Iraq and the United States agree to complete the strategic application of judicial
Iraq and the United States agree to complete the strategic application of judicial
The head of the federal judiciary Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, on the importance of completing the implementation of the strategic agreement between Iraq and the United States in the field of justice and law enforcement.
Judge Mahmood, who met with the US ambassador in Baghdad, Stuart Jones called for "continued cooperation between the two countries in order to achieve the common interests between the two."
US Ambassador praised Jones for his part as "the performance of the Iraqi judiciary and judicial cadres at a time the country is going through a difficult security conditions," asserting that "Washington's support for Baghdad in various areas, including support for the independence of the judiciary and law enforcement."
Masum and al-Maliki discuss recent victories achieved against the IS
BAGHDAD - President Fuad Masum, discussed with his deputy, Nouri al-Maliki the recent victories achieved against the IS.
A presidential statement said that Masum and Maliki exchanged views during the meeting on developments in the political and security situation in the country, especially the recent victories achieved against the IS.
They emphasized on the need for concerted efforts of all at this sensitive stage through which Iraq passes in order to carry out the Grand National tasks.
Parliamentary Finance: austerity employees' salaries to the other options the state and the farthest
Considered the parliamentary finance committee member, Haitham al-Jubouri, said Thursday that "the salaries of state employees is a red line should not be touched in any way."
Jubouri said in a statement (the newspaper of integrity) that "state employees have significant obligations on the standard of living and loans granted to them and some other financial obligations, and it will be the last and farthest options with the state," he said. "This is uncharted territory so far."
He said al-Jubouri, "may put pressure on other expenses, such as the issue of non-mission rewards and deputations and the issue of non-financial assets as a measure of austerity and the preservation of state funds from waste and destruction in the absence of approving the budget, reducing the moment."
He pointed out that "the failure to approve the budget so far in favor of the economic situation noting that" if the budget approval earlier time would have been deficit ratio which has doubled from 31 trillion to 70 trillion, "noting" We will write the budget according to the situation that the country is experiencing now, that put pressure on expenses and stop Some of the projects is important in order to reduce the deficit and maintain the reputation of the Iraqi economy.
"We need to reduce non-core expenditures in ministries and state bodies allocations and pressure on costs as much as possible to avoid the aggravation of the financial crisis and liquidity
The meeting discussed a number of options available to the government to finance the deficit of the number of available sources for the remaining period of the fiscal year."
The "Ministerial Committee re-prioritize the federal budget for the year 2014, in the light of the observations presented to Cabinet members, including lead to reducing the large deficit budget, and submit its recommendations to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers for the purpose of presentation in the Council of Ministers and then sent to Parliament for the purpose of Agherarha.
Iraq .. Amoisna for the current year and fears of the country fall into the clutches of bankruptcy
Discussions at a high level shown by hosting Iraqi parliament today to the Ministers of Finance, Planning and oil difficulty issuing country's budget for the current year 2014 because of the shortfall, and lower production and oil prices and the continuing volatile security situation and the trend is towards the issuance of government data revenue and expenditure and the deficit and the mechanism addressed to the Council of Representatives for approval Instead of balancing deactivated.
During extensive discussions of Iraqi MPs to the conditions of the country denominational by hosting Acil Representatives of the Ministers of Finance, Hoshyar Zebari, and oil Adel Abdul-Mahdi, planning Salman al-Jubouri Thursday and briefed on the full "Elaph" detail according to a report received from the Information Office of the Parliament about the direction of the forces for not issuing the current year budget of 214 for short time the remainder of it and replace it by issuing cabinet data of income and expenditure and the deficit and the mechanism treated to the House of Representatives for approval, rather than the broken budget, which has become material for debate and the exchange of accusations between the political blocs and has returned to the cabinet several times to make adjustments to some of its clauses.
Amoisna to 2014, despite reducing its deficit
During the parliamentary session Zebari has pointed to the existence of a lack of crude oil source in revenues due to lower prices and production difficulties in the current security conditions plaguing the country. He added that the budget which amounts to amounts of about $ 150 billion was planning to be the largest in the history of Iraq suffer a deficit of 79 trillion dinars (about US $ 70 billion), and after reduction amounted to 77 trillion and after discount ranging between 39-36 trillion dinars (about US $ 30 billion) .
He said that the Council of Ministers formed a new committee during the current month to re-define the priorities required, leading to deficit reduction and rationalization of expenditure to below what can be planned in order to finance the deficit was able to be reduced to about 27 trillion Iraqi dinars (about US $ 22 billion). He explained that the withdrawal of the reserve allocation from the Development Fund for Iraq during the 2012 and 2013 economic impact and the consequent financial commitments to a number of decisions and laws on compensation and the ration card and electrical projects.
He noted that there are several proposals to address the matter, including the agreement with the Central Bank of EXTRA discount reservists legal to 7 percent instead of 15% and a Trade Bank of Iraq to grant the Ministry of Finance a loan of $ 3 billion and the issuance of securities, which means that the fiscal deficit by about 5 trillion dinars, indicating near launch an urgent batch of money available to the Kurdistan region and is currently working to prepare the budget for fiscal year 2015.
He stressed the difficulty of the Minister of Finance to provide the 2014 budget, but the ministry will provide financial data on disbursements, indicating the importance of the existence of political processors for some aspects related to the budget and the lack of any intention by the government or the Ministry of Finance PMS employees' salaries. He pointed to the existence of a real crisis in the financial liquidity but to call an end to bankruptcy in the presence of about $ 77 billion financial reserve at the central bank have not been touched.
He said Zebari to the intention of the Ministry of Finance to launch allocated to the provinces of Nineveh, Kirkuk and Diyala and Anbar money during the next phase, .. indicating the absence of any costs or financial burdens for the establishment of the coalition forces raids to combat terrorism .. stressing the keenness of everyone to grant the Kurdistan region of all rights and working to launch a boost Finance for the region soon revealing that the amount of emergency has been cashed in different areas.
Low oil prices hinder the issuance of budget
For his part, the oil minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi stressed that it is not possible to provide the 2014 budget due to changes in oil prices, and pointed to the lack of need for Iraq to foreign debt because Maldih of resources equivalent to the budgets of four neighboring Arab countries, but the problem is the fact that the unilateral Iraqi economy depends on oil, which imposes Everyone should understand that the continuation of this road will lead to bankruptcy.
The minister said the possibility of the ministry to increase oil production effort of the government and the House of Representatives, especially with the presence of obvious problems after licensing rounds .. stressing the need for effort with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to face the global oil market situation and lower global growth for some importing countries for Iraqi oil rates.
The Planning Minister Salman Jumaili has explained that the investment budget was in line with the security and development plans, but has seen many changes, noting that his ministry is working on reducing the deficit alluding to the existence of the follow-up to the level of achievement on the projects.
He pointed out that the defense and interior ministries have the largest proportion of the investment budget, noting that the ministry measures to rearrange its priorities adopted calling for the re-consideration of much of the financial policies likely non-arrival of the situation to the case of austerity, but rather to rationalize the exchange.
MPs are worried and call for processors
In the interventions of Representatives MP Magda Tamimi Head of the Finance Committee stressed the need to know the costs of the war against terrorism, calling for the development of a vision different from the previous phase strategy and demanded a review of real estate prices, which sells the state. The MP called on Najib Najib to send financial share of the region of Kurdistan and the indispensability take measures to pay the salaries of the Peshmerga, similar to the popular crowd wondering about the possibility of recycling the money.
He MP Adnan al-Janabi said national unity could potentially contribute to change the rentier economy and support agriculture, pointing to the existence of illegal decisions taken by the government to divert money from within the budget, urging the Oil Ministry to facilitate the work of the oil companies.
Inquired MP Haim Jubouri commitment on the issue of a number of ministries over the signing of contracts for projects without the approval of the Ministry of Planning or approving the budget, calling for the export of oil through the province of Kurdistan and to reconsider the price of a barrel of oil within the next budget.
For his part, MP Fares Albraivkane called on the government to take immediate action to divert the salaries of the province of Kurdistan ..
As an MP has demanded the return of Ola addressing the phenomenon of tax evasion and to benefit from the financial liquidity in the Iraqi market. He said MP Mohammed Naji that 95% of the financial budget dependent on oil which is not accepted to continue .. wondering about the nature of the actions taken by the government to cope with the deterioration of global oil prices.
The MP Abbas al-Bayati, the need to work hard to prevent money laundering and the importance of reducing the custom consumer aspects of the money in the state departments.
MP Ahmed electrodes have inquired about the existence of attempts to dispose of the Iraqi Central Bank reserves.
MP Aziz and inquired about the timing of the exchange Ugaili provincial share of the petro-dollar and a way to extinguish the advances from 2008 until 2013. And MP Ali al-Badri, the need for the government to develop a clear strategy for the agricultural sector and support the agricultural provinces.
And Rep. Nora Albjara indicated the presence of 6000, which requires a large project to have a role in the Ministry of Planning completed. MP Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum government and politicians to look for real solutions to the problem of the fiscal deficit in the budget.
Direction of austerity
It was a meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Iraqi in charge of the financial policy of the country, headed by Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Tuesday with the participation of ministers of the interior, electricity, health and planning, higher education, trade and the central bank governor and the head of the advisers and the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, experts and the Ministry of Finance has stressed the need to reduce non-core expenditures in ministries allocations The bodies of the state as much as possible to avoid the aggravation of the financial crisis and liquidity faced by the country and the possibility of disability from a number of available sources of funding for the remaining period of the fiscal year.
Iraqi officials say the large deficit facing the state billions of dollars because the sudden draft budget prepared by the previous government of Nuri al-Maliki law involving exaggerations on oil revenues and projected filled with heavy financial commitments paid executive authority to request a review of arming military contracts and obligations.
The parliamentary committee competent revealed earlier this month that the Maliki government has spent all amounts derived from oil revenues for the first seven of this year for months, although it did not pay the amounts of petrodollars to Basra and the rest of the producing provinces as Kurdistan's budget did not pay as well as other contingent expenses in the provinces which fell to Daash What refers to a substantial increase in spending and not calculated for job quotas provinces has been waiting for the launch of their salaries or their employees.
BAGHDAD / Network News Iraq surprised committee parliamentary budget in Iraq deficit, Finance Minister proxy net fineness justify the loss of large sums of money from the budget, including an amount equal to two billion seven hundred million dollars, registered in the door of spending during the last election .sv source of the Parliamentary Committee budget for personal conversation, between the Commission has the former Minister of Finance and purity of net debt, a statement about the reason for the loss of large sums of money from the budget, during the period of his accession to the post of minister.
Where a member of the Committee asked the minister: Where to spend this huge amount of data?
The answer was: This is located .. I prefer to the ministry in order to identify aspects of spending and ask Maliki where the money went Alaracah.
Treasury Committee to answer other answers overbroad and vague, and on how much Iraq now has in a Treasury minister's answer was: we have only $ 8 billion! (Not enough for the salaries and expenses of one month, which is the country which declared that the budget amounted to 120 billion) .
committee parliamentary budget Iraqi Minister of Finance and agency purity net for the budgets of revenue and financial expenditure of the state last year, and after seeing the financial tables presented by the Minister the Commission found that There is an amount equal to two billion seven hundred million dollars registered in the door of spending during the last election, but there was no data showing the exchange rate for such a large amount that nearly three billion dollars.
Mr. Hakim declares its solidarity with the Albu Nimr tribe and calls for the mobilization of efforts to confront terrorism Aldaasha
The president of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, al-Hakim, solidarity with the clan of the Albu Nimr and all Iraqi tribes facing terrorism to defend the view, and their money and territory, stressing the need to mobilize human and national potential of all to cleanse the land usurped by terrorist Daash gangs.
Mr. Hakim said during the sixth evening Hosseinieh erected in his office on Thursday that "beheadings, murder and fatal disease in order to Paradise is the mentality void believe those who these acts they were close to God and investigating for themselves happier Akharoah and this retort theory and doctrine corrupt behavior disgraceful."
He added that "Iraq is suffering since ten years from the devastating effects of the deviant ideology wayward We note today's terrorism Aldaasha tyranny in every spot and most recently the massacre carried out by the killing of dozens of clan Albu Nimr and clans to another This proves deviant doctrine, which Atagaf at the end range of national and all who disagree with them, a likely to be killed and targeting. "
He pointed out that "the greatest things when God Renounce the sanctity of blood and blood is something they have to kill and they are from Islam and Islam Far from this doctrine."
He said, "We declare our solidarity with the families of the Albu Nimr With all the families of Iraq, which stands valiantly defends the land, dignity, privacy and property, adding that" the tribes able to kill the terrorist gangs Daash when Magherrt it. "
Mr. Hakim, "We are facing two options noted either surrender and submission and outcome of murder and either stand strong emphasis Aldaasha terrorism and its result, a victory is certain and that we have the option of Martyrs is a position of strength and initiative and the location of the defense of the homeland."
And completed the head of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, "The pure land that embraced Hussein, peace be upon him can only take a decision by pointing out that this Shoumoukh Husseini and greatness and immortality and we have to walk on the path of Hussein and stand against terrorism Aldaasha all our constituents and our communities it is the central issue, which unite and Nstnfr all national and human capabilities to counter terrorism Aldaasha is not a solution, but at the hands of Iraqis and others may provide facilities and this our destiny and our mission and our responsibility to confront terror and we will achieve, God willing, and the blessing of Hussein victories after victories in the next few days. "
The terrorist gangs Daash has executed more than 170 citizens of the Albu Nimr tribe in Heat because of her pledge of homage.
The clan of the Albu Nimr in Hit and several areas in Anbar resisted Daash gangs in the past few months and managed to kill dozens of those gangs but some traitors and collaborators with Daash gangs enabled them to access to the Hit "
Purity of net debt in the questioning session: everything is lost from state funds disbursed Maliki has nothing to do with the knowledge of me to do that!
I was surprised to the parliamentary budget committee in Iraq deficit and Acting Minister of Finance for the purity of net loss to justify huge amounts of money from the budget, including an amount equal to two billion seven hundred million dollars, registered in the door of spending during the last election and all this exchange with the knowledge of Nuri al-Maliki
A source from the parliamentary budget committee for a personal conversation, took place between the Commission and former finance minister purity of net debt, a statement about the reason for the loss of large sums of money from the budget, during the period of his accession to the post of minister.
Where one of the members of the Committee asked the minister: Where data spending this huge amount?
The answer was: This is located .. I prefer to the ministry in order to identify aspects of spending.
The Committee objected to the answer and other answers vague and ambiguous, and on how much Iraq now has in a Treasury minister's answer was: we have only $ 8 billion! (Not enough for the salaries and expenses of one month, he announced that the country's budget, which amounted to 120 billion).
Hosted Budget Committee Parliamentary Iraqi Minister of Finance and agency purity net for the budgets of revenue and financial expenditure of the state last year, and after seeing the financial tables presented by the Minister the Commission found that there is an amount equal to two billion seven hundred million dollars registered in the door of spending during the last election, but were not There are data showing the exchange rate for such a large amount of nearly three billion dollars.
Leader of the Dawa Party: Maliki was planning a military coup
Prominent leader of the Islamic Dawa Party, Walid al-Hilli detection scheme, which was prepared by al-Maliki to hold on to third in the state.
He said the National Alliance MP Ahmad Chalabi on site in social networking "Facebook" Walid al-Hilli leader of the Dawa Party, says that the former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had plans for a military coup supported by the security leaders have loyalty to him, in an attempt to stay as prime minister for the state third.
Chalabi and the Iraqi government called for an investigation into the incident of the coup promoted by close to al-Maliki that al-Maliki wanted a coup against the Parliament and make a dictatorial rule to hold on to power for a third term.
It is noteworthy that many of the politicians close to al-Maliki in his government time charges tossed him after he came out of his accusers judgment unilateralism and dictatorship in the leadership of Iraq.
Walid al-Hilli al-Maliki had planned a military coup
Kurdistan: the salaries of oil and the region will be addressed through negotiations
Kurdistan: the salaries of oil and the region will be addressed through negotiations
Baghdad / ... confirmed that the Kurdistan Alliance MP Najiba Najib, on Thursday, the salaries of Oil and the Kurdistan region would be addressed through negotiations between the Kurdish delegation headed by Prime Minister Barzani and President of the Federal Government Haider al-Abadi.
Najib said in a statement the "eye Iraq News," "The Kurdistan Regional salaries stalled since the beginning of the current year and the region's oil exports will be addressed through negotiations between Arbil and Baghdad."
Najib called on Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to look into bargaining with everyone and do not differentiate between one hand and on the other hand, accounted for.
She noted that the "stop the salaries of the staff of the provincial and federal approval of the draft budget law a political decision that can be resolved in negotiations between the blocs in the House of Representatives."
Parliamentary Finance: the absence of the current year's budget and confirms we have a deficit is estimated at 20%
Interim Finance Committee confirmed on Thursday, the absence of the current year's budget, noting that Iraq's budget saw a deficit estimated at 20%, as demanded to know the amount of money that reached the displaced.
The Chairperson of the Committee Magda Tamimi during a press conference held today, the parliament building and attended by "time", that "there is no budget for the current year and is currently the budget, not the budget," critical "delayed budget in 2015 from the original schedule," calling to "delete all expenses that tax expenditures budget officials and the large number of vehicles as numbers and delete Aldiavatt and incidentals within ministries with reducing Alaivadat and identified the fact that most of them are unjustified and unhelpful. "
And demanded Tamimi to "know the amount of money that arrived to the displaced, and not to charge out and forwarded to retire and then returned consultant salary else," indicating that "the global deficit as a year of 14%, while Iraq's budget saw a deficit estimated at 20%."
Tamimi explained that "appointments in the Ministry of Electricity has become outside contracts since 2013, and that the appointment mechanism did not include contract-holders," asking the Ministry of Finance to "send detailed data on all expenses," pointing out that "the total income and expenditure of the budget since the beginning of this year and up 31 last August, including the Kurdistan region of salaries for the months of January and February amounted to 65 Trliuna and 319 billion dinars for ongoing expenses, "noting that" the revenue amounted to 72 Trliuna and 406 billion dinars. "
She added that "cash dues of the ministries on the circular balance amounted to seven trillion and 780 billion dinars, and amounts drawn to the Ministry of Defense Trliuna and 132 billion dinars, and with respect to compensation Kuwait amounted to three trillion and 368 billion dinars," pointing out that "cash is currently available is Trliunan and 580 billion dinars." .
Criticized for «freedom of expression» in the reign of al-Maliki
Objected to a group of activists in the field of human rights and freedom of opinion and expression on the bill, "freedom of expression and peaceful demonstration," which was written during the reign of former former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government, and the current parliament to discuss it.
Last week, the Iraqi parliament discussed a draft of "freedom of expression and peaceful protest," the former law, which passed in the parliament failed to be the tasks of the new parliament, but this law includes a narrowing of freedoms, according to activists in the field of freedom of opinion and expression.
Yin said Ibrahim Sarraji for "discussion" that "the current law is a restriction on public freedoms, and serves the government and official bodies, and prevents people from expressing their opinion freely and without fear."
Sarraji surprised of this re-controversial of the last Parliament to the current law, the parliament, and said that activists and civil society organizations in the field of human rights and freedom of expression are prevented passed in the last Parliament.
Chapter II of the draft law came in the fifth paragraph of it "prohibits propaganda for war or acts of terrorism or national or racial hatred or religious or sectarian, and challenge the religions, sects, beliefs and would detract from or adherents of the affair."
According to this principle, a wonderful civil rights activist Hamid al-Rubaie, but the problem is that his words loose and unclear and can be interpreted properly, which stands alongside the government says al-Rubaie.
Rubaie says for "discussion" that "the majority of the Iraqi laws, including the Constitution is not clear because the general clauses and not specific and therefore the majority of laws passed by Parliament include legal loopholes could be breaking the law by which, and for this reason we do not want the law of freedom of expression to be in the interest of the government and official authority ".
There are those who believe the difficulty of enactment respect freedom of opinion and expression in the political and security situation is unstable, because the gravity of the security situation will push politicians to enact a law is in their interest and be by their side under the pretext that the country is in an exceptional situation and must confront extremist groups first.
For this reason, it is proposed MP for "national bloc" Adnan Aldenbos The postponement of the adoption of the law on the status quo or re-drafted after consultation with the competent authorities in the field of human rights and freedom of opinion and expression organizations.
Aldenbos also said that "the parliament not to rush to approve the law, especially if the cause of the security crisis in the country was the beginning of the government not to listen to the demands of public demonstrations in Anbar for more than a year has led to its transformation into violence."
Thousands of Anbar residents began demonstrations against the Maliki government in December 25 (December) in 2012 and lasted a full year, until al-Maliki has decided to end the demonstrations by the army, which led to the establishment of the demonstrators to carry arms, while the advantage of organizing "Daash" chaos controlled the city of Fallujah in Anbar even today.
The hundreds of young people began protests against reducing the freedom of expression by the Maliki government on 25 February 2011, and lasted for weeks before the government to end the demonstrations by the security forces, and arrested many of the demonstrators for months.
Another criticism is repeated Opponents of the law, is against sanctions contained therein violates applied, because these harsh penalties and some dating back to the time of the rule of former President Saddam Hussein.
Which violates the law are held accountable in accordance with the Penal Code No. (111) inherited from the rule of Saddam Hussein, and that the law includes penalties of imprisonment of ten years and fines millions of dinars, which is what he considers activists in the field of human rights against freedom of opinion and will prevent people from expressing their opinions for fear of death .
Because of developments in the current political events and the formation of a new government led by Haider al-Abadi, a parliament, not in a hurry the adoption of the law in line with the new government directives to reform the previous government's mistakes, and announced that the Commission on Human Rights of the competent study of law, "freedom of expression and peaceful protest," it is ready to receive proposals for its amendment.
A member of the Commission on Human Rights said dry longings for "debate": "The bill will not remain the same for the current form we have agreed upon the receipt of objections to the law and we will hold meetings with civil society organizations to find out their views before the law passed in the parliament."
President infallible: oil and gas law will solve disputes Arbil and Baghdad
Faud Masum
Network conducted a "Rudaw" media, a dialogue with the President of the Republic Dr. Fuad Masum text comes in:
Rudaw: The head of the Government of Iraq, Haider al-Abadi, at a meeting of the United Nations, told reporters: Iraq intelligence apparatus detect an attack against the Metro New York and Paris, you were on your perusal of this threat? Fuad Masum: I was familiar with the situation, but not in detail, and we discussed the matter and made sure that he must take every Daash threats seriously, and in any place whatsoever.
Rudaw: Do you think that a serious threat States must deal with him seriously? Fuad Masum: in my opinion, will deal with this threat very seriously, and from now on, they can control the conditions of their country, and suspected places, which is the subject of fear.
Rudaw: There is an armed group under the name of the Islamic state has become a major threat to Iraq and the entire region, and the Iraqi government are now considered part of the international coalition led by America against Daash, do you think that the strategy that has taken America to eliminate Daash Stratejp that correct? Note that Europe Stdafhm claiming it in the beginning, and then spend them? Fuad Masum: the elimination of al Daash needs a long time and it will not end up in a short time, but it can weaken them through military strikes against them in Iraq and Syria, but it can be Daash secret organizations and sleeper cells and many branches in many places, so it should be monitored to get to the roots everywhere. "
Rudaw: You say that Daash her secret organizations, and the President of the United States Barack Obama also said that it can not eliminate Daash final through military strikes, for this purpose we need a wide government in Iraq and with the participation of Sunni and Kurdish community in order to feel the that they are part of the government, do you So you think that the form government under the chairmanship of Haider al-Abadi? Fuad Masum: formed the government, and has been the formulation of the government's program, and more importantly, is that the government proceed with its business, and government agencies begin to work with each other, such as conducting a meeting last Thursday to three Vice-President of the Republic, which was very important for me, and it was an important step, where issued a joint statement, is scheduled to join our speech and our position. This was the beginning, and there are attempts to fill all ministries where some bags remained without a minister so far, and did not he after the end of Eid al-Adha holiday will end all the problems of Iraq, and at the same time, we must know that Daash not only in Iraq, but is in Syria and places Others, too, so we need time to eliminate it.
Rudaw: Is there any hope that the situation in Iraq is different from the era of the reign of al-Abadi al-Maliki? Fuad Masum: surely choose Abadi was to form a government of national unity, so we have to monitor their work.
Rudaw: At a time when elected Abadi, remember that you to not accept the election of al-Maliki as prime minister, and now is one of the three-Maliki Noapk, how is the relationship between you now? Fuad Masum: Maliki the fact that Vice-President of the Republic is different from being a prime minister, as the head of government has broad powers, especially when it becomes commander of the armed forces, and this power can do whatever he likes, but he is currently one of the three Nawabi, and has no validity or absolute power and I think he was also aware of the mistakes committed during his rule.
Rudaw: You say he did not have the power, why do you think before the post-Maliki does not have the authority of the state? Fuad Masum: that Nouri al-Maliki today is the president of a political force (state law) which is a large bloc in parliament, and this shows that he did not want to miss the centers of power, and always wants to be in front and have the status and participation in the political process.
Rudaw: Is it true that al-Maliki before the position of Vice President of the Republic, in order to secure immunity so as not to be punished for his mistakes during his reign? Fuad Masum: that al-Maliki had enjoyed parliamentary immunity, because he was a member of Parliament, but Parliament will not remain outside him that immunity.
Relations between Iraq and neighboring countries
Rudaw: After the fall of the Baathist regime in Iraq, relations between Iraq and Turkey are good, and a year after the war in Iraq, flourished relations between Turkey and the Kurdistan region. Do you think that the relations between Turkey and the Iraqi government will be improved to better under the new Iraqi government? Fuad Masum: I hope to get better, especially now, because the issue Daash list, where he made statements against Turkey by issuing Daash, is also involved in all the meetings on this issue, which is one of the countries that have decided to participate in the war against Daash.
Rudaw: But the strained relations between Turkey and Iraq, dating back to the pre-emergence Daash, what you will give you into believing that the improvement in relations? Fuad Masum: In some cases, the reason for the differences between the two countries dates back to the people, and for the strained Turkish-Iraqi relations were on a personal level.
Rudaw: Are you referring to al-Maliki and Erdogan? Fuad Masum: Yes, now the situation is variable, on the one hand there is a new Iraqi government does not have any problem with Abadi, and also organize Daash form a significant threat to Iraq, at the same time it poses a threat to the entire region, and thus pose a threat to Turkey as well.
Rudaw: Daash organization constitutes a threat to Turkey itself, and we know that one of the reasons for non-participation of Turkey in the international coalition against Daash was because of the 49 diplomats and the issue is now liberated. After you met the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is Ahsstm he wants to participate in the international coalition against Daash? Fuad Masum: During our meeting we discussed this issue, and said that he would help Iraq to eliminate Daash, also stressed his desire that relations between Turkey and Iraq is improving well.
Rudaw: if relations between Ankara and Baghdad have improved, would you be at the expense of relations between Ankara and Erbil? Fuad Masum: I do not think, because all relationships have their own space, for example, relations between the Kurdistan Region and Turkey is not based on the expense of Iraq, and Iraq's relations and Turkey also is not based on the Kurds account, Relations of the Kurdistan region with Turkey are trade relations and economic, but with Iraq wider .
Rudaw: KRG oil policy in particular, there are some problems with Baghdad over oil, where annoyed Baghdad from Ankara for allowing the export of the Kurdistan region's oil through its territory, how do you think the possibility of treating this matter easily between Baghdad and Ankara? Fuad Masum: The problem is not between Baghdad and Turkey, but an internal problem in Iraq, and we must go back to the Constitution, and that we proceed to the oil and gas law according to the Constitution, when the legislation of the oil and gas law, will not remain any problem between Erbil and Baghdad.
Rudaw: Do you think it will improve relations between Baghdad and Erbil? Fuad Masum: Without a doubt, because the two sides need each other, all in the field, Baghdad has need us economically, and we need them, and Baghdad need to Arbil, from the political point of view, as we are the Kurds need to Baghdad from the economic point of view and respects the other.
Rudaw: But some Kurdish officials believe that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was one of the architects of the Kurdistan region budget cut, is there hope for the normalization of relations between Erbil and Baghdad? Fuad Masum: do not Haider al-Abadi authority in non-budget exchange, because he was not a minister, had no decision in his hand, as it was the only head of the Finance Committee in the previous Parliament, and the decisions were issued a majority, but at that time upheld the majority Maliki's decision to Kurdistan, and we tried frequently come to a conclusion, but without interest.
Rudaw: You want to say that the decision to cut the budget of the Kurdistan region was not the will of Abadi? Fuad Masum: I think that the Abadi wants to address the problems, before he was assigned to form a government, I spoke to him and confirmed that he wants to resolve all outstanding problems between the Kurdistan region and Baghdad.
Rudaw: As stated in the Constitution, the president of the Republic is the welding of the Constitution, I want to ask you do you cut your view, the provincial budget was a violation of the Constitution? Fuad Masum: When this problem occurs, you are a member of parliament, and tried a lot and met with Nouri al-Maliki, a few times, but as I said a complex issue has become between Arbil and Baghdad, For the owners of the issue was personal, and I tried too much processed, but to no avail.
Rudaw: Do you think that it was a violation of the Iraqi constitution? Fuad Masum: Without a doubt.
Rudaw: Are you trying to solve them as president of the Republic? Fuad Masum: I'm trying so hard during my authority as president of the Republic, because it is important to maintain the unity of the Iraqi territory and to solve the problems of Iraq.
Relations between America and Iraq, Iraq and Iran
Rudaw: America has accused the government of Iran after the Iraq war, it constitutes sabotage in Iraq factor, and was re-charge in the era of George W. Bush and Obama, but note now that America and Iran in the same trench against Daash, do you think that America and Iran share common interests in Iraq ? Fuad Masum: They need to reconsider their policies, in order to reach a solution, because the existing problem now will not stay in Iran and America limits only, but will spread more, Iran is want to solve all the problems, America also does not want to antagonize a large country like Iran in the region. I think it will improve relations between them, I have talked with US Secretary of State on this subject, said: "We do not want to create problems for Iran and change the Iranian regime is not our responsibility, but there is one thing between us, but a nuclear dossier of Iran, if we reach a solution and we have agreed to nuclear file will not keep us any problem with Iran.
Rudaw: a conference in Paris on Daash your Excellency and you are located, and said that Iran's participation was very important in this conference, do you do you think it was important to involve Iran in the international coalition? Fuad Masum: surely must involve Iran in the coalition formally and show role with other countries to hit Daash and eliminate it, because as I have said repeatedly we have nearly a thousand kilometers from the border with Iran, and can not be put in a corner and marginalize, and we must recognize that in day when gunmen attacked and seized Daash Sinjar district and other areas, Iran has sent humanitarian aid and weapons into the region.
Rudaw: Do you think that America's intervention so quickly was fear of the Kurds under the domination of Iran, as is the case in Iraq? Fuad Masum: Do not fear of the Kurds under the domination of Iran, but was worried over the presence of Daash in the region, means American intervention was not out of fear of Iran, was the fear of progress Daash and the seizure of large areas, and prove his strength.
Rudaw: Do you think that all the conflicts that have occurred or took place in the Middle East, especially in the Arab Spring showed Iran as a victorious America like in the area? Fuad Masum: Iran has its own weight in the region, and must be reckoned with, the issue is not in agreement on Iran's withdrawal from Syria or something like that, there are air raids inside Syrian territory against Daash, and this is important, and as we said before there's no limits normal between Syria and Iraq, while beat her in Iraq, the Daash can go to Syria, and should not be allowed to take its breath in Syria and that brings its ranks, as is evident, America hit Daash also urged the Friends of Syria that it will not become a party to the war in Syria, but focuses on Daash only. For this reason, some Arab countries aircraft participated in the air strikes on Daash-controlled areas. But the areas where Syrian forces there by air planes did not target.
Rudaw: Is there is a will by the new officials in Baghdad, especially among the Shiite parties? Fuad Masum: Yes, they are also ready, and we talked on this subject and we have agreed.
Rudaw: In the last period, we saw something very strange, especially after the militants organize Daash progress toward Erbil, where she Erbil often praising its policies and its relations with Turkey, that have strong relationships with them and it is the only alliance to Erbil oil exports through its territory to world markets, but After Daash progress towards Kurdistan, as I referred to your Excellency, Iran, contributed to and supported the provincial government, while Turkey did nothing as the head of the Office of the Presidency of the Kurdistan region, Fouad Hussein, do you think were the relations between Turkey and Erbil bigger and more of this? Fuad Masum: Tattabrtrkiya a big country and it has the power and influence in the region, so we must keep our relations with Turkey, and keep it with Iran, but not at the expense of each other. It is possible in many of the issues that we reach an agreement with Turkey, we can have one vision of it, Kaarac and Turkey, or as a region of Kurdistan and Turkey, but this does not mean that we have the same view in all matters.
Rudaw: Turkey participated as against militants Daash, do you think that will share the development of relations between Turkey and the Kurdistan region or between Iraq and Turkey? Fuad Masum: in my opinion, will improve more relations, because Turkey and Iraq's relations are not built because of Kurdistan, it is true that they say that Kurdistan has a great role in the relations between Turkey and Iraq, but Iraq and Turkey a special relationship as two neighbors and must be preserved, and we must not think that Turkey supports You are everything you need or you are supported in all you want is.
Rudaw: often criticizes the representatives of the Kurds in Baghdad, in general, the President, the Foreign Minister, and the deputies, they were not able to represent the Kurds, in your opinion as president of the Republic, do you consider yourself as an actor or as a response to someone who represents all of Iraq? Fuad Masum: Member of Parliament represents nationalism, and by those laws which proceed from Parliament is the defense of the Kurdistan region, it is true that the President of the Republic of Kurdish, but will not be calculated as a representative of the Kurds, and if intervened in things pertaining to the interests of the Kurds did not interfere where with respect to the provinces, there is no may in this way to be president of the republic, this includes with respect to the three presidencies and the rest of the cabinet as well.
Rudaw: Nadiltm much for Kurdish nationalism against the former Iraqi regime, what do you feel now, you are the President of the Republic of Iraq? Fuad Masum: I am still continuing to struggle, if you see that this government will pursue a policy against the Kurds, should not shut up, and if I did not do something I will leave the post, and not for the Kurds only but for all of Iraq with all its sects and doctrines and ethnic groups and religions.
Rudaw: It is often said that Mam Jalal figure was able to gather all the Iraqi parties, do you think that you will also able to collect those Iraqi parties? Fuad Masum: do my best in order to removed the differences between the Iraqi parties, and work to bring their views, because this benefits all Iraqis.
Rudaw: How is your relationship with the President of Kurdistan? Fuad Masum: Without doubt anything will happen know by contacting the sovereignty and our continuous and strong.
Rudaw: From the day that you became president of the Republic of how many times you contact with some? Fuad Masum: several times, has been blessed occasion of Eid al-Adha.
Rudaw: to what extent that to experience a President of Kurdistan, your sense of the same, in that it is possible that Iraq could be different under the rule of al-Abadi, compared with the reign of al-Maliki? Fuad Masum: Haider al-Abadi new in power, has good ideas, having met several times with some, and expect to see after the formation of the government after the Eid steps taken, and had spoken with Mr. Massoud Barzani and support and also blessed him, and is likely to Arbil to visit soon .
Rudaw: often asked this question and we would love to ask him, why do not you show the first lady of Iraq, especially in formal occasions? Fuad Masum: In my visit to America was with me, and participated in the table, which was organized for the heads of the ladies top, and We took pictures, and will be with me in UN meetings Kurdish clothes when the oldest of my speech at the United Nations.
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Araji: Most amendments provincial law will take its way to implementation
Araji: Most amendments provincial law will take its way to implementation
BAGHDAD / Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network - (IMN) Deputy Prime Minister Bahaa al-Araji, said Friday that most of the provinces that have adopted amendments in the previous parliamentary session councils law will take its way for implementation after adoption of the budget.
They said to the reporter (IMN), that "all these data will not fall within the practice unless there is approval of the federal budget."
"The Council of Ministers approved the submission of the budget for 2015 to the House of Representatives in the corresponding month Dasenber 1/12, and installed all the powers of the practice, as well as the allocation of large service projects within the general budget."
He explained that "the government wants to end all crises, both with the Kurdistan region or other provinces." Stressing that "giving wider powers to the provinces to amend the background provincial law, being closer in providing the service, as well as the responsibility of local government to its citizens."
The spokesman for the Council of Ministers tributary Jabouri earlier, the Board discussed the general budget for the years 2014 and 2015, and ways to speed up its approval, and detect the presence of a real tendency to approve the 2014 budget as soon as possible.
Deputy for Anbar: our meetings with continuous Abadi
BAGHDAD / Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) - MP confirmed for Anbar province, Ghada Mohamed, that the deputies of Anbar and ministers, local government prohibit continuous meetings with Prime Minister al-Abadi, who showed his cooperation to end the deteriorating security situation in Anbar and strengthen forces and the closure of border crossings to narrow the field Daash on terrorist factions.
She said Mohammed's (IMN) "The interior ministers of defense will have a major role in the development of effective security plans, to inject the blood of the people of Anbar and rally military units and tribal members in the province to completely cleared, and the closure of border crossings that flow including terrorist groups, especially Syria," pointing out that "These things have been submitted to a formal request for action-Abbadi crisis."
The chairman of the Anbar province Krhot morning, the launch of a military campaign to lift the siege on the families of the besieged "Daash" terrorist gangs in the province.
100 Vice sign for the application of the political balance in the ministries
BAGHDAD / Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) - informed member of a coalition of state law, the gift of hope, Center Brief, collect the signatures of 100 members for the application of the law of political balance and activation in the ministries and state institutions to eliminate all cronyism and clientelism and party there.
She said Attia's (IMN) that "political quota system in the distribution of positions held the country into the abyss and helped to professional competence and loss account and partisan Ketloah."
And warned the decision of the House of Representatives Imad Youkhana, of political interference in the selection of education managers.
Commission revealed reconstruction and development in the Basra Governorate Council, and there are more than 100 tarried a government project, including a project to establish a new headquarters for the council, promising to withdraw lagging projects from defaulting companies.
The Chairperson of the Committee flower Hamza Albjara "The Commission is in the process of monitoring the implementation of the campaign and the counting of lagging projects in all areas of the province by organizing field visits to project sites daily.
She Albjara he was identified more than 100 projects tarried so far and all of them linked to the plans back to the previous years, "indicating that it was the grace of the company executing the project one week to speed up the work and raise the level of their performance."
25 Zebari: the public budget deficit reached $ 84 billion
Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari announced that the financial Agr arrived in the general budget to very large levels reaching $ 84 billion.
Zebari said in a press statement that: "The fiscal deficit in the public budget reached $ 84 billion," noting that: Many reasons have led to a rise in the deficit in the forefront of "wasting the previous budgets and corruption that marred the previous government funds."
He pointed out that "large sums of money spent on military operations and support of the popular crowd and the displaced."
The head of the parliamentary finance committee Magda al-Tamimi said earlier that: "There is no budget for the current year and what currently exists and not balancing the budget," criticizing "the budget in 2015 was delayed from the original schedule."
Petrofac wins to extend the expansion of FAO platform to export oil contract worth $
Petrofac wins to extend the expansion of FAO platform to export oil contract worth $ 300 million
The British Petrofac, Friday, to extend its second decade with the South Oil Company for the award of the project to expand the FAO complex crude oil for a full year, and as shown that the value of the extension amounted to $ 106 million to become the total value of the contract with $ 300 million, confirmed that this extension proof The company's success in Iraq, while the southern oil police drew out the importance of the role of the British company in improving the rate of exports from FAO floating platform.
The site Offshore Technology News oil in a report seen by the (long-Presse), "the Iraqi Southern Oil Company was awarded a second contract with the British Petrofac Services Company's oil and gas industries, worth $ 106 million, almost to assign expansion project Faw complex crude oil," indicating that " This extension, which will continue for the year as of next December to a total value of the contract to more than $ 300 million. "
The Web site said that "the British company will be in accordance with this contract to provide maintenance services and operating for a number of oil installations located far from the coast in water display, which includes FAO floating platform as well as the CPU measurement and maintenance work on the platform with four berths unilateral ships," noting that "Petrofac The British would also provide maintenance services for the oil pipeline stretching under water, as well as supervising the loading operations at the FAO platform for the export of oil, which lies 60 kilometers from the coast. "
For his part, Deputy Director of Petrofac Services Company and offshore oil projects Rajapathe Mani said, "This extension demonstrates the successes achieved by the company recently in Iraq and our commitment to our partner Qadeer Iraqi Southern Oil Company service."
He Rajapathe "across the past 24 months to get us nearly 280 tankers and exported about 570 million barrels of oil, has helped us to achieve continuous improvement through monthly exports from the podium, where exports exceeded during the last six months the rate of 31 million barrels."
For his part, Director General of the South Oil Company Jafar "Petrofac company has expanded during the past two years of its capabilities in the field of engineering services and FAO project management for the benefit of the South Oil Company and the contract extension demonstrates the importance of the company's role in improving the rate of exports from FAO floating platform-style security and efficient ".
Petrofac is a leading oil and gas companies, and taken from the United Kingdom have a center with several branches in different parts of the world Ibrzarha India and the United Arab Emirates and its oil investment projects in Iraq in the center and south of the country.
Sunni figures hit for "targeting" in the reign of al-Maliki will attend the reconcili
Sunni figures hit for "targeting" in the reign of al-Maliki will attend the reconciliation conference
Revealed Iraqi political parties, on Friday, for efforts made by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to hold a national reconciliation conference within this month, said a leading role in the Supreme Council of the Abadi and leaders in the National Alliance are conducting contacts with politicians and tribal leaders from all walks of life to speed up the holding of this conference.
To that, the Congress of the Federation of powers that the conference will have positive returns on the fight against terrorism in the western regions, stressing that he is part of an agreement to form a government. As they talked about the presence of international organizations Kgamah Arab and the United Nations, pointed out invitations for "personalities" had been targeted in the Maliki government.
The Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi hinted at the possibility of an amnesty for the parties cooperated with Daash, said on Thursday that "those who stand with Daash in front of them a chance to return the national row before it is too late, after a meeting with a delegation from Salahuddin province," stressing that "security forces are going edit Salahuddin and all regions of Iraq any time soon. "
This comes against the backdrop of the prime minister held intensive meetings with tribal elders and officials in the provinces of Salahuddin and Anbar, Nineveh and Diyala in the Jordanian capital of Amman and Baghdad.
In this context, Fadi al-Shammari, a member bloc citizen says in a statement to the "long", "Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and his team is behind the National Alliance leaders are leading the negotiations serious and direct talks with all political blocs, religious and tribal figures to hold a conference of national reconciliation."
Shammari and refers to "The prime minister and the leaders of the coalition are currently looking with these parties to determine a specific date for the convening of this conference in Baghdad as soon as possible to be attended by all the invitees," stressing "the need to determine the day-fits-all when facing the Iraqi state from a critical and difficult conditions in the particularly the threat of terrorism. "
The attention of the leadership of the Supreme Council to "the existence of a consensus among all parties to the community to hold this conference to map out a unified way to meet the challenges and difficulties facing Iraq and the strengthening of national unity."
He continues Shammari, saying that "those who will be invited to attend the conference of the three presidencies political and national major powers and religious endowments and the President of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani," noting that "what is being discussed about the presence of the political process is added to some of the moderate and influential figures Sunni leaders Sunni in the middle. "
And transferred the leadership of the Supreme Council for the Prime Minister demanding political blocs "urgency to hold this conference, which will bring together representatives of the components of the people at the same table," expected to "hold this conference during the next two weeks or in the orbit of the current month."
And on this comment Hamid al-Mutlaq, a member of the Security and Defense Committee, in a statement for "long", that "the reason for the tragic situation which is exposed to some areas is poor state administration not to apply laws fairly, making certain environment feel aggrieved so become either assistants for terrorists or collaborators with them. "
He said al-Mutlaq "If embrace these citizens by the state and accommodation and lift the injustice and inequity them That would have a positive impact in the expulsion of Daash and terrorism from Iraq as well as the activation of the part of national reconciliation is real and not, as was the case in the previous period."
Commenting on the call Abadi, to reconcile, to meet with pink, MP for Anbar province, said that "this proposal positively and in the interest of Iraq to eliminate the risk Daash and disinfect all areas dominated by the earlier" and felt that "This step is part of a political reform paper governed cut the time agreed upon. "
Confirms pink, a deputy from the Arab bloc in an interview with the "long", that "the position of Prime Minister Sakspena parties, have certain targets in Anbar, in the fight against Daash and strengthens the position of the tribes and security forces."
To this end, Salah al-Jubouri, MP from the Union of Iraqi forces, the Office of the Prime Minister held a series of negotiations and discussions with political and tribal parties to attend to convene a national reconciliation conference.
He said al-Jubouri, told the "long", "The recent meetings Abadi in Amman, with clan elders and politicians from the provinces of Anbar and Salahuddin come as part of the preparation for this conference," pointing to "the difficulty of editing areas controlled by Daash and the establishment of state institutions only through activation of genuine national reconciliation. "
Jubouri and pointed out that "the existence of political parties do not want national reconciliation, such as those obtained in the past, and attendance is limited by the specific figures without the other," stressing that "the conference to be held will be attended by some of the characters that targeted and deported politically in the Maliki government", refusing to reveal more of Details invitations.
And demanding political and tribal Sunni parties to re-mind former Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, who fired the arrest of crew protection process spark angry protests in Sunni provinces.
He says Salah al-Jubouri said the Arab League and the UN role Almtnhaddh and the Organization of the Islamic work are of the most prominent international bodies attending the national reconciliation conference, likely to be held during the current month.
Parliamentary Finance: 2014 functional grades will be transferred to the next year's
Parliamentary Finance: 2014 functional grades will be transferred to the next year's budget
BAGHDAD / obelisk said the parliamentary finance committee member Masood Haider, the grades allocated within the 2014 budget will not be voted on by the House of Representatives to compensate in the federal budget for 2015 .
Haider pointed out that the ongoing projects have been allocated funds to complete, but the projects did not start in 2015 will be transferred to the budget. "
Noting that "the 2014 budget did not vote on it, but will send a counterbalance monetary agreement with the Central Bank . "
And that "the former finance minister confirmed the inclusion of increased staff salaries retroactively under the 2014 budget." Stressing that the parliamentary finance committee waiting for the budget of the government for discussion as soon as possible . "
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