Friday, August 3, 2012

Kurdistan calls for Baghdad to pay the dues of the oil companies in the region


03/08/2012 

Erbil, 3 August / August (Rn) - The Kurdistan Alliance in the Iraqi Council of Representatives on Friday, the Iraqi government to pay dues to companies producing oil in the Kurdistan region following the decision to resume exporting oil from fields in Kurdistan.

Iraqi Oil He described the coalition spokesman supporter good in a statement the decision of the territorial Government to resume oil exports as a "wise", calling on the federal government to pay the dues of the oil companies operating in the region in order to increase export capacity to 200 thousand barrels per day, although it was due to the region to export 175 thousand barrels per day.

He said that the decision of the region as a goodwill gesture, saying that "This move is evidence that it is not the intention of the Kurdistan Regional Government monopolization or manipulation of natural resources in Kurdistan."

He pointed out that "the Government of the Territory when they stopped the export of oil were not designed to capture wealth or non damage or prejudice to the general budget, and begin to export oil is a good initiative and the Iraqi government should take a similar step."

He stressed the need to "be the natural wealth and resources away from political differences, and not to be used as leverage by any party against another party."

A good "There was an agreement before the public adoption of the budget that the Iraqi government to pay the dues for these companies to issue the region 175 thousand barrels per day, while the province says it will be 200 thousand barrels a day."

"The lack of response to this initiative will hurt all parties, and only the injured and the largest is the Iraqi people."

He called on the federal government to "stop making threats to oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region," adding that "these threats useless, and that these companies have not and will not be subject to such threats."

And by the Kurdistan Alliance, the hope that "the Iraqi government to respond to this initiative," adding that the move could "pave the way to reach agreements and resolve the crisis at all in matters of oil and gas production and reach agreements on all the points of difference."

The government of the Region have decided to resume exporting oil from fields ranging from the first week of this month in order to "promote confidence between the KRG and the federal government in Baghdad and address all problems related to file-oil."

However, Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government stressed that the province intends to discontinue the export again at the end of the month if the federal government did not pay all payments due for companies operating in the region.

The Kurdistan Regional Government has decided to stop its oil exports by the federal government in early April last April.
 
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Deputy for the National: There are positive indications to resolve outstanding problems


 Friday 03/08/2012

Baghdad (news) .. saw MP / National Alliance / Mona Amiri, there are positive indications to resolve outstanding problems, demanding political blocs to provide concessions.
Amiri said in a statement (of the Agency news): There are positive indications to resolve outstanding problems between the political parties.

He added, much as the crisis has to be that there is "outlet for a breakthrough" and political leaders to sit at the table of dialogue sponsor to resolve these problems, demand that all political blocs to submit concessions to the higher interest of the country.

She noted the National Alliance MP to: that the alliance presented a paper reforms must take that paper to reform the political process and solve the outstanding problems.
The paper included a three-point reform is to invite all political parties to review the situation in the light of the political crisis experienced by the country and to invite the political parties to deal positively with the call for dialogue and put all the files on the basis of commitment to the Constitution.

As well as the partners are invited to discuss the important issues and find solutions according to the time limits as well as the media's commitment to the truce. / Finished / 2. D. Q /
 

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Central Bank denies two foreign companies choose to print the currency after you delete the zeros of which


 
02/08/2012
 

















BAGHDAD / However: the Iraqi Central Bank denied the news about the two foreign companies choose to print the new currency after deletion of zeros from them.
The bank said in a statement today, "he did not choose any company so far and it is in the process of gathering information and preparing designs and consultation with the Government in the case of re-structuring of the currency and delete zeros of them," adding that "he had seen on the statements published to the Governor Shabibi noted the error attributable to the governor that he chose two foreign companies for the printing of currency. "
He said, "the governor by referring to the two companies were on the current currency that has been printed by two major foreign languages ​​specialized printing paper currency between 2003 and 2005."
The Information Office of the House of Representatives for the transfer of Central Bank Governor Sinan Shabibi said the bank chose a British company and the other a German among the many international companies to complete the process of printing the new currency. "
Shabibi said in a meeting with the Finance Committee, House of Representatives: "The central bank chose a British company and the other a German among the many international companies to complete the process of printing the new currency being the Ttavan about 75% of the currencies in the countries of the world,"
He pointed out that "the central bank has reserves of the currency so as to enable the process of deleting Alasfarongtitha significantly." (Finished)

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Commission reforms in the National Alliance emphasizes the need for continued dialogue with the other blocks

 Thursday 08/02/2012

Baghdad (news) .. The Committee on Reform in the Iraqi National Alliance nine plenary meeting in the office of the Iraqi National Alliance, and Chairman of the Reform Committee, Ibrahim al-Jaafari.
A statement by the al-Jaafari's office has received the Agency (news) copy of it: that the Committee on Reform in the Iraqi National Alliance held a plenary meeting of the nine meetings in the office of the Iraqi National Alliance, and Chairman of the Reform Committee, Ibrahim al-Jaafari yesterday evening.

The statement added that the Chairman of the Reform Committee Jaafari briefed Members on the discussions he held with the heads and representatives of the Iraqi List, and a coalition of Kurdish blocs during the last period.

The statement pointed to: that the Committee discussed the next steps the process, and stressed the importance of identifying the vocabulary of nearby targets to be achieved, the Committee examined the mechanism of continuity with the political forces in the coming days. / Finished / l. M /
 

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

The central bank went to the national adoption of international support divided

01/08/2012

The central bank went to the national adoption of international support divided

BAGHDAD / JD / .. Director confirmed the balance of payments at the central bank to complete all sacrificed Abdul Altkhaddarat in cooperation with the Association of Banks of the adoption of the national system of divided support from USAID and the World.
She said in an interview with Abd / JD / that the system will be applied in all Iraqi banks during the first half of next year, which provides for the adoption of advanced payment systems and open the gates with advanced banking systems adopted by private banks and access to services in the global payments system.
She noted that the system divided the national need of international companies specialized in this matter, where the contract has been signed with international companies have the ability to manage the costs borne by the organization (USAID) World.
Director and demanded the balance of payments in central bank of private banks submit their proposals in a detailed training on competencies for this card-based system in which capital management Bhozat person, as well as the adoption of mobile money transfer in a subsequent step / expire / 21 h

The start of the meeting of heads of parliamentary blocs with al-Maliki at the prime minister


01/08/2012


Alsumaria News correspondent, on Tuesday evening, that the meeting of heads of parliamentary blocs with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki about the crisis that hit the country just before the start of the Iraqi Prime Minister at the Green Zone in central Baghdad.

The correspondent said that "Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki began shortly before a meeting with heads of parliamentary blocs to discuss the political crisis gripping the country today," noting that "One of the presence of the head of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Salman Jumaili and the representative of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc Khaled Shwani and several other heads of parliamentary blocs. "

Sources close to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki revealed in a number of statements to the media during the past few days about the presence of intention by the al-Maliki's meeting with leaders of political blocs or his representative to find solutions to the political crisis the country has seen for several months.

This meeting is the first of its kind in more than four months between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the heads of parliamentary blocs and representatives of the leaders of the blocks Alssayashhat intensified the crisis between the Maliki and the Iraqi List and the Kurdistan Alliance after the claims withdraw confidence from the Prime Minister in the meetings of Erbil, Najaf, and calls for deputies of the coalition of state the law to withdraw confidence from the House of Representatives Speaker Osama al.

The leader of the Iraqi List, Iyad Allawi said in an interview for "Alsumaria News" in (22 July present), he had not heard of the existence of a political crisis in Iraq, because there is a government of national partnership, stressing at the same time there is a crisis in the electricity and jobs only.

Observers believe that the political crisis, and claims to withdraw confidence from the al-Maliki began Balhalhh, especially after the decline of the Sadrist movement for his position, and the formation of the National Alliance for Reform Commission, which presented a paper of 70 material, notably resolving the mandate of the three presidencies, ministries, security and balance in the armed forces and independent bodies and organs of the state.


Paper reform will be completed next week


 01/08/2012

Union: expected mass of the Liberal MP for Uday Awad, Tuesday, the announcement by the reform paper, next week, by all the political blocs. Awad said in a press statement, quoted by news agency Voices of Iraq.


"The next few days will witness the announcement of the proposed reform paper, although exposure to some of the problems that delayed the approval," pointing out that "the duration of the prime minister is the most important priorities of being a legal requirement." Awad added, "We are trying to undermine the reform of the paper will offer a total satisfaction of our interest on the interest of the other blocs under any circumstances." The National Alliance was announced last month the formation of a committee of seven members shall prepare a paper for political reform to be presented to the political blocs in order to find a solution to the current political crisis.
Furthermore, according to the National Alliance MP Zeinab Sahlani, that the meeting of leaders of the blocks will be held after the end of the meetings of the House of Representatives next week, noting that the regional situation cast a shadow over the political situation in the country. The Sahlani's (news) that "the crisis began Tthlhal since the beginning of the National Alliance to form a committee reforms to prepare a paper of the reforms, and this initiative would begin a wheel of reform, as well as taking into account what is out of the meeting (Erbil _ Najaf _ national) and communicate with other blocks." "After the end of the sessions of the Council of Representatives in the middle of next week will see the political process, meetings between the leaders of political blocs in order to agree on a sheet of reforms and resolve the outstanding problems between the political parties.
For his part, MP for the mass of the solution were part of the coalition, the Iraqi Ziad worldwide abolition, for providing mass of paper reforms to the president of the National Alliance, Ibrahim al-Jaafari to be included with the paper of the National Alliance, said the worldwide abolition of (news) that "the current crisis began to be afraid and politicians use them to improve their relations with each other to resolve the crisis and are not repeated and to provide the best possible for the people "and added that" the current apathy in the political process may generate another crisis, "and urged the reform initiative (National Alliance) to begin repairs on the ground. He noted that the mass "met with the National Alliance did not find any paper Introduction reforms, but there are ideas about the reforms taking place," revealing to provide the solution to block reforms of the paper to the president of the National Alliance, Ibrahim al-Jaafari to be included with the paper of the reforms will be issued.
Moreover, he criticized the MP for the Liberal bloc Rafie Abdul Jabbar, the political blocs, describing it as not serious about the reform process in order to preserve the gains achieved. Said Abdul Jabbar's (news) on Tuesday, "The political crisis will remain constant until the end of life of the government, because most of the political blocs to not wish to resolve their differences," noting that the reform process is managed as a matter of partisan interests, and when the bargains on these interests, the blocks Stmatal for their implementation. He pointed out that the crisis will continue and affect the work of the government and the House of Representatives in terms of laws and legislation meet the needs of citizens.
In contrast, the MP said the coalition of state law Haitham Jubouri that "the consent of the political blocs access to the paper reforms are a tacit acceptance even if it is conditional on the conditions or demands, saying that" this confirms the acceptance of the participation of all political blocs to the project. " He Jubouri told all of Iraq that "paper reforms were focused on to be approved important laws and the importance of naming ministers security and the need for an internal system of the Council of Ministers and also focused on the reform of the judiciary and to speed up legislation to the second part of the authority legislative, a Council of the Federation and the legislation of the Federal service and the issue of appointments and keep it away from patronage and clientelism, and these are all important points and head in a paper reforms ". "The draft of this paper reflect the vision of the National Alliance as a sponsor of the process Lisseeasah towards the reform process and how it must be that process." He Jubouri "As for the issue of acceptance of the blocks the policy of the paper or not I think that the mere consent to listen to that paper and accept meetings with Almtsidin of the paper I think it is a tacit acceptance can be a condition of any conditions or demands of a particular, but at least there thinking to accept the paper and thinking Introduction to accept and agree to all the blocks to be involved in the political project. "
On the other hand, deputy chairman of the Alliance of Kurdistan in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Dr. Mohsen Saadoun that "attempts to question al-Maliki did not fail it still exists, but that the delay in the process of questioning was to allow the Committee prepared to file the Inquisition to carry out its functions in a legal and constitutional." He Sadoun's (Rn), that "it is certain that questioning al-Maliki will be because of the Kurdistan Alliance and the coalition of Iraq and the Sadrists insist on questioning", pointing out that "the process of questioning legal, and will be questioning al-Maliki if the completion of preparations for the legal process."
For his part, said the independent MP Hassan Al-Alawi, on Tuesday, said talk of a cabinet reshuffle and the formation of a government of technocrats comes in the context of the approach taken by the government and based on procrastination and delay to the duration of an unknown, in order to gain time. The leader of the Islamic Dawa Party, Abdel Halim Zuhairi may likely possibility of a reshuffle limited, ruling out at the same time form a majority government policy, stressing that the desire to turn "toward the formation of a new adoption of technocrats away from quotas and settlement and to persuade the parliamentary blocs and political parties, but this issue is ruled out in the middle of the current path, and could be adopted to establish the base for a future stage. " And MP Hassan Al-Alawi's (Rn) that "the government said it is serious to make amendments in the governmental and ministerial, to begin completing the composition and the ministerial seats instead of the security management by proxy, as since the formation of the current government and even today has not been completed and its ministries." He reported saying "We can not rely on the argument statements for changes and the formation of a government a government of technocrats, because I as I said that these statements are not meant only to gain time and procrastination in dealing with political crises."