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The First Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hassan Karim Al Kaabi, praised the success of the conference of parliaments of the neighboring countries of Iraq, thanking all those who contributed to this success, especially the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohamed Halboussi, the second deputy Bashir Haddad and the members and employees of the House of Representatives.
In a statement received by Al-Kaabi, Al-Kaabi expressed his sincere thanks and gratitude to the heads of parliamentary delegations who attended the conference and participated in the conference's activities very effectively, and to President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi who worked and supported the success of this summit.
"We can not fail to thank the media, which stood with a real and high national professionalism in covering the events of the conference, headed by the President of the Journalists Syndicate Muayad al-Lami, and all the political blocs, entities, personalities and security agencies that strongly supported the success of the conference."
On the convening of the conference and the conclusion of his work, al-Kaabi stressed that Iraq is proving every day the restoration of its regional and international role, and the leader in the region, pointing out that today's summit was an occasion to gather the neighboring brothers to emphasize the unity of the word and the resolution to meet the challenges facing the region and consensus on crucial issues that achieve well-being and development Stability for all our peoples.
"The Iraqi Council of Representatives in its current session will work with the parliaments of neighboring countries to activate all the paragraphs contained in the final statement of the conference.
The most important items of the final statement of the heads of parliaments of neighboring countries of Iraq
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The leaders of parliaments of neighboring countries of Iraq, with the participation of six countries (Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria and Iran), held a conference in Baghdad on Saturday under the title "Iraq: stability and development".
The most important items of the final statement of the heads of parliaments of neighboring countries of Iraq
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The participants issued a final statement emphasizing the following:
- Support the stability of Iraq and the preservation of the unity of its territory and the unity of its social fabric, having achieved great victory on the organization of "Dahesh."
- The stability of Iraq is necessary for the stability of the region, and contributes to the return of all political and economic weight and creative human resources to the Arab and regional environment.
- The victory achieved by Iraq to organize an advocate that is now a common ground for all the peoples of the region, to start a new page of cooperation and building and to support community dialogue and to build common understandings on new bases in the future based on supporting development and investment and building a network of complementary relations between their peoples.
- The importance of supporting moderation and combating extremism in all its forms, especially as it is the people of the region who pay the price of extremism.
- Supporting the process of construction, reconstruction and development in Iraq, and encouraging investment opportunities in various fields.
- Support the reconstruction of cities liberated from the organization of the modernization and rehabilitation of infrastructure, thereby providing job opportunities to return the displaced to their cities.
- Support the political process and democracy in Iraq in all its tracks, which resulted in the holding of elections and the completion of the selection of the three presidencies (the Republic and the ministers and deputies), according to constitutional entitlements, to ensure the participation of all components and political forces, to achieve a prosperous future for the people of Iraq.
Baghdad hosted Saturday, the conference of parliaments of Iraq's neighboring countries under the title "Iraq .. stability and development," with the participation of six countries, for one day, at the invitation of the Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Mohammed Halbusi.
Despite Iraq's announcement last December that it has regained control of its entire territory and a daunting defeat, some 2 million Iraqis remain displaced, mostly in camps scattered across the country, out of the 5.8 million who left their homes in the midst of a war between Iraqi forces and " In 2014 and 2017, Baghdad says it needs about $ 88 billion in the short term, to rebuild what was destroyed by the war. d
Fadi al-Shammari: Iraq is a group that sought to practice the policy of the common friend
The leader of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction and member of the Political Bureau of the National Wisdom Current Fadi Shammari said on Saturday that the meeting of the countries of the region to Iraq at the Parliaments of neighboring countries is a vital and strategic step in the regional relations.
Al-Shammari said in a statement to the {Euphrates News} that "the meeting of the countries of the region to Iraq in the Parliaments of neighboring countries a vital step and strategic in the regional relations - regional direction of the process of stability and development and the dismantling of cases of spasm and gathered for the contradictions of a conflict over four decades." He added that "Iraq sought to exercise what I call the policy of the" friend of the participating "and through which he fortifies his internal and external relations, which makes it a place of partnership and friendship and peace between his neighbors and the other side seeks to play the role of mediator acceptable to dismantle the bottlenecks now or may escalate in the future. In itself a strategic goal for Iraq in its foreign policy. " He added that "the Baghdad summit will certainly not yield great results due to the complexity of the countries present, but will certainly break the psychological and political barrier between the opponents and will establish important positive impressions and introductions to stages may be subsequent and the portal representatives of the parliaments of these countries, which represent the official peoples of the region." "The fact that Iran sits with Saudi Arabia and Jordan and Turkey with Syria and Kuwait at the Baghdad dialogue table reflects a qualitative shift in the ability of the Iraqi political actor to manage such sensitive files," he said. "We believe that it is a successful step for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Halabousi, and it provides an advanced and wonderful model for young leadership initiative as well as vice-presidents and the general members of the House of Representatives from different blocs and trends and political moods."
Governor of Diyala calls for accountability of those who disrupt the transactions of citizens and martyrs in the province
Diyala governor stressed the accountability of all those who disrupt the transactions of citizens and martyrs in the province, stressing the increase in the number of workers in the municipality in order to clean streets and areas as quickly as possible.
The governor of Diyala took the municipality of Baquba from the lower site of Muthanna al-Tamimi to hold a meeting with the heads of departments and people of Baquba municipality in the presence of the deputy technical governor and the director of the province planning and the director of engineering and a number of civilian activists.
Al-Tamimi, according to a statement received / Mawazine News / a copy of it that "the establishment of statements to extend a network of lighting for all the main streets of the entrances of the city of Baquba." As "to increase the number of workers in the municipality in order to clean streets and areas as quickly as possible." He urged "the accountability of any person in the municipality causing the disruption of transactions of citizens, including transactions of martyrs and wounded." All roads were maintained at the entrance to the city of Baqubah and the gardens were cleaned in the city.The situation in Syria 2019 is different from Iraq 2003
The Syrian Democratic Forces understood that freedom is based on stability.
Over the past months, the status of the US presence in Syria has been in a state of constant change. US President Donald Trump said at the end of December that his administration plans to withdraw from Syria as a shock to the US military and to many in the administration itself, especially to those in northern Syria, where US troops are present. Then there were statements that the United States could retain 400 troops north of Syria, but the details were still unclear. President Trump announced during his election campaign that he would return US troops operating in Syria after the defeat of the "Daqsh" organization, but no one expected the implementation of the announcement so quickly. Trump's withdrawal of troops from Syria has drawn much criticism from friends of the president and his enemies alike. The supporters of the president to withdraw US troops from Syria pointed out that those who support the survival of those forces are the same who led the United States to the war in Iraq, and they were wrong at the time, and they are wrong now. The debate is continuing, but is the situation in Syria in 2019 similar to the situation in Iraq in 2003?
The reading of the predictions of the imminent American invasion of Iraq in 2002 and 2003 seems to read a fictitious story, and although most of the war's supporters were wrong, none of them was held accountable or dismissed. In fact, the Washington Post wrote an opinion piece in February 2003: "After the speech by Secretary of State Colin Powell at the United National Security Council yesterday, it was hard to imagine how anyone could question that Iraq had nuclear weapons".
Many of the same experts who led the war in Iraq said that the United States should support the Arab Spring in 2011, and that this movement is different from the invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of his regime on the one hand this time that the people revolted against his dictators, but both times failed speech In fact, there was no political plan or organized movement to achieve a specific goal. The people were against Muammar Gaddafi in Libya and the same against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, but what happened next was chaos.
It is therefore understandable that President Trump is hesitant to listen to those same experts and policy makers who pushed America into the war in Iraq and who want to push it into a war with unnecessary Iran when they say that US troops should stay in Syria and they have not learned the lesson in Iraq , And no one acknowledged his responsibility for the terrible mistake of the 2003 invasion. Rep. Walter Jones, who recently died, sought to forgo his support for the war by writing letters to the families of those killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. His position was unique. Most other experts were still They defend War in other parts of the world, and demanding that the government wage more wars.
Unfortunately, the general debate about the US presence in the Middle East is dominated by two opinions: the first is that these forces must be withdrawn from the entire region in a comprehensive manner, and the second says that US forces must be deployed in all those countries. This ignores the fact that not all of the invasions are similar, and that the situation in northern Syria is radically different from Iraq. In northern Syria, it was America's allies, the Syrian Democratic Forces, who eliminated a " They were killed last March 23.
President Trump rightly believes that the United States has no role to play in Syria from the start. During the reign of former President Barack Obama, his administration armed and financed opposition groups in Syria, but did not commit itself to remove Assad from power. She was criticized for not providing the reasons for the opposition's overall victory, but that opposition did not have a coherent plan for state rule. The demonstrators initially called for freedom and democracy, but later became involved in anarchy after they decided to topple all Syrian state institutions. It turned out that maintaining security in Syria was as difficult as in Iraq.
As for Iraq, in the chaos of the 2003 invasion, most Iraqis said the United States was an occupying power. Iraqis have refused to say the United States wants to bring democracy to their country after it became clear to them that the most powerful nation in the world has no plan for the overthrow of the regime. The United States realized that chaos would prevail, and the United States was said to have had other hidden intentions for the invasion. The most famous of these intentions was that America came to Iraq to steal oil or that it came to protect Israel. To explain the US invasion of their country. But is the American presence in Syria an occupation as well? In areas where the US military works, they consider it a partner and guarantor of security against Turkey and Syrian security, although the realists know that the United States is looking for its interests and that one day it will leave. What is important is that they have seen us as partners in the war against "da'ash". Surely, the majority of the Syrian people do not see the Americans as an occupying power, and so why the difference with Iraq? Because Syria in 2019 is different from Iraq 2003, and unfortunately, those who made mistakes about Iraq were injured in relation to Syria, and therefore they abused the issue of staying in Syria.
Unlike the Syrian opposition or US officials in post-2003 Iraq, the Syrian Democratic Forces understood that freedom was based on stability and made a great effort to convince the local population of their so-called "autonomy" project, which reflected the unique nature of the region in Syria where they live. Historically, the area north and west of the Euphrates River is known as al-Jazeera, and has closer relations with northern Iraq and southern Turkey than with the rest of Syria, and the Syrian Democratic Forces have managed to eliminate the al-Qa'ida organization in the region, but will not be able to continue it. Support, given the threats of Turkey and the Syrian government if US forces withdraw from the region.
In Iraq, the Americans tried to use the American military force to reshape society differently. To make such efforts successful, social change and national unity were to be created in a comprehensive manner. In a record time, the situation in Syria was completely different. America supported a local entity that emerged organically from The region, and proved to be able to secure stability and administration, while the Americans were giving them firepower and some help, but such a difference was missing in the class of experts in Congress and research centers in Washington, DC. They were wrong about Iraq and the Arab Spring. We should not listen to them. President Trump is certainly right to ignore all their advice. It is shameful that they were right about the survival of US forces in Syria, and because of them the president decided to leave prematurely.
Political analyst Hamza Mustafa to (Tigris): Most crimes are trivial reasons and must be put deterrent laws
Political analyst Hamza Mustafa said on Saturday that most of the crimes are trivial and that deterrent laws must be put in place.
Mustafa said in a statement to (Tigris), that 'the state to implement the law and we need new legislation strict,' noting that 'social media has negatively affected the community and must be monitored', pointing out that 'discipline starts from the family and we have to activate laws to protect the family '
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Baghdad parliamentary summit confirms support for the security and stability of Iraq and the region
The Baghdad Summit of the parliaments of the neighboring countries, yesterday, supported the security and stability of Iraq, because it is necessary for the stability of the region.
In a final statement, participants at the summit held under the slogan «Iraq .. stability and development», stressed the need for «stability of Iraq and the preservation of the unity of its territory and the unity of its social fabric, after the achievement of his great victory on the organization of calling the terrorist».
The statement said that «stability of Iraq is necessary in the stability of the region, and contribute to the return of all political and economic weight and creative human resources to the Arab and regional environment, to be a point of attraction and convergence, as confirmed by the declared policy of parliament and government in maintaining relations of neighborhood in one distance with everyone, In its internal affairs. "
Turkish parliament speaker Mustapha Shantop called on Iraq not to provide Iraq with a "safe haven" for PKK militants in the north of the country.
The speaker of the parliament made the remarks during a speech on Saturday at a conference of parliaments of neighboring countries, which is hosted by the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
"We expect Iraq not to provide shelter for the PKK terrorists who are deployed in northern Iraq, and to cooperate and solidarity with us in our struggle against them," Mustapha Shantoub said.
He stressed that "developments in Iraq have a direct impact on the countries of the region."
The speaker of the Turkish parliament that "the instability and security vacuum in Iraq for many years has become a national security issue for Turkey," noting in the same context of his country's continued support and territorial integrity of Iraq and its security and stability.
Sulaimaniya: Victim's Family Demands Death Penalty for the Killers
The family members of a victim, who had been murdered by a group of criminals in the Kurdistan Region's Sulaimaniya province, are demanding the death penalty for the killers.
Earlier last week, the security forces in Sulaimaniya published a confession video in which a group of three criminals admitted to have had killed two men in the city in addition to nearly 40 other crimes, including stealing cars, mobiles and other properties, and raping women and girls after kidnapping them.
One of the victims, identified as Tariqi Baqal, owner of a grocery store in the city, had gone missing since December, 2018.
Baqal's family as well as many activists in Sulaimaniya are expected to gather in front of the victim's grocery store on Sunday and demand for the death penalty of the trio, Mohammed Ali, a sibling of the victim, told BasNews.
He argued that Baqal "was an innocent" man with no involvements in criminal committing.
"But, unfortunately, this band killed him," Ali said.
He further urged the public to support their campaign in hopes of preventing possible similar incidents in the future.
Saudi Shura Council chairman praises Iraqi-Saudi relations
The chairman of the Saudi Shura Council, Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh, praised therelationsbetween Baghdad and Riyadh, stressing that they are witnessing remarkable progress and brotherly ties with clear and sincere seriousness to achieve further development.
Al-Sheikh said in a speech during the start of the Baghdad Summit of the parliaments of the neighboring countries ofIraqthat "the Saudi-Iraqirelationshave witnessed remarkable progress. We are meeting today in Baghdad after a visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi. And memorandums of understanding, will achieve joint cooperation between the two countries. "
"The coordination council betweenIraqand Saudi Arabia will work towards sustainable development," he said, stressing "the importance of international efforts to eradicate terrorism, enact further legislation, to root out terrorism, export terrorist ideology and support terrorist organizations."
The President of the Shura Council, Saudi Arabia, expressed "his thanks and appreciation to the Presidents of the Republic and the Iraqi ministers and parliament, for their good reception and hospitality."
He called for Arab-regional solidarity to eradicate terrorism and its manifestations supported by legislation, stressing the importance of international efforts to eradicate terrorism, enacting more legislation, drying up the sources of terrorism, exporting terrorist ideology and supporting terrorist organizations.
"We are meeting today in Baghdad after a visit by Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi, where the visit witnessed several meetings and the signing of agreements and memorandums of understanding, which will achieve joint cooperation between the two countries," he said.
He pointed out that "the Coordination Council between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, will work to achieve sustainable development."
The volume of trade exchange between Iraq and Turkey 10 billion dollars annually
(Independent) ... Spokesman for the Speaker of the House of Representatives Shaker Hamid on Saturday, the intervention of neighboring countries on Iraq, but at the same time reduced its impact while announced the volume of trade exchange between Iraq and Turkey 10 billion dollars annually.
"The volume of trade with Turkey reaches 10 billion dollars a year," Hamed told a press conference after the end of the neighboring parliaments summit in Baghdad. "Halbusi has mentioned the depth of trade exchange between Iraq and neighboring countries.
He added that the summit will push the governments of neighboring countries to invest in Iraq and this will be touched by the people.
On the interventions of neighboring countries, Hamid said there were interventions from neighboring countries before the formation of the government, but it was not large, but the saying that the homogeneity between the three presidencies in Iraq reflected on the political discourse of the neighboring countries.
"We do not allow any external interference in our internal affairs and we do not interfere with the affairs of others," he said.(End)
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The CBI for Sunday 4/21/19 did update on the indicative rates Sell Rate 1190
The currency auction is 203,275,078
There is one news and announcements.
1.The prices of bullion and gold coins to be sold on Tuesday 2019/4/23 The prices of bullion and gold coins to be sold on Tuesday 2019/4/23 April 21, 2019
4-21-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat Iraq has been sucking in these large 3 zero notes “unofficially” when they went to electronic payment system. By means of not redistributing these 3 zero notes over and over again during payrolls, they essentially were able to collect nearly 2/3 of them and get them out of circulation.The remaining 1/3 the CBI says will remain in circulation and “coincide” with the newer smaller category notes. So far they are using three denominations of the lower categories 250, 500 and 1,000. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
4-20-2019 Intel Guru Delta Article: "The opening of the first Iraqi bank in Saudi Arabia and cooperation includes security and intelligence"VERY HUGE...NO WAY JOSE WITH OUT ARTICLE VIII...
4-20-2019 Newshound Guru chattelsThere is no transparency in Iraq or about any revaluation of it's currency. If the dinar is to have any sudden increase in value then we will not be told in advance and no one reading the news will be able to reliably anticipate such, IMO.
4-20-2019 Newshound Guru larrykn Boy with all these articles coming out about stabilityI see Iraq moving again in the right direction. I see a lot more they need to get done but they are moving in the right direction. I think once they feel they are comfortable with were they are at, then they will do it...no time lines just when. I would like to see the banking improve, stability improve,, the government improve , investment coming in. these are a few of what I like to see happen. 4-20-2019 Newshound Guru Adam Montana The two largest borders are Iran and Saudi Arabia. Both countries present opportunities for oil delivery... in order to sell their oil, they must deliver it. In order to deliver the oil, it must get to the sea, unless they are to limit their market to the 6 countries that border them... andwhy would other oil rich countries pay a premium to Iraq? They would not, and will not. So it's in Iraq's best interest to have great relationships with it's neighbors, and it's important that the global market approves of these relationships. Iran and Syria are questionable allies...butSaudi Arabia is a solid partner. This is why I'm excited to see Iraq buddying up with Saudi Arabia, and it's even more exciting that it's not exactly clear what Saudi Arabia has to benefit at this time. I think we all know, or can use our imaginations. ...Saudi Arabia has a longstanding position of “middle”...not anti-Iraq, but not the opposite either.Why, now, are they opening their arms?Maybe someone is expecting a change, and they want pole position.[post 2 of 2]
4-20-2019 Newshound Guru Adam Montana ...one quick clarification - earlier this week I said PM Abadi was in Saudi Arabia on business. Obviously this was a mistake, as the current Prime Minister of Iraq is no longer Abadi. Nonetheless!The actual PM of Iraq, Abdul Mahdi, was indeed in Saudi Arabia - and the resulting news is a bit of a present, if you ask me. As I was getting ready to post this, a perfect article was posted.The focus is heavily on Iraq, the benefits to Iraq, and not much else.In what world is that a deal we expect to see from the Saudis... are they suddenly charitable people operating for the sole purpose of World Peace and charity? I don't think so. Therefore, the equalization simply isn't being mentioned. Article: "Historical agreements between Iraq and Saudi Arabia"...Saudi Arabia is important to Iraq. ...Iraq has 3 major countries that border it, and only one actual connection to water. Aside from that small bit of beach...Iraq is landlocked. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
4-20-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt GoatArticle quote: "The Central Bank of Iraq (CBE) launched a branch of the Basra branchon Thursday to develop a window from the issue division to provide small groups of 250, 500 and 1,000 dinars." This is really the only article worth showing today of any real value to us as investors.So we know that these other smaller category notes such as 25, 50, 100 etc.. are not NOT yet launched....They are NOT yet out....this article is proof enough that the only smaller categories out are still these 250, 500 and 1000 notes.
4-19-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ ...i am terrified to give out solid carved in stone, cast in iron dates...butI am feeling confident that we are finally going to have it.I am being told all rates are being held until Monday morning to go on the screen…they do not want anyone to have a jump start on the values being shown. This came from someone within the bank...who should know.They are showing a “lock” on them …no more fluctuations...everything is set...it appears Easter weekend is our weekend... [post 2 of 2]
4-19-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ...it appears we are passed the point of no return and we will have it by Monday Morning...is what I have been told...we really are in a different position then we ever have been before. ...a number of smaller coins and notes hit the street in Iraq this week... I have a friend over there and they have seen coins and lower denominations in the streets this week...this gives us a very good indication they are prepared for it. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
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ARTICLE 1-A (from PM Mahdi's website; posted on both the Arabic and English sides; 6 pix)
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi receives the presidents and members of the House of Representatives participating in the Summit of Parliaments of Neighboring Countries
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi received today the heads and members of the House of Representatives participating in the Summit of Parliaments of neighboring countries, which ended its work in Baghdad today.
He stressed that Iraq today is a meeting point for all neighboring countries and all its brothers, and we seek cooperation with all and work to build a network of relations that serve the security and stability of our region and the interests of our peoples and achieve the development and economic prosperity of all our countries. He expressed his happiness with their participation in the peace summit in Baghdad, .
The Prime Minister also attended the extended meeting with heads and members of parliamentary delegations in the presence of the Presidents of the Republic and the Council of Representatives.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
20 April 2019
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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Mahdi's website; posted only on the Arabic side, not on the English side)
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi congratulates our honorable people, our great references and the Islamic nation on the night of the half of Shaaban and the birth of Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him)
I bless our honorable people, our great references and the Islamic nation on the night of the half of Shaaban and the birth of Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him) Where millions salute this cherished occasion, especially in the holy province, especially Karbala province, which is intended to visitors from inside Iraq and various countries of the world.
We call on the citizens to cooperate with the responsible authorities and the security services in order to carry out their duties by providing the necessary protection and regulatory and service procedures in the best way.
Asking the Almighty to restore this cherished occasion and our people and our country to enjoy greater security, stability and prosperity.
Every year all Iraqis are fine.
Adel Abdel Mahdi
Prime Minister
20 April 2019
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ARTICLE 1-C (from PM Mahdi's website; posted on both the Arabic and the English sides)
The Prime Minister, Mr. Adel Abdul Mahdi, congratulates the Christians of our dear people on the occasion of the glorious "Day of Resurrection"
We extend our deepest congratulations and congratulations to the dear brothers of our people on the occasion of the glorious Day of Resurrection.
And they are celebrating this year in safety and stability among their brothers at home who share their holidays and joys, Asking God to make all the days of the Iraqis and holidays.
Happy new year .
Adel Abdel Mahdi
Prime Minister
20 April 2019
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
At the time this report was submitted, there were no new tweets posted on the Government of Iraq twitter account.
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ARTICLE 3
Report: Five obstacles to the implementation of the program Abdul Mahdi
20 April: Despite nearly six months of confidence in the Iraqi government headed by Adel Abdul Mahdi, the government's program seems to be in limbo, with the exception of the file on foreign relations and openness to the neighboring countries, which have witnessed remarkable progress. Political sources attribute the delay of the current government program to several reasons, most of which are related to corruption, political conflicts and disagreements over the legitimacy of some ministers.
Files of corruption
The new Arab quoted an Iraqi parliamentary source, "Some blocs in the House of Representatives, indicated the existence of a delay in the implementation of most paragraphs of the government program put forward by Abdul-Mahdi when he took office, explaining that the most important obstacles related to the ability to open files of corruption.
These blocs believe, according to the source, that "the Supreme Council for the fight against corruption, which was formed by the government, did not come something new, in light of the inability to open files of corruption caused the loss of tens of billions of dollars, especially related to the era of the rule of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (2006 - 2014), "He also stressed that" parties represented in parliament are pushing not to open these files. "
"Illegal ministers"
The source added that the talk about the illegality of the presence of some ministers, such as Minister of Communications Naim al-Rubaie, accused of belonging to the former Baath Party, "banned in Iraq, and Minister of Education Shaima Hayali, who was excluded from her position because of the relatives of the organization" Daqash "and talk about the possibility of questioning Ministers Others, are all issues that may impede the establishment of the institutions of these ministries and their duties, explaining that this directly reflected on the implementation of the government program.
Political conflicts
The source pointed out, in the same context, that the political conflicts for positions also restricted the Prime Minister, after some of the large blocs insisted on the receipt of certain ministries, stressing the continuation of conflicts over senior positions, special grades, and ambassadors.
For his part, said the President of the "coalition decision", former parliament speaker Osama Najafi, expressed concern over the delay of the completion of the government because of conflicts and competition between the political blocs, considering in a statement issued earlier, that this may be reflected on the implementation of the government program, and may also withdraw On parliamentary action.
In the context, said Iraqi MP Hussein al-Aqabi, that the government of Abdul-Mahdi is unable to perform its ministerial platform, indicating in a press statement that the methodology followed by some political parties that have adopted the formation of the government (in reference to the alliance "conquest" and " , And the presence of ministers with criminal indicators, may lead to the formation of a broad national front that reshapes the form of government.
Minister is illegal and weak efficiency
He expected the new coalition to form a new coalition under the dome of parliament, indicating that the government is flawed and serious imbalance, and needs to be reoriented and liquidated, because it includes ministers have been appointed in violation of the Constitution and the law, as well as some imbalance in the efficiency of some,
Government reluctance
For his part, the member of the "Civil Trend," Saad Rabie, "The six months is not enough to judge the success or failure of the government program, indicating that" the government of Abdul Mahdi needs at least a year to assess its performance.
However, according to Rabee, "this does not mean exempting the government from mistakes or the delay in some files," stressing that "the Prime Minister is required to disclose the files accumulated corruption that made Iraq one of the least honest in the world."
Finally, the Iraqi parliamentarian for the "Fatah Alliance", Mohamed Karim, that "the performance of Abdul Mahdi can not be evaluated unless a comprehensive assessment of his government," noting that "the mobility we hear about the impact of the negative on the performance of the government can not be adopted, because May hide behind political ends. "(1)
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ARTICLE 4
* Iraq Press * Publishes the text of the word Halabousi Summit Parliaments of neighboring countries of Iraq
BAGHDAD, April 20 (Xinhua) - Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammad Halboussi told a Baghdad summit of the parliaments of the neighboring countries of Iraq, which opened on Saturday, in Baghdad that "it is a historic day full of pride and pride that all our neighbors are honored to visit Dear to all our hearts, welcome and welcome to all of Baghdad Dar es Salaam, the capital of the meeting and love. "
Al-Halabousi said in his speech: "Welcome to the land of Mesopotamia, the Promenade of the Prophets, the Habitat of the House of the Prophet, the honorable Companions, the Parents, the Righteous, the Poets and the Writers. Welcome to the Iraq of the Assyrians, the Acadians, the Sumerians and the Babylonians. Dear friends, Excellencies and distinguished accompanying delegations, Iraq is once again standing strong and proud after fighting the battle of honor and fighting the heroic fighting of its neighbors, brothers and friends in the spirit of courage and courage and achieved the great victory thanks to Tek Support his people and support his religious references and the interconnectedness of his clans, sects and components. "
He added: "Iraq has long patience in the bitterness of war and difficult circumstances. The Iraqi people have suffered harsh conditions, such as the enormous sacrifices they have made from their sons, the occupation of terrorism and the displacement of millions of their lands. The countries of the region that stood with him, supported him and supported him in his historic confrontation against terrorism. Therefore, on behalf of the people of Iraq, I would like to thank all our neighbors, friends and international partners who have stood with us and supported us in difficult circumstances. We are still working to eliminate it by thinking through mutual coordination with all friends and regional and international supporters to return Iraq safe and stable from the far north in the Kurdistan region to the far south in Basra good and tender, and return all displaced to their areas after the age of what will make us safe from the return of the idea Terrorism again ".
"Iraq is no longer concerned about the idea of axes and bias, but today it is building strategic partnerships promising with all the neighboring countries without embarrassment or favoritism to another, what connects us to our neighbors is the common geographical destiny and common interests and social and religious cohesion, While signing a package of agreements and memorandums of understanding with the Islamic Republic, Iraq signed other memorandums in Saudi Arabia and at the highest levels, in addition to important and vital Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations and broad understandings and economic agreements in the preparation phase. The Iraqi-Turkish relations today are at their best and Baghdad has promising economic plans with Ankara. It will be launched soon, with the help of God, and it is progressing within the framework of a decree and an accurate and clear opening. On the Syrian Arab Republic and readiness to open the trade crossing with it after we have completed the signing of the most important agreements with sister Jordan, all this is in full balance and the distribution of the doors of our common interests with our neighbors. "
Al-Halbusi said, "The honorable sovereigns need to start from this historical meeting to a continuous regulatory framework that is held regularly in the relevant countries to discuss the latest developments and to formulate urgent and objective solutions. This shows the urgent need for such a cooperative framework between the neighboring countries of Mesopotamia, Security and stability of our countries, which will have a direct positive impact on the peoples of the region as a whole, and requires mutual obligations between us in the protection of regional security in a cohesive and coherent, and here we emphasize that Iraq is keen on the security and stability of his neighborhood and the region Gentlemen We hope that these meetings will produce a unified vision between Iraq and the neighboring countries and that we will start together a participatory project that begins with legislation that gives the executive authorities in our countries a broad horizon for the development of relations through the support of the agreements required by the procedures of strengthening relations and voting in our parliaments And urged the Ministries of Foreign Affairs to make an extraordinary effort to link a dynamic diplomat capable of creating economic, trade, cultural and social partnerships through the relevant ministry in the governments of our countries I welcome you to your second country Iraq and wish you a good stay in Baghdad Travel in a flowery spring and its fullness, unlike the past years, as a sign and a gospel of a better future with the help of God. " Finished
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ARTICLE 5
* Iraq Press * publishes the text of the final statement of the Baghdad parliamentary summit
BAGHDAD, April 20 (KUNA) - The Iraqi Parliament's Information Office announced on Saturday the text of the final statement of the Baghdad parliamentary summit.
The statement said: "We are the heads of parliaments and representative councils of the neighboring countries of Iraq, meeting in Baghdad on Saturday, 15 Shaban 1440 Hijri - 20 April 2019 at the summit is the first of its kind, at the invitation of the President of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Mohammed Halbusi, And in order to enhance the depth of our community relations, and in our interest to the future of Iraq and its people and the future of the peoples of our region in general, we affirm the following:
First, the participants affirm the support of the stability of Iraq and the preservation of its territorial integrity and its social fabric, after its great victory over the organization of the preacher of the terrorist, and they consider the stability of Iraq necessary in the stability of the region and contribute its return with all its political and economic weight and creative human resources to its Arab and regional environment. As well as its stated parliamentary and governmental policy of maintaining relations of neighborly relations with all and without interference in its internal affairs.
Second: The participants affirm that the victory achieved by Iraq on the organization of Dahesh has become a common ground for all the peoples of the region; to start a new page of cooperation and building and support the community dialogue, and to build mutual understandings on new bases in the future based on supporting development and investment and building a network of relations Integration among their peoples.
Third: Emphasize the importance of supporting moderation and combating extremism in all its forms, especially as it is the people of the region who pay the price of extremism.
Fourth: The participants affirm the support of the process of building, reconstruction and development in Iraq, and encourage investment opportunities in various fields of education, health, industry, information technology, culture, trade, finance, free zones and other life facilities, both in the public and private sectors and supporting the reconstruction of liberated cities Terrorist infrastructure and rehabilitate its infrastructure to provide job opportunities for returning displaced people to their cities.
Fifth: Emphasizing the support of the political process and democracy in Iraq in all its tracks, which resulted in the holding of elections and the completion of the selection of the three presidencies according to constitutional entitlements, so as to ensure the participation of all components and political forces; to achieve a prosperous future for the people of Iraq. Finished
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