Fuad Masum: Convention Erbil does not review them today and the meeting of the blocks suggests positive

Sunday, February 12, 2012

The head of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc of parliamentary Fuad Masum, that today's meeting of the Parties to the political in the House of Representatives appeared to be positive and the features of the political process may see a breakthrough soon end the current crisis.

Masum said in a statement to all of Iraq [where] on Sunday that "it was agreed to what was stated in the Convention on Irbil as a matter has been settled in advance and there is no retreat on those of the Convention by the three parties combined," asserting that "the political blocs agreed to examine all mass leaves the other parties. "

He added that "there are some paragraphs that are not agreed upon in the absence of any pre-conditions to the political blocs in the meeting," adding that "the papers submitted from the blocks will study and be integrated into a single sheet of paper containing all the themes that need to be discussion between the political blocs."

Held today and the third preparatory meeting for a national meeting called by President Jalal Talabani today to consider the political differences and find a solution to the current crisis.

This was due to submit the Kurdistan Alliance and the Iraqi List in this meeting and the working papers after the submission of the National Alliance and a working paper at the previous meeting held last Monday at the home of President Jalal Talabani, and the results will be presented today's meeting to meeting to be held on Monday at the level of the three presidencies E. President and the Prime Minister and Chairman of the House of Representatives.

Attended today's meeting as well as House Speaker Osama Najafi and Vice President of the Republic Khudair Khuzaie and Deputy Prime Minister Ruz Nuri Shaways and the head of the Kurdistan Alliance Fouad Masum and Salman Jumaili head of the Iraqi bloc, MP Hassan Sinead, a representative of a coalition of state law, Hussein Shaalan, a representative of the National Accord Movement, Ammar taste President mass of virtue, and Bahaa al-Araji, the head of the Liberal and Ahmed the head of the electrodes and the solution Arshad Salhi representative of the Turkmen.

The Committee which was formed in order to boot to meet the national expanded had held its first meeting attended by President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi in the fifteenth of last month, and the second preparatory meeting last Monday at the home of President Jalal Talabani, the presence of all representatives of the political blocs. ended 2

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Iraqi Planning: the high inflation for the past month was 1.4%

12/02/2012 13:50

Baghdad, February 12 (Rn) - The Iraqi Ministry of Planning on Tuesday, a rise in inflation for the month of January by 1.4% compared with last December, and the rate of inflation for the past month has reached 1% compared to last November.

He said the ministry spokesman Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "the rate of inflation for the month of January rose by 1.4% compared with last December."

"The housing has increased prices during the month of January by 2.6% compared to the previous month which was a high rate of 0.3% compared to prices in the month of November, due to high rents Alldoralexanah."

He continued that "the Department of Food and non-alcoholic beverages rose during the month of last December's rate of 1.6% compared to the previous month."

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

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Parliamentary source: The meeting recommended to hold another meeting next Wednesday

12/02/2012

The independent Iraqi news agency / Baghdad ... Parliamentary source said about the end of the preparatory meeting that took place before noon today in the House of Representatives of Iraq.

The source The reporter (and independent Iraqi news agency) The conferees agreed to exclude the judiciary from political aspects,

He pointed out that the meeting also agreed to keep the issue Hashemi and al-Mutlaq from the conference to make it successful,

He pointed out that the meeting recommended the convening of another meeting next Wednesday to complete the The three papers discuss the business and unify Mstrakatha and presented to the The table at the national meeting

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Najafi: Coalition and Iraqi Kurdistan would be submitted during the preparatory meeting and working papers

12/02/2012

The independent Iraqi news agency / Baghdad / p. X ... The head of the House of Representatives Osama Najafi said during his speech at the preparatory meeting which was attended by Vice President of the Republic Khudair Khuzaie and Deputy Prime Minister Ruz Nuri Shaways and a number of representatives of the political blocs.

The Iraqi List and the Kurdistan Alliance will be submitted during the preparatory meeting and working papers will revolve around them and detailed discussion. Reporter (and the independent Iraqi news agency) that describe Najafi

Describing the preparatory meeting of the third day as an important step and create advanced to the success of the upcoming national meeting. And political stability and completeness of state-building which is in accordance with the Constitution and the methodology of political forces ...

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Rafie al-Issawi and economic delegation meets U.S. and discusses with him the situation of economic and political

12/02/2012

The independent Iraqi news agency / Baghdad / p. X ... met with Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, a deputy assistant U.S. Treasury secretary and Neil will not be accompanied by economic delegation. The two sides discussed during the meeting, economic and political situation in Iraq and the region in general.

He said a press release of the information bureau of the Ministry of Finance I got (and independent Iraqi news agency), a copy of The two sides discussed the need to support the banking system and taxation in the country through the mechanisms, procedures and laws raise the level of banking business in Iraq. Level and to support the economic and investment ...

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Reproach league: the Iraqi List, emphasizes the need to apply all the items of agreement Arbil

12/02/2012

The Iraqi News Agency Independent / Baghdad / p. X ... confirmed member of a coalition of the Iraqi List MP reproach league. That the national conference called by President Jalal Talabani. Agreement will be limited to Erbil and ask how to apply its provisions contained in the nine.

Pointing out not to include the issues of Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq on the agenda of the upcoming National Conference.

The periodicity of the reporter (and independent Iraqi news agency) that the list emphasizes the need to apply all the items on which agreement has been repudiated Arbil about and that formed the current government. Indicating that a purely judicial issue Hashemi and can not be put forward at the national meeting .

And followed As for the issue of Saleh al-Mutlaq, the President Jalal Talabani promised to solve them by holding a meeting attended by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Vice President Saleh al-Mutlaq to Tjaosalmchklh. Here, eliminating the need for inclusion is not during the National Conference .

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Deputy for Iraq: There are parties seek to empty the national meeting consisting of a real implementation of the Erbil

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Accused the Iraqi List MP Saleh Ashour Hamid unnamed political parties of trying to evade the implementation of the Erbil

Ashour said in a statement to all of Iraq [where] that "change the name of the National Congress to the national meeting is not a matter of arbitrary, but an attempt to empty the Conference of the constituent real is the implementation of the Convention on Erbil and make it like the other meetings that have not only contributed to the worsening crisis and the widening rift between the political blocs ".

He added that "some political blocs promised Erbil agreement expired and void, and this is what we saw in the claims made ​​by it," returned that "an attempt to dismantle the most important ingredients on which was called for this conference."

And either with respect to the issue Hashemi added to the paper between the Iraqi List MP that "the Iraqi List and strongly want to add the issue of Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a hub of the main topics that seek to Iraq discussed in the upcoming national meeting." He said.

He was President Jalal Talabani has called in the month of January to a national conference changed its name to the national gathering to resolve the current crisis brings together all the political parties at the same table to discuss the files and the outstanding problems between them and ways to find solutions to get out of the current political crisis in the country.

And formed a preparatory committee held its first meeting attended by President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi in the fifteenth of last month. The second preparatory meeting Monday, February 6 at the home of President Jalal Talabani in the presence of representatives of all political blocs. And held a meeting last Sunday in the House of Representatives. / 2

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Iraq Opens Offshore Oil Facility to Boost Export Capacity

Feb 12, 2012

Iraq, seeking to maximize crude oil exports, started operating the first of four planned offshore mooring facilities, adding 850,000 barrels to its daily capacity for tanker shipments from the Persian Gulf.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today inaugurated the single-point mooring unit that extends into the sea from the southern oil terminal of Fao. Iraq plans to install all four offshore loading units by 2013, increasing total capacity for exports by 3.4 million barrels a day. The country also exports crude overland by pipeline through neighboring Turkey.

Iraq holds the world’s fifth-largest crude deposits including Canadian oil sands, according to data from BP Plc. The government is trying to attract foreign investment and expertise to help boost energy exports and rebuild an economy shattered by years of conflict, sanctions and sabotage.

Iraq also plans to open export routes for crude through neighboring Syria, following threats by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Gulf in response to international sanctions on Iran’s energy industry, Thamir Ghadhban, the Iraqi prime minister’s top adviser, said Feb. 2.

Ghadhban, a former oil minister, said Iraq’s capacity to produce crude will increase by 400,000 barrels a day this year to exceed 3 million barrels a day by the end of December. Capacity will rise next year by an additional 500,000 barrels a day, and crude exports in 2013 will reach 2.6 million barrels a day, he said.

Iraq has awarded 15 licenses to foreign companies for drilling rights since the U.S.-led invasion that ousted President Saddam Hussein in 2003. The government plans to hold a new round of oil and gas exploration licenses in May. The Arab nation is the third-largest oil producer in OPEC, pumping 2.75 million barrels a day in January, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News.

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The start of the meeting of the Preparatory Committee is expected to meet the national

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Preparatory Committee began to meet with the national meeting today in the House of Representatives to discuss a number of files that will be in the upcoming National Meeting, called by President Jalal Talabani

A source familiar with the representative told all of Iraq [where] the day that "The Preparatory Committee began its meeting today Bhoudormmthlee all the political blocs in national coalitions and the Kurdistan and the Iraqi List." Is due to the Kurdistan Alliance and the Iraqi List in this meeting and working papers submitted after the National Alliance and prevent the paper at the previous meeting which Anaakd last Monday at the home of President Jalal Talabani. Ntij meeting will be presented today at a meeting on Monday at the level of the three presidencies of any President and the Prime Minister and Chairman of the House of Representatives.

The Committee which was formed in order to boot to meet the national expanded had held its first meeting attended by President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi in the fifteenth of last month to resolving the current political crisis. The second preparatory meeting last Monday at the home of President Jalal Talabani in the presence of representatives of all political blocs.

And witnessing the political process and the relationship between the blocks exacerbated clear because of the continuing political differences between the coalition of state law and the Iraqi List, especially with regard to the issue of a warrant of arrest against the Vice President of the Republic required to eliminate Tariq al-Hashemi, and asked the Prime Minister to withdraw confidence from the Vice President 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 the people according to the views of Congress and the Iraqi List. ended

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Trade Minister: Economic and Social Council Arab intensify its efforts for the success of the Baghdad summit

12 February, 2012

Said Iraqi Trade Minister Khairallah Babiker that the Ministers of Economy and Finance stressed the Arabs at the end of their meeting in Cairo to intensify efforts for the good preparation for the session of the 23 for the Arab summit scheduled in Iraq in March next year.
Babiker said that the Arab ministers discussed the intensification of efforts for the success of the Baghdad summit. The minister pointed out that the file is to be presented to the Economic Summit is to follow up the implementation of Summits of economic and social development as well as discuss strategic water security in the Arab region to face the challenges and future requirements for sustainable development, and the Arab strategy for disaster risk reduction.

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Deputy for Iraq: political courtesies prevented a final agreement on resolving the current crisis

Sunday, February 12, 2012

According to MP from the list of Staff Zebari said the Iraqi papers to be submitted by the political blocs in the upcoming national meeting include the problems that it deems necessary from its point of

Zebari said in a statement to all of Iraq [where] that "the masses to find a formula frank and open dialogue with no cramps or compliments political at the expense of the Iraqi people to find a solution melts the mountain dispute between them" and expressed his hope that "out of this meeting to the Convention is not like any other previous agreements did not apply to the ground. "

And the deputy that "the political parties if there is to have the intention to resolve the outstanding issues bound by any agreement reached at the upcoming meeting," adding that "Today's meeting will determine the date of final meeting of the Preparatory Committee and the subsequent meeting will determine the time and place the final of the National Conference."

Zebari noted that "the different names on the upcoming meeting is not a stumbling block in the way of agreement, but more important is the involvement of all Iraqi parties in this meeting to reach a final outcome to resolve the current crisis, especially that Iraq is going through a difficult period at this time."

The Committee which was formed in order to boot to meet the national expanded had held its first meeting attended by President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi in the fifteenth of last month to resolve the current political crisis. The second preparatory meeting last Monday at the home of President Jalal Talabani in the presence of representatives of all political blocs. It is scheduled to hold another meeting on Sunday in the House of Representatives. Ended 2

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Iraq: the scheduling of the National Conference on

12/02/2012 09:33

Erbil, February 12 (Rn) - A spokesman for the Kurdistan Alliance in the Iraqi parliament on Sunday, said the alliance will attend today's meeting of representatives of Iraqi political blocs, in order to determine the date of the upcoming National Conference.

Is scheduled to meet 15 representatives from various political blocs in the Iraqi Council of Representatives today to determine the date of the forthcoming National Congress called for by President Jalal Talabani, and the agreement on the agenda of the conference after the submission of Coalition and Iraqi Kurdistan for the paper demands.

He said Farhad Atrushi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), "it was agreed between the political blocs to hold a meeting to determine the date of the forthcoming National Congress, the House of Representatives, attended by representatives of political parties."

He pointed out that "the 15 representatives of the political blocs to take part in the meeting, including seven members of the Kurdistan Alliance, and five representatives of Iraq, and three of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc, and seven of the National Alliance."

He continued, saying Atrushi "representatives of the Kurds in today's meeting are all of the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ruz Nuri Shaways, and the President of the Kurdistan Alliance Fouad Masum, and a representative of the Islamic Group or Islamic Union."

He was President Jalal Talabani and parliament Osama Najafi agreed during a meeting held in the province of Sulaymaniyah, on 27 December 2011, at a national conference of all political forces to address issues related to governance, the state and develop solutions to the crisis has, in rejection of the National Alliance Conference held 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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Chancellor confirms the presence of a government of Qatar and Kuwait in the upcoming Arab summit in Baghdad

12/02/2012 09:34

Baghdad, February 12 (Rn) - The Iraqi government adviser in the Federal, Sunday, that Qatar has pledged in the presence of the upcoming Arab Summit to be held in Baghdad at the end of March next.

The chancellor said the Prime Minister's Office Mary Rayes told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "Qatar and Kuwait have told the Iraqi government that they would attend the summit to be held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on 29 March next."

Bahrain was reported yesterday in a press statement that Qatar would not attend the summit Orabi in the event held in Baghdad.

She added that "the Iraqi government is working to ensure the success of the Arab summit put forward presence and enhance after the presidential and developed an action plan to provide a high level Alegwaoualamnah art supplies to make it work."

She pointed out that "failure to attend the Bahrain Aadhar successful Arab summit in Baghdad and the presence or not does not affect the decision of the GCC."

The Iraqi government confirmed Saturday that the absence of Bahrain for the Arab summit to be held in Baghdad end of March next March will not affect its success.

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