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After the lifting of the flight ban for Kurdistan, a banking and tax agreement

Abadi met with officers of the Ministry of Interior working in the airports of northern Kurdistan region

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Iraqi President Fuad Masum welcomed Tuesday the announcement by Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi of the reopening of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports in the Kurdistan region for international flights and lifting the ban on airports in the Kurdistan region, calling for full cooperation between the concerned authorities as well as continuing a comprehensive dialogue to resolve all other differences between the two sides on the basis of the Constitution and resolutions Federal Court.

In a statement issued by Elaf, Masoum stressed the necessity of restoring the lives of citizens in the Kurdistan region to normal and solving the problem of paying the salaries of the workers of the province and easing restrictions on private banks in the region and normalization of relations between the Iraqi people.

President Masoum stressed the need for all citizens to unite in order to liquidate the remnants of the terrorists and prevent the return of criminal terrorist acts in any form or place of the country. "
The Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Dr. Haider al-Abadi announced today, under his constitutional powers, the reopening of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports After the response of local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore the federal authority to the two airports

Abadi said during his meeting with officers of the Ministry of Interior working at airports in the Kurdistan region of Iraq that he signed his order after the response of the local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore the federal authority to the two airports according to the Constitution.

He noted in his speech conveyed by his press office and vassal "Elaf" said the move came in order to facilitate the travel of citizens through airports in Erbil international and Sulaymaniyah , and the development of the Directorate for the protection of the airports of the Kurdistan region command and control of the Ministry of the Interior of the Federal be.
He said Abadi , it will link the verification system region and airports transmittance main border clades in Baghdad , along the lines of what is happening in other Iraqi ports and linking passports, citizenship and its affiliates departments in the airports of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah , the Federal Ministry of the Interior , according to the law.

he added that "there Ala The hands of the paragraphs in the Diwani thing that we have the interest of us on the rights and interests of citizens in the Kurdistan region and all Iraqis. "
Abadi said that a higher committee would be set up to oversee the administration of the airports and its competitors and ensure compliance with federal standards. It would include representatives of all concerned authorities in the center and the region and report to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

The following is the text of the order Diwani for Ebadi to lift the ban on aviation for Airports region of Kurdistan : According to the powers granted to us under Article 78 of the Constitution and in the light of the Council of Ministers Resolution No. (305) for the year 2017 and our commitment to facilitate the travel of citizens through airports in Erbil international and Sulaymaniyah, after The response of the local authorities in the Kurdistan region to restore the federal authority on the two airports mentioned in accordance with the Constitution, we decided the following:

1. The creation of a Directorate for Special Protection on the airports of the Kurdistan region shall be command and control of the Federal Ministry of Interior and determine the Federal Minister of Interior, the body that is linked to that Directorate and the placement of staff and organization and take advantage of the current formations after the reorganization and structure and association with the federal authority as follows: a - swear protection of the airport Erbil International and the protection section of Sulaymaniyah International Airport linked to the Directorate above.

B- The director of the Protection Department shall be an officer of not less than a colonel and his assistant at a rank not less than the applicant. He shall be chosen by the Federal Minister of Interior.
(C) The members of the Directorate shall abide by the uniform specified for the security forces of the Ministry of the Interior under the provisions of Decree No. 7 of 2014.
2. The verification system (Pays) of the airports of the region and its border link to the main system in Baghdad, as is the case in other Iraqi ports.

3. The passports and nationality departments and their affiliates in the Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports in the Federal Ministry of Interior, according to the law.
4. The technical committees of the General Authority for Customs shall supervise the introduction, production and handling of materials and equipment through the two airports after obtaining the official approvals from the competent authorities for the local and foreign importers and auditing the approvals according to jurisdiction and according to the letter of the National Security Council No. (126) on 9/5/2011

5 International air traffic is allowed to and from the airports of the Territory and in accordance with the approvals of the Federal Civil Aviation Authority after completing the requirements of this Diwaniya order, provided that this period does not exceed the period of the week from its date.
6. A Higher Committee shall be established to supervise the management of airports and airports of the Territory and to ensure compliance with federal standards. It shall include representatives of all concerned authorities in the Center and the Region and shall report to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces or his entourage.

Agreement to ease restrictions on the banks of the region and standardize the payment of taxes

Hours after Abadi's decision to lift the travel ban on the Kurdistan region, Baghdad and Erbil agreed on

On the mechanism of work of banks and banks operating in the region and on the unification of taxes and collect them once.

The Minister of Finance and Economy in the Kurdistan Regional Government Ribaz Halaman, in a joint press conference with the Secretary-General of the Iraqi Council of Ministers Ali al-Aql after their meeting today in Erbil to reach an agreement and signed it is in the interest of both sides.

He explained that the first phase of the agreement provides for reducing the number of commercial banks belonging to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and the second phase to obtain all banks and banks in the region to leave work practice of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad and be dealt with officially, both inside and outside Iraq.

He pointed out that during the meeting also discussed the issue of customs and during the next week will be an expanded meeting to regulate the work of customs tariffs between the two sides .. As quoted by the agency Shafak News Kurdish .. He explained that "there is only one point left companies operating in the Kurdistan region, which has Tax problems will be solved that problem with the beginning of June this year. "

"The bilateral meetings between the two sides have been very positive," he said. "The central bank has completed all preparations for distributing them by depositing the necessary funds in Erbil," the minister said.

Baghdad partially lifted the ban on Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports, including Hajj and Umrah trips.

The Iraqi government imposed the end of September a ban on international flights to and from the airports of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, days after the referendum on the secession of Kurdistan considered by Baghdad illegal.

"The lifting of the embargo will come into force in the next few days," said Saad al-Hadithi, a spokesman for the prime minister's office. He pointed out that "this depends on the arrival of federal government employees - and the organization of things in all areas - who will be linked to the federal government directly and under the supervision and supervision."

The administration of the territory's airports before the referendum of 25 September was limited to the autonomous region. The central government then demanded that power be transferred to both airports and border crossings.

Since then, all flights from Kurdistan to Iraq have been mandatory through Baghdad. Foreigners were required to obtain visas while the federal authorities did not.
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