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(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The House of Representatives held Thursday its regular session.
The Presidency of the Parliament decided to add a paragraph to the agenda of today's session concerning the Director of the Office of the Prime Minister and Secretary General of the Council of Ministers. Including the swearing-in of some substitutions and the completion of the vote on the first amendment bill to the law of the civil presses No. 5 of 1999, voting on the form of a decision regarding the termination of the work of the Council of Commissioners of the Information and Communications Authority, and voting on the resolution form on June 14 national occasion { The first reading of the bill of accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Minamata Convention on mercury, and the first reading of the draft law of accession of the Republic of Iraq to the UNESCO Convention on the protection of underwater cultural heritage. It also includes "the first reading of the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Paris Convention of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 1992, the first reading of the draft law on the ratification of the Agreement on Exemption of holders of diplomatic passports and service / official entry feature between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Of the draft law on the accession of the Republic of Iraq to the Grain Trade Agreement of 1995 ". The agenda includes the first reading of the draft refugee law, the first reading of the draft law on amnesty from tax penalties, the report and discussion of the second reading of the draft law of the Federal Supreme Court and the report and discussion of the second reading of the draft law on the ratification of the Convention on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of financial evasion with respect to income tax And the capital between the Government of the Republic of Iraq and the Government of the United Arab Emirates. " He will also brief parliament on a housing crisis report and general discussions for 15 minutes
Kurdistan gov't to be formed within month: Gorran member
Kurdistan flag - Sarchia Khursheed - Wikimedia Commons
Rizgar Mohamed, a member of the Gorran Movement in the Kurdistan Parliament, said that Kurdistan's new government will be formed within 30 days.
"TheKurdistan Democratic Partyin charge of forming the new government, will not wait for any party anymore to present its candidates for the ministerial and government posts," Mohamed said.
The names of the ministers of the new government will be presented to the Kurdistan parliament to gain confidence within a month, he added.
On Tuesday, the KRG has elected a new prime minister, Masrour Barzani, and a new President, Nechirvan Barzani.
Iraq's stability essential factor for regional security: Salih
PresidentBarham Salihconfirmed that Iraq, through in its Arab depth and its Islamic neighborhood, has a priority in achieving regional stability in accordance with the mutual and shared interests among the countries of the region, according to a presidential statement.
Salih received Foreign Minister of the Sultanate ofOmanYusuf bin Alawi and his accompanying delegation at the Presidential Office in Baghdad on Wednesday.
During the meeting, the President said that the stability of Iraq is a key factor for the security of the region, stressing that Baghdad and Muscat could play a significant and influential role for their stature in the region as well as their desire for joint action and coordination on regional issues.
Salih welcomed the decision of the Sultanate ofOmanto open its embassy in Iraq, saying that it is a positive step by the Omani brothers for deepening frames of cooperation between the two countries in a way that contributes to the economic growth and prosperity of the two brotherly peoples.
For his part, Bin Alawi asserted that his visit to Iraq is of great importance to consolidate bilateral relations and unify positions on situations in the region.
The Omani Minister reiterated his country's support for Iraq in all fields.
The Presidency of the Parliament receives important recommendations on the oil and salaries of the region
The Parliamentary Finance Committee voted on Wednesday 12 under the chairmanship of MP Haitham al-Jubouri, chairman of the committee {temporarily} on the report and recommendations that resulted in the hosting of the Minister of Finance and Director General of the Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) and the Director General of the Accounting Department of the Ministry of Finance The Last Air.
Jubouri pointed out that the report and recommendations will be submitted to the Presidency of the Council for submission to the House of Representatives for a vote. The recommendations included a statement by the parliamentary information service "to speed up the legislation of the draft law of oil and gas in the maximum term of the next legislative term and the commitment of the Kurdistan Regional Government to pay salaries of regional staff and not spend in other expenses otherwise the salaries will be distributed by the federal government." The recommendations called on the Prime Minister to oblige the Ministry of Finance to fully implement Article 10 / C of the Budget Law 2019 and hold it accountable before the House of Representatives in the event of non-application of the article. The Committee also called on the Ministry of Oil to take legal action against companies that buy Iraqi oil without the approval of the Iraqi government. The Ministry of Finance and the Financial Control Bureau have called for the immediate implementation of Article 11 / VI of the Budget Law of 2019. The recommendations included addressing the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers to seek agreement between the former Prime Minister and the Government of the Territory on the payment of funds for the Territory in 2018. The head of the committee, MP Haitham al-Jubouri, sent a letter to the Minister of Finance to provide the Committee with a copy of the agreement signed between the former prime minister and the Kurdistan Regional Government on payment of financial dues to the Kurdistan region in 2018. On the other hand, the committee discussed during the meeting the subject of the work of the subcommittees of the Committee and distributed according to the tasks that were assigned to it, where he was assigned to the Deputy Mohammed Al-Daraji head of the Committee to look at the contract for the building of the Central Bank of Iraq and the new hosting of a number of experts and specialists in this area to find the reasons Contract. He also assigned MP Haneen al-Qaddu to head the investigation committee in the damage of money {7 billion dinars} by Rafidain Bank and the Central Bank and the hosting of a number of officials to find out the causes of damage, while Cliff MP Mohammed Tamim was chaired by the Committee of auction sale of currency in the Central Bank. In another matter, the head of the committee, Haytham al-Jubouri, stressed the importance of the draft federal civil service law and the need to meet the discussions on the law and take the views and proposals of the members of the committee and organize a workshop in the presence of experts and specialists to see their views and proposals, calling for a meeting on Sunday to resolve the discussions on the law And submit it to the presidency of the Council to determine the voting session. The committee expressed its reluctance to legislate the law of appeal in favor of the law in the decisions and decisions regarding real estate ownership after extensive discussions among the members of the committee and assigning two deputies from the committee to attend discussions with the legal committee on the law. The members of the parliamentary finance committee presented their views and proposals on the draft law to collect the example of state owned land for non-agricultural purposes after reading and discussing it and decided to report to the Committee on Agriculture, Water and Marshlands on the most important proposals of the committee on the law. In principle, the Committee rejected the First Amendment Law of the Ministry of Education Law No. 22 of 2011, which provides for exemption from customs duties, materials, equipment, parts, backup materials, means of clarification, books and publications, and the number of imported educational institutions approved as incompatible with the objectives of the government program to maximize imports Finance. The committee discussed at its meeting the draft law establishing Allawi the sale of fruits, vegetables and animals, and decided after extensive discussions to submit a number of proposals to amend the law. The Committee also discussed the issue of printing textbooks and assignments allocated to it in the budget of 2019 and decided to host a number of officials in the Ministry of Education on Saturday on the subject.
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The Abadi coalition clarifies its position on the proposal to elect the prime minister by the people
Baghdad / ... The coalition of victory, led by Haider Abadi, on Thursday, the proposal of the Fatah Alliance, to make the election of the Prime Minister directly by the Iraqi people.
"We believe that the political system must be reformed to lead a rational and effective government. The constitution also provides for a parliamentary system. The call for direct elections opposes the idea of a parliamentary system, which requires a constitutional amendment," Alliance leader Ali al-Sunaid said in a press statement.
"Any reform in the political system must be within the constitutionally defined mechanisms, and reforms in the political system are not carried out by a government decision or by parliamentary legislation, but by the methods prescribed by the constitution itself."
He added that "many of the dilemmas of the current political system result from political consensus and not from the Constitution itself, for example, the Constitution provides for the political majority to form a government, but ethnic consensus sectarian partisan groups that created the governments of concordance Contrasts contrary to the Constitution, where given to political consensus on top even on the Constitution".
"Many of the problems of the current political system are due to the nature of the political forces that deal with the responsibilities of governance and the administration of the state. The constitution is not responsible for it, and the reform is related to a large part of it by the rise and empowerment of political forces that are responsible, committed and patriotic, And responsibility with the judgment. "d
Iraq declares its position on the "Deal of the Century" and the Bahrain Conference
{International: Euphrates News} Iraq announced that it was not participating in the "Peace for Prosperity" workshop held in Bahrain late this month at a US invitation, stressing its adherence to its firm position on the Palestinian issue.
"Iraq will not participate in the Bahrain conference because of its steadfast position on the Palestinian issue, which is the right of the Palestinian people to establish their united state with Jerusalem as its capital and defend the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people," foreign ministry spokesman Ahmad al-Sahaf said in a press statement. "This issue is central to our public and political consciousness and our speech as an Iraqi foreign ministry," he added. Washington and Manama announced in a joint statement last month that they would hold an economic workshop in Manama on June 25-26 to encourage investment in the Palestinian territories, which observers saw as a first step towards implementing the US Middle East peace plan known as the "Century Deal". The White House said the conference was "a pivotal opportunity for a meeting between the government, civil society and business leaders to exchange ideas, discuss strategies and mobilize support from potential economic investments that could be achieved through a peace agreement." Bahrain will host, in partnership with the United States, a workshop to encourage investment in the Palestinian territories, with the participation of political officials and businessmen, on 25 June and 26 June 2019. The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in a statement, refused to participate in the economic workshop to be held in Bahrain under American auspices. "The goal pursued by the American administration from such a conference is to start implementing the deal of the century on its economic side after it has taken great strides in implementing the deal in its political side through a number of decisions, measures and steps that would perpetuate the occupation and erase the rights of the Palestinian national people Legitimate and inalienable rights
A leader in the call reveals the state of the party and a sudden change in the political map
(Baghdad: al-Furat News) revealed the leadership of the Dawa Party, Khalid al-Asadi on the situation of the party after the elections, while likely a sudden change in the political map.
"All the coalitions have become broad and there is no party that has achieved a big victory, and the Dawa Party entered into a coalition and it was dispersed in the elections," al-Asadi told Al-Furat television. "All the coalitions have become widespread and the Maliki has entered into another." The dispersion of "political errors," while noting that "if Maliki and Abadi had enough flexibility to change as a result of the equation of the Dawa Party." He added that "our political work is continuing and by the election process we have not been able to obtain a seat in Parliament; but we are still follow the legislation and monitor recommendations to the deputies and close to the legislative institution and the state." Al-Asadi recalled that "the recent elections were marred by a lot of confusion and other voices upset the balances, and the procedures were not taken in accordance with the law and as a result we accepted the results of the process; and filed an appeal to the Commission and accepted; but as a result of the change of members of the Commission did not implement the appeal and this caused my surprise." He added that "the electoral practices were not free of punctuation and accounting," and that "a lot of the political map changed in the elections may change abruptly in the provincial elections," while revealing "the installation of surveillance cameras inside the polling sites to detect fraud in the upcoming elections, There is concern about the lack of transparency in the elections and the political blocs are looking for guarantees. " He noted Asadi "some security agencies did not intervene in the previous elections despite the attacks and threats of observers, and if this continues can be clear fingerprints on the upcoming elections." He added that "the formation of the government was accompanied by a set of aids, one of which is the formation of the largest bloc, and grew up two alliances {reform and construction} and there were ongoing negotiations between them and the small blocs, and the result of this competition and reached an agreement in the negotiation process of forming the government. And al-Asadi that "the deputies of this session more liberal in the transition between the blocks despite the confusion of the political process, and some of them did not see the program, but only wanted to reach the dome of Parliament, in addition to the strange and strange cases that took place after the blocks formed after the election to seize the bag Ministerial ". "We have presented the prime minister with candidates, but he has not been able as a result of the political momentum and disagreements, but we are still continuing to support his government and it is important to give the government a chance to accomplish," he said. In response to the news that talked about persuading Asadi Nuba convinced the answers of former Health Minister Idila Hammoud, said the leader of the Dawa Party, "work to create convictions of the Parliament; but no one can impose his opinion on the deputies do not want, and Adela Hammoud provided good answers and many of the deputies convinced Ajobtha, He drew "as the emotions of the MP questioned Awad al-Awadi make the cuff tend to Adela Hammoud." He added that "the law prevents the MP from doing any business; but I have seen a set of sound recordings indicating the control of people with some ministers, and the composition of the government in abnormal circumstances naturally to witness many extortion," and that "there are cases of blackmail is the reality of general managers and employees Complain of pressure and blackmail because of the absence of the state. " On the unification of the visions of the leaders of the Dawa Party, al-Asadi said that "attempts to unify the preachers have all failed despite the multiplicity of projects, and preachers have benefited from the glare of power and state charisma." He said that "Abdul-Mahdi promised everyone that the political forces that did not participate in the ministerial cab will be engaged in independent bodies," and called on the government in all its joints to "take care to implement part of the government program." "The step of the inauguration of Nezhirvan Barzani as president of the Kurdistan region is a transition from one generation to the next," he said. "You need exceptional measures, and it usually happens in difficult transfers."
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Wednesday, with the Saudi Minister of State for Middle East Affairs, Thamer Al-Sobhan.
Al-Sobhan expressed his happiness to visit the Kurdistan region and his participation in the inauguration ceremony of Nechirvan Barzani as head of the region, wishing him success and success in his duties. For his part, Barzani thanked the Saudi Minister of State for his participation in the ceremony of his swearing-in, referring to the historical relations between the Kurdistan region and Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, the two sides discussed enhancing the relations between the Kurdistan region and Saudi Arabia in all fields in the interest of both sides
UNITAD adviser says ISIS crimes in Iraq amount to genocide
UNITAD Special Adviser Karim Khan has said thatISIScrimes inIraqamount to war crimes and genocide, as well as crimes against humanity.
An investigative team for the accountability ofISIScrimes, UNITAD is still probing crimes of the terrorist organization with the Iraqi government, according to Khan.
He said Iraqi courts will continue to tryISISelements and that external legal measures might be taken regarding cross-border terrorist crimes conducted by ISIS.
Collecting information is a major challenge facing the investigative team, Khan noted.
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6-13-2019 Newshound Guru Bloodloch "Preparation for the conference to launch electronic travel cards" What an awesome article, G-Lin...This could be the international revaluation we've been waiting for. [reference Guru G-Lin post 6-12-19]
6-12-2019 Newshound Guru MilitiaManWell, since the FML has been law now for a couple of days imo, they issued instructions (mechanisms) for the MC and Visa Cardsand even apparently passed internal regulations for 2019 and to help large contractors who build things and need to import and or export goods and service,just as they are allowing the Citizens to use cards outside the country...More evidence of article 8 so it seems.Now the CBI needs to talk to the citizens about a rate, imo... Once they do that in regard to the rate, the laundry list of things can get done. ITB, Contracts, re construction, payments, settlements, etc., etc. [post 2 of 2]
6-12-2019 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Articles: "Including the creation of the Notary Public Department in the area of Baasheqa Nineveh province"; "Development of internal trade"; "Parliamentary Finance: The budget of 2020 is completely different from all budgets since 2003" IMO, in the above may get one thinking about just how far along they are now. Keep in mind they don't mention 2019 Budget. Why? Well that would expose the rate. [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
6-12-2019 Intel Guru MarkZThere is no bad news. It has been exceptionally quiet...they have done a good job on tightening down on information. Thereis a lot of smoke and misinformation flying today and I take that as a good sign. [Is it quiet because we are close] I believe that is true. I do still think we are right on top of it.In Europe the exchanges got pushed back until Thursday. [rumor has it that banks were in 8 hour long meetings about this...any news?] I heard that...many big meetings worldwide…It absolutely needs to be done now..imo. [Are 800 numbers for exchanges real?] I know contacts at redemption centers and banks who tell me they are absolutely real.
6-12-2019 Newshound Guru G-Lin Article: "Preparationfor the conference to launch electronic travel cards" Article quote: "The establishment of the Conference of the launch of electronic travel cards issuance of electronic cards for Iraqi citizens to motivate them to use these cards during the payment period expenses (purchases - hotels - ...Buy the dollar at 1,200 dinars. ...This bank will settle the cards abroad by selling them dollars at a price. Aqh sell the currency, the dollar against the sale of citizens at the price of 1.200 dinars through purchases of cards." This sounds like the price in country will be 1,200 dinars per dollar. And abroad it will be 1.200 dinars per dollar.I'm not sure if it is a typo or they are telling us the rate. wow...This is the CBI site btw... Ithink this is pretty much what a rv will look like. Very little change in country and only us abroad will feel it. It sounds like this conference coming up next month will be a huge educational tool for the peeps.
6-12-2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [Is chase a good bank to exchange at?] I believe Chase and many other banks are waiting for you all….you will have many choices to exchange at.
6-12-2019 Intel Guru BruceI think taking us from a dual platform to a single platform Forex with the exotic currencies that we know about coming to the main page if you will of the Forex. That is a big deal, a big thing. I think we are obviously closer everyday this thing goes by... This RV...is a moving target and it does move...we are looking very positively toward having this complete. It is just that it is hard to pin it down to an actual tie [time ?] release of the toll-free number... It could be something that occurs overnight. It could be something that occurs tomorrow [Wednesday]. ...We are looking good for anytime now. We are hearing some things about tomorrow [Wednesday] late morning.Let’s see what happens with that. [post 2 of 2]
6-12-2019Intel Guru Bruce[via PinkRoses]I think this protocol working so closely today with the World Bank and also with Steven Mnuchin and President Trump all of this was to put this revaluation in motion sometime this evening or tonight [Tuesday]....There is one thing we got today which was very strong from one of our Forex people.That was we expect the Forex to come up from a dual platform to a single platform in single page tonight [Tuesday]...This would also include new rates coming up on the screens and locked in rates. It was sort of a trifecta event was to occur with the Forex.Now, could that have been a kicked off point or trigger point? I think it is...[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)
Prime Minister, Mr. Adel Abdul Mahdi, receives Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Yousef Bin Alawi, J
The Prime Minister received Omani Foreign Minister, Mr. Adel bin Abdul Mahdi, during the meeting. He discussed relations between the two countries, the opening of airline routes and facilitating the granting of entry visas, in addition to the joint role of Iraq and Oman in maintaining security and stability in the region.
The Omani minister welcomed the Omani minister, the strengthening of bilateral relations and the opening of the Omani embassy in Baghdad, which will contribute to increasing cooperation between the two countries and the two brotherly peoples.
The Prime Minister commended the Omani role in the region, which is complementary to Iraq's role, expanding its relations with its Arab and regional environment, supporting security and stability efforts, defusing the current crisis between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran and avoiding the dangers of escalation and war. And delegations to various friendly countries and continue their efforts in this direction.
For his part, the Omani foreign minister said that Iraq has a special place in the government and people of Iraq and we consider Iraq's positions and the positive and balanced role of the Iraqi government with respect and appreciation. He expressed his satisfaction with visiting Iraq and the common desire of the two countries to develop relations and expand cooperation and cooperation between the two countries. And to create climates for calm and stability in the region.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
12-June-2019
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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Mahdi's website; posted only on Arabic not on English side)
The National Security Council holds its regular session under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi
The National Security Council held its regular session today under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, Mr. Adel Abdul Mahdi, Which discussed several issues prepared for the agenda, including reducing the number of prisoners to achieve justice and the protection of community security and provide alternative mechanisms such as the use of electronic communication technology and the rehabilitation and integration of individuals in their communities.
The meeting also discussed the armament contracts of the Ministry of Defense and the importance of developing Iraq's air capabilities, and a number of security issues and developments.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
12-June-2019
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi receives Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin
Alawi bin Abdullah, welcomes Oman’s decision to reopen its embassy in Baghdad,
discusses the establishment of air links between the two countries, easing
visa procedures, and boosting economic
cooperation.
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ARTICLE 3
Source: Abdul-Mahdi intends to assign al-Janabi and al-Ghanmi to the Department of Interior and Defense Acting
2019/6/12 14:31
[Baghdad-where]
According to informed sources, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, intends to assign the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Othman Al-Ghanmi, to run the Ministry of Defense Acting, and Under-Secretary of the Interior for Police Affairs Mowaffaq al-Janabi, also running the Ministry of the Interior.
"The Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, will assign the Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant General Othman Al-Ghanmi, to the Acting Department of Defense. In return, the Undersecretary of the Interior Minister for Police Affairs will charge the team," said Faleh al-Issawi, Muwafaq al-Janabi, the director of the bag of the Interior Acting, "noting that" these leaks and links from people close to the Prime Minister. "
Al-Issawi added that "Abdul Mahdi will consider in this new division the maturity of components, considering that the Ghanami of the Shiite component, and Janabi of the Sunni component."
He explained that "Abdel-Mahdi can not display the names of vacant ministries unless it is agreed in advance between him and the forces and political blocs," stressing that "the next two days will determine the issue of the management of the Ministry of Defense and the Interior by proxy or offer the names of candidates for the four ministries vacant."
He added that "the Prime Minister, began two days ago with the movement of leaders and representatives of the political blocs focused on the possibility of finding understandings within parliament to nominate the candidates of the four ministries vacant and resolve this file before the end of the second legislative term or the Department of the Ministries of Defense and Interior Acting.
Al-Issawi ruled out that "the prime minister and parliament can nominate the candidates of the other ministries during the second legislative term, which will end on the first of next July," pointing out that "the number of meetings remaining in this chapter does not exceed eight sessions."
"The agenda of the remaining eight sessions of the second legislative term did not include a paragraph to vote on the four ministries vacant," believing that "this file will be deported to the third legislative term," noting that "the problems between the political forces still exist and the dialogues could not find Solutions to end differences on this file. "
The meeting of the three presidencies last focused on the possibility of finding a way to accelerate the resolution of the file of the remaining ministries in parliament during the remaining sessions.
The differences between the coalition of "reform and reconstruction" and "construction" on the names of candidates for the Ministries of Interior and Defense for more than seven months, as negotiations and dialogues could not agree on the new candidates to fill these ministries.
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ARTICLE 4
The Abadi coalition clarifies its position on the proposal to elect the prime minister by the people
13 June 201911:50 am
Baghdad / ... The coalition of victory, led by Haider Abadi, on Thursday, the proposal of the Fatah Alliance, to make the election of the Prime Minister directly by the Iraqi people.
"We believe that the political system must be reformed to lead a rational and effective government. The constitution also provides for a parliamentary system. The call for direct elections opposes the idea of a parliamentary system, which requires constitutional amendment," said coalition leader Ali al-Sunaid.
"Any reform in the political system must be within the constitutionally defined mechanisms, and reforms in the political system are not carried out by a government decision or by parliamentary legislation, but by the methods prescribed by the constitution itself."
He added that "many of the dilemmas of the current political system result from political consensus and not from the Constitution itself, for example, the Constitution provides for the political majority to form a government, but ethnic consensus sectarian partisan groups that created the governments of concordance Controversy contrary to the Constitution, where given to political consensus on top even on the Constitution".
"Many of the problems of the current political system are due to the nature of the political forces that deal with the responsibilities of governance and the administration of the state. The constitution is not responsible for it, and the reform is related to a large part of it by the rise and empowerment of political forces that are responsible, committed and patriotic, And responsibility with the judgment. "
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ARTICLE 5
Prime Minister reveals the imminent restoration of thousands of Iraqi antiquities from America
2019/6/11 17:35
[Baghdad-where]
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said Tuesday that thousands of antiquities from the United States are being recovered. This came during his visit to the Iraqi Museum on Tuesday.
"Iraq has been, and will remain, a historical and cultural center, and we must take advantage of this great legacy to build the present and future of Iraq," he said in a statement.
"The Iraqi Museum is a great knowledge and humanistic school that documents the various activities, sciences, human arts and antiquities from various antiquity dating back to pre-Christmas, modern, contemporary and Islamic, which are unparalleled in all the world's museums."
"The restoration of 15 thousand archaeological artifacts from the United States," he said, referring to "the restoration of large numbers of authentic Iraqi antiquities from Jordan earlier," while calling for "to draw the attention of public opinion to the Iraqi Museum and encourage his visit And to know the content of humanity and civilization. "
Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقيةVerified account @IraqiGovt 6-12-2019 around 9:15 am Eastern
PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi: Iraq is playing a key role to diffuse tensions in the region, and we are in contact with all the parties involved.Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقيةVerified account @IraqiGovt 6-13-2019 around 5 am Eastern
PM @AdilAbdAlMahdi receives Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, welcomes Oman’s decision to reopen its embassy in Baghdad, discusses the establishment of air links between the two countries, easing visa procedures, and boosting economic cooperation.
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