Schedule of General Assembly plenary and related meetings
Some of the meetings and dates listed below are tentative. For the official programme of meetings of the General Assembly and other meetings held at headquarters, please refer to the Journal of the United Nations. (more…)
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Directed by President Jalal Talabani, on Monday, to the United States to participate in the session 66 for the meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
A statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic received the “Twilight News” copy of it, that “President Jalal Talabani left Baghdad Monday morning, heading to New York to participate in the session 66 for the meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which will take place there.”
Date: Mon 19/09/2011 9:46
Baghdad (news) .. A source close to House Speaker Osama Najafi that the latter would convey a verbal message from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, to the President of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, including the possibility of approving the draft law of oil and gas, the sender, with modifications, as well as the Law of the National Council of the policies, deal one .
The source (of the Agency news of the sons) on Monday: that the letter include the approval of the draft law of oil and gas, as amended in the House of Representatives and the adoption of the Law Council of strategic policies, and ensure the application of Article (140) according to the parliamentary committee recently formed, deal one.
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The president Jalal Talabani, on Monday, to New York to participate in the session of the 66 meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
A statement issued by the Office of Jalal Talabani, today, received a “Alsumaria News”, a copy of it, that “President Jalal Talabani, left this morning, to New York to participate in the session of the 66 meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations.”
The statement added that “the President of the Republic of Iraq will deliver a speech at the General Assembly as well as to meet a number of leaders of countries.”
Monday 19 September 2011
Sources media on Monday for a secret document issued by the Office of the Presidency of the Republic that the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani called on the Ministry of Finance, regardless the amount of two million dollars to cover the expenses of his trip, which was launched in the United States of America, on Monday, to participate in the session of the 66 meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Adviser said the prime minister for the Kurdistan region just Berwari, that serious efforts are being made by the political forces to address the crisis in oil and gas law, as stressed Deputy for mass virtue parliament that the final word in the passage of the oil and gas will be the House of Representatives, has called on the leadership of the Iraqi List Jawad al-House of Representatives and the political forces to determine the fixed share of the citizen in the oil wealth.
According to Barwari, the “all partners in the political process to realize that oil and gas law was in dispute since 2007 between the center and the region,” stressing “the possibility of resolving this crisis is a compromise to ensure justice for all “, referring to” resolve most disputes of this kind is a consensus outside parliament, including the agreement to form the current government.
Revealed close to the Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Monday, that the initiative latter include the outstanding issues with both Kuwait and Iran and Turkey, as pointed out that it also aims to resolve the political crises of the Interior, confirmed that it does not conflict with the initiatives of President of the Republic and President of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
The decision of the House of Representatives Muhammad Khaldi in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “Council President Osama Najafi will present a new initiative will not stop inside the border, but will extend to the outside to include discuss the issue of port Mubarak with the Kuwaiti side, as well as the water crisis and the bombing of the border areas with Iran and Turkey “.
Financial markets remained under pressure amid worries over Greek default and US economic slowdown. EU and IMF representatives hold a conference call with Greek Finance Minister regarding whether the country is eligible for getting the next tranche of financial assistance.
In the US, investors are awaiting Obama’s tax proposal which is expected to trim deficit by $1.5 trillion. Oil prices remained pressured as global demand may slowdown after the economy deteriorates. The WTI crude contract for November delivery fell to a 5-day low 86.71.
This represents a -1.67% drop from Friday’s close. The equivalent Brent crude contract continued struggling around 111/112 level. Gold firmed in European session, staying above 1815 as safe-haven demand increased.
Cabinet discussed in its special session on the draft Code of Federal budget for 2012 which includes the allocation of (131) trillion dinars total federal counterbalance an increase of 36% for the year 2011.
The statement said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said: “Total revenues of the Federal (107.7) trillion dinars, the total deficit of $ (23.3) trillion dinars is covered by the cash retained from the 2011 budget and internal and external borrowing, and the proportion of savings is expected to increase selling prices or increased oil production or borrowing (IMF) and (World Bank). “
The Ministry of Trade of Iraq, Monday, for the conclusion of the regular session of the Council of Arab Economic and Social held in the Egyptian capital Cairo in the presence of Ministers of Economy and Finance Arabs, while confirmed that the Council form a committee to monitor the implementation of the decisions of the Arab Economic Summit held earlier this year, she noted that files that will be adopted at the Arab Summit in Baghdad in the next year.
Informed sources said that the Iraqi List will hold a meeting today to discuss a number of outstanding issues and the latest political developments and the steps to be taken in the next phase in the crisis remains the subject of the security ministries candidates of political controversy among political blocs.
Have confirmed the Iraqi List led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday that Saadoun al-Dulaimi, who was assigned by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to take over administration of the Ministry of Defense does not have the consent of the Agency, indicating that Prime Minister al-Dulaimi, a candidate in spite of the integration bloc with Iraq recently.
Kuwait’s government and media have come under criticism for an alleged poor performance in marketing and highlighting the Mubarak Al Kabeer Port
By Habib Toumi, Bureau ChiefPublished: 14:19 September 19, 2011
Manama: Kuwait’s government and media have come under criticism for an alleged poor performance in marketing and highlighting the Mubarak Al Kabeer Port.
Participants at a forum on the issue said that a committee should be formed to handle the dispute on the project as well as other standoffs with Iraq, Kuwaiti daily Al Watan reported on Monday.
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Promised the Foreign Relations Committee in the House of Representatives, Monday, the positions of Iraqi politicians, “contradictory” to the issue of port Mubarak “multiples” for Iraq against Kuwait, calling for the unity of the position in order to defend what it called national interests.
A member of the parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee staff of Arshad’s “Twilight News”, that “the contradictory positions of Iraq’s politicians to the cause of Port Mubarak weaken Iraq against Kuwait.”
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Announced the decision the House of Representatives, Monday, for a delegation headed by House Speaker Osama Najafi to Arbil this afternoon to discuss the internal and external issues in the country, pointing out that the delegation would head to the neighboring countries to address the issue of violations and the ongoing attacks on the country.
The source had earlier revealed for “Twilight News”, that House Speaker Osama Najafi will travel Monday to the Kurdistan Region to discuss the initiative of President of the province.
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: called by President Jalal Talabani on Sunday, to promote economic relations and encourage U.S. companies to work in Iraq, according to a statement by the Presidency of the Republic was followed by a meeting between Talabani, U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey.
The statement, received by the agency (Voices of Iraq) a copy of that “meeting, they discussed relations between the two countries in light of the agreement signed between them.”
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) — South Korea will closely monitor the currency market here as external risks such as the eurozone debt crisis can fuel volatility, a government report showed Monday.
According to the report submitted by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance for its annual parliamentary audit, the government will also keep its policy focus on stabilizing prices in the face of mounting inflationary pressure.
“We will thoroughly monitor such external risks as the eurozone debt crisis and global economic slowdown that could affect the movement of the currency exchange rates here,” the ministry said.
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