Archive for January 19, 2011

A member of the National coalition (NC) stated on Wednesday that the Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is currently studying the biographies of all the candidates of the three security ministries of defense, interior and national security, and naming them require a long time.

Iraqi Parliament,  Parlamani IraqKhaled al-Asadi, told AKnews that no candidate can be named without the other because no person is officially nominated so far.

“Al-Maliki did not reveal so far about his position of candidates for the security ministries … He continues to examine all the nominations and when he is convinced, he will name the candidates infront of the political blocs, and then the parliament to give them confidence.”

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The Iraqi oil ministry has agreed with its Kurdish counterpart to pay exploration costs and expenses to the foreign firms working in the northern Kurdish region, a spokesman for Iraq’s oil ministry said on Wednesday.

Oil Ministry spokesman Asim Jihad told Reuters that the State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) will be responsible for payments to the companies, which will be made through the Kurdish Natural Resources Ministry.

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Kurdistan region president met on Wednesday with the  UN Special Representative for Iraq Ad Melkert in Salahaddin resort, Erbil.

Views were exchanged on many issues pertaining to the political and economic situations of Iraq and its relations with Kurdistan region including the process of implementation of article 140 of Iraq’s constitution, Iraq census, return of Fraternity list into Nineveh provincial council and the question of Iraqi Christians who fled their homes to Kurdistan region.

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Parts and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, the road in front of skeptics in the Arab summit in Baghdad next March, when he announced the agreement with all Arab states to participate.

The announcement comes in, Arab leaders hold their convention in the second socio-economic resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, amid widespread public grumbling of the difficult living conditions in a large number of Arab countries.

Zebari said in a statement the “morning”: “has been laying the groundwork for the first summit,” noting that he met the foreign ministers of all Arabs, and they agree to attend the Arab summit in Baghdad.

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Consideration of the President of Iraq’s Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani on Wednesday with Ad Melkert of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations general situation in Iraq, especially file security ministries vacant in the federal government.

A statement issued by the Presidency of the Territory that the discussions that took place in Erbil on the role of the Council of strategic policies, which nominated President of the Iraqi National List of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi for his presidency and the need to put in the legal framework, as well as oil and gas law and the question of the implementation of Article 140 of the constitution regarding the disputed areas them, including Kirkuk, as well as the UN Programme of Action (UNAMI) in Iraq.

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Research and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari by telephone with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Baghdad to host an Arab League summit scheduled for next March in addition to the partnership the U.S. – Iraq.

The statement said the U.S. State Department last night said that Clinton telephoned Bzibari to express support for the reintegration of Iraq continued in the region and highlighted the host Iraq to the Arab League summit.

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The Arab leaders on Wednesday, during the Economic Summit II, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, complete the unification of the tariff schedules customs of the Arab countries before the end of 2012, and then steps to support her as a prelude to announce the Arab Customs Union 2015, and ending with the achievement of the Arab common market in 2020.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Hashem said Mohammed Hatem Director General of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Ministry, told Iraqi Kurdistan News (Rn) that “the most important decisions that have been approved by the Arab leaders represent the establishment of the Arab Customs Union and the preparation of the unified Arab customs law.”

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Dr. Barham Saleh, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, to resolve all outstanding issues between his government and the federal government in Baghdad, especially with regard to the problems of the export of oil from the fields of Kurdistan and the subject of the budget allocated to the region.

Saleh said the newspaper “Middle East” Saudi Arabia, “We met on (Monday) brother the Prime Minister of the Federal Nuri al-Maliki, held dialogues and friendly and open to address the outstanding issues between the Governments of the region and the federal government and resolved according to the Iraqi constitution, which should resort to it, and as ensure the interest of the country and the Iraqi people” .

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Mrs. Hillary Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State name on a phone call with Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The Foreign Minister expressed support for the government to provide political, diplomatic and security in Iraq and her country’s commitment to work together with the Iraqi government to give effect to the strategic framework agreement and the holding of meetings of the High Commission between the two countries soon.

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Central bank adviser said that the appearance of favor private banks in the Iraqi market size by 10%, at the time stressed that the Bank will expand money warheads in order to take the role because the country must be transformed from a centralized to a market economy.

Saleh said that it takes time that you should pay attention to civil and banks are working on the revitalization and embracing and not create a hostile environment.

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Confirmed the MP for the Iraqi List, Nahida Daini decided that the list the names of the nomination committee chairmanships, which has become one of the existing share, during the next two days will provide the Iraqi names of their candidates for the positions of special rapporteurs and vice presidencies.

Daini said in a press statement that the committee is still disagreement is based upon the legal committee of the Iraqi List and the Kurdistan Alliance, noting that the Iraqi would not give them up, that does give them would be to list the position of all committees.

And indicated that he will be nominated Deputy to the presidency of the Commission on Investment, and Adnan al-Janabi, the oil and gas, and Abd Dhiab to head the Committee on Education, and Kais Alcdhir for Justice and Accountability Commission, and Haider Mulla human rights, while will be Hussein Shaalan, the chairmanship of the tribes, and women to California victory Allawi.

She said Daini that the Legal Committee decided at first to an Iraqi, but there are claims have emerged recently from the Kurdistan Alliance, this Committee, is that the list held a special meeting on this subject, was the agreement of all members of the list to be waived, and if not given the Iraqi will have a list of other position of all the committees set out that the naming of special rapporteurs and vice presidencies of the share of Iraq will be decided in two or three.

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