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WOTS Wednesday 3/6/19
 
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Exhibition Manager: Iraqi industry is able to cover the market and dispense with the importer

 
Editorial date: 2019/3/6 8:49 • 131 times read
 
The Exhibition of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals (Made in Iraq) continues its work on the land of Baghdad International Fair, a golden opportunity before the official institutions in the state and the private sector, to learn about the products of Iraqi industry .
Hussein said in a statement received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it, "The institutions of the ministry and its laboratories are able to cover the Iraqi market with many national products that match and surpass the imported foreign products," indicating that "Iraqi products commensurate with the need of this market and is fully compatible with Standardization and Quality Control ".
"The objective of this exhibition is to prove the high level of Iraqi industry, which carries the ambition to deliver Iraq to a stage where it will dispense with many foreign products and replace them with national products in various sectors."
"Dependence on Iraqi factories and Iraqi products is a national task. It will contribute to the progress of the country. There will be other sources to boost the budget of the country that is not the main source of oil. It will also provide labor and help eliminate unemployment."
She called on the institutions of the country and all owners of companies in the private sector "to visit the exhibition and then draw future plans in coordination with all ministries, and start the national project (Made in Iraq)."
 
 
Halabousi in Tehran and meet Shamkhani
 
 
Editorial date: 2019/3/6 9:45 • 164 times read
 
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammad Halboussi plans on Wednesday to visit the Iranian capital Tehran at the official invitation of his counterpart Ali Larijani. 
"The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, will meet in Tehran Wednesday afternoon with the speaker of the Iraqi parliament," Fars news agency reported.
She noted that Shamkhani and Halbusi "will discuss in this meeting ways to develop comprehensive relations between the two countries and the most important political and security developments in the region."
The visit comes a week before a planned visit by Iranian President Hassan Rowhani to Iraq next week
 
America imposes sanctions on the movement of Iraqis
 
 
2019/03/06  12:08 am

Islamic militant movement

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has imposed sanctions on the Islamist militant group of about 10,000 fighters and its leader Akram al-Kaabi, the US Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
The movement is active in Iraq and Syria and is also loyal to Iran.
Washington's concerns over the group are growing. In September, Senators David Bradio, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio introduced the terrorist sanctions law to Iran's proxies and another group.
A similar bill was introduced in January by a bipartisan bipartisan group.
Al-Kaabi is a cleric whom the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on in 2008 for threatening the security and stability of Iraq.
 
 
The failure of an Iranian plan to remove the international coalition from Iraq
 
 
Important achievements achieved by the International Coalition in the war on the organization of a preacher in Iraq Archived
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06 March 2019
 
Observers stressed that the uproar raised by Iraqi politicians and parliamentarians about the removal of the international coalition forces from the country, is not of a national nature, to get rid of the occupation, but is intended to separate the arms of Iran to control the security situation in the country, while raised doubts about the role played by Iran and its affiliates In facilitating the task of organizing an advocate.
 
The observers stressed that these suspicious calls did not find any resonance in the Iraqi street, but did not go unnoticed, because of the infiltration of pro-Iranian militias and some of the politicians subject to them, which led to the imposition of another opinion, the organization of the presence of foreign forces in Iraq.
 
The MP for the wisdom stream Jassem Bakhati, that the first sessions of the parliament with its second legislative term, will witness the resolution of the vote on a resolution to regulate the mechanism of action of foreign forces inside Iraq, indicating that this decision will be the first legislation of the Council during the second legislative term, adding: "There is a determination and desire of Most of the members of the House of Representatives to pass the decision to regulate the work of foreign forces in Iraq, and the first sessions of the parliament will be able to resolve this matter, and to be the decision is the first legislation of the Council during the second legislative term ».
 
He pointed to the importance of the importance of knowledge of the security agreements concluded by previous governments being surrounded by fog and lack of clarity, and need clarification and detail more, to ensure the application in the best way in the interest of Iraq.
 
The MP of the alliance left Hussein leftist, confirmed that there is a request in advance of the Presidency of the Parliament signed a position of 77 deputies to review the strategic agreement with Washington, which determines the nature of the duties carried out inside Iraq.
 
Movements and signatures
 
The President of the United States Donald Trump, recently, expressed his intention to keep his troops in Iraq, pointing out that the goal is to monitor Iran, while the head of the Babylonian parliamentary bloc MP Aswan Salem Chaldean, there are movements and gather signatures from some members of the House of Representatives to include Proposed a law to remove US forces from Iraq, explaining that there is a previous security agreement between Baghdad and Washington was concluded under the second government of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
 
"He said Chaldani:" We intend to amend some paragraphs of that agreement and not cancel, because it does not exist and not easy, "pointing out that there are US forces in the operations of Nineveh, Salahuddin and Anbar to provide advice and training for Iraqi forces and monitoring the movements of Daed.
 
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The MP for the alliance left Fatah Hussein, that the Presidency of the House of Representatives invited the members of the House of Representatives to attend the first parliament session of the second legislative session on Saturday, and will be the subject of the organization of the presence of foreign forces, and coordination of its work with Iraqi forces, the forefront of the material to be discussed in the first sessions
 

Iraq to receive over 200 ISIS fighters from Syria

 
Wednesday، 06 March 2019 11:16 AM
 
Iraq will receive around 250 captured ISIS fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) over the coming few hours, a military expert was quoted saying.

In remarks, Safaa al-Aasam said the new batch of detained ISIS militants will be extradited within the coming hours after an agreement was made with SDF.

The majority of the captured militants, according to Aasam, are Iraqi nationals. They will stand trials inside the country.

Moreover, Aasam added that as many as 150 ISIS militants surrendered to the SDF within the past few hours.

Most of those fighters, according to Aasam, entered Syria in 2017 after they suffered a devastating defeat in Mosul city, northwest of Iraq.
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Researcher Shatha Khalil *
A century after the entry of electricity to Iraq and to this day, is still suffering from the crisis of electricity, despite spending enough to build the latest electrical networks in the world, since 2003 worsened significantly the electricity crisis in Iraq, despite spending tens of billions of dollars, In the country, and mismanagement, until the electrical grid became one of the worst electrical networks in the world.
The electricity crisis, which successive governments have failed for 15 years, has failed to find solutions for long hours of disruption every day. Governments have spent more than $ 40 billion on electricity without any concrete solutions since 2003.
Corruption remains the reason for the absence of a solution to the electricity crisis in Iraq, according to officials previously confirmed, as a member of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament Magda Tamimi, the existence of mismanagement, as reported in the Committee on Energy and Integrity of Parliament constantly.
According to analysts, Iraq has become one of the most corrupt countries in the world, according to the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi is seriously aware of the seriousness of the electricity file. The power outage is the spark that sparked the protests in Iraqi cities last July from Basra, where 14 people were killed as a result of clashes with the security forces. Of security personnel and demonstrators, in addition to the arrest of hundreds, according to the High Commission for Human Rights in the country.
In the same context, said Suhaib Rawi, an expert in the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, that the problem of electricity in Iraq is not born today, the country has suffered a severe shortage since 1990, and the problem worsened after 2003, because of the depletion of old generation plants, and increased This is exacerbated by the fact that during the past years, sabotage operations have taken place in the power stations and power transmission lines.
As a result of the overloads, according to officials at the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, the hours of power outages in the summer increase, and in some days the hours of cutting to 20 hours a day, forcing citizens to take to the streets to express their anger demonstrations and protests in some provinces Iraq, because of power outages, poor services, and the refusal of the Iraqi citizen to live in total darkness and his country from the richest countries in the field of energy.
According to a study conducted by the ministry estimated the demand for electricity by about 57 Tr / hr in 2010, while the country was able to produce more than 33 Tri / watt only, which constitutes 58% of the total need.
The study forecast that demand for consumption will grow to 170 TWh / h by 2035, due to population and economic growth.
The Ministry of Electricity seeks to develop the production sectors by 10% to 20% during the current year 2019. The ratio will continue over the next four years, ending the crisis by the end of the current government period (October 2022) And security in the country, which is due to the failure of development plans on an ongoing basis.
The dependence of Iraq on the import of electricity, due to the gap between the consumption and production of electric power, which led to the high hours of cutting up and down according to the seasons of the year, which made the dependence of the people on the generators of electric power eligibility.
Iraq will continue to import electricity from Iran at a rate of 1100 megawatts by the end of this year, according to Iraqi Minister of Electricity Luay Khatib.
The import of electric power from Iran is a temporary solution until gas is invested in the production of electricity.
Iran has suspended the export of electricity to Iraq in January 2018, causing a crisis in the southern provinces. Iran's suspension of its export of electricity to Iraq came as a result of the late repayment of Baghdad's debts. Especially after the United States imposed in November a package of additional sanctions on Tehran that extended cross-border remittances, threatening sanctions on countries and companies in violation.
Baghdad imports more than 1,000 megawatts from Iran to curb energy shortages for years, after energy infrastructure was destroyed and neglected after decades of war and siege.
Iraq is implementing electricity generation projects with international companies to increase production and stop the import altogether.
The country needs more than 23,000 megawatts of electric power to meet the needs of people and institutions without interruption.
Tehran provides electricity to Iraq through four lines: Khorramshahr - Basra, Karkh - Amarah, Kermanshah - Diyala, and Srebil - Zahab - Khanaqin.
Although Baghdad has renewed electricity contracts with Tehran, these contracts provide priority to Iranian cities in the event of internal shortages, which makes Iraq at the mercy of Iran at any time.
According to the economist Ziad al-Lahibi, that Iran's provision of electricity to Iraq in exchange for billions of dollars, years ago, will not stop the suffering of the lack of electricity, stressing that this issue has become a pressure card with Iran, so obstructed through its supporters in the political process to build power stations, "We hoped during the past years that the government would establish new advanced plants to produce electricity to meet the local need and sell the surplus to those who need it from Iraq's neighbors.
The economist noted that successive Iraqi governments spent $ 40 billion on electricity, and the amount was possible to buy the assets of complete electric companies, such as Siemens German.
Alhalebi also mentioned that the cost of a steam power station of 300 million US dollars, and 10 stations of them enough to produce 3000 MW, but further: the pro-Tehran political forces want to help Iran under its siege, and therefore turn a blind eye to the establishment of local stations.
Privatization solved the crisis in Iraq:
As the electricity crisis in Iraq is complex and involves many factors, the responsibility does not fall on the Ministry of Electricity alone, but rather by several parties, which requires support for private sector participation and increase in this area.
Privatization refers to the transfer of ownership of public institutions to the private sector. However, developing countries still view privatization with suspicion and uncertainty as an economic method imposed by political and economic forces. The State, through its public authority, its installations and its wholly owned ministries, : Electricity, water, health, education, communications, postal, roads and bridges, and construction of the country's infrastructure.
According to economists, for privatization to succeed in Iraq, private sector institutions should be placed under the control and observation of the state so as not to exceed reasonable levels of profit and to maintain the basis for which the private sector was created.
One of the most important conditions for the success of privatization is its legitimacy and legitimacy
And this legal climate is related to the harmonization of privatization processes with the legal rules prevailing in the country where these operations are carried out, and especially the constitutional rules thereof, as it codifies the general rules governing the major economic trends of the state, it is unreasonable to undertake privatization if the Constitution Does not permit it, or gives great importance to the public sector. The French constitution is one of the constitutions that explicitly allowed privatization, provided that the legislator intervenes and issues a law to implement them.
In addition, privatizations must be carried out within the framework of legality, that is to say, the provision of social acceptance to them, which goes beyond merely verifying the provision of a sound legal framework, to create a general sense that such processes are in the public interest and within a framework of justice and equity .  
 
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Deputy for Basra: the government to protect the resistance, including the movement of the unknown

In the policy of March 6, 2019 comments on the deputy for Basra: the government to protect the resistance fighters, including the traffic closed 26 visits
BAGHDAD (AFP) - MP Faleh al-Khazali said on Wednesday that the movement is a boon to all Iraqis and their resistance has contributed to breaking terrorism and humiliating it, refusing to include it on the terrorism list.
In a statement received by SNG, al-Khazali said that "the Americans are supporting the terrorist and sectarian projects in the region and marketing the fight against terrorism in a lie." He expressed his rejection of the decision to include the terrorist movement on the terrorism list.
"The Iraqi government and the State Department in particular have to shoulder their responsibilities to defend all Iraqis, including insurgents and those who have a presence in the popular mobilization."
He continued, "If the silence on the American position of the naive will take the names and other addresses of the Iraqi people and remind Trump of the statements of Oordina and Petraeus about the resistance and its position on the occupation."
The US State Department announced on Tuesday the inclusion of the Iraqi "Movement of Virtue" and its leader Akram al-Kaabi on the terrorism list.
The ministry said in a statement that the listing decision was aimed at preventing the resources used by the "incompetent" and its leader in "planning and executing terrorist attacks".
The resolution means freezing all the assets and interests of the movement and its leader, subject to the US mandate and banning Americans from engaging in any dealings with them.
The ministry pointed out that al-Kaabi was founded in 2013 the movement supported by Iran. The movement receives funding from the Iraqi government that it does not control.
Information / Baghdad ..
Former Deputy Prime Minister Bahaa al-Araji warned Wednesday of "political differences" over US forces in Iraq.
Araji said in a press statement that "the demands of some political blocs to stay US forces in Iraq and other demands the need to remove them will be the starting point of the political differences expected between some blocks and the prime minister or between the political blocs themselves."
He added that "everyone must make sure that the criteria of such strategic decisions are made national standards, not emotional or external, after studying the potential of the country, especially in terms of security and conditions in the region in general, and whatever the decision if it came agreement and agree all political blocs with the Iraqi government It will be right and otherwise we will have complex crises is not easy to get out of them. " Ending / 25
Wednesday، 06 March 2019 11:03 AM

Gorran says will hold meeting with KDP, PUK on Erbil cabinet formation

 
Wednesday، 06 March 2019 11:03 AM
The Change Movement (Gorran) will hold a tripartite meeting with the two major Kurdish parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) to resume talks on the formation of the coming cabinet of Kurdistan Region Government, news reports said.

Gorran, according to the report, will prepare for the meeting next week.

Meanwhile, KDP expressed optimism towards the move, saying this will help ease the tensions between the political parties and hence accelerate the formation of the next government.

However, PUK made no comments on the meeting.
 
 
The weekly press conference of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and the most important decisions
 
 
06 March 2019
Summary of the weekly press conference of the Prime Minister Mr. Adel Abdul Mahdi / March 5, 2019   • The Cabinet approved a lot of decisions during its meeting today, most notably starting work in the port of Faw, a work that will strengthen the ports of Iraq and provides great employment opportunities, especially for the children of Basra.   • The Council of Ministers voted and finally on the rules of procedure of the Council, and we rely on strengthening all the positive from the past to address the difficulties we are facing.   • We congratulate Iraqi women and women in general on the international women's day. The Council of Ministers discussed today the reality of Iraqi women and the necessity of their participation and their full support. We must lift the injustice and injustice on women and guarantee their rights guaranteed by the Constitution.   • We discussed how Iraqis returning from the fighting in Syria would return, and we have controls on how to deal with foreign concerns.   • We are committed to looking at all the legitimate demands of different segments of the people, and we are in important contact with the unions and all these segments to know the needs of all citizens and to recognize them.   • We are not just an authority to limit our orders to others   , As much as we are partners with all, and the task of the government only serve the people and provide security and basic interests of the Iraqi people.   • We are waiting for a series of important visits to Iraq, as well as visits by Iraqi officials abroad, and this is evidence that Iraq has become an important hub and its status and regional and international role.   • We have issued a number of decisions and recommendations for the selection of public inspectors, the definition of integrity and others. We are drawing a map of corruption, whether in the state or in public life, to find out how it happened and where to set up mechanisms to combat it.   • Our person in the Supreme Council for the fight against corruption more than 22 articles that depict the features of corruption to hit him and beat his organizations and individuals.   • Thousands of people left the Syrian battle, many of them Iraqis.   • The battle with terrorism in Syria will be a back-up call for terrorist acts, but we have put forward pre-emptive plans to pursue and beat him, and we will not leave him time to recover his breath again.   • We must find basic solutions to the issue of Kirkuk, and there is a tendency to resolve and resolve the issue of disputed areas today we are in a positive atmosphere to help solutions.   • Corruption is not an individual or a personal issue, but systems, and if we do not know about these systems and expose them we will continue to revolve around people, and without encircling the systems of corruption it is difficult to fight corrupt people.   • We made a commitment not to travel outside Iraq and we have gone a long way during the past period, although traveling is important for Iraq, we will do it.   • We are keen to prepare a code and a document of honor regulating the relationship between the state and the media.   • We will work with the House of Representatives to organize a relationship to deal between the deputies and the executive to exercise all his job and his mission and competence.   • We discussed in the Council of Ministers tax reform, when the citizen when paying taxes to obtain parallel services leads to   Improve their living conditions.   • Some taxes lead to damage to the national economy and treasury because of the mentalities only see the state economy and neglected the economy or the private economy and its importance in revitalizing the economy.
America imposes sanctions on the movement of Iraqis
2019/03/06  12:08 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has imposed sanctions on the Islamist militant group of about 10,000 fighters and its leader Akram al-Kaabi, the US Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
The movement is active in Iraq and Syria and is also loyal to Iran.
Washington's concerns over the group are growing. In September, Senators David Bradio, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio introduced the terrorist sanctions law to Iran's proxies and another group.
A similar bill was introduced in January by a bipartisan bipartisan group.
Al-Kaabi is a cleric whom the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on in 2008 for threatening the security and stability of Iraq.
Washington listed the 'naive' Iraq and its leader on the list of terrorism
 
Funeral of fighters with the movement of naive - Archive
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The US State Department announced on Tuesday the inclusion of Iraq's "naive" militia and its leader Akram al-Kaabi on the terrorism list.
The ministry said in a statement that the listing decision was aimed at preventing the resources used by the "incompetent" and its leader in "planning and executing terrorist attacks".
The resolution means freezing all the assets and interests of the movement and its leader, subject to the US mandate and banning Americans from engaging in any dealings with them.
The ministry explained that al-Kaabi established in 2013 militia militia movement backed by Iran. The movement receives funding from the Iraqi government that it does not control.
The movement has declared its allegiance to Iran and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
 
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The CBI for Wednesday 3/6/19 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1190
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1. Announcement of ICD307 Auction Results (for the sale of Islamic certificates of deposit)

The Central Bank of Jordan approved the auction of ICD307 for the sale of Islamic certificates of deposit.
March 06, 2019
The Central Bank of Jordan approved the auction of ICD307 for the sale of Islamic certificates of deposit for a period of 30 days and the amount of (50) billion dinars (50 billion dinars) and the sale of certificates of 28 billion dinars at a uniform rate and the highest rate of return (1.5% , And the number of participants (2) Bank has won the amounts provided.

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ISX ended in Red

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3-6-2019   Intel Guru MarkZ   Everyone is geared up for a late Tuesday Event...so I hope we have a late Tuesday event…they are hearing a lot of behind the scenes stuff Tuesday Night, and in the forefront stuff that we can see tomorrow...Of course no one has been right yet..thats just what we are hearing….thats the plan… I have been told banks will issue their own 800 numbers, they desperately want you in therethe reality is Iraq is just waiting for the rest of the world...all of their problems will instantly go away the moment the reset happens.   [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
 
3-5-2019   Newshound Guru larrykn   Looks like they are working on the corruption over in Iraq, this is good news...What I've been reading is showing they are working on corruption and security these are two of the main things they need to get a handle on.  Article quote:  "Iraq has been intensifying the security measures in the western regions to prevent the infiltration ISIS militants fleeing Syria."   ...this article shows they are working on Security which we need to see if they are going to do something with their currency...this is all good news.   ...when Parliament comes back if they get the laws passed for investors. and banking we will be looking good...IMO.

3-5-2019   Newshound Guru Kaperoni   A couple of good reads the last few days...WTO News as Iraq inches closer to full accession.  A critical part to this puzzle.
 
3-4-2019 Newshound Guru larrykn Article: "Iraq deploys 20,000 personnel in Anbar to watch borders with Syria:" IMO this is the reason why the US should not leave Iraq, Isis has lost in Syria and is heading back into Iraq, they don't want to see what happened before happen again. I think this month will tell us a lot about where we are at and going to be at.
 
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Mahdi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)

The Cabinet holds its regular session chaired by Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi

The Cabinet held its regular session on Tuesday 5 March 2019 under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.

The Council voted to grant the Ministry of Transport exemptions and powers to sign contracts on the infrastructure project of the port of Faw.

The session witnessed the vote on the draft rules of procedure of the Council of Ministers.

The Cabinet also voted on a memorandum of understanding for the processing of crude oil between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

The Council discussed the status, participation and support of Iraqi women, hosted the Chairman of the Standing Committee for the Advancement of Women and listened to the observations and suggestions,

The Council of Ministers approved the minutes of the meeting of the transfer of ownership of the Canadian aircraft (CRJ), as well as the adoption of the recommendations of the Council of Ministers of Energy at its tenth session, and approve the rental of the French embassy building.

The Board voted on external borrowing, grants and mechanisms.

The Cabinet discussed ways of regulating the relationship between the legislative and executive branches through a code that serves the two authorities and strengthens their supervisory and executive role.

Media Office of the Prime Minister
5 - March - 2019

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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account):
  1. PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi: The @IraqiGovt is in the process of drawing up a plan for combatting corruption. This plan will enable us to fight and punish corruption.
  2. PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi: A number of presidents and international leaders visited our country recently and other fellow leaders will visit us in the future. Iraq has become an important hub in the region and the world.
  3. PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi: We will continue listening to all the legitimate requests of our citizens and engage with unions, civil society organisations and other entities so our citizens’ needs and demands are fully considered.
  1. Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقيةVerified account @IraqiGovt 3-5-2019 around 4:30 pm Eastern@AdilAbdAlMahdi: We set plans to pursue Daesh and prevent its elements from entering Iraq through our joint border with Syria. Daesh is trying to carry out some operations but our heroic forces keep preventing them from doing so.
  2. PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi holds his weekly press conference in Baghdad and briefs the media on national security and anti-corruption efforts.

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ARTICLE 3

Exhibition Manager: Iraqi industry is able to cover the market and dispense with imported products
2019/3/6 8:46
[Ayna-Baghdad]
Director of exhibitions at the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, Hanaa Hussein, said that the exhibition of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals [Made in Iraq] ongoing its work on the land of the Baghdad International Fair, a golden opportunity before the official institutions in the state and the private sector to learn about the products of Iraqi industry and the Ministry's ability to cover the market Iraqi products and to dispense with imported products.
"The ministry's institutions and laboratories are capable of covering the Iraqi market with many national products that are equal to and even superior to imported foreign products," Hussein said in a statement received by the All Iraq agency. "Iraqi products are commensurate with the needs of this market, With standardization and quality control. "
"The objective of this exhibition is to prove the high level of Iraqi industry, which carries the ambition to deliver Iraq to a stage where it will dispense with many foreign products and replace them with national products in various sectors."
"Dependence on Iraqi factories and Iraqi products is a national task. It will contribute to the progress of the country. There will be other sources to boost the budget of the country that is not the main source of oil. It will also provide labor and help eliminate unemployment."
She called on all institutions of the country and owners of companies in the private sector "to visit the exhibition and then draw future plans in coordination with all ministries, and the launch of the national project [Made in Iraq]."

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ARTICLE 4

Abadi's first comment on the rapprochement between Sadr and Amiri

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - March 5 - The leader of the al-Nasr coalition, former prime minister Haider al-Abadi, on Tuesday commented on the recent rapprochement between the al-Fatah coalition led by Hadi al-Amiri and Sadr's Muqtada al-Sadr.

Abadi said in a press statement, during a special meeting with a number of Iraqi media, that "the victory coalition welcomes and encourages any consensus between two blocs or more provided that this consensus does not confiscate the views of other blocs and not monopolize the political decision."

He added that "any consensus, whether small or large must be unified decisions for all is not divided," noting that "the national interest above all interests and without that we will stand against them."

For his part, the MP for the alliance of the SOS Qusay al-Yasiri said in a press statement that "the rapprochement with the Fatah alliance is not an alliance, but an understanding on the files of a joint mission, and these files are problems, and can only be resolved through dialogue and understanding between the largest blocs in the Iraqi parliament "He said.

"This convergence does not mean the marginalization of the rest of the political forces, or is directed against certain political parties and figures. We inform all political partners of the results of the dialogues with Fatah, and this is what Fatah is doing with its partners as well."

The political circles in Iraq are eager to announce the final results of the talks held over the past few days by the committees of the al-Fath and Ssarun coalitions.

And since the work of joint committees between the two alliances to end the outstanding problems and strengthen the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi, and end the file of vacant ministries.

The two parties held several meetings away from the large alliances that include them, where they belong to the "Saroon" to the alliance of reform and reconstruction, which includes Iyad Allawi, and Osama Najafi, Haidar Abadi and Ammar al-Hakim, while the "conquest" to the coalition of construction, which consists of Hadi Amiri, , And Sunni leaders.

The two parties announced decisions taken away from other political parties, such as the foreign presence in Iraq, as the two parties agreed to put this matter with the start of the second legislative term next week, as announced the resolution of the Minister of the Interior in favor of an independent figure away from partisan, On the nature of the relationship between "Sorrow" and "conquest".

The observers for the Iraqi issue that the two blocs are the support of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi to establish his current government, and vote in the House of Representatives, and thus will be the views of the rest of the blocks on the margin.

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ARTICLE 5

Baghdad Chamber of Commerce elects its advisory body and reveals facilities for traders
2019/3/5 13:25
Baghdad: Baghdad Chamber of Commerce has elected its consultative body, which is an integral part of the work of the Chamber is the real and only representative of the Iraqi private sector.
"The Chamber helped to support the sons of the Baghdadi family through various participations, not least the restoration of the markets affected by the previous terrorist acts, and the rehabilitation and tiling of the streets of the old markets," the head of the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce, Jaafar al-Hamdani, said in a statement. [Market Akkad Christians and the soap market and under the fold].
He pointed out that "the Chamber will take appropriate measures to resolve and remove all obstacles that stand in the way of the business process."
Al-Hamdani said that "the advisory body elected in the chamber will work through committees representing the market and various disciplines including [food, perfume, construction, clothing, backup materials, electrical and other other specialties] in order to communicate the voice and demands of the family members of the commercial owners The resolution and overcome all obstacles that may hinder their business. "
For their part, the members of the advisory body elected in the Chamber made proposals for business, including granting loans and banking facilities to traders and overcoming difficulties in respect of import licenses.
The winners of the elections of the advisory body of the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce, which took place in a positive and democratic atmosphere are Hamed Mohammed Shaker, who won the chairmanship of the body, while won Qassem Askar and Mohammed Fadel, Abdul Hussein Hamza and Dredd Mahmoud as vice presidents.

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ARTICLE 6

The President stresses the importance of strengthening relations with the United States

BAGHDAD - March 6: President Barham Saleh received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad US Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Denis Nataley and his accompanying delegation.
The president stressed Iraq's resolve to strengthen bilateral relations with the United States and expand cooperation horizons to serve the common interests of the two countries.

In turn, Natalie renewed her country's support for Iraq in order to establish security and stability in it, noting that the US State Department has actively contributed to support Iraqi refugees and displaced persons through a program prepared for this purpose. Finished

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