement of a comprehensive peace in the region," stressing that "Iraq is keen to establish balanced relations with all friends and allies in a manner that enhances its sovereignty and respect for its independent decision and realizes the interests of the Iraqi people, and to continue economic development and reconstruction and not to allow it to be transformed." Iraq into an arena for conflict and settling accounts."

For his part, the American President renewed his country's support for the stability of Iraq and its keenness on strengthening common relations and expanding the volume of cooperation between Iraq and the United States in a manner that serves the interests of the two peoples, valuing the pivotal Iraqi role in the region.

The statement pointed out that "the two sides examined the presence and reduction of foreign forces in the country, and the importance of respecting the demands of the Iraqi people in preserving national sovereignty and ensuring security and stability."

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https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/45645/Iraq-Sunni-leaders-frightened-by-possible-US-troop-pullout
 

Iraq Sunni leaders frightened by possible US troop pullout

Sunni Iraqi leaders are now the most nervous about a possible withdrawal of American troops, considered a counterweight to Iran, AFP reported.

Tensions between Washington and Tehran have boiled over onto Iraqi soil this month, with the US killing top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad and Iran striking back at an Iraqi base hosting American soldiers.

Furious at the US hit, Iraq's parliament held a vote on January 5 to oust all foreign troops, including some 5,200 American soldiers deployed alongside local forces.

All Kurdish and most Sunni MPs boycotted the session, despite threats by Shiite factions that the minorities would be considered "traitors" for backing the US presence.

Before the vote, speaker of parliament Mohammed Halbusi, a Sunni from the western Anbar province, made an impassioned appeal to MPs to reconsider.

"The decision we take now, we may not be able to amend in an hour's time," said Halbusi, addressing the mainly Shiite lawmakers in attendance. 

"The US doesn't concern me. Iran doesn't concern me. Nothing concerns me as much as Iraq does," he said.

Both Iran and Iraq are Shiite-majority countries. 

Tehran has cultivated close ties with Baghdad's ruling elite for decades.

It now exercises particularly strong sway through Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi, a network of armed groups absorbed into the state security forces that has significant parliamentary representation.

Iran's growing clout has come at the expense of the US, which led the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein whose dictatorial Sunni-dominated regime oppressed Shiites.

That unleashed a deadly insurgency, with Sunni militias attacking US forces, before a broad Iraqi sectarian war erupted in 2006-2007 costing thousands of lives.

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https://anfenglish.com/news/iraqi-hezbollah-threatens-barham-salih-41045
 

Iraqi Hezbollah threatens President Barham Salih

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• Wednesday, 22 Jan 2020, 15:48

The conflict in Iraq is reaching a new level. After the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani and the deputy commander of the Hashd al-Shaabi militia, groups close to Iran are now threatening Iraqi President Barham Salih. Hashd al-Shaabi is officially part of the Iraqi military.

"Meeting with Trump"

The Hezbollah Brigades (Kataib Hezbollah) are part of the Hashd al-Shaabi militia alliance. Their security officer Abu Ali Askeri has now threatened Salih that he would be chased out of Baghdad if he met with US President Donald Trump.

Is Iran behind this threat?

Political analyses from Iraq warn that this threat from a group belonging to the Iraqi military shows how serious the crisis in Iraq is and that this warning should actually be understood as a threat from Iran.

Al-Sadr calls for protests against foreign troops

In the wake of the US attacks, the Iraqi parliament had decided for the leave of all foreign troops from the country. However, both the USA and the anti-ISIS coalition had declared that they would not withdraw. The Shiite groups in Iraq, however, insist on the withdrawal. Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr has called for mass demonstrations against the US presence for January 24.

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Can't we spare ONE MISSLE in our VAST arsenal for this pro-Iranian cleric, Ole Dirty Teeth ? Who's gonna miss one teensy weensy Cruise missile. It's for a good cause.

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1 hour ago, Pitcher said:

Muqtada al-Sadr has called for mass demonstrations against the US presence for January 24.

 

Good call sadr that'll fix all iraqs problems .... what a numb skull he was supposed to be a champion for the people only leadership he helped install was more Iranian moles... just another radicle that loves turmoil  ... all my opinion of coarse,  Peace dv

Edited January 23, 2020 by 3n1