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Baghdad (newsletter). Ambassador Mohammad Sabir Ismail received new duties as the Permanent Representative of Iraq in Geneva.
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Posts Tagged ‘Geneva’
Iraq’s Permanent Representative in Geneva formally takes office
Posted: May 9, 2013 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Baghdad, Ban Ki-Moon, Foreign minister, Geneva, Iraq, Ismail, Permanent Representative, United Nation
The compensation committee of the invasion of Kuwait gives $1billion dollars for five people
Posted: October 28, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Geneva, Government, Invasion of Kuwait, Iraq, kuwait, Oil reserves in Iraq, United Nation, United Nations Security Council
Geneva / follow-up term
Adopted a UN commission, based on the settlement of compensation claims by victims of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the amount of $ 1.09 billion for the five victims.
financing Compensation Commission of the United Nations and the Geneva-based taxes increase of five percent of Iraqi oil exports. (more…)
Iraq participates in meetings of the 95th session of UNCTAD conference
Posted: September 18, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Africa, Geneva, International trade, Iraq, Palestinian people, UNCTAD, United Nations, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
The Ministry of Commerce announced that a delegation from the ministry represents Iraq participated in the meetings of the session (95) of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which kicked off on Monday in Geneva. (more…)
UN panel pays out $1.3 billion in reparations for Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
Posted: July 27, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Geneva, Government, Invasion of Kuwait, Iraq, kuwait, United Nation, United Nations Compensation Commission, United Nations Security Council
26 July 2012 – The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses due to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, today made $1.3 billion available to six successful claimants.
The latest round of payments brings the total amount of compensation disbursed by the Commission to $37.7 billion for more than 1.5 million successful claims of individuals, corporations, Governments and international organizations, states a news release. (more…)
Economic Committee calls for GOI to apply tariff law, transfer to free economy, and apply laws so to enter WTO
Posted: May 12, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: GATT, Geneva, Iraq, Trade, Uruguay Round, World Trade Organization, World War II, WTO
The parliamentary economic committee called the Iraqi government the application of customs tariffs and the transfer of a free economy to enter Iraq to the WTO.
The decision of the Committee and the representative of the Kurdistan Alliance Mahma Khalil’s / JD / The “to ensure Iraq’s entry into the World Trade Organization must be preceded by several steps, including the application of several laws of the government.”
Khalil added, “There is a program and a desire for Iraq’s accession to the WTO.” (more…)
UN reparations panel pays out over $1 billion for Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
Posted: April 27, 2012 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/Politics, Top HeadlinesTags: Geneva, International Organization, Invasion of Kuwait, Iraq, kuwait, United Nation, United Nations Compensation Commission, United Nations Security Council
26 April 2012 –
The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses due to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, today made a total of $1.02 billion available to six successful claimants.The latest round of payments brings the total amount of compensation disbursed by the Commission to $36.4 billion for more than 1.5 million successful claims of individuals, corporations, Governments and international organizations, according to a UNCC news release. (more…)
Iraq Minister of Trade: Seminars to explain the importance of Iraq’s accession to the WTO
Posted: January 18, 2012 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Geneva, Iraq, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Seminar, Uruguay Round, World Trade Organization, WTO
The Ministry of Commerce held educational seminars about Iraq’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
In a statement, the ministry received / Baghdadiya News / copy of it, “The organization is an entity permanent and is characterized by being possesses considerable power to mediate trade disputes among member countries and sets penalties Between countries, and identifies appropriate sanctions for different cases was founded in 1995 and based in Geneva, in the wake of the last session of negotiations on the Convention and the so-called Uruguay Round. (more…)
WTO to organize seminar on exchange rates and trade
Posted: November 25, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Geneva, Hong Kong, International trade, Iraq, Working Group, World Trade Organization, WTO, WTO Secretariat
The Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance will organize in Geneva a seminar at the end of the first quarter of 2012 on the economics of the relationship between exchange rates and trade – especially the impact of the one on the other, said Working Group Chair Martin Glass of Hong Kong, China. He said that the issue of existing WTO rules and currencies will not be taken up at this seminar.
The two-day seminar will have four sessions dealing with the different dimensions of the topic, with participation from the private sector, governments, international agencies and academia. (more…)
Tripartite Committee on the affairs of the missing Kuwaitis hold its 34 in Geneva attended by representatives of Iraq and Kuwait
Posted: November 18, 2011 in Iraq: Chapter VII, Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Baghdad, Geneva, International Committee of the Red Cross, Iraq, kuwait, Kuwaiti, Saudi Arabia, United States
11/18/2011 |
Baghdad / with held the Tripartite Committee on the affairs of the missing Kuwaitis its 34 in Geneva attended by representatives of Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the International Red Cross.
and opened the agenda with a speech by the International Committee of the Red Cross, followed by the word Iraq, delivered by Minister of Human Rights, and then the word of the Kuwaiti delegation, followed by the Saudi delegation and other members of the observers, touched each side of the Iraqi and Kuwaiti to the possibility of developing a joint action between the parties to resolve the remaining of the outstanding problems regarding the issue of missing Kuwaitis in Iraq. ” , (more…)
AP: UN pays out another $1 billion from Iraqi oil fund to victims of 1990 Kuwait invasion
Posted: October 27, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Geneva, Invasion of Kuwait, Iraq, kuwait, middle east, Saddam Hussein, Thursday, United Nation
GENEVA — A U.N. panel has approved another $1 billion in compensation payments for victims of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
The U.N. Compensation Commission says the money will go to four companies and four government or international bodies. It did not disclose the identities of the claimants Thursday but said all are in Kuwait.
Read more: http://wapo.st/tboFqo
Iraq’s Permanent Representative in Geneva make a statement before the Iraq Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation
Posted: October 14, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Development Fund for Iraq, Geneva, Iraq, kuwait, Ministerial Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Representative, United Nation
Opened at United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, on 11/10/2011, the work of the seventy-second session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission which held its meetings from 11 to 10.13.2011 under the chairmanship of the Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva Ambassador Reinhard Shuaib, During the opening session of the Council elected a new Vice-President to succeed Japan, which left the end of 2010 to be the Second Vice-President in addition to Brazil, where he was elected Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty, South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva for the job.
Iraq participates in meetings of the Assembly of the World Intellectual Property
Posted: September 28, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Culture Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi, Geneva, Intellectual property, Iraq, iraqi list, Jalal Talabani, Nouri al-Maliki, World Intellectual Property Organization
Chaired by the Minister of Culture Dr. Saadoun al-Dulaimi, the Iraqi delegation high-level participant in the meetings of the Forty-ninth session of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization, which was held at the Geneva conference of 9.26 until 05/10/2011
Mr. Minister of Culture Dr Saadoun al-Dulaimi, his representatives to visit the Republic of Iraq in Geneva
Posted: September 28, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Geneva, Iraq, iraqi list, Jalal Talabani, Ministry of Defence, Nouri al-Maliki, Saadoun al-Dulaimi, United Nations
Visited Dr Saadoun al-Dulaimi, the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Iraq, the headquarters of his representatives in Geneva, on Monday 26/9/2011, and was on top of Ambassador Dr. recipients.
Mohammed Ali Hakim, Iraq’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and members of the staff of the mission of the Iraqi diplomats and administrators, has welcomed the Ambassador His Excellency the Minister gave him an explanation on the work of Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations Office at Geneva and the meetings covered by the mission also provided the members of the mission Iraqi detailed explanation of the nature of their files and work with international organizations in Geneva.
At the end of the meeting and let the minister’s attendance and wished them success and good luck in their work served the new Iraq.
Iraq participates in the meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva
Posted: September 23, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Baghdad, Copyright, Geneva, Intellectual property, Iraq, iraqi list, Nouri al-Maliki, Saleh
On: Wed, 09/22/2011 22:32
Baghdad (news) .. said Saleh al-Tamimi Director of Information and Culture Ministry and spokesman, that Iraq will take part in the work of the World Organization for Intellectual Property and place in the organization’s headquarters in Geneva – Switzerland for the period from September 26 to present the very first of October next.
And said Tamimi in a statement received by the Agency (news) a copy of it on Thursday that the delegation of Iraq will include Culture Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi, and Alaa Abu Hassan, head of the National Centre for the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights and Falah al-Ani, General Director of the Department of the Conference Palace.
UN required Iraq to pay the billion dollars in compensation to Kuwait
Posted: July 31, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Baghdad, Bubiyan Island, Geneva, Invasion of Kuwait, Iraq, kuwait, Politics of Iraq, Saddam Hussein
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UNHCR announced the disbursement of compensation for the impact of the premium for the damage caused by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, at the same time, Kuwait has received one billion dollars.
According to the opinion of Kuwait, this amount raises the total amount paid by Iraq to individuals, companies and countries, through the Office of the Geneva-based to Melg thirty-three billion three hundred million dollars.
UNHCR explained that Iraq still owes nineteen billion dollars paid from oil revenues . And will be the major share of this money has also announced the Commission to companies and governmental and international organizations in Kuwait, was reserved in the Office of the announcement of their names.
Kuwaiti companies in addition to private and government, embassies and international bodies.
Iraq participates in the work of the Economic and Social Council of the UN in Geneva
Posted: July 11, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: ambassador, Foreign minister, Geneva, Iraq, Palace of Nations, Permanent Representative, Sustainable development, United Nation
Monday, July 11, 2011
Iraq participated diplomatic delegation acting substantive session of the Economic and Social Council, which is one of the principal organs of the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva, which will last until 29 this month.
The Foreign Ministry statement received all of Iraq and the whole [where] a copy of it on Monday that “the delegation chaired by Ambassador Mohamed Ali Hakim, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq in Geneva.”
Iraq meets with UN Trade and Development officials in Geneva
Posted: June 30, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: ambassador, DMFAS, Geneva, Iraq, Permanent Representative, Republic of Iraq, United Nation, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 13:50
Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations Office at Geneva meet the Secretary General of the UN is on Trade and Development, Mr. Supachai Baenticpkda in his office
Met with Ambassador Dr.. Muhammad Ali Hakim, in his quest for closer relations between the Representation of the Republic of Iraq and the international organizations in Geneva, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Mr. Supachai Baenticpkda in his office in the Palais des Nations in Geneva on the morning of Wednesday, 29 / 6 / 2011.
UN panel pays out $880 million in reparations for Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
Posted: April 28, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Central Bank of Iraq, Development Fund for Iraq, Geneva, Iraq, Kuwait City, United Nation, United Nations Compensation Commission, United Nations Security Council
28 April 2011 – The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses due to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, today made $880 million available to nine successful claimants.
The latest round of payments brings the total amount of compensation disbursed by the Commission to $32.2 billion for more than 1.5 million successful claims of individuals, corporations, Governments and international organizations, states a news release.
Successful claims are paid with funds drawn from the UN Compensation Fund, which is funded by a percentage of the proceeds generated by the export sales of Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products.
Geneva: Iraq representative to the UN heads Iraq/Kuwait meetings
Posted: April 17, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Chapter VII, Foreign minister, Geneva, Iraq, Iraqi government, kuwait, Permanent Representative, Politics of Iraq, United Nation, UNSC
Iraq’s Permanent Representative in Geneva, headed the Iraqi delegation to the meetings of the UN Compensation
BAGHDAD… head of Iraq’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Mohammed Ali Hakim, the Iraqi delegation to the meetings of the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Bdorth the seventy-first.
WTO Introduction Day; April 7th
Posted: April 5, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Airbus, Boeing, Economic, European Union, Geneva, Iraq, United States, World Trade Organization, WTO
The WTO Secretariat is pleased to announce the programme for the 26th WTO Introduction Day, intended for delegates newly arrived in Geneva, non-governmental organizations, as well as interns currently working in the Secretariat and new staff members.
The activity will take place on Thursday 7 April 2011 in the Centre William Rappard (more…)
Iraq meets the requirements for membership in the WTO
Posted: April 3, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Council of Representatives of Iraq, Geneva, Intellectual property, Iraq, Ministry of Commerce, Switzerland, United States, World Trade Organization
Currency Newshound Commentary: The title to the article suggests Iraq has met its application objectives in order to become a full member of the WTO.
The WTO has asked Iraq to work toward its development in the private sector (manufacturing, agricultural, etc) so as to compete equally with other WTO members once a full member which logically makes sense. Therefore (according to this article) Iraq is set for full membership but it must improve its private sector for future trade prior to becoming a member.
Iraq has been working dilegently on its private sector development over the past 6 to 12 months.
The United States is working directly with Iraq (according to this article and others) in order to ease Iraq into WTO full member status.
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Completed the National Committee to join the “WTO” operational scheme of the legislation requested by the Organization of Iraq to be an active member in it.
A member of the committee affiliated to the Ministry of Commerce Qais Maiov Radio Free Iraq that the Committee had completed this plan, which includes 27 paragraphs between the law and the draft law, and the preparation of initial bid for items based on the law of customs tariff, after more than six years on Iraq’s membership as an observer in the Organization world trade.
Minister meets the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and with him looking file missing Kuwaitis
Posted: March 3, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, Geneva, Government, Human rights, International Committee of the Red Cross, Iraq, kuwait, Nouri al-Maliki
On the sidelines The visit of the Minister of Human Rights To the delegation of the Republic of Iraq participating in the work of the session 16 His Excellency visited the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross In Geneva on the morning of March 1 2011 He met with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Dr. Jakob Kellenberger, Mr Jakob Kellenberger , And, Mr. Chairman of the Committee welcomed His Excellency the Minister and His Excellency the position of Iraq collaborating with the Committee in its work in Iraq despite the circumstances surrounding this work, also thanked the sovereignty of His Excellency the Minister on this visit, which Reflect the interest of the Government of the Republic of Iraq, the humanitarian aspect, and that the Commission is working in several areas, including prisoners and missing persons and blind people liberty, and that this cooperation has been consolidated draft agreement with Iraq in the field of blind persons freedom to allow the Committee to carry out an important role in this aspect.
Kuwaiti Min. of Oil in Geneva to meet UN Compensation Commission tomorrow
Posted: February 18, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Ali Al-Omair, Geneva, House of Al-Sabah, kuwait, National Assembly of Kuwait, United Nations, United Nations Compensation Commission, United Nations Security Council
GENEVA, Feb 17 (KUNA) — Kuwaiti Minister of Oil, and Minister of Information, and Chairman of the Central Committee for Overseeing the Environment Rehabilitation Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah said Thursday that his meeting with UN Compensation Commission tomorrow will touch on the latest developments, and listen closely to their remarks.
Sheikh Ahmad added upon his arrival in Geneva that the meeting — which will be attended by a joint delegation of Kuwaiti executive and legislative authorities — will be briefed by the UN Commission on the sound measures that should be taken, and the optimal style of work of the commission in the future.
Iraq participates in the meetings of the Global Forum for Commodities at UN Geneva
Posted: February 3, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Energy, Geneva, Iraq, oil, Shahristani, UN
Iraq participated in the meetings of the Global Forum for Commodities in Geneva high-level delegation headed by the rule of the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Dr. Hussein al-Shahristani, the presence of Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq in Geneva, Dr. Mohammed Ali Hakim.
Included the membership of: -
1 – Mr. Falah Jassim Mohamed Al-Amri / Ministry of Oil / General Manager, Oil Marketing.
2 – Mr. Mahdi Hameed Hussein al-Amidi / Ministry of Oil / Director General of the Department contracts.
3 – Mr. Caesar Abdul-Abbas Fadel / House / Associate Director of Public Relations and Protocol.
4 – Mr. Razak Salman worthwhile / Second Secretary / Caseworker.
KUNA: Compensation fund pays USD 680 mln to victims of Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Posted: January 28, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Geneva, Invasion of Kuwait, Iraq, kuwait, Oil-for-Food Programme, Security Council, United Nations, United Nations Security Council
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 (KUNA) — The Geneva-based UN Commission that settles damage claims in connection to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait made USD 680 million available to nine successful claimants, it was announced here in a statement Thursday.
UN reparations panel for invasion of Kuwait pays out $680 million
Posted: January 27, 2011 in Iraqi Dinar/PoliticsTags: Geneva, Invasion of Kuwait, Iraq, kuwait, Kuwait City, Security Council, United Nations, United Nations Security Council
27 January 2011 – The United Nations commission that settles damage claims in connection to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait today made $680 million available to nine successful claimants.
This latest round of payments brings the total amount of compensation disbursed by the Geneva-based UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) to individuals, corporations, governments and international organizations to nearly $31.4 billion, leaving an outstanding balance of some $21 billion that remains owing to Kuwait, according to a press release.
