Peshmerga Official Says ‘Close to Sign a Deal with Baghdad’

[cws]

Talabani: We are ready to sign a long-term agreement with Baghdad

Political | 11:28 - 07/14/2020
 

Hurry up with that pen 🖊!! 

[DinarThug]

10 hours ago, 6ly410 said:

Talabani: We are preparing to sign a long-term agreement with Baghdad

 

 

Baghdad News

https://www.ikhnews.com/index.php?page=article&id=221463

Baghdad News:
Qubad Talabani, Vice-President of the Kurdistan Regional Government discussed with a group of members of the British Parliament from the friends of the Kurdish people a number of files of mutual interest.
Talabani said in a post on his account on Facebook that he discussed with the British parliamentarians the plans of the regional government and the reform process in the region, pointing out that he stressed to the British parliamentarians the importance of resolving the outstanding problems between Erbil and Baghdad, stressing the regional government's readiness to sign a long-term agreement within the framework of the constitution with the federal government .
This was participated in the meeting by Sven Dzie, the official of the Department of Foreign Relations in the provincial government, and Karwan Jamal Taher, representative of the province in Britain.
Talabani added, I called on Parliament and the UK government to support system" rel="">support the region in the face of the Coruna virus.

 

 

 

 

     

[DinarThug]

LINK

Talabani: We are ready to sign a long-term agreement with Baghdad

 

 

07/15/2020 09:58:13

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, affirmed the regional government's readiness to sign a long-term agreement within the framework of the constitution with the federal government.

 

Talabani discussed with a group of members of the British Parliament, via closed-circuit television, a number of files of common interest. Talabani called on Parliament and the UK government to support the region in tackling the Corona virus.

Talabani said in a publication to him on his account on Facebook that he discussed with the British parliamentarians plans the provincial government and the process of reform in the region, pointing out that he assured the British parliamentarians the importance of resolving the outstanding problems between Erbil and Baghdad."

This meeting was attended by both Sven Dzia Officer 's Foreign Relations Department the provincial government and Karwan Jamal Taher, representative of the region in Britain.

[siberian_shaddow]

Much Appreciated Thugs, keep bringing the good stuff 

[southbeach]

👏👍😃😇

[6ly410]

Kurdistan government: Soon the delegation of the region will visit Baghdad and there is a good understanding about the disputed

https://www.shafaaq.com/ar/كوردســتانيات/حكومة-كوردستان-قريبا-وفد-الاقليم-سيزور-بغداد-وهناك-تفاهم-جيد-حول-المتنازع-عليها/

 

7/15/2020 07:19:58

 

Shafaq News / The Kurdistan Regional Government announced on Wednesday that it will send the glory of its delegation to the capital, Baghdad, with the aim of addressing differences and outstanding issues, especially financial ones.

"We continue to dialogue with the federal government and the atmosphere is positive to reach an agreement, and we stressed that the constitution is the basis for resolving differences and outstanding issues," government spokesman Gutiar Adel said in a press conference after a meeting of the province's cabinet.

He added that the Kurdistan Regional Government is obligated to secure financial dues for its employees, adding that the delay of the delegation's return again to Baghdad is related to technical issues between the two sides.

He noted that the delegation will visit the capital in the near future, saying that we are continuing the dialogue with Baghdad and the visits will begin soon for the Kurdish delegation to Baghdad and we are seeking through these discussions to obtain financial dues for the region in accordance with the Iraqi constitution

Regarding the disputed areas between Erbil and Baghdad, the spokesman said, "We have expressed our readiness for the federal government to participate in the security file in the conflict areas because we know that there is a security vacuum in these areas and in need of cooperation." Stressing that "the dialogues are continuing, but the issue is a seat and we need to continue discussions, but with This is a good understanding, too

[DinarThug]

2 hours ago, 6ly410 said:

Kurdistan government: Soon the delegation of the region will visit Baghdad and there is a good understanding about the disputed

Wait For It Bro - Something Must Be Cooking If Maliki’s Crew Is Already Trying To Take Credit For It !  

 

     
 

LINK

Maliki's coalition announces a swift move to pass it: a single law that will resolve all disputes between Baghdad and Erbil

15th July 2020

Student leader in the State of Law coalition led by Nuri al-Maliki, Deputy Tata al-Rikabi, today, Wednesday, to legislate a "one" law to resolve differences between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government. 

Al-Rikabi told Shafaq News, "The differences and differences between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government cannot be resolved, except through legislation of one law. The majority of these differences and differences are more political than economic or technical." 

He believed that the solution to these differences can only be done through legislation of the oil and gas law, which has been suspended in the Iraqi parliament for years," adding that "this law is the one that governs and controls the relationship and dealings between the center and the region."

Al-Rikabi revealed that "there is a parliamentary determination and movement from the majority of Iraqi political forces, in order to legislate the oil and gas law quickly,in order to resolve all the differences and differences between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, especially with an intention between the two parties to solve these problems, which did not Solved years ago.

It is noteworthy that the differences and pending issues between Erbil and Baghdad, based in most cases on the region's share of financial budgets, the dues of the Peshmerga forces, the export of oil, and the disputed areas, covered by Article 140 of the permanent Iraqi constitution.

The Kurdistan Regional Government has indicated its willingness to deliver 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day in exchange for the Iraqi government’s funding of 450 billion dinars in monthly salaries.

 

 

[tigergorzow]

DT Thanks,  Git er done boys & girls ASAP...👍👍🙏🙏.

 

GO RV & RI

[Half Crazy Runner]

I’m trying really hard to stay positive, but I am beginning to hate the word “close” as much as their use of the word    

[6ly410]

 Go HCL/RV 

Edited July 15, 2020 by 6ly410

[DinarThug]

3 hours ago, 6ly410 said:

Kurdistan government: Soon the delegation of the region will visit Baghdad and there is a good understanding about the disputed

https://www.shafaaq.com/ar/كوردســتانيات/حكومة-كوردستان-قريبا-وفد-الاقليم-سيزور-بغداد-وهناك-تفاهم-جيد-حول-المتنازع-عليها/

 

LINK

Kurdistan government: Soon the delegation of the region will visit Baghdad and there is a good understanding about the disputed

 

15th July, 2020

The Kurdistan Regional Government announced on Wednesday that it will send the glory of its delegation to the capital, Baghdad, with the aim of addressing differences and outstanding issues, especially financial ones.

"We continue to dialogue with the federal government and the atmosphere is positive to reach an agreement, and we stressed that the constitution is the basis for resolving differences and outstanding issues," government spokesman Gutiar Adel said in a press conference after a meeting of the province's cabinet.

He added that the Kurdistan Regional Government is obligated to secure financial dues for its employees, adding that the delay of the delegation's return again to Baghdad is related to technical issues between the two sides.

He noted that the delegation will visit the capital in the near future, saying that we are continuing the dialogue with Baghdad and the visits will begin soon for the Kurdish delegation to Baghdad and we are seeking through these discussions to obtain financial dues for the region in accordance with the Iraqi constitution.

Regarding the disputed areas between Erbil and Baghdad, the spokesman said, "We have expressed our readiness for the federal government to participate in the security file in the conflict areas because we know that there is a security vacuum in these areas and in need of cooperation." Stressing that "the dialogues are continuing, but the issue is a seat and we need to continue discussions, but with This is a good understanding, too."

[DinarThug]

LINK

Baghdad and Erbil set a road map for managing border crossings

 

15th July, 2020

The Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee confirmed, on Wednesday, that the federal government has developed a road map with the Kurdistan Regional Government to manage border crossings in accordance with the constitution.

"The border crossing points are of great economic importance and their organization is an urgent necessity to maximize the state's economy within the framework of the constitution, and the ports are under the management of the Ministry of Finance and Ports Affairs," said committee member, Harim Kamal Agha, according to the official news agency.

Agha added, "The previous dealings in the outlets harmed the economic resources of Iraq," noting that "the reorganization of the outlets and resources on the basis of returning them to the state treasury is a good thing."He explained, "The ports of the region were discussed during the previous meetings between Baghdad and Erbil, and an agreement has been reached with the Kurdistan region to develop a road map according to the constitution to manage the ports in the next stage," noting that "the meetings held between Baghdad and the region regarding the issue of border ports were good and in the sessions Previous The Territory provided complete statistics for Baghdad."

He stressed, "The region's government is ready to agree with Baghdad on managing the border outlets,"explaining that "the view of the federal and Kazemi government is towards reaching an agreement to end the problems, as constitutional mechanisms were discussed in previous meetings and the results were positive and is now towards reaching a final agreement." Agha said, "There is a visit by a potential Kurdish delegation to Baghdad to complete the dialogues, as these dialogues must continue and have reached tangible progress and made great strides." 

[DinarThug]

LINK

The Patriotic Kurdistan: families control the outlets of the region and we call Al-Kazemi to put his hand on them

 

15th July, 2020

The leadership of the Kurdistan National Union welcomed Deputy Rizan Sheikh Delir, the steps of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazimy to put his hand on the outlets, and called for his hand to be placed on the Kurdistan region’s border outlets as well, because, according to the constitution, its revenues must return to Baghdad.

 

Sheikh Dalir said, in a press statement, that "the Kurdish component, if it wants to live in safety and economic stability, must share these riches and return all revenues of the region's ports to the center," pointing out that "all Iraqi border outlets, including Kurdistan's, are stolen and looted for about half of Annual imports, being controlled by parties, clans and families." She stressed that "Al-Kazemi must strike with an iron hand on all the corrupt and militias that control the ports, which is a difficult responsibility that requires the support and support of all political forces." 

 

She pointed out that "maximizing state resources and making all the revenue for the ports in the hands of the authority would lead to the reconstruction of Iraq and the elimination of its poverty line, without the need for external borrowing."

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi directed security and military forces to control border and seaports in the center and south of the country and empower them to shoot at any infringement of the customs campus in an attempt to extend control of the ports and daily millions of dollars in imports. He stressed Kazmi while inspecting the port of Umm Qasr during his visit to the northern province of Basra today, that "everyone is under surveillance, and we have information on corrupt ports will be pursued legally."

[DinarThug]

LINK

A deputy for other leaders calls for Al-Kazemi to impose state prestige on Kurdistan's ports

 

 

10:05 - 07/15/2020

The deputy of the alliance of Raad Al-Maksousi said, on Wednesday, that most of the border outlets operate without any mention by the central government, except for some shy attempts that were not brought out by the parties' control, calling on Al-Kazemi to impose state prestige on all ports, including Kurdistan. "The oil sector has become one of the worst economic sectors after it was hit by the global pandemic, Corona," Al-Maksousi said in a statement.

He added, "The border outlets are no less important than the oil sector after the country relied on the single source in the conduct of 98% of its federal budgets through its window, as the Iraqi state relied on it for decades without developing the rest of the sources that would maximize its imports and boost its economy."

Al-Maksousi pointed out that "the border crossings and crossings, which are a national wealth no less important than the oil sector, if Iraq has more than 27 land and sea outlets that link it with the surrounding countries." From financial and administrative corruption, as well as the losses incurred by Iraq through the introduction of imported goods illegally and from very poor origins through the adoption of false papers and statements, which helped smuggle hard currency outside the country.

He stressed "the need for Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to impose the prestige of the state by controlling all border crossings, including the outlets of the Kurdistan region, to limit the waste of the country’s battered goods that have been corrupted by mismanagement and the poor performance of successive governments." 

[hawk-eye-view]

2 hours ago, DinarThug said:

He stressed "the need for Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to impose the prestige of the state by controlling all border crossings...

 

"Al-a-Kazami" needs to get the "Wall"  blueprints from our beloved POTUS..and then *poof* they start saving on the cost of bullets and burials.

[DinarThug]

LINK

Turkish bombing is the first of its kind targeting the district center in the Kurdistan Region

 

15th July, 2020

On Monday evening, Turkish artillery shelling targeted the center of Kani Masi district in Dohuk governorate.

The director of the Kani Masi border region, Serpest Akrawi, told Shafaq News that two Turkish artillery shells had landed 100 meters from the side of the district, in the first incident of its kind by Turkey to bomb the city center.

And that the bombing caused terror among the people, without any injuries.

And the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was recently subjected to multiple attacks by the Turkish army under the pretext of chasing the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK); Turkish war fighters launched air strikes targeting villages and mountainous heights in Dohuk Governorate; 

Turkish aircraft and artillery have been bombing border areas in the Kurdistan Region since last June 21, in attacks it says are targeting the anti-Ankara PKK fighters.

The attacks resulted in human and material losses in the border villages inside the Kurdistan Region, which sparked the condemnation of the territorial government and the Iraqi government summoned the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad more than once.

[DinarThug]

LINK

Likelihood of postponing the general population and housing census until 2022

 

09:52 - 07/15/2020

A member of the Supreme Committee for the General Census of Population and Housing said, on Wednesday, that the general population and housing census that was scheduled to take place this year will be postponed to 2022 due to the economic crisis the country is going through and the Corona pandemic.

A member of the commission, the head of the Kurdistan Regional Statistics Authority, Sirwan Muhammad Mohiuddin, said in a statement published by the official newspaper "Al-Sabah" and reviewed by him / the information: "The last meeting of the authority, which was held at the end of last June, discussed the possibilities of postponing the general census of population and housing, due to the economic and health conditions of Iraq and the world today.

Mohiuddin added that “the authority set a timetable for the progress of the procedures up to the day of implementation, including the inventory and numbering that should have been implemented last June, the division of the enumerators that should have followed this topic, databases and satellite images, as well as the electronic enumeration that needs in a way Mainly due to the infrastructure that is not currently available in the country.

 

#############

Likely to postpone the 2020 census to two years ... and reveal the reasons    LINK

[horsesoldier]

There's a word sure to turn up like  bad penny . . . Postpone. These folks are nothing if not predictable.

 

Same ole Kick the Can Down the Road Bunch.

[DinarThug]

 

 

     

 

LINK

Deputy: Baghdad and Erbil negotiations on Kurdistan oil have not made any progress

 

 

15:08 - 07/16/2020
 

Deputy Parliamentary Change Block, Bhar Mahmoud, on Thursday confirmed that no progress was made in the ongoing negotiations on the oil file in Kurdistan.

Mahmoud said to the "information", that "the oil file in Kurdistan is not transparent," noting that "oil imports are not subject to any control institution."

She added that "the lack of commitment by the federal and provincial governments to the Iraqi constitution allowed Kurdistan to evade the delivery of oil imports to Baghdad."

She noted that "the dialogues between the two parties have not achieved any significant progress after the complexity of the discussions as a result of the increase in the ceiling of demands by officials in the region."

[DinarThug]

LINK

A "comprehensive solution" to the problems of Baghdad and Kurdistan through the Confederation, with an international UN coordination

 

16th July, 2020

The United Nations, in coordination with the Presidents of the Republic and the government in Iraq, has developed a road map for a "comprehensive" solution to the outstanding problems between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region, based on the application of the Confederation system.

The new project is based on the delegation of some powers, such as the economy, finance, and customs, between governments or the joint systems therein, as the decision is taken unanimously.

The Confederation defines the state as an organization and a political entity, and a link between different societies, aiming to bring order and security and law enforcement within a geographical area.

In this regard, Shafaq News learned, from a political source close to the decision center in Iraq, that the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Jenin Henness-Blackshart, recently began to intensify her efforts to offer a solution to the problems between Baghdad and the region, especially the oil file, salaries and border outlets, depending on the confederation system .

He added that the Turkish-Iranian armed interventions in the regions of the Kurdistan Region and Nineveh, in addition to the failure of the negotiations between Baghdad and the region continued to push for the presentation of this proposal, which also enjoys the support of major countries advanced by America. 

And that Blaskhardt met with the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, and they discussed the project, where he expressed approval for it, as did the Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, who did not register an objection in this regard.

The source continued, and that Blashart also met the political leadership in the Kurdistan Region, and extensive discussions took place on the project. He said that the Kurdistan Region informed the United Nations that he has no problem in this regard, provided that there is an international guarantee, "Farbel does not want to repeat the failure to implement the provisions of the Iraqi constitution."

Although Kurdistan has enjoyed political independence since 1991, and the region was installed under the 2005 Iraqi constitution as a federal entity, the outstanding differences between Baghdad and Erbil have not known a way to a comprehensive solution. And increased tension between the two sides, after Kurdistan launched a referendum on independence from Iraq in the fall of 2017, which was supported by more than 90% of the population of the region.

[DinarThug]

LINK

UNAMI comments on its adoption of a plan to bridge the differences in Baghdad - Erbil through the Confederation
 

 

16th July, 2020

The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has commented on a report published by Shafaq News on Thursday regarding its development of a road map for a "comprehensive" solution to the outstanding problems between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region, based on the application of the Confederation system

"Baghdad and Erbil are discussing outstanding issues," UNAMI said in her response, which she sent to Shafaq News via e-mail. She added that "the United Nations is ready to assist in any way at the request of the parties, and on the basis of the legal and constitutional framework for Iraq and in line with a UNAMI mandate, which reaffirms the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Iraq

According to the information obtained by Shafak News, the United Nations, in coordination with the presidents of the Republic and the government in Iraq, developed a road map for a "comprehensive" solution to the outstanding problems between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region, based on the application of the Confederation system

The new project is based on the delegation of some powers, such as the economy, finance, and customs, between governments or the joint systems therein, as the decision is taken unanimously, and if one of the member governments considers that a decision is not in their favor is not binding on them

The Confederation defines the state as an organization and a political entity, and a link between different societies, aiming to bring order and security and law enforcement within a geographical area

In this regard, Shafaq News learned, from a political source close to the decision center in Iraq, that the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Jenin Henness-Blackshart, recently began to intensify her efforts to offer a solution to the problems between Baghdad and the region, especially the oil file, salaries and border outlets, depending on the confederation system

He added that the Turkish-Iranian armed interventions in the regions of the Kurdistan Region and Nineveh, in addition to the failure of the negotiations between Baghdad and the region continued to push for the presentation of this proposal, which also has the support of major countries advanced by America. And that Blaskhardt met with the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, and they discussed the project, where he expressed approval for it, as did the Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, who did not register an objection in this regard

The source added, that Blashart also met the political leadership in the Kurdistan Region, and extensive discussions took place on the project. He said that the Kurdistan Region informed the United Nations that he has no problem in this regard, provided that there is an international guarantee, "Farbel does not want to repeat the failure to implement the provisions of the Iraqi constitution

Although Kurdistan has enjoyed political independence since 1991, and the region was installed under the 2005 Iraqi constitution as a federal entity, the outstanding differences between Baghdad and Erbil have not known a way to a comprehensive solution.  And increased tension between the two sides, after Kurdistan launched a referendum on independence from Iraq in the fall of 2017, which was supported by more than 90% of the population of the region

[DinarThug]

LINK

Maliki's coalition confirms the "impossibility" of Baghdad's control of Kurdistan's outlets and provides a "solution without problems"

 

16th July, 2020

The State of Law coalition, headed by Nuri al-Maliki, today, Thursday, saw the "impossibility" of the Iraqi government's control of Kurdistan's international border outlets, providing a solution that he said was "optimal."

"It is impossible for Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to impose his control on the outlets of the Kurdistan Region. The latter has the authority of the constitution and has a political view that differs from the political outlook in Baghdad," he said. In Baghdad. "

And between Al-Muttalabi, "The best thing that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazimi can do is to obtain a kind of understanding with the Kurdistan Region, and to obtain a certain percentage of the imports of the ports, and the ports remain under the control of the region. Otherwise, Al-Kazemi cannot do anything else, and we believe this is the best solution." The only one, so that there will be no political crises and new disputes."

The Iraqi government, headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi, has deployed the army forces at border points in Basra and Diyala provinces, in an effort to contain widespread corruption in them. 

On Wednesday, a source in the Prime Minister revealed to Shafaq News that Al-Kazemi had taken a decision to dismiss Hamid Hussain Ali, director of the Umm Qasr Al Shamali Center, Alaa Abdul Moneim Dawood, director of Umm Qasr Al Janoubi Center, Abdul Jalil Subhi Jassem, director of the Umm Qasr Al Awsat Center, and Muayad Yassin Abdul Jabbar Basra Customs Director. And the Iraqi government spokesman, Ahmed Mulla Talal, previously announced that Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s government is working to impose state authority on the border entry file.

This comes shortly after a source in the Kurdistan Regional Government told Shafaq News about the regional government's willingness to dialogue with Baghdad regarding the authority of border crossings, provided that “the Iraqi government can establish effective control over the remaining ports, airports and ports.” He said, "The regional government is ready to engage in a legal debate in this regard in which it guarantees the rights of our people."

[DinarThug]

Wednesday، 15 July 2020 06:35 PM

 

Iraqi Forces Breach Kurdistan Region Border: Official

 

The Iraqi army has moved its troops inside the territories under the jurisdiction of the Kurdistan Region, said a Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) representative in Garmiyan, south of Sulaymaniyah province.

The Iraqi forces have recently launched the fourth phase of “OperationIraqi Heroes” to clean the rural areas of Diyala province from the remaining Islamic State (IS) militants. However, Akram Salih, the KDP representative, says the troops have taken no actions against IS since their deployment while they are pushing deeper into the areas under KRG’s jurisdiction based on the constitution.

According to Salih, the Peshmerga ministry of Kurdistan was not notified about the Iraqi army’s advances, and that the troops were moved intoKurdistan Region border in a suspicious coordination with the counter-terrorism forces affiliated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).

“In many areas they have crossed the 36th line of latitude,” Salih added.

The 36th line of latitude is the border created following the 1991 Gulf War which the US, UK and France initiated to create a no-fly zone and protect the Kurds against the Baath regime.

Deputy Peshmerga Minister Sarbast Lazgin told VOA’s Kurdish service earlier today that the ministry of Peshmerga affairs, interior ministry, and Kurdistan Region’s security council were not informed on the issue by the Iraqi partners.

 

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/48880/Iraqi-Forces-Breach-Kurdistan-Region-Border-Official

[DinarThug]

LINK

Support: We support measures to control the ports in all of Iraq, including Kurdistan

 

 

07/16/2020 16:41:39

 

A member of the House of Representatives for the Parliamentary Bloc of Wisdom affiliated with the Iraqi Alliance, Hassan Hassan, supported, today, Thursday, his support for the government's measures to control the outlets.

He said, in a tweet on his Twitter account: He added: "Some will be harmed, others will protest and lose some of their interests, but in the end they will win Iraq."

In another tweet, Fadm asserted: "We strongly support and support the government's efforts to impose order and control border ports and ports in all of Iraq, including the ports of the region."

[siberian_shaddow]

Much Appreciated Thugs, Maliki has a solution to Kurdistan, ok guys were going to kill all the Kurds and just take there oil but since it was my idea i get 25% ok no problem.

Edited July 17, 2020 by siberian_shaddow