The Kurdistan Region and America are discussing addressing the security voids

Shafaq News/ The Vice President of Kurdistan Region, Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, and the US forces operations officer in Iraq, Colonel Michael Cullinan, discussed, on Monday, the latest results of the strategic dialogue between Iraq and America, the complexities and movements of ISIS in the region, the military operations of the army and the Peshmerga, and addressing the security gaps.

A statement by the region’s presidency, received by Shafaq News Agency, said that Sheikh Mustafa received the US forces’ operations officer in Iraq, Colonel Michael Cullinan, and his advisor, Peter Blades.

The statement said that the two sides discussed the latest results of the strategic dialogue between Iraq and America, the complexities and movements of ISIS in the region, the military operations of the army and the Peshmerga, the continuation of logistical assistance to the Peshmerga, reform, the unification of the Peshmerga, and addressing the conditions of areas in which there is a security vacuum.

The statement added that Sheikh Mustafa thanked the US forces and the international coalition against ISIS, and the cooperation and US military logistical assistance to the Peshmerga, and its high price, stressing the continuation of the joint operations of the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army with the support of the coalition to eliminate terrorists in the region.

The statement stated that Colonel Cullinan reiterated that his country will continue to cooperate and protect the region from any dangers that beset it, referring to the importance of the strategic dialogue between Iraq and America with the participation of the Kurdistan Region and expressed his pleasure to develop relations in the economic and military fields.

The statement indicated that the two sides were in agreement on coordination and greater desire for relations between America and the Kurdistan Region, and stressed the importance of unifying and reforming the Peshmerga forces and building a national united force, as well as filling the security voids in the regions. Larger.

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Al-Kazemi announces the start of implementing the mechanisms of the economic reform plan within the white paper

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi announced the start of implementing the mechanisms of the economic reform plan within the white paper.

Al-Kazemi said, while presiding over the meeting of the Supreme Committee for Reform, according to a statement issued by his office, that “Nas” received a copy of it, (August 2, 2021), that “since we launched the reform white paper to address the rampant corruption in the country, we are working to create an appropriate atmosphere for its implementation.”

He added, “Our meeting today is to announce the start of implementing the administrative and executive mechanisms of the economic reform plan within the white paper,” noting, “We aspire strongly to restore the country’s economy to its strength after the situation reached very low levels as a result of rampant corruption.”

Al-Kazemi continued, “This plan will rebuild the Iraqi economy in a proper manner, achieving sustainable development for the country, and the reform plan will provide a solution to the chronic economic management crisis, which is represented by complete dependence on oil, and the failure to diversify sources of income.”

He pointed out that, “We want to prove to the Iraqis that we are serious about reform, so the plan for managing the economy was not short-term, nor was it a timely solution, but rather aimed at an integrated reform until it is completed within 5 years.”

He pointed out that “the damage to the Iraqi economy is very great, and for this reason it is impossible to implement the reform plan in a short time, and everyone who promises to do so is delusional,” explaining that “our goal is to advance the Iraqi state, not the current government, governments go and the state remains, and for this we want With all our determination to restore Iraq’s economic prestige.”

And he stated, “Since we assumed the administration of the executive authority of Iraq, we have been working hard to implement reforms, in order to come out with the least losses for all of us,” noting that “the future of our children is more important than anything, they are the builders of Iraq, and they are the ones who will lead it, so let’s leave our interests and think about our children.

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The Iraqi Prime Minister announces the start of implementing the economic reform plan

Today, Monday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi confirmed the start of implementing the administrative and executive mechanisms of the economic reform plan.

According to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), his media office said in a statement, “The Prime Minister chairs the meeting of the Higher Committee for Reform.”

The statement quoted Al-Kazemi as saying that “since we launched the reform white paper to address the rampant corruption in the country, we are working to create an appropriate atmosphere for its application,” noting that “today’s meeting is to announce the start of implementing the administrative and executive mechanisms for the economic reform plan within the white paper.”

He added, “We strongly aspire to restore the country’s economy to its strength after the situation reached very low levels as a result of rampant corruption,” stressing that “this plan would rebuild the Iraqi economy in a proper manner, achieving sustainable development for the country.”

He continued, “The reform plan will provide a solution to the chronic economic management crisis, which is represented by complete dependence on oil, and the failure to diversify sources of income.”

We want to prove to the Iraqis that we are serious about reform; Therefore, the economic management plan was not short-term, nor was it immediate, but rather aimed at an integrated reform until it is completed within 5 years.”

He stressed that “the damage to the Iraqi economy is very great, and for this reason it is impossible to implement the reform plan in a short time, and whoever promises to do so is delusional.”

He pointed out that “the goal is to advance the Iraqi state, not the current government. Governments go and the state remains, and for this we want with all our determination to restore Iraq’s economic prestige.”

And he continued, “Since we assumed the administration of the executive authority of Iraq, we have been working hard to implement reforms, in order to come out with the least losses for all of us,” noting that “the future of our children is more important than anything, they are the builders of Iraq, and they are the ones who will lead it, so let’s leave our interests and think about our children.”

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Iraq renews its desire to open up to the international community, both economically and commercially

Baghdad – Mawazine News, Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Hamid Al-Ghazi, discussed, on Monday, with the Italian ambassador to Iraq, the results of the Prime Minister’s visit to Rome, while stressing the government’s desire to open up to the international community, economically and commercially.

A spokesman for the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, Haider Majid, said in a statement received by Mawazine News that “Al-Ghazi met the Italian ambassador to Iraq, and discussed with him the results of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s visit to the Italian capital, Rome.”

He pointed out that “the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers renewed, during the meeting, the Iraqi government’s desire to open up to the international community in the economic and commercial fields.”

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News From The Central Bank Of Iraq

The Independent/ The Central Bank of Iraq announced, on Tuesday, that its funds are “fortified” by an American decision, “and no party can seize them.”

The bank stated in a statement, that the legal authorities in the United States of America confirmed to the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq that all the reserves and funds of the Central Bank of Iraq are fortified and that no party can seize them, and also confirmed that they will defend its immunity with the rest of the countries and these reserves cannot be compromised.

The Governor of the Central Bank is accompanied by the head of the Iraqi government in the delegation in Washington.

The bank added, “Iraq will complete during the coming period the full payment of the compensation and benefits accrued from it before 2003, as this will lead to the lifting of international immunity from Iraq’s funds abroad and it will be subject to implementation by some creditors from other parties and companies.”

He also added that those American legal authorities confirmed that the funds and reserves of the Central Bank of Iraq are protected under the laws followed in the United States of America, and pledged to defend what is in the central banks and banks in other countries.

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Reuters: Biden and Al-Kazemi will sign an agreement that officially ends the combat missions of US forces in Iraq by the end of 2021

Baghdad today – US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi will sign an agreement officially ending the combat missions of US forces in Iraq by the end of 2021, more than 18 years after sending US forces to the country.

With the decision to withdraw the last US troops from Afghanistan by the end of August, the Democratic president will conclude US combat missions in the two wars started by former President George W. Bush.

It is scheduled to meet Biden and Al-Kazemi in the Oval Office in the first direct talks between them as part of a strategic dialogue between the United States and Iraq.

A statement will be issued after the meeting to announce the end of US combat missions in Iraq, a senior Biden administration official said.

There are currently about 2,500 US soldiers in Iraq, whose missions are to confront the remnants of the Islamic State. And the US role in Iraq will change completely to being limited to training and advising the Iraqi army.

The shift is not expected to have little effect because the United States is already focusing on training Iraqi forces.

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Al-Fateh Alliance welcomes the ‘national achievement’ made by the Iraqi delegation in Washington

The Al-Fateh Alliance, led by Hadi Al-Amiri, welcomed, on Tuesday, the “national achievement” made by the Iraqi delegation during the strategic dialogue round with the United States of America.

The coalition said in a statement received by “Nass” (July 27, 2021), that it “welcomes the national achievement of the Iraqi negotiator by agreeing to the complete exit of combat forces at the end of this year, and considers it a positive and advanced step towards achieving full national sovereignty.”

The coalition statement added, “We hope that the concerned officials in the Iraqi state will follow up the implementation of what was agreed upon in a practical way, and all thanks and appreciation to the Iraqi negotiator for this national achievement.”

On Monday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called for the cessation of military action by the “resistance” until the completion of the withdrawal of US forces.

Al-Sadr said in a blog post, seen by “Nass” (July 26, 2021), “Thank you to the Iraqi national resistance, as the occupation announces the start of the withdrawal of all its combat forces, let us wait for you to complete the withdrawal. And thanks for the efforts made to crystallize this agreement, especially Brother Al-Kazemi.”

He added, “Knowing that we have stated conditions in the past, and with their realization, the military action of the resistance must be halted at all… and seeking to support the Iraqi security forces, including the army and the police, to restore security and extend it on Iraqi lands and to banish the specter of terrorism, violence, intruders and pretenders of resistance.”

US President Joe Biden had assured the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, that the combat mission of the US forces had ended and the start of a new phase of military cooperation.

Al-Kazemi said, during his meeting with Biden (July 26, 2021), “I am pleased with the continuation of cooperation between Baghdad and Washington,” stressing that “our relations have many health, cultural and other aspects.”

“Partnership with the United States is strategic,” he added.

Biden said, “We will send 500,000 doses of vaccine to Iraq,” noting that “his aspiration is for the Iraqi elections.”

Biden added, “We want to continue to support Iraq in intelligence,” noting that “the American role in Iraq will focus on training assistance and what is related to ISIS.”

The US President stressed that “the US-Iraqi partnership continues, and my administration is committed to it, and we are committed to security cooperation and confronting ISIS with the Iraqi government.”

US President Joe Biden also announced Monday that the United States will end by the end of the year its “combat mission” in Iraq to begin a “new phase” of military cooperation with this country.

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Iraqi Central: Washington pledged to protect our money deposited abroad

The Central Bank of Iraq said, on Tuesday, that the legal authorities in the United States pledged to continue to protect the Iraqi funds deposited in its banks and the banks of other countries, in conjunction with the near completion of the country’s payment of all debts incurred before 2003.

The Central Bank added, in a statement, according to the agency. Anatolia said, “The American legal authorities assured the bank that all its reserves and funds are fortified, and no party can seize them, and that they will defend its immunity with the rest of the countries.”

In 1991, a UN Compensation Committee was formed, obligating Baghdad to pay $52.4 billion in compensation to individuals, companies, governmental organizations and others, who incurred losses resulting directly from the invasion and occupation of Kuwait.
Meanwhile, Baghdad recently announced that it is determined to repay the debts owed to it before 2003.

Debts owed to Iraq before the 2003 war, to countries such as Kuwait and the Paris Club, in addition to bilateral debts with countries and companies, which have not been paid and their interests have accumulated until today.

Foreign companies had submitted complaints to collect financial compensation estimated at millions of dollars for the disruption of their activities in the country or debts owed to them by the government at the time, according to Iraqi officials, dating back to the period before 2003.

But the Iraqi authorities say that these compensations have no legal basis, and they have not been decided upon. . Iraq has so far paid about $50 billion, according to the United Nations, and the decision requires Iraq to deposit 5 percent of its export earnings from sales of oil, oil and gas products, in a UN fund established under the name of the United Nations Compensation Fund.

And government officials had revealed earlier, that the internal and external debts owed by Iraq amount to about 73 billion dollars, payable, in addition to 40 billion outstanding for eight countries.

And the financial advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, revealed in previous statements that “Iraq’s internal debt is about 50 billion dollars.”

Last June, the Iraqi Ministry of Justice revealed that it had taken accelerated steps to recover the country’s frozen funds abroad that date back to the era of the late President Saddam Hussein (1979-2003).

Iraq’s funds abroad were frozen after the United Nations imposed stifling economic sanctions on Baghdad, as a result of its invasion of Kuwait in the early 1990s.

Iraq is going through a stifling financial crisis resulting from the drop in global oil prices, since the beginning of the global outbreak of the Corona epidemic, and the spread of corruption, as the Iraqi authorities estimate that 150 billion dollars have been smuggled from corruption deals abroad since 2003, according to what the Iraqi President Barham Salih announced on May 23 / last May.

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Immunity of Central Bank of Iraq funds abroad

The legal authorities in the United States of America confirmed to the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq that all the reserves and funds of the Central Bank of Iraq are fortified and no party can seize them. They also confirmed that they will defend its immunity with the rest of the countries and these reserves cannot be compromised.

As Iraq will complete during the coming period the full payment of the compensation and benefits accrued from it prior to 2003, this will lead to the lifting of the international immunity for Iraq’s money abroad and it will be subject to implementation by some creditors from other parties and companies.

In this context, those legal authorities confirmed that the funds and reserves of the Central Bank of Iraq are protected under the laws followed in the United States of America, and pledged to defend what is in the central banks and banks in other countries.

Central Bank of Iraq
Media Office
27 July 2021

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AL-RAFIDAIN ANNOUNCES NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR CITIZENS WISHING TO OPEN SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

Baghdad / National News Center: Al-Rafidain Bank announced new instructions to facilitate procedures for citizens wishing to open savings and current accounts to deposit their money in the bank.

And the bank’s media office stated, in a statement received by the “National News Center”, that “the bank canceled the requirement to see the definition for customers who wish to open current accounts, with the aim of attracting the largest number of customers, with a commitment to applying the principle of knowing your customer and taking due diligence measures.”

The bank renewed, “its emphasis on the obligation to submit one supporting document when opening savings and current accounts.”

He explained, “The unified card dispenses with the rest of the documents, and there is no need to wait for the validity of its issuance, while adopting the civil status identity, passport, housing card, or housing support for those who were not issued a unified card.”

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