Al-Hadath TV reported, on Tuesday evening, that the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa
Al-Kazemi, will visit Saudi Arabia next Monday.
This visit will be the first foreign station for Al-Kazemi since he assumed the presidency of the Iraqi government last May.
Al-Kazemi will also conduct visits to Iran, America and Europe.
Shafaq News / Former Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji officially assumed the duties of the National Security Adviser instead of Faleh al-Fayyad, who held the position for several years.
In the National Security Advisor, this morning a ceremony was held to hand over and hand over the responsibility of the National Security Adviser to Al-Aaraji, by former National Security Adviser Faleh Al-Fayyad.
The media office of the National Security Adviser said in a statement received by Shafaq News that these ceremonies took place in the presence of a number of advisors and managers in this institution.
The statement added that Al-Araji presented an introductory meeting with the consultants and managers, as he welcomed the attendees, wishing them “more tender to serve the public interest and build Iraq.”
The Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa al-Kazimi, had ended in the beginning of this July the assignment of Al-Fayyad and appointed Al-A’raji in his place. The tasks of Al-Fayyad were carried out in the conduct of the affairs of the National Security Agency, and Abd al-Ghani al-Asadi was assigned to administer the agency.
July 2020 in Iraq Industry & Trade News – By John Lee.
Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has held a meeting with the Ministers of Electricity and Oil to discuss electricity supply in Iraq, and directed that all electricity projects, especially those agreed with Siemens, be implemented without delay.
He added that Iraq has spent billions of dollars on the electricity sector in recent years, but because of corruption, waste and mismanagement, it failed to build a modern power grid that meets the needs of its citizens.
the PM said he is determined to address the problems in the electricity sector, implement plans for its development, and tackle corruption in all its forms in this critical sector.
(Source: Govt of Iraq)
The Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed the number of “uncontrolled” outlets in the north and south, while stressing monitoring the auction of selling the currency and where its money goes, in light of the widespread corruption in the country .
The committee member, MP Ahmad Hama, said, “Today, the prime minister is required to start a campaign against the corrupt and influential mafias and controlling Iraqi ports in Basra and border crossings, as it is the economic focal point for Iraq .”
He added that “eleven border outlets in Basra and the same in the Kurdistan region of Iraq are outside the control of the state and no one knows what is going on in them, especially since the volume of waste in them is estimated at about nine billion dollars annually .”
Hama stressed that “the currency auction sells about $ 60 billion annually to purchase goods, but it is without supervision and there are no conditions for the import of goods, which makes waste in importing billions of dollars that are the right of the people .”
Baghdad today – Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, during his visit to Karbala, said today, Tuesday, that he supports private sector projects in order to provide job opportunities.
Al-Kazimi stated in a press conference attended by the correspondent of (Baghdad Today) that “we support the private sector, and we are working to provide all the requirements for its success and improve its reality and activate and support the private sector will contribute greatly to providing job opportunities.”
He added that “the partnership between the public and private sectors is very important during the next stage and we support local projects and the Iraqi product, and we strive with full force to support, activate and revitalize the Iraqi industry.”
Al-Kazimi had arrived earlier in the day in Karbala Governorate, for the first time since he assumed the position of Prime Minister.
The Governor of Karbala, Nasif Jasim Al-Khattabi, received, today, Tuesday, the Prime Minister, in the local government building in the province.
The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, held a meeting earlier today (July 14, 2020), with the local government in Karbala Governorate.
According to the official news agency, “The prime minister held a meeting with the head of the local government in the Karbala governorate, Nassif Jassem al-Khattabi, to open service projects in the governorate.”
Baghdad – Mawazine News, The Central Bank of Iraq discussed, on Monday, the plans of action of banks operating in Iraq, to ensure that it is easily linked to a multi-currency “structures” platform.
A statement issued by the bank / Mawazine News / a copy of it stated that “the Central Bank of Iraq, in cooperation with the Arab Monetary Fund, organized a workshop for banks operating in Iraq to participate in the platform, this came after the announcement of the launch of a platform for Arab payments of the Regional Foundation for the Clearing and Settlement of Arab Payments, which It is managed by the Arab Monetary Fund and preparations are made for this bank and a number of local banks for direct participation in the platform.
The statement added, “The workshop discussed the proposed banks ‘business plans and touched on the technical requirements and the steps required to ensure that they are easily connected to the platform and to know the banks’ readiness to do so.”
The “Bani” platform represents a multi-currency payment platform that provides clearing and settlement services in Arab currencies and international currencies that meet the eligibility requirements, to clearing and settling inter-Arab financial transactions as well as financial transactions between Arab countries and the main trading partners of Arab countries.
It aims to enable financial and banking institutions in the Arab region, including central and commercial banks, to send and receive inter-payments in all parts of the Arab region and outside in a safe and reliable manner at an appropriate cost and high efficiency, in addition to that the Bani platform provides participants with modern payment solutions that are in line with standards and principles International and international compliance requirements.
And in the opportunities for economic and financial integration in the Arab region, it actively contributes to it to support investment links with the trading partners of the Arab countries on various continents.
The platform will be available to all banks that meet the criteria and conditions for participation in them, foremost among which are the standards and procedures for compliance aspects. Ended 6/29 n
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi confirmed today, Saturday, during the opening of the Mandali border crossing, that the time for wasting the misplaced funds has gone and today is launching a new stage.
Al-Kazimi said in a statement received by his media office, that “the Mandali port is one of the important outlets, but it has turned into a den and a crossing for the corrupt.”
He added, “The time for wasting money has gone out of place, and today we are launching a new phase,” indicating that “the port is under the protection of our military forces, and it has the right to shoot anyone who violates the customs campus.”
He continued: “We will work to automate the administrative aspects of customs to protect public money and fight corruption,” noting that “there are (ghosts) present in the customs campus that blackmail the merchant and businessmen, and our message to them is that we will track them and rid the ports of them.”
He explained that “the money is the money of the people and not the money of the corrupt, and today I directed to protect the customs sanctuary and to proceed with the procedures of automation and the pursuit of (ghosts).”
He continued, “Security authorities and the director of ports were given powers to deal with the situation of the outlets,” noting that “there are those who try to cover up to cover up and protect the corrupt, but we will proceed to restore the prestige of the state and the law, which is an opportunity to launch into the future.”
Al-Kazimi added: “We need the solidarity of all Iraqis in order to move forward, and we will not stop fighting the corrupt.”
{Baghdad: Al Furat News}, said adviser to the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, that the Prime Minister’s upcoming visit to the United States will include several aspects, including security.
“It is a visit that includes the development of all relations, including on the security side,” Hisham Dawood told Al Furat News.
He added, “Our relations with America are strategic, cultural, scientific, economic, agricultural, and there is no doubt on the security side, and this is normal because we have a common war against ISIS and military relations and we import weapons from them . ”
It is expected that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi will visit Washington, DC, in the next few days, during which he will head the Iraqi side in the second round of the strategic dialogue between the two countries.
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Baghdad / Obelisk: A member of the Kurdistan Regional Government delegation negotiating with the federal government revealed new details about the negotiations and the date of the next visit of the delegation of the region to Baghdad, noting that the delegation of the region is awaiting a response from Baghdad, about the upcoming visit.
The member stated, according to media outlets, that the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government is likely to visit Baghdad at the end of this week, most likely, indicating that the delegation will be headed by the Deputy President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani.
He pointed out that reaching an agreement between the two sides has become necessary and urgent from both parties to the negotiations, pointing out that the files that are to be discussed are related to the financial dues of the Kurdistan region, oil, non-oil imports, customs and border ports.
He explained that the Baghdad government recognized all the files that the Kurdistan Region delegation presented to it recently, including the oil production file, as the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government provided statistics on the produced quantities, which amounted to 467 thousand barrels per day, of which 30 thousand barrels are for domestic consumption, and the rest are exported, as is The numbers were released on other imports.
It is mentioned that the most important pending issues between the two parties include the oil file, border crossings and airports, at a time when the poor economic and financial situation of the Kurdistan Regional Government is pushing Baghdad to raise the ceiling of its demands.
