Deputy for the law: an attempt to meet with Maliki, Allawi is a good step and which are in the right direction

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Praised the MP for the coalition of state law, Hussein al-Asadi of trying to existing Iraqi President Iyad Allawi to meet Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and resolving outstanding problems. "

He told all of Iraq [where] the day that Dr. Iyad Allawi's attempt to dampen the atmosphere to resolve the existing problems between Iraq and the rule of law is a good attempt and which are in the right direction and serve everyone. "

He said the Attorney for the rule of law that these problems can be solved statements media or through withdrawals whether to withdraw from the House of Representatives or the Council of Ministers, but are resolved by sitting to some and to discuss problems and offer solutions seriously and instil confidence among the various parties. "

He pointed out that al-Asadi al-Maliki to accept such an invitation is normal considering that al-Maliki calls for a comprehensive dialogue, both with regard to the outstanding problems between the Iraqi List and the State law or the outstanding problems between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government. "

The existing Iraqi President Iyad Allawi has revealed his claim of President Jalal Talabani to mediate a meeting with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to discuss the current political crisis in the country.

Allawi said in an interview "I have asked Talabani to mediate in my meeting with Maliki and required him to get the meeting at the headquarters of the Presidency as the situation of the Iraqi people's future and stability is the most important things, but we have not heard the answer yet."

And witnessing the political process and the relationship between the blocks strained clear because of the continuing political differences between the coalition of state law and the Iraqi List, especially with regard to the issue of issuing the arrest warrant against Deputy President of the Republic required to eliminate Tariq al-Hashemi, and asked the Prime Minister to withdraw confidence from his deputy, Saleh al-Mutlaq, in addition to charges of Iraqi law of the state shirking on the implementation of the initiative of Erbil, which include achieving partnership in the state administration and decision-making and naming security minister and the formation of strategic policies and the lack of balance in the institutions of the state between the components of people, depending on the views of Congress and the Iraqi List. finished 2.

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Iraq: a secret exercise pressure on us and on the rule of law to resolve the differences

31-Jan-2012

Alsumaria News / Baghdad

Revealed the Iraqi List, Tuesday, the external pressure led by the United Nations and the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad, the leaders of the list and state law to end their differences, and in affirming that the pressure is still practiced in secret, indicated that there were negotiations between the coalitions to address the crisis.

The MP for the Iraqi Nahida Daini in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations put pressure on the leaders of the Iraqi List, and a coalition of state law to restore their relationship to nature," noting that "the Iraqi rule of law opened since yesterday the first lines negotiate the level of represent the high to end the crisis. "

Dani said that "Iraqi government rejects U.S. interference but these pressures are still in the framework of the secret," indicating that "the U.S. administration had three contacts with the parties in the country of the Iraqi List, and the National Alliance, the Kurdistan Alliance."

The Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the list of Iraq Saleh al-Mutlaq, called on Tuesday (January 31, 2012), the Ministers of his list to continue to suspend their attendance meetings of the Council of Ministers, adding that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki "lead repression and waging war against the Sunnis and the Shiites, a war on all national in Iraq ", he noted that" dictatorship and repression in Iraq more than a dictatorship and repression in Syria. "

Previously, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (21 last December), a request to parliament to withdraw confidence from the deputy leader of the Iraqi List, Saleh al-Mutlaq, after describing it as "a dictator does not build," and received the Iraqi List, two days after the request of al-Maliki that al-Mutlaq does not appoint by Maliki to remove him from office, demanding the opening of all files against former security officials.

And decided the Iraqi List, in (January 29, 2012), during a meeting attended by its leader, Iyad Allawi and President of the House of Representatives Osama Najafi and Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, a return to the meetings of the House of Representatives and the postponement of the return of ministers to the government until further notice, and demanded an end features provocative and armed the right Iraqi citizens and the public and its members and ministers and leaders.

And confirmed the Iraqi List, said on Monday (January 30 now), the return of its ministers in the government to the Council of Ministers after a week, denying the existence of negative pressure exerted on it to end its boycott of parliament and the government.

The decision comes after the Iraqi List, about a month and a half to boycott the meetings of the Council of Ministers in the House of Representatives and the 17 of December, to protest what it called "political marginalization."

With renewed list in the January 18, 2012, continue to boycott meetings of the Council of Ministers and Parliament, pointing out that they will make a decision about the ministers and deputies in the presence of ongoing sessions.

The leader of the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi, in (January 18, 2012) three options in the event of failure of the National Conference scheduled to be held by the political forces soon, is that the National Alliance nominate a new prime minister instead of Nuri al-Maliki is capable and qualified to manage the affairs of the country assisted by the Council of Ministers have the minister competent and away from the quotas of political sectarianism, and the formation of a new government is preparing for early elections bear the responsibility to regulate fairly and respect the Constitution and a law of justice, equality, and the revival of the principle of peaceful transfer of power to become a House of Representatives effectively with the need for an opposition representative not less important and effective for government and be responsible for political action.

Relations between the coalition of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and the current Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki tense is compounded with the passage of time at these points of difference between them stuck without a solution, especially following the issuance of an arrest warrant against the vice president and leader of the Iraqi List, Tariq al-Hashimi, and Maliki's request to the parliament to withdraw confidence from his deputy and leader of the Iraqi List, also Saleh al-Mutlaq, which prompted the Iraqi List, to suspend its membership in the Council of Ministers and House of Representatives, and submit a request to the parliament vote of no confidence for Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

The President of the Republic Jalal Talabani and parliament Osama Najafi agreed during a meeting held in the province of Sulaymaniyah, in (27 December 2011), to hold a national conference of all political forces to address issues related to governance, the state and develop solutions crisis has, in rejection of the National Alliance Conference in Kurdistan, stressing the need to take place in Baghdad, and called for the support and keep the issue of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi for politicization.

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Aswat Al Iraq / Politics , Baghdad Talabani meets with US Ambassador Jeffrey to discuss current issues

1/31/2012 11:21 AM

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq's President Jalal Talabani has received at his Baghdad Office on Monday evening the US Ambassador to Baghdad James Jeffrey, and discussed with him the efforts to settle the current problems and pacify the the circumstances in Iraq, as well as the strengthening of bilateral between Iraq and the United States, according to a Presidential statement on Tuesday.
"Both sides have reaffirmed the continuation of efforts to settle the current problems and prepare the conditions in Iraq for the success of the National Conference, scheduled to be held in the near future among the different political forces in Iraq," the statement stressed.
The US Ambassador, the statement pointed out, "had highly assessed the efforts exerted by President Talabani to unite all Iraqis, expressing hope that this role would bring the political parties closer, in accordance with the Iraqi Constitution, in such a way that serves the political process in Iraq".
The statement said that both President Talabani and Ambassador Jeffrey have expressed appreciation for the return of al-Iraqiya Bloc to attend the Parliament sessions, considering the decision as "a positive step".
It confirmed that Ambassador Jeffrey had presented a "letter of congratulations from President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle and other members of his family to President Talabani and his respectful family".

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Member of the parliamentary financial denies that caused the deletion of zeros from the currency of financial and administrative corruption

Tuesday, 31

Denied a member of the Finance Committee, the parliamentary process that caused the deletion of zeros from the Iraqi currency occurrence of money laundering and financial and administrative corruption in it.

Said committee member Ibrahim al-Rikabi told all of Iraq [where] Tuesday that "are untrue news or fears of money laundering or financial and administrative corruption caused by the process of removing three zeroes from the Iraqi currency as it is the process of reform and management of the currency."

"It is expected to be a process of replacing the currency, according to the reports of the Finance Committee and estimates of the Central Bank during the year and a half after it begins trading currency, the old El Jadida through the payment of salaries to civil servants in ministries and government institutions and the establishment of private banks replace balance of cash, or even through a review of citizens of those same banks and funds to do the replacement. "

And since we are talking about a change of currency, and issuing a new currency, be noted that there are changes that will occur in the form of new Iraqi currency, including the removal of zeros, and the inclusion of the Kurdish language to the Arabic language in the currencies.

The officials at the Central Bank as well as some politicians and economists urged the government to delete the zeros from the currency and the issuance of new currency denominations large cash in addition to the presence of small coins.

Observers say that the government intends to delete the zeros from the currency as a step towards improving the purchasing power of the Iraqi dinar is that economists played down the importance of this step, considering that the cost of raising the zeros will be greater than the benefit expected to raise zeros. "

The Adviser to the Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdullah Al-Hussein Anbuge had warned earlier in the process of removing the zeros from the currency as it will cause big problems and confuse the Iraqi economy. Finished 2.


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Parliament discusses the budget and end the second reading of the draft laws and submit to its next Thursday

Tuesday, 31

Council of Representatives resumed in the sixteenth session held under the chairmanship of Osama Najafi, Chairman of the Board of Representatives and the presence of [221] deputies on Tuesday to discuss the financial budget for the current year as well as ending the second reading of bills.
A statement from the Department of the media in the House of Representatives received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of it on Tuesday he was "at the beginning of the meeting initiated by any of the above-Hakim welcomed the President of the Council the return of the coalition in Iraq to complete their legislative and oversight to serve the citizens," adding that "the position of all the blocks was focused on the need, which requires the return of the Iraqi parliament's role in the revitalization of the areas of legislation and the activation of the supervisory role on the performance of the government. "

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Talabani and Maliki emphasize the need to make strenuous efforts for the success of the National Conference

31 January, 2012 07:33:00

Search by President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki the political developments of the situation in the country.

During the meeting, according to a statement of the Presidency of the Republic stressed the need to make concerted efforts for the success of the National Conference to be held to resolve the fundamental problems in the country, in addition to the emphasis on the importance of creating an atmosphere of harmony and understanding between all the forces and political parties to overcome the obstacles that hinder the political process in the country.

And matched the views of the President and the Prime Minister about the obligation to accelerate the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Council of Ministers and the adoption of oil and gas law and other laws and solve all the problems and difficult issues in the framework of the Constitution and the law.

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As President of the Republic and discussed with the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey, the general situation in the country and ways to strengthen bilateral relations between Iraq and the United States to serve the common interests of the peoples of the two friendly countries.

Emphasis was placed on the continuation of the efforts that would solve the problems and calm the situation in Iraq and the success of the national conference to be held in the coming period between the political forces.

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League: Calls for the urgent convening of National Conference before the Arab Summit

31/01/2012 12:09:00

The independent Iraqi news agency / Baghdad / p. G .. confirmed member of a coalition of the Iraqi List MP Atab league. The need to hold a national conference as soon as possible, resolving all outstanding issues including implementation of the benefits of the Iraqi List.

File and the resolution of the Ministry of Defence as well as the fastest release of the detainees. And to achieve mutual understanding and cohesion between the political blocs, which will lead to the unification of the speech in front of Arab leaders who will attend the upcoming Arab summit conference in Baghdad. Calling on President Jalal Talabani to move quickly to convene the National Congress to remove Iraq from the current crisis. Coincide with the Arab Summit to be held in Baghdad at the end next month.

She periodic Reporter (independent Iraqi news agency) to make Iraq political blocs eye to assure the world that Iraq regained its role in hosting a major conference such as the Arab summit ...

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Al-Bayati: Iraq today is more Arab countries willing to host Arab summit

31/01/2012 11:07:00

The Iraqi News Agency Independent / Baghdad / p. G .. A member State of Law Coalition MP Abbas al-Bayati. Iraq ready to embrace the upcoming summit Orabi in the capital Baghdad. And questioned the ability of Iraq to embrace the Arab Summit in due time would send the wrong message to Arab countries on the one hand and to the Iraqi citizen on the other.

Al-Bayati said to the reporter (and independent Iraqi news agency) that the security situation is stable and clear. And that the atmosphere in Iraq is more appropriate than the rest of countries in conflict or internal shifts in Andmtha.

He explained that the preparations to host the integrated of the Arab summit in terms of security and in terms of creating designated hotels for the reception of guests. In addition to the creation of the meeting rooms. Which will be at the Republican Palace

And the political arena in a dire need to hold an emergency summit to discuss the most important problems and changes that have occurred in most Arab countries ...

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Tamimi: the circumstances that prevailed in most Arab countries call for accelerating the upcoming summit

31/01/2012 12:11:00

The independent Iraqi news agency / Baghdad / p. G .. A member of the State of Law Coalition MP Mansour al-Tamimi. The visit of Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Helli, to Baghdad. As confirmation of the desire to attend the Arab Summit in Baghdad at the end next March.

He said Tamimi, a reporter (and independent Iraqi news agency) The Amatrha Ben Helli, and during his meetings and grandfather of the preparations and preparations to host the next Arab Summit to affirm the desire of Arab presence at the highest levels

He pointed out that the phase or Aldharov in the region and the Arab states call for accelerating the Arab Summit to present the most important developments in the Arab arena, lost in the changes witnessed in some countries.

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Commendable rule out a meeting between Maliki and Allawi before the National Conference

31/01/2012 14:58:00

The independent Iraqi news agency / Baghdad / n. .. U said MP Mohammed block commendable that he is unlikely to hold a meeting between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the existing Iraqi President Iyad Allawi before the upcoming national conference.

He commendable reporter (independent Iraqi news agency) that the preparatory committees are working intensively to prepare for a national conference without taking into account a political meeting between Maliki and Allawi.

He said he Not likely to hold a meeting between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the existing Iraqi President Iyad Allawi, but the two will meet in the political meetings to be held in the National ..

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Iraq's Budget Tuesday, January 31st ~ Parliament to devote most of his time to discuss the budget

BAGHDAD - Al Sabah

Said decision of the House of Representatives Mohammed al-Khalidi that the parliament will be allocated the bulk of his time to discuss the budget for the year 2012. said Khalidi's "morning": that the parliament will be held today a regular session, but the presence of deputies of the Iraqi List.

The mouthpiece of the existing Maysoon al announced at a press conference yesterday: "The Iraqi and after consultation that took place between leaders and parliamentarians and ministers and members of the day, decided to return to the meetings of the House of Representatives as of Tuesday", while welcoming the blocks of a political decision to return the Iraqi parliament.

He Khalidi: "The The meeting will see the second reading of the bill the federal budget for fiscal year 2012, and the second reading of the draft law on ratification of the Republic of Iraq, the Convention on the economic and trade cooperation and technical cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in addition to the second reading of the bill incorporate the bank Socialist Rafidain Bank " .

He continued: "The MPs will finish their second reading of the bill Training Center, monetary and banking, and the second reading the draft law to the villages of modern agriculture, as well as for the second reading of Bill Provident Fund Customs."

Will also witness the meeting, the second reading of a bill to make treaties, and discuss the lending staff. The An official source at the Finance Committee representative, had confirmed the "morning" recently, "The Parliament will consider a request by 52 deputies to study the benefits of loan officers," noting that "there is a tendency to reduce these benefits in half, so as not to burden the staff." He also MP Saman Fawzi Omar: "The House of Representatives will discuss in a session on Monday, the subject interest loans percent salary granted to employees is set at 8 percent by the Rafidain and Rasheed."

It is said that the Rafidain and Rasheed religiously recently, the distribution of advances and financial loans to employees, where the employee can be take advance of the amount of five million dinars, or a financial loan of 100 salary of my name, not to exceed $ 50 million paid over ten years for the purpose of building or buying housing. In addition to the issue of loans staff.

Khaldi said that Tuesday's session will also discuss the draft labor law. Submitted by the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs in the House.

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Attorney Najiba Najib: We will confront firmly to any targeted financial situation of Iraq

Tue 01/31/2012 15:18

Baghdad (news) .. Denied a member of the parliamentary Finance Committee / Kurdistan Alliance / Najiba Najib enter any fake currency to the Iraqi market by Iran.
The prodigal (of the Agency news Allanaba) on Tuesday: The Iraqi government and the National Council would deter any party or country is trying to damage the financial situation of Iraq, although there was evidence on the entry of counterfeit currency by the Iranian side, it requires quick and decisive action by the government and the House of Representatives, as guardian the Iraqi funds.
She added: In the case of proven fraud we will serve as the control of a parliamentary address a letter to the Central Bank to find out the details of this issue is very important to keep the Iraqi currency.
The events experienced by the country after 2003, provided an opportunity for many of the critics of the economy to achieve a quick profit at the expense of the public interest. / End / 22. D. O /

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Sumaisem peace: the late adoption of the budget will be presented to the problems of the country's major economic

Tue 01/31/2012 12:10

Baghdad (news) .. Noted expert economic peace Sumaisem need to speed up the adoption of the budget will hamper the public as the economic process and the implementation of projects Statheraly in case of delay approval.
The Sumaisem (of the Agency news) on Tuesday: A lot of investment projects and strategic plans of ministries and provinces to the now stalled because of the adoption of the budget of public finances and not the distribution of financial allocations to them.
She drew Sumaisem to: that many of the governmental decision-parked because of the launch of the annual financial allocations to the State Caldrjat functional or expansion in the economic process and the productive base.
And warned: the continuing exchange of operational assignments in the state and not the launch of the investment allocations of the budget, they will lead to significant economic problems in the country.
She stressed the need for an economic expert rapid approval of the financial budget for this year to launch early financial allocations to the provinces and ministries for the implementation of investment projects and avoid a lot of economic problems in the country.
And that Iraq is today a state of tension in the political arena, making economists fear the impact on the economic issues at a time when the country is in dire need to implement strategic projects and service it. / Finished / 8. D. O /

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Central studying the process of removing zeros

Tuesday 1/31/2012

Central studying the process of removing zeros

Baghdad, Central Bank announced it had begun to study the need of the project to delete the zeros to submit a bill to the House of Representatives for the purpose of its own legislation, setting out the mechanisms and controls the process of removing three zeroes from the local currency, stressing that its law gives him the powers of a change in their local currency. The deputy governor of the Central Bank of the appearance of Mohammed According to Saleh (Rn) that the bank submitted a working paper for the project to delete the zeros of the local currency to the Council of Ministers for the involvement of ministries and agencies

Requirements in the process of deleting the zeros to prevent harm from the process."

Saleh added that the proposed deletion of zeros from the currency and the need to educate the public and the development of national regulations to limit the phenomenon of currency manipulation during the period of replacement. "

He continued that "the central bank is considering sending a bill to the House or not because the law gives the Central Bank of implied powers to delete the zeros of the local currency."

While the Finance Committee confirmed earlier that the Central Bank of tarry in the provision of a bill to delete the zeros from the currency to the Committee for the purpose of his study, confirming the same time that the adoption of the law would give Iraq an opportunity to address inflation.

And inflation is the excessive rise in the general level of prices and higher cash income, as well as high costs and create excessive cash balances.

It is expected to increase inflation in the budget in 2012 due to continued attention to the operational aspects at the expense of the investment part of the budget.

The Iraqi government says that the process of removing zeros from the local currency will increase the phenomenon of money laundering, and is working to convince the central bank need to stop work on the project.

The Central Bank has four branches in Basra and Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Mosul, which was established as a bank independent Iraqi under the law of the Central Bank of the sixth of March 2004, which is responsible for maintaining price stability and the implementation of monetary policy, including exchange rate policies and the management of foreign reserves and the issuance of currency management, as well to regulate the banking sector.

The data of the Ministry of Oil to the production levels prior to entering into these contracts in 2009 ranging from 600. 1 million to 900.1 million barrels per day, increased during the past year 2011 to about 300.million barrels, and arrived early this year to 900. 2 2 million barrels per day.

According to the jeweler that these increases in the levels of production and export will be reflected positively on the various economic sectors, in terms of funding of the budgets of public and stimulate the investment process and the subsequent treatment process of the negative phenomena inherent in the dynamics of the economic landscape such as unemployment, inflation and imbalances price and recalcitrant toward consumption, as well as to address the scourge financial and administrative corruption rampant in government institutions.

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Source for "news": U.S. pressure to resolve the crisis .. And a meeting of the three presidencies in (48) hours

Baghdad (news) .. A source familiar with the political decision-making, that the United States began to exert pressure on all political blocs to resolve the current crisis to hit the country, noting that it addressed a meeting of the three presidencies in (48) hours ahead of the mechanisms put forward solutions to the crisis.
The source said in a statement singled out by the Agency (news) on Tuesday: The United States began to exercise pressure on all political blocs to resolve the political crisis, saying: that the bodies of diplomacy in America contacted the leaders of the blocks as well as by the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad, so as to enable leaders access to solutions.
The source continued: The U.S. has convened a meeting of the three presidencies in (48) hours the next to put mechanisms solutions to the crisis, noting that President Jalal Talabani, Maliki told the meeting was held, as well as convey the chairmanship of the Speaker of Parliament Osama al of the subject itself.
This has been discussed by President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the latest developments in the political arena and the efforts to find solutions to the current crisis to hit the country.
A source in the Presidency of the Republic (the news): The President Jalal Talabani received, this evening at his residence in Baghdad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and discussed during the meeting, the latest developments in the political arena and the efforts to find solutions to the current crisis to hit the country.
The source added: that the two sides stressed the need to continue to hold bilateral and trilateral meetings between leaders of political blocs to overcome obstacles to the national conference of political forces. / Finished / 7. N. R /


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