The Council of Ministers meets under the chairmanship of Al-Kazemi

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The Council of Ministers meets under the chairmanship of Al-Kazemi

•  Time: 11/17/2020 13:58:34
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Council of Ministers held its regular session headed by the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi.

The Prime Minister's Office is scheduled to issue session decisions after the meeting.
Ammar Al-Masoudi

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The Council Of Ministers Decides To Settle The General Budget Law Within A Week

On December 23, 2013

Baghdad (Independent) ... The Cabinet decided, on Sunday, to settle the state budget law for the next year after completing the talks with the Kurdistan region within a week.

 

A statement issued by the Council received by Al-Mustaqila today said that “The Council of Ministers held its regular fifty-third session today in Baghdad headed by Council Chairman Nuri al-Maliki,” indicating that the Council “decided to settle the state budget law for 2014 after completing the discussions with the delegation of the Kurdistan region during a week".

 

The decision of the House of Representatives, Muhammad Al-Khalidi, suggested that on December 16, the next parliamentary elections would be postponed due to the delay in sending the budget to Parliament.

On November 12, 2013, Al-Khalidi called on the government to send the budget to the House of Representatives for a vote on it, stressing that holding any session of Parliament after the 15th of November will be invalid because the House of Representatives will enter its legislative recess.

The general budget for next year is 174 trillion dinars, with a deficit of 27 trillion per day, according to what the Ministry of Finance announced earlier. (The end)

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2013?

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5 hours ago, yota691 said:

stressing that holding any session of Parliament after the 15th of November will be invalid because the House of Representatives will enter its legislative recess.

 

legislative recess , you kidding me parliament should be working in session non stop till every law before them is voted on one way or another they should be way passed taking vacations ( recess ) with the major issues facing iraq and the progress they need to make for the citizens its no wonder the largest payroll is working for the GOI its a straight up gravy train ... 

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May be he meant to say December 15.

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These people confuse & confound themselves. Guessing what they may or may not, might or possibly could or would, should mean only invites nose bleeds 🩸 

 

... We’ll know a bit more “ in the coming days “ ( I guess I nailed that, huh 🤔 )

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The Minister of Planning and the President of the Reconstruction Fund discuss the implemented projects

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Baghdad: Morning

 

 

Yesterday, Tuesday, Minister of Planning Khaled Battal Al-Najm discussed with the President of the Fund for Reconstruction of Areas Affected by Terrorist Operations Muhammad Hashem Al-Ani, the reality of the projects implemented in the covered governorates, while the Cabinet authorized the Minister of Finance to sign a grant agreement with the German Development Bank.

A statement by the ministry stated, "The two sides stressed during the meeting the importance of uniting national and international efforts in implementing more projects, in a way that would contribute to the return of the displaced to their areas and achieving development." Meanwhile, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced support for the Reconstruction Fund for Liberated Areas, and authorizing the Minister of Finance to sign a grant agreement with the German Development Bank. A statement by the secretariat stated, "The Council of Ministers decided to authorize the Minister of Finance to sign a grant agreement with the German Development Bank, to support the Fund for the Reconstruction of Areas Affected by Terrorist Operations, with an amount of three million euros, regarding the Fund's activities in returning the displaced to their homes." The statement added, "

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The Iraqi government is studying mechanisms to launch an initiative to grant loans with low interest rates

Secretary General of the Iraqi Council of Ministers, Hamid Al-Ghazi

 November 17, 2020 03:36 PM

Mubasher: The Diwaniya Order (38) for the year 2020 regarding granting loans to activate the (private) economic sector in the country without interest or with a reduced interest has studied the mechanisms and procedures for their implementation within an initiative that the government will soon launch .

The Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Hamid Al-Ghazi, while chairing the committee's meeting today, Tuesday, stressed the importance of giving priority to projects that contribute to employing the largest possible number of young people, according to a statement by the Council's General Secretariat.

Al-Ghazi added that the government is moving towards mobilizing private projects, in various sectors, and providing a safe environment for investment, which will contribute to achieving a developmental impact in all governorates of the country .

According to the statement, the committee set the distribution ratios for the amounts allocated for the initiative, the proposed interest and the time limits for repayment, which will target the sectors (residential, industrial, service and agricultural), as well as the types of loans at 3 levels (small, medium, large).

It is noteworthy that the Diwani Order (38) Committee for the year 2020 includes in its membership (the Ministry of Finance, the Advisors Authority, and the Central Bank of Iraq, as well as the Rafidain, Industrial and Iraqi Trade banks.)

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Cabinet decisions for the Tuesday session

•  Time: 11/18/2020 00:21:09
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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, chaired, on Tuesday, a regular session of the Council of Ministers, during which discussions were held on the latest developments in the country, and the topics included in the agenda were discussed.

During the session, the developments of the work of the Committee to Promote Governmental Measures, in the fields of prevention and health control and awareness, were discussed, as well as the governmental procedures followed in the field of limiting the spread of the Coronavirus.
After the Council of Ministers discussed what was included in its agenda, it issued the following decisions:
First / Approval of the minutes of the fourth meeting of the Higher Commission for the accompanying census, linking the Ministry of Planning’s letter No. TS / 3/246, dated 08/25/2020, taking into consideration Attention is the opinion of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, according to the following:
1- Abolishing Paragraph (1) of Cabinet Resolution (108 of 2019), and setting a new date for conducting the General Population and Housing Census in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the Statistics Law (21 of 1972) By a statement issued by the Minister of Planning.
2- All ministries send their remarks regarding the population census forms within a maximum period of one month from the date of issuance of this decision.
Second / Approval of the draft bill for financing the election expenses of the Council of Representatives, and referring it to the Council of Representatives based on the provisions of Articles 61 / First and 80 / Second of the Constitution.
Third / Approval of writing off the debts owed by the Independent High Electoral Commission for the rental allowances for the period from 2008 until the end of the year / 2020, which are estimated at (7500000000) dinars, only seven billion and five hundred million dinars, provided that the above commission will carry out its tasks regarding Preparing warehouses and receiving electoral equipment and supplies, in preparation for the upcoming electoral event, based on the provisions of Article (46) of the amended Federal Financial Management Law (6 of 2019).
Fourth / The Ministry of Defense bears the difference resulting from the conversion of the currency from the dinar to the dollar, whose value is (406,131,88) dollars, from the sums in the surplus dollar currency, which are in the current account of the Ministry of Defense opened in the Iraqi Trade Bank (TBT) and from the amounts of investment contracts. That the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Finance take appropriate measures regarding the required accounting entries, to register in the records and mark the aforementioned amount, for the purpose of the Ministry of Defense to initiate the opening of the documentary credit required duly and legally, to ensure the installation of medical devices in a general hospital for the armed forces.
Fifth / With regard to my loan to finance the Ministry of Electricity projects implemented by Siemens, it was decided:
1- Adoption of Paragraph (3 / F) of Article 2 Second: Deficit of the Federal Budget Law for the fiscal year / 2019, as a legal basis for borrowing the sums fixed in the Ministry of Finance book number 4664, dated 9/1/2020, to finance the implementation and completion project Turbine units, equipping and supervising (32) other cooling units, and a project to install, install and operate (9) gas turbines for the Wasit gas power station, with a total amount of (438,550,000) euros.
2- Borrowing from the Iraqi Trade Bank, the amount of the advance payment for the two aforementioned projects, amounting to (68,660,051) euros, according to Article (1 / First) of the Law of Internal and External Borrowing (5 of 2020).
Sixth / 
1- Financing the fifth phase maintenance projects (PUPOS) for the benefit of the American GE company for the year 2020, with an amount of (250,000,000) dollars, only two hundred and fifty million dollars, through the loan agreement with the concerned export guarantee institutions.
2- Authorizing the Ministry of Finance to borrow from the Iraqi Trade Bank an amount (15%) as an advance payment of the value of the project during the year 2020, which is $ 37,500,000, only thirty-seven million five hundred thousand dollars.
Seventh / 
- Approval of the minutes (15 and 16) and recommendations of the Diwani order (45 of 2018), accompanying the linking of the Ministry of Planning letter of No. 1/2/840, dated 11/2/2020, related to hospital projects, with Taking into consideration the remarks of the legal department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers confirmed according to its memorandum of number M.D / S / 2/1/71/387 LQ, dated 11/15/2020.
- With the exception of Paragraph (5), where the consultant office of Khatib and Alami is assigned to provide advice on it, provided that the consultancy fee is paid by the Ministry of Oil.
Eighth / The desire of the Republic of Iraq to strengthen the role of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI), in order to obtain more advice, support, technical assistance and electoral observation, as part of its efforts to support Iraq in this field.
Ninth / Authorizing the Minister of Finance the power to negotiate and contract with UNCTAD to automate customs work in accordance with paragraph (third) affixed in the Ministry of Finance book, number (2020) on 11/17/2020, with an exception from the instructions for implementing government contracts No. (2) ) For the year 2014, and canceling previous decisions on the subject of automation, provided that the contract is executed via UNACTED without being referred to others.

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Al-Kazemi: I am subjected to tremendous pressure to release corruption whales ... and warns: Iraq cannot tolerate playing with fire

•  Time: 11/17/2020 23:06:23
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(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi announced that he is under "tremendous pressure" to release those accused of corruption, describing them as "whales."

Al-Kazemi said in a press conference today, "We have arrested a group of people, according to legal notes, on charges of corruption, and their arrest has become uproar, and some are pressing for the release of these whales, which is tremendous pressure exerted on me."
He added, "Some people are confused that detainees are subjected to torture and broken hands, and this is contrary to the truth. I receive two daily reports confirming the health and safety of the detainees." What they stole. "
The prime minister warned that "Iraq cannot bear playing with fire and needs patience and construction."
To watch the full press conference ... click here
 

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The Cabinet issues a number of decisions

Tuesday 17th November 2020 - 00:20

Baghdad - conscious

During its regular session held on Tuesday, the Council of Ministers issued several decisions after discussing developments in the situation and the topics included in the agenda.

The media office of the prime minister said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, presided over a regular session of the Council of Ministers, during which discussions were held on developments in the country, and the topics included in the agenda were discussed.

He added that during the session, developments in the work of the Committee for Promoting Governmental Measures were discussed, in the areas of prevention and health control and awareness, and the governmental measures followed in the field of limiting the spread of the Coronavirus.

He continued: After the Council of Ministers discussed what was included in its agenda, it issued the following decisions:

First / Approval of the minutes of the fourth meeting of the High Commission for the Census attached to the letter of the Ministry of Planning, issue TS / 3/246, dated 08/25/2020, taking into consideration the opinion of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, according to the following:

1- Abolishing paragraph (1) of Cabinet Resolution (108 of 2019), and setting a new date for conducting the General Population and Housing Census in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the Statistics Law (21 of 1972), with a statement issued by the Minister of Planning.

2- All ministries send their remarks regarding the population census forms within a maximum period of one month from the date of issuance of this decision.

Second / Approval of a bill for financing the election expenses of the Council of Representatives, and referring it to the Council of Representatives based on the provisions of Articles (61 / First and 80 / Second) of the Constitution.

Third / Approval of the cancellation of the debts owed by the Independent High Electoral Commission for the rental allowances for the period from 2008 until the end of the year / 2020, which are estimated at (7500000000) dinars, only seven billion and five hundred million dinars, provided that the commission above performs its tasks regarding Preparing warehouses and receiving electoral equipment and supplies, in preparation for the upcoming electoral event, based on the provisions of Article (46) of the amended Federal Financial Management Law (6 of 2019).

Fourth / The Ministry of Defense bears the difference resulting from the conversion of the currency from the dinar to the dollar, whose value is (406,131,88) dollars, from the sums in the surplus dollar currency, which are in the current account of the Ministry of Defense opened in the Iraqi Trade Bank ( TBT ) and from the investment contract amounts, That the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Finance take appropriate measures regarding the required accounting entries, to register in the records and mark the aforementioned amount, for the purpose of the Ministry of Defense to initiate the opening of the documentary credit required duly and legally, to ensure the installation of medical devices in a general hospital for the armed forces.

Fifth / With regard to my loan to finance the Ministry of Electricity projects implemented by Siemens, it was decided:

1- Adoption of Paragraph (3 / F) of Article 2 Second: Deficit of the Federal Budget Law for the fiscal year / 2019, as a legal basis for borrowing the sums fixed in the Ministry of Finance book number 4664, dated 9/1/2020, to finance the implementation and completion project Turbine units, equipping and supervising (32) other cooling units, and a project to install, install and operate (9) gas turbines for the Wasit gas power station, with a total amount of (438,550,000) euros.

2- Borrowing from the Iraqi Trade Bank, the amount of the advance payment for the two aforementioned projects, amounting to (68,660,051) euros, according to Article (1 / First) of the Law of Internal and External Borrowing (5 of 2020).

Sixthly/

1- Financing the fifth phase maintenance projects ( PUPOS ) for the benefit of the American GE company for the year 2020, with an amount of (250,000,000) dollars, only two hundred and fifty million dollars, through the loan agreement with the concerned export guarantee institutions.

2- Authorizing the Ministry of Finance to borrow from the Iraqi Trade Bank an amount (15%) as an advance payment of the value of the project during the year 2020, which is $ 37,500,000, only thirty-seven million five hundred thousand dollars.

Seventh /

Approval of the minutes (15 and 16) and the recommendations of the Diwani order (45 of 2018), accompanying the linking of the Ministry of Planning letter of No. 1/2/840, dated November 2, 2020, related to hospital projects, taking into account Attention is the remarks of the Legal Department of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers confirmed according to its memorandum of number M.D / S / 2/1/71/387 LQ, dated 11/15/2020.

- With the exception of Paragraph (5), where the consultant office of Khatib and Alami is assigned to provide advice on it, provided that the consultancy fee is paid by the Ministry of Oil.

Eighth / The desire of the Republic of Iraq to strengthen the role of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI), to obtain more advice, support, technical assistance and electoral observation, as part of its efforts to support Iraq in this field.

IX / authorize the Minister of Finance to negotiate and contract with UNCTAD ( UNCTAD ) to automate the work Alkmarki according to paragraph (III) installed in the book of the Ministry of Finance, a number (2020) in 11/17/2020, an exception to the instructions and implementation of government contracts (2 ) For the year 2014, and canceling previous decisions on the subject of automation, provided that the contract is executed via UNACTED without being referred to others.

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Al-Kazemi: The director of "Daewoo" committed suicide because he was subjected to pressure and blackmail

 

 2020-11-17 11:23

Shafaq News / The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi said, on Tuesday, that the director of the Korean "Daewoo" company had committed suicide after being subjected to "pressure and blackmail."

In statements he made after the cabinet session, Al-Kazemi said, "The talk about canceling agreements, including the Chinese agreement, is regrettable," adding that "my message to politicians and media professionals is to convey the truth and wear lies."

He pointed out that “the Chinese agreement has not been canceled and it was signed by the Al-Abadi government in February 2018,” stressing at the same time that “the Faw Grand Port project has not been canceled, and that it will be signed.”

And Al-Kazemi said, "The director of the Korean company was subjected to pressure and blackmail, after which he committed suicide."

On the general budget for the next year 2021, Al-Kazemi said, "It will be approved and sent to the House of Representatives," adding, "If it is not approved in Parliament on time, we will face a problem in the first month of the year 2021."

On October 9, the security authorities in Basra Governorate, southern Iraq, found the body of a Korean company director a few days after signing a huge contract to work in the large port of Faw .

The local authorities preferred the hypothesis of suicide, after he was found hanged by a wire .

A security source told Shafaq News Agency, that the "suicide" is named Park Hoba, director of the Korean Daewoo company, and a worker was reported dead after watching him commented.

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Al-Kazemi: Great pressure prevents the prosecution of the corrupt

 

Council of Ministers headed by Mustafa Al-Kazemi

money and business Economy News - Baghdad The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, confirmed that there is great pressure to prevent the prosecution of the corrupt, indicating that there is no cancellation of the Iraqi-Chinese agreement. Al-Kazemi said, "There is great pressure to prevent the prosecution of corrupt individuals and corruption whales.  Al-Kazemi did not explain what kinds of pressures he is exposed to and what are the parties that put pressure on him. He added that the country is available for investment to all countries in the world wishing to invest, and we reassure them of extortion, explaining, "The Minister of Finance authorized us to contract with international companies with customs automation." He stressed that there is no cancellation of the Iraqi-Chinese agreement, and it is still valid.

Number of observations 282   Date of addendum 11/17/2020

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Al-Kazemi calls for a vote on the 2021 budget, and warns of a stifling salary crisis

by Moahmmad Editor Iraq news 2 Hours ago

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, warned against not voting on the 2021 budget, indicating that the failure of political blocs in Parliament to vote on the budget will lead to a salary crisis in the first month of next year.

Al-Kazemi said in a press conference that after less than a month, the government will present the 2021 budget to Parliament for a vote, warning that if the budget is not approved, the country will face the problem of salaries since the first month of next year.

Al-Kazemi stressed the need to vote on the budget in Parliament in order not to put the citizen in a "difficult position", calling on the political blocs to cooperate in order to vote on the budget law.

It is noteworthy that the Iraqi parliament voted at dawn last Thursday, on the law of financing the fiscal deficit despite the withdrawal of the representatives of the Kurdish blocs in objection to the article stipulating that the Kurdistan Region’s share of the total actual spending (current expenditures and investment project expenditures) be determined after excluding sovereign expenditures “on the condition that the Kurdistan Region is committed. The payment of oil exported from the region and the quantities specified by the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company SOMO exclusively and the federal non-oil revenues, and in the absence of commitment from the region, the expenses may not be paid to the region, and the violator of this text bears legal responsibility.

Regarding Saudi investment in Iraq, Al-Kazemi rejected the attack of some political parties on investment, describing it as “Saudi colonialism,” pointing out that “Saudi investment would provide job opportunities for our unemployed youth.”

The prime minister mentioned that former prime ministers Nuri al-Maliki, Haider al-Abadi and Adel Abdul Mahdi had previously visited Saudi Arabia, expressing his welcome of Saudi investment and any other country investing in Iraq.

Al-Kazemi added that Saudi Arabia has agricultural investments in Canada, Argentina and Brazil, asking: "Why don't these countries say about colonialism?"

It is noteworthy that Saudi Arabia intends to invest one million hectares (10 thousand square meters) of Iraqi lands, with the aim of converting them into fields and farms for raising cows, livestock and poultry. To be the largest agricultural investment project in Iraq at all, taking advantage of the experiences of its companies such as "Almarai" and others.

It is expected that the project will be located in the two badlands of Anbar governorates in the west of the country. And to the south in Muthanna Governorate, Najaf Governorate and even Basra.

Anbar and Muthanna lie directly on the northern and northeastern borders of Saudi Arabia.

The project was discussed in the joint coordination council between the two countries, which was established in October 2017.

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The Iraqi Prime Minister sends a message to Parliament regarding the 2021 budget and the fate of Faw Port

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 18 November 2020 01:29 PM

Riyadh - Mubasher: The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazimi, confirmed that the government did not suspend salaries, but there was no budget, indicating that the government advised MPs in Parliament not to present the 2020 budget, but rather to introduce a fiscal deficit law .

In a press conference early this morning, Wednesday, after the weekly cabinet meeting, Al-Kazemi warned that the 2021 budget was not approved, saying: “If it is not approved, we will face a problem in January, and I call on the House of Representatives to approve the budget, so that it is not We put the Iraqi citizen in a difficult situation. "

Al-Kazemi said that removing some of the amounts in the borrowing law approved by the House of Representatives will prevent the government from implementing the paragraphs in the white reform paper, explaining that with regard to the issue of borrowing, the government has borrowed and will return the money as soon as financial liquidity becomes available, and this is a response to campaigns that distort the facts .

The Prime Minister emphasized that there is no economy in Iraq, but rather a financial policy, and he has an opportunity to correct the economic situation through the white paper .

He noted that the white reform paper won the approval of the international community and the World Bank, and there are countries that have confirmed their support for the paper through interest-free loans or investment projects, indicating that it could be a solution to economic problems .

Al-Kazemi stressed that the government has committed to the reform process through the white paper, which is a paper that must be supported by political blocs and popular sectors, and that Iraq will be rid of oil crises, and it has focused on agriculture, industry and trade, not just relying on oil.

He continued, "I would have hoped that the political differences would not be reflected on the people's strength, whether Kurdish or Arab, and there may be mistakes in the relationship between Baghdad and the region, but we hope that the people's food will not be traded, and that salaries are not a material for blackmail, as citizens do not bear the mistakes of politicians . "

Al-Kazemi pointed out that the government has achieved more than 70% of the government program within 164 days and in difficult and exceptional circumstances, saying: “We salute the working team of this government, as most of its ministers are sons of ministries, so their procedures were easier. Yes, there are problems and suffering and because they are children The ministries have succeeded, in a short time, in overcoming many crises. "

 As for the Faw port project, the Prime Minister stressed that it is an important strategic project for Iraq, and for 12 years it has not been implemented.

He emphasized that this government will sign a contract with a company to implement the Faw Port project, adding: "This is a promise, and we have overlooked all obstacles to implement the Faw Port Agreement, and whoever talks about stopping the project is lying."

He pointed out that the Council of Ministers voted for laws that preserve workers' pension rights outside the government sector, and this is an important law in order to provide adequate living conditions for workers in the private sector.

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The Iraqi ministers issue 9 decisions ... including the population census and the election financing law

The Iraqi Council of Ministers holds a regular session headed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi

 November 18, 2020 10:41 AM

Mubasher: The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, presided over a regular cabinet session, during which they discussed the latest developments in the country, and discussed the topics on the agenda .

During the session, according to a statement by the Media Office of the Prime Minister, the developments of the work of the Committee to Strengthen Governmental Measures, in the areas of prevention and control of health and awareness, were discussed, as well as the governmental measures followed in the field of limiting the spread of the Coronavirus .

The Iraqi Council of Ministers issued 9 decisions during the meeting, most notably the cancellation of debts owed by the Independent High Electoral Commission, the approval of the draft law on financing the expenses of the House of Representatives elections, and the developments of the population census project. Finance has the authority to negotiate and contract with UNCTAD to automate customs work.

The ministers agreed to approve the minutes of the fourth meeting of the High Commission for the Census attached to the linking of the Ministry of Planning letter No. Cabinet Decision (108 of 2019), setting a new date for conducting the general population and housing census in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of the Statistics Law (21 of 1972), with a statement issued by the Minister of Planning, and that all ministries send their remarks regarding the census forms during A maximum period of one month from the date of issuance of this decision .

The Council approved the draft law on financing the expenses of the elections to the Council of Representatives and referred it to the Council of Representatives based on the provisions of Articles 61 / First and 80 / Second of the Constitution .

The Council agreed to write off the debts owed by the Independent High Electoral Commission for the rental allowances for the period from 2008 to the end of 2020, which are estimated at 7.5 billion dinars, provided that the above commission will carry out its tasks regarding preparing warehouses and receiving electoral equipment and supplies, in preparation for the upcoming electoral event. Based on the provisions of Article (46) of the Federal Financial Management Law (6 of 2019), as amended .

And it was decided, during the meeting, that the difference resulting from the conversion of the currency from dinar to dollar, amounting to $ 406.13 million, will be charged by the Ministry of Defense from the surplus dollar amounts in the current account of the Ministry of Defense open at the Iraqi Trade Bank (TBT) and from investment contract amounts, That the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Finance take appropriate measures regarding the required accounting entries, to register in the records and mark the aforementioned amount, for the purpose of the Ministry of Defense to initiate the opening of the documentary credit required duly and legally, to ensure the installation of medical devices in a general hospital for the armed forces .

The fifth decision, regarding my loan to finance projects of the Ministry of Electricity implemented by Siemens, included the adoption of Paragraph 3 / F of Article 2, secondly, the deficit of the Federal Budget Law for the fiscal year 2019, as a legal basis for borrowing the amounts indicated in the Ministry of Finance book number 4664. , Dated September 1, 2020, to finance a project for implementing and completing 8 turbine units, equipping and supervising 32 other cooling units, and a project for installing, installing and operating 9 gas turbines for the Wasit gas power plant, with a total of € 438.55 million.

And it was approved to borrow from the Iraqi Trade Bank, the amount of the advance payment for the two projects, amounting to 68.66 million euros, according to Article (1 / First) of the Law of Internal and External Borrowing (5 of 2020 ).

And the sixth decision included financing the fifth phase maintenance projects (PUPOS) for the benefit of the American GE company for the year 2020, with an amount of $ 250 million, through the loan agreement with the relevant export guarantee institutions, and authorizing the Ministry of Finance to borrow from the Iraqi Trade Bank an amount of 15% as an advance payment of the value of the project during 2020, which is $ 37.5 million.

The Iraqi Council of Ministers also approved the approval of the bailiffs (15 and 16) and the recommendations of the Diwani order (45 of 2018), accompanying the linking of the Ministry of Planning letter of No. 1/2/840, dated November 2, 2020. Concerning hospital projects, taking into account the remarks of the legal department of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers confirmed by its memorandum of the number MD / S / 2/1/71/387 LQ, dated November 15, with the exception of the paragraph ( 5) Where the consulting office of Khatib and Alami is assigned to provide advice on it, provided that the consultancy fee is paid by the Ministry of Oil .

The eighth resolution included the desire of the Republic of Iraq to strengthen the role of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI), to obtain more advice, support, technical assistance and electoral observation, as part of its efforts to support Iraq in this field .

Finally, it authorizes the Minister of Finance decides to negotiate and contract with the validity of UNCTAD (UNCTAD) , or what is known as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; To automate the customs work according to the provisions of paragraph (third) affixed in the book of the Ministry of Finance, number (2020) on November 17, 2020, with an exception from the instructions for implementing government contracts No. (2) for the year 2014, and canceling previous decisions on the subject of automation, provided that That the contract is executed through UNCTAD without being referred to others .

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Prime Minister: Saudi Arabia is one of the 5 richest countries in the world to place its investments in Iraq

Ethnic government head Mustafa al-Kazemi at a press conference following the cabinet meeting

 November 18, 2020 12:24 PM

Mubasher: The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, commented on the position of the memoranda of understanding recently signed with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the fate of the agreement with China and the fact of its cancellation .

In a press conference early this morning, Wednesday, after the weekly cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister said that Saudi Arabia is one of the 5 richest countries in the world to place its investments in Iraq .

Al-Kazemi added that Iraq has many memoranda of understanding signed with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to serve Iraq, stressing that every investment serves Iraq, saying: "And everyone who serves Iraq is welcome and easy, and the Iraqi does not surrender his land to strangers ."

The statements of the Iraqi prime minister came in response to those who promote the idea of Saudi colonialism, saying: “There are those who are promoting the lie of“ Saudi colonialism, ”because the Iraqi does not accept grievance and does not accept being controlled by a foreigner, and has investment turned into colonialism ?! And does creating job opportunities for our children. Through investment is colonialism ?! We must provide the investor with the environment that protects him, not extort him .

As for the agreements signed with China, the Iraqi Prime Minister stressed that the memoranda of understanding between Iraq and China have not been canceled, indicating that talking about canceling them is a lie, he said .

And Abizaid: "The agreement between Iraq and China are memoranda of understanding and have not been canceled. Rather, they adhere to all memoranda of understanding with friends in China, and no agreement has been canceled ."

The Prime Minister sent a message to politicians and media people, saying: “We have to convey the truth, not to convey lies to people, and I do not have electronic armies and do not believe in them .

Al-Kazemi sent a reassuring message to investors, saying: "We assure businessmen and investors that they will not be blackmailed, and we are taking care of their protection."

The Prime Minister stressed that Iraq has distinguished relations with most countries of the world, and the memoranda of understanding signed with a number of countries depend on the approval of the 2021 budget. Because its approval will provide an opportunity to implement many memoranda of understanding that involve serving the Iraqi citizen.

With regard to the strategic dialogue with the United States of America, Al-Kazemi indicated that Iraq has two options; Either clash or obtain results, stressing that the current government decided to make its policy calm and diplomatic in order to overcome obstacles.

The Prime Minister stressed that Iraq will not be affected by whoever heads the United States of America, indicating that it deals with state institutions and it does not matter who arrives at the White House, rather it matters what was agreed upon within agreements and pledges.