AL-KAZEMI PRESIDES OVER THE CABINET SESSION

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AL-KAZEMI PRESIDES OVER THE CABINET SESSION

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 3:02 PM

 

 

 

Baghdad / National News Center

Today, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi presided over the regular session of the Council of Ministers.

A brief statement of the Media Office of the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, received by the National News Center stated that "The Council of Ministers holds its regular session under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi.

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

•  Time: 02/23/2021 15:01:26
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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 will issue the meeting’s decisions after the session.

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Al-Kazemi: The absurd missiles are an attempt to embarrass the government, and we will reach the perpetrators

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(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, appreciated the general commitment of citizens to the health ban.

Al-Kazemi said during today's session of the Council of Ministers, "We evaluate highly the efforts of the institutions and state agencies that have contributed to its implementation," noting that "the escalation of this commitment will enable us to reduce the effects of the new and more dangerous strain of the epidemic."
He pointed out that "pre-emptive operations against terrorism are continuing and escalating to eliminate what remains of terrorism's holes and outposts."
"We salute our heroic forces of all kinds, as they are stationed day and night in pursuit of terrorist cells."
Regarding the repeated targeting of diplomatic missions in the Green Zone with missiles, most recently yesterday, Al-Kazemi said, "The land of Iraq will not be an arena for settling scores, and the absurd missiles are an attempt to impede the government's progress and embarrass it."
However, he added, "But our security services will reach the perpetrators and they will be brought before public opinion."

He pointed out that "weak souls have been waiting for the collapse of the economic situation since October and the second last, but government measures have enabled Iraq to cross this difficult stage in a wise manner."

He said, "After it was threatened with collapse, the foreign exchange reserves of Iraq began to rise, and it is expected that it will increase by nearly 4 billion dollars by the end of this month, since the reform measures started and the exchange rate changed."
He continued, "As has been a significant reduction of corruption in the auction of the Central Bank, and we are working with thoughtful plans to revitalize the Iraqi economy and support the private sector and provide more job opportunities."

Ammar Al-Masoudi

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Al-Kazemi during the Cabinet session: The commitment of citizens to the ban will limit the spread of the 'dangerous' strain

2021.02.23 - 15:54

 

  

Baghdad - People   

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi said, on Tuesday, that limiting the "dangerous" mutated strain of the Corona virus depends on citizens' commitment to the health ban.  

  

 

  

Al-Kazemi said during the cabinet session held today, according to a statement by the Cabinet Media Office, "People" received a copy of it (February 23, 2021), "We value the general commitment of citizens to the health ban, and we also highly evaluate the efforts of the institutions and state agencies that have contributed to its implementation." .  

He added, "The escalation of this commitment will enable us to limit the effects of the new and more dangerous strain of the epidemic."  

He continued, "Pre-emptive operations against terrorism are continuing and escalating to eliminate what remains of terror holes and outposts, and we salute our heroic forces of all kinds as they are engaged day and night in pursuing terrorist cells."  

He pointed out that "the land of Iraq will not be an arena for settling scores, and the absurd missiles are an attempt to impede the government's progress and embarrass it, but our security services will reach the perpetrators and they will be brought before public opinion."  

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Al-Kazemi announces two economic "achievements", one of which is related to the change of the exchange rate

 

 

 

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Baghdad Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi announced two new economic achievements. Al-Kazemi said during the cabinet session today, speaking of the first achievement, "after it was threatened with collapse, the foreign exchange reserves of Iraq are rising, and it is expected that it will increase by nearly 4 billion dollars by the end of this month, since the reform measures and the change of the exchange rate began." He added, "As has been a significant reduction of corruption operations in the auction of the Central Bank, and we are working with thoughtful plans to revitalize the Iraqi economy and support the private sector and provide more job opportunities." Regarding the second achievement, Al-Kazemi said: "Weak souls have been waiting for the collapse of the economic situation since October and the last two, but government measures have enabled Iraq to pass this difficult stage in a wise manner." In the Corona file and government measures, he said, "We value the general commitment of citizens to the health ban, and we also evaluate highly the efforts of state institutions and agencies that have contributed to its implementation. The escalation of this commitment will enable us to reduce the effects of the new and more dangerous strain of the epidemic." Earlier, the advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, confirmed that Iraq is on the brink of economic recovery, indicating that the Supreme Committee for Reform has important decisions to promote the public and private sectors. In an interview with the semi-official Al-Sabah newspaper, Saleh explained that “Iraq is on the edges of economic recovery at present in two areas. The first is that there is a tangible agricultural boom that will achieve growth in non-oil GDP in 2021 by more than 4% and it is increasing. By about one and a half times the population growth, and the second scope is the boom in the energy demand sector in the world. Oil prices have gradually recovered, which is a positive sign and strengthens the country's general financial capacity. " Saleh stressed "the necessity of dealing with this matter with great caution, by laying a basis for sustainable development and reducing economic shocks." He pointed out that "the international community supporting Iraq through the International Financial Alliance team, which was established months ago, expressed its desire to support the firm principles of sustainable growth in the national economy as expressed in the white paper recently approved by the Council of Ministers by establishing a blueprint and an institutional entity (for economic reform), which is considered The support for this developmental sustainability. " He added that "the formation of the Supreme Committee for Reform that will have decisive and radical executive decisions to promote productive, investment and operational activity in the public and private sectors will be supported by a large international presence represented by the multilateral international financial institutions and the Group of Seven Major Industrial Countries", pointing out that "the availability of national and international will will embody its features." By participating in the reconstruction and establishment of the reform and transformation team in the country from (crisis economy) to (construction economy and sustainable development), to be the cornerstone of the economic transition for development. "

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Al-Kazemi: The absurd missiles are an attempt to impede and embarrass the government's progress

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2021-02-23 | 09:00

 

 

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Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi considered, on Tuesday, that the missiles, which he described as "absurd", were an attempt to impede the government's progress and embarrass it, while he stressed that the escalation of citizens' commitment would enable the effects of the new strain of Corona to be reduced.

Al-Kazemi said during today's session of the Council of Ministers, "We value the general commitment of citizens to the health ban, and we also evaluate highly the efforts of the institutions and state agencies that have contributed to its implementation," noting that "the escalation of this commitment will enable us to limit the effects of the new and more dangerous strain of the epidemic."

 

 

 

He added that "pre-emptive operations against terrorism are continuing and escalating to eliminate what remains of terror holes and foci," stressing, "We salute our heroic forces of all kinds while they are engaged day and night in pursuing terrorist cells."

 

Al-Kazemi pointed out that "the land of Iraq will not be an arena for settling scores, and the absurd missiles are an attempt to impede the government's progress and embarrass it." But our security services will reach the perpetrators and they will be brought before public opinion.

 

 

And he considered that "weak souls have been waiting for the collapse of the economic situation since October and the second last month, but government measures have enabled Iraq to cross this difficult stage in a wise manner."

 

And he continued that, "after it was threatened with collapse, the foreign exchange reserves of Iraq began to rise, and it is expected that it will increase by nearly 4 billion dollars by the end of this month, since the start of the reform measures and changing the exchange rate," adding, "There has been a significant reduction in corruption operations in the auction. The Central Bank, and we are working with thoughtful plans to revitalize the Iraqi economy, support the private sector and provide more job opportunities. "

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Approval of "judicial protection for the manufacturers of the Corona vaccine" among 7 Iraqi government decisions

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi

 February 23, 2021 9:06 PM

Mubasher: The Iraqi government has issued 7 decisions, the most prominent of which is related to the provision of the Chinese Corona vaccine, Sinopharm.

The Council of Ministers stated, in a statement issued today, Tuesday, that a regular session was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, during which the latest developments in the country were discussed.

The Iraqi Council of Ministers approved the draft law on judicial protection for companies manufacturing the "Covid 19" vaccine, and referred it to the Council of Representatives.

The Council approved that the Ministry of Health provided the vaccine from the Chinese company Sinopharm.

The Board also approved an increase in the capital of the General Company for North Electricity Distribution, one of the Ministry of Electricity's formations, by an amount of 974.1 billion dinars, which represents the amount of the company’s capital increase approved by the Federal Office of Financial Supervision.

The fourth decision of the Council of Ministers approved the issuance of instructions to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of the law to perpetuate the sacrifices of the martyrs of the war against ISIS terrorist gangs, to speed up the completion of their transactions and to take careful care of the wounded.

The same decision also included the issuance of the rules of procedure for the committee overseeing the implementation of the provisions of the law perpetuating the sacrifices of the martyrs of the war against ISIS terrorist gangs, speeding up the completion of their dealings, and taking careful care of the wounded.

The Council agreed to cancel paragraph 1 of Cabinet Resolution No. 92 of 2020, which includes selling barley for export purposes, and to work with the rest of the paragraphs on the supply of fodder barley in support of livestock breeders.

The Council approved the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for Energy No. 27 of 2021, which includes the approval of the extension of contracts for the transfer of petroleum products to power plants ending on March 1, 2021, until April 30, 2021.

He explained that this is to complete the new referral procedures, according to what was stated in the Oil Ministry's book No. (F / 120) on February 22, 2021.

The council agreed to write off the remaining 16 billion dinars of debts distributed to the employees of the Teachers Syndicate within the numbered plot (3 m 4, the northeastern island of Najaf).

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Al-Kazemi spokesman: The budget node is the Kurdistan Region’s share

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Al-Kazemi spokesman: The budget node is the Kurdistan Region’s share

 

Hasan Natim, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, Minister of Culture, confirmed on Tuesday that the budget node is the share of the Kurdistan Region, pointing out that the state does not negotiate its sovereignty with anyone.

Nazem said in a press conference followed by PUKmedia : The government confirms that it is only responsible for the security files in the country, and that no one is able to pressure it with frivolous missiles to interfere with the security files, pointing out that the state does not negotiate its sovereignty.

He added: The Council of Ministers voted in its session held today on the draft law on legal immunity for vaccine manufacturers and the creation of a fund for damages, and authorizing the Ministry of Health to contract with the Sinopharm company producing the Corona vaccine, calling on citizens to strictly adhere to the decisions of the Supreme Committee on confronting the Corona virus, indicating that it can Giving the vaccines without obtaining a legal guarantee from side effects, and the quantities of the Corona vaccine will come in succession, not in one batch.

And he indicated that there are complete preparations for the visit of the Pope of the Vatican, and we have hundreds of requests from foreign media professionals to participate in covering the Pope’s visit, indicating that the budget node is the share of the region and all other paragraphs have been agreed upon.

Regarding the events in Nasiriyah, the spokesman for the Council of Ministers said: Al-Kazemi is following the recent events in the city of Nasiriyah. There are strict instructions that prohibit the use of bullets while securing demonstrations.

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CABINET SPOKESPERSON: AGREEING ON ALL PARAGRAPHS OF THE 2021 BUDGET EXCEPT FOR THE REGION’S SHARE

 

 

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Cabinet spokesman Hassan Nazim indicated today, Tuesday, that the budget node is the region's share, while he stressed that the state does not negotiate its sovereignty.

"The government calls for strict adherence to the decisions of the Supreme Committee," Nazem said in the weekly cabinet conference, which was followed by the Al Nab'a Agency, pointing out that the Cabinet authorized the Ministry of Health to contract with the Sinopharm company producing the Corona vaccine.

He added, "The Cabinet voted on a draft law on legal immunity for vaccine manufacturers and to create a fund for damages," noting that "vaccines cannot be given without obtaining a legal guarantee of collateral damage."

Nazem continued, "The quantities of the Corona vaccine will come in succession and not in one batch," explaining that "Al-Kazemi stressed the need for Iraqis to receive Corona vaccines soon."

The government spokesman pointed out, "The government confirms that it is only responsible for the security files in the country, and no one is able to pressure the government with frivolous missiles to interfere with the security files."

He indicated that "the state does not negotiate its sovereignty."

Nazem pointed out that "there are complete preparations for the Pope's visit, as the government has hundreds of requests from foreign media professionals to participate in covering the Pope's visit."

Regarding the budget, Nazim commented, "The budget node is the share of the region and all other paragraphs have been agreed upon."

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The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers holds a meeting to discuss the loans launched by the Central Bank

 

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Banks Economy News - Baghdad The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers held, on Tuesday, a special meeting to discuss the loan package recently launched by the Central Bank.  The General Secretariat said in a statement seen by "Al-Eqtisad News", that the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Hamid Al-Ghazi, chairs "the agenda of the committee concerned with setting up a mechanism for granting loans to projects without interest or reduced interest, within the initiative of the Iraqi Central Bank in cooperation and coordination with government banks." Al-Ghazi stressed, according to the statement, that "the initiative aims to revitalize the private economic sector, facilitate procedures related to granting loans, and benefit from the amounts allocated to finance projects, according to the facilities approved by the committee during its previous meetings." The meeting witnessed the discussion of "proposals and studies submitted by a number of ministries and institutions, pertaining to their employees, and mechanisms for lending agricultural projects, as amended by the sub-committee, which will contribute to providing appropriate facilities to borrowers." The committee also discussed, "the proposal of the advisory body, regarding the amendment of the lending procedures for the approval of private banks on par with government banks, and the inclusion of all proposals in the recommendations for the purpose of approval and referring them to the relevant authorities to act accordingly."

Number of observations 345   Date of addendum 02/23/2021

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"The budget node is the share of the region and all other paragraphs have been agreed upon."
 

 

Greedy Kurds ... They are pushing for more than 12.67%of the 2021 budget 

 

Go budget 2021

Go HCL agreement 

Go delete of the 000

GovRV

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5 minutes ago, Laid Back said:

"The budget node is the share of the region and all other paragraphs have been agreed upon."
 

 

Greedy Kurds ... They are pushing for more than 12.67%of the 2021 budget 

 

Go budget 2021

Go HCL agreement 

Go delete of the 000

GovRV

LB Thanks,  Do you think the "HCL" is a line item in the 2021 Budget?  Based on my knowledge it is totally a separate issue that Parliament must read, vote then President must sign and finally published in the Gazette.  Your thoughts?

 

GO HCL

 

GO RV & RI

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4 hours ago, tigergorzow said:

LB Thanks,  Do you think the "HCL" is a line item in the 2021 Budget?  Based on my knowledge it is totally a separate issue that Parliament must read, vote then President must sign and finally published in the Gazette.  Your thoughts?

 

GO HCL

 

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Thanks for your input tigergorzow,

If the Kurds agreed  to the 2021 budget share, I believe the HCL will come soon after.!

 

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Official statement: The draft law on confronting the Corona pandemic was referred to the House of Representatives

Political| 05:33 - 25/02/2021

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced, on Thursday, that the draft law to confront the Corona pandemic will be referred to the House of Representatives.
In a statement, Mawazine News received a copy of it, the secretariat stated, "The Cabinet decided to approve the draft law to confront the Corona pandemic, and to refer it to the House of Representatives."
And she added, "This came according to the provisions of Articles 61 / Article I and 80 / Clause Two) of the Constitution.” Ended 29 / H