The boy said he had named the kitten 'Zozo', and had decided to take care of it as its mother had left it.
President of the Republic, Barham Salih, during his meeting with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Development Bank, Ziad Khalaf, stresses the support of the private banking sector
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The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, affirmed his support for the private banking sector, when he received the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Development Bank, Dr. Ziad Khalaf.
The bank said in a press statement, received by “Al-Iqtisad News”, “The President of the Republic, Dr. Barham Salih, received at the Peace Palace yesterday, Monday, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Development Bank, Dr. Ziad Khalaf Abed, praising his continuous efforts to achieve advanced levels of banking work and keep pace with all global developments. in banking technology.
According to the statement, Dr. Khalaf briefed the President of the Republic on the nature of the business, activities and financial technology that the bank has reached, the significant growth in the infrastructure and the strategic vision of the bank, which will contribute to increasing the participation of private banks in the reconstruction of Iraq and activating strategic partnerships with economic sectors in general.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the President of the Republic affirmed his support for the private banking sector in general, his keenness to achieve tangible progress in the reality of the Iraqi economy and his support to keep pace with Arab and international financial developments to advance a better future and work to activate the various vital economic sectors.
Kuwaiti newspaper: Al-Kazemi's government is working to remove obstacles facing investors
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Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai revealed, on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, the scenes of the meeting of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi at the Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce and Industry, during his visit to .Kuwait
The newspaper said that the Chamber of Commerce and Industry opened its door to receive the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and his accompanying delegation, on the sidelines of his official visit to Kuwait, where its Chairman, Muhammad Al-Saqr, expressed the chamber’s pride in the share it had in Al-Kazemi’s visit to Kuwait, .despite its short duration and crowded program
According to the newspaper, Al-Kazemi expressed his happiness at visiting the chamber, stressing his keenness to .strengthen development partnerships between the two countries
Al-Kazemi indicated that Kuwait has a wise vision in directing its foreign policies, based on a long legacy of good .experiences and initiatives that have been crowned with success
He pointed out that the Iraqi government is striving to facilitate the movement of intra-trade and raise the level of trade exchange between Kuwait and Iraq, which does not reach the desired level during the current period, .through the efforts being made to remove any obstacles facing the entry of Kuwaiti goods into Iraq
Al-Kazemi reviewed the most important features of the Iraqi economy and the most prominent sectors that attract investment, the most important of which is food security, especially in the agricultural field, which is a fertile investment environment, in addition to the state’s regulations and legislation aimed at attracting and encouraging .foreign investment in other sectors of common interest
He affirmed the government's keenness to solve all obstacles facing prospective Kuwaiti investors, and to develop .appropriate solutions to the difficulties facing existing Kuwaiti investments and to protect their rights
For his part, Al-Sager said that Kuwait, with the nature of its geographical neighborhood, economic integration, and societal rapprochement with Iraq, thanks to its infrastructure with its ports, roads and communications, the capabilities of its banking system, and the richness of its investment experience, stands fully qualified to be at the .forefront of Iraq's strategic partners in trade, finance and services
Al-Sager pointed out that the development partnership project between the two countries definitely needs official support and sponsorship, especially since all indicators and trends at the regional and international levels confirm .that the private sector is the one that can and should play the primary role in building this partnership
He stressed that the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq, which was called and organized by Kuwait in 2018, was a declaration that was neither clearer nor more comprehensive than the state's commitment to support and support development efforts and projects in Iraq, within the framework of a partnership that achieves the interests of both parties, and from a future perspective free from the effects of heritage. and his .accounts
Al-Sager indicated that the position of the Kuwaiti private sector, in turn, is fully consistent with the position of the state, and that the physical and electronic portals of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Kuwait are .legitimized to push in this direction
Al-Sager said: Our sincere enthusiasm for the economic partnership project must not forget us in Kuwait and Iraq together, that our success depends in the final analysis on the presence of a strong private sector, and on .providing a fair, safe and stable investment environment in the two countries
In honor of Al-Kazemi, an official dinner was held, which was attended by ministers and dignitaries accompanying .the Iraqi prime minister
It was also attended by Minister of Oil and Higher Education Muhammad Abdul Latif Al-Faris, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, Minister of Interior Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Minister of Trade and Industry Abdullah Issa Al-Salman, a number of members of the Chamber's board of directors, .representatives of quality unions and a number of Kuwaiti companies, according to the newspaper
What will be the price of a barrel of oil in the 2022 budget
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A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Jamal Kougar, suggested today, Tuesday, that the price of 55-60 dollars for the price of a barrel of oil will be approved in the next year’s budget, while its legislation has been ruled out by the current parliament in the event that elections are held on their date next October.
And he said puma In an interview with Alsumaria News, "The adoption of oil prices currently in the market within the estimated price in the federal budget for the next year is impossible for several considerations," noting that "the first is oil prices in international markets that differ from their prices in Iraq because of expenses in the Iraqi oil sector ranging between 13-17 dollars and these figures should be reduced from the estimated price in order to come up with acceptable figures
added puma The closest figure, according to our personal vision, is between 55-60 dollars for the price of a barrel, pointing out that “the budget, even if the government is able to complete it soon, it is not possible to legislate it within the dome of the current parliament in the event that the elections are held on time, given that The Financial Management Law referred to sending the budget in mid-October of each year, and Parliament will dissolve itself on the seventh of the same month in the event of elections.
He stressed that "the alternative formula is to rely on 1/12 of the current year's budget until the next year's budget is legislated to align state affairs with operational aspects and salaries
Al-Kazemi: The Baghdad conference is the culmination of Iraq's diplomatic efforts, and we have completed all the election requirements
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Today, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi confirmed that the Baghdad conference is a culmination of Iraq's diplomatic efforts, while noting that all requirements for holding the elections have been completed.
Al-Kazemi said in a government statement issued on the sidelines of today's cabinet session, that "the Baghdad conference will be the culmination of Iraq's diplomatic efforts, and an affirmation of the government's keenness to develop Iraq's foreign relations, which have reached a distinguished level, and the Iraqi government has been accepted at the international level ."
And he indicated that "the government has completed all the special requirements for holding the next elections and providing the means available for their success, stressing the government's determination to hold the elections on their scheduled date on the tenth of next October ."
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It says first of September but it could be from the first to the tenth of the month in my experience
The Federal Supreme Court decided, on Tuesday, to postpone the decision on the appeals of the general budget for the year 2021 until the beginning of next September.
A judicial source told Mawazine News that "the Federal Court decided to postpone the decision on the appeals of the current year's budget to the first of next September."
Baghdad sets the date for the "neighborhood summit" and reveals the reason for not inviting Syria
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The Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, confirmed on Tuesday that the summit of Iraq's neighbors will be held on the 28th of this month, noting that Baghdad received positive answers from all the invited countries, including Russia.
The Russian news agency Sputnik quoted Hussein as saying that "the summit of neighboring countries will be held next Saturday, and we have sent invitations to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, including Russia, which will participate through its ambassador."
He added, "As for Syria, the issue is not controversial with us, as we have good relations and we have never severed our diplomatic relationship with Syria. In fact, we are the ones concerned in raising the issue of Syria in all fields, whether at the Arab or international levels."
Hussein continued, "We call for restoring Syria's role in these areas, and therefore the matter is not related to the Iraqi position, but the issue of Syria's return is a controversial issue so far, and I think the Syrian brothers understand that."
In response to a question about whether there is any representation of Syria by any country, Hussein explained, "I do not know if there is a specific leader or president who will raise the issue of Syria, but the issue of Syria is not on the agenda."
Earlier this month, the Iraqi government announced its intention to hold a summit of Iraq's neighbors, and invited a number of neighboring countries to attend, along with some regional and non-regional countries such as Egypt, Qatar, the UAE, France and Russia.
Iran Officially Announces Plan to Attend Baghdad Summit
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Iran has officially announced its plan to take part in a regional summit expected to be held in Baghdad at the end of this month, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Iraqi Prime Minister is expected to host a regional summit in the capital Baghdad within the next two weeks, the exact date of which is yet to be announced officially. Several leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, have been invited to the event.
Speaking to reporters, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh pointed out on Monday that the summit in Baghdad is not a new initiative by Iraq.
"Our brothers in Baghdad have been pursuing it for a long time. The details of this meeting have not been announced yet, but we will definitely be present at a reasonable level," Khatibzadeh added.
He stressed that the level at which Iran expects to be attending requires additional details, and that "we need to see at what levels the summit will be held." "This meeting will be better when it benefits all countries."
The spokesperson also highlighted the role of Iraq in the region and and noted that Tehran views Iraq's position in the region as "significant", and “we have always tried to highlight this role."
Iraq has been making efforts to work as a mediator in the region in a bid to bring the Arab countries together. It played a key role in helping Saudi Arabia and Iran resolve their disputes.
Al-Maliki: There are no elections if they are postponed.. My hands are open to reconciliation and the faction's parade in the street against the prestige of the state
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Head of the State of Law Coalition and Secretary-General of the Islamic Dawa Party, Nuri al-Maliki, affirmed that no one has any interest in setting fire to the Iraqi street, nor in postponing or canceling the elections, noting that if they are postponed or canceled, they will not be .held again Al-Maliki said in an interview with Rudaw Media Network, on Monday, that "our fears of possible fraud in the elections have not ended," noting that "if the results of manual counting and sorting match with the electronic one, we will have secured the integrity and integrity of the elections, and ".if they differ, manual counting and sorting exists
The text of the interview:
The summer is very hot in Iraq and the political situation is much hotter than this summer. We are heading to early legislative elections. So far, we do not know if the elections will take place or not. I want to know your opinion. I want to know whether the elections will take place on October 10 The ?first of this year
Nouri al-Maliki: I am not talking about the possibilities that may give birth in any way, but I am talking about the approved decision taken by most of the political blocs, the government and the Independent High Electoral Commission, which is that the elections must take place on time on 10/10 of this General for many considerations related to the national interest and the need to maintain order, develop the reality of the country and overcome challenges. The elections are a starting point from which to proceed for the better. Therefore, their necessity comes from the fact that they will be a contribution to supporting and correcting the space towards providing the requirements of stability, security, services and welfare for the Iraqi people. The decision is taken by the Commission and the government, as I said, as well as the United Nations and all parties. Yes, there is an opinion among some of our partner brothers. We respect their opinion, whether they participate or refuse to participate, and this is a right for those who want to participate or want to withdraw, but we, on our part, wish them and we ask them to be partners in the electoral process, to prepare and prepare themselves to participate in these national elections. They are also partners in the process of correction and the process of building and reconstruction that Iraq is waiting for. But the decision remains theirs, and we respect them and what they decide, but when we ask for our opinion, we say no. We wish them to be partners. As for why they do not want to be partners, they must have justifications and motives for not participating, but we still hope and expect that they .all participate in the process. elections on time
In the beginning, you were skeptical about the integrity of the elections, and as a coalition, you had ?conditions to hold them on time, but now you are insisting on holding them, what has changed
Nouri al-Maliki:Our concern will not end frankly, our fears of possible fraud have not ended, so we have so far been in meetings with the political forces, with the Commission, with the United Nations as well, and with the Supreme Security Committee for Elections. A few days ago, we had a meeting with the Prime Minister and discussed important issues for the success of the electoral process, including fears of Possible electronic fraud because we will work with electronic devices designated for elections and speed up the results, we are still talking about this issue and there is still an appeal from us in the judiciary body of the Independent High Electoral Commission towards our request that manual counting and sorting be in addition to electronic counting and sorting, so that if the results of manual counting and sorting match with We will have secured the integrity and integrity of the elections, even if it differs, as manual counting and sorting exist, in addition to some observations in which there is still controversy between us and the Commission, including the issue of photos and the issue of old cards that can be used more than once, but this does not affectOn the decision to continue the elections, but in order for them to be integrated and to be more fair and inclusive and more opportunity for those wishing to .participate in these elections
But the Independent High Electoral Commission rejected the request of the State of Law coalition ?for manual counting and sorting
Nouri al-Maliki: Yes, in fact it is not a request for the rule of law, but we pledged on behalf of the other brothers who were unanimous in the necessity of manual counting and sorting, and we appealed by agreement, and we submitted the request. The truth is, the request was rejected by the commission, and we lodged an appeal against the commission’s refusal to the judicial authority, and we are waiting today or tomorrow for a decision from the judiciary to either permit or prohibit manual counting and sorting, if the higher commission says there is no objection or it is permissible, we will proceed with the issue of manual counting and sorting, and there is a possibility of rejection. And if you refuse, we will move towards electronic counting and sorting. Here, too, we have an emphasis on the commission that there should be a real monitoring and an international company capable of monitoring electronic devices and the possibilities of tampering with them, because if electronic .manipulation occurs, it is a dangerous matter. With the push of a button, the results change
?Do you feel pressure on the commission, especially by some parties
Nouri al-Maliki: We did not feel pressure on the Commission, but the Commission is working with its conviction and is very strong in working according to its conviction, and we believe that the Commission needs to be more flexible and more listening to the political blocs with interests and challenges. We have observations about this situation, and we asked the Commission and the Chief Commissioner to respond to us. The issue is not personal and not partisan either, but rather it is a homeland issue, and if the elections are rigged, its impact will exceed this .next stage to all the stages on which it will be built
Do you not think that the continued boycott of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, for the ?elections may ignite the Iraqi street
Nouri al-Maliki: I do not think that there is a correlation and commitment between Muqtada al-Sadr's desire to boycott and the Iraqi street, and I believe that no one has an interest in igniting the Iraqi street, nor in postponing or canceling the elections, because if they are postponed or canceled, they will not be held again. We are keen that the Iraqi street does not become inflamed, and this is our request from the political forces and everyone who bears arms to be cooperating with the Supreme Security Committee in order to preserve the security aspect in order for Iraqis, candidates, blocs and voters to exercise their complete freedom without security pressures. I rule .out that there will be a ignition of the Iraqi street
There are those who believe that Sadr's non-participation in the elections means that the political ?process will not succeed
Nouri al-Maliki: No. Participation and non-participation is a right imposed on the blocs, and the elections remain with those who participate in them if the required quorum is achieved on the participation rates and are considered legal and legitimate. Therefore, I do not think that there is a correlation that non-participation will .challenge the legitimacy of the elections
Do you think that the forces and parties that announced a boycott of the elections will change their ?minds days or hours before the elections
Nouri al-Maliki: This is what we hope and are working on for them to change their opinion of boycotting the elections, to be partners in the political process and all those who announced, not just the Sadrist movement, there is Dr. Iyad Allawi, Mr. Saleh al-Mutlaq, the Communist Party and the newly formed forces have announced their boycott, and we wish them all and write to them. Because they reverse this decision and be partners, so that .no one says we were not partners in this political process
I think that there was an attempt by you to ease the tension between you and Al-Sadr, what was ?their response
Nouri Al-Maliki: I have said repeatedly in the media and on the air that I do not want to remain in a crisis and disagreement with any component, party, any country or any person, and my hand is open to all. Reconciliation or participation, especially with the parties with which we are partners in belonging and history, such as the Sadrist movement. We hope that our relations will be at this level of reconsidering these relations and reaching consensus .that preserve friendship, preserve relations and strengthen the strength of national action
?What was their response, I mean the chest
Nouri al-Maliki: Frankly, I have no communication on this issue. I speak through space and did not receive an answer, neither through space nor through private channels. There are people who spoke about this, and I reiterated that I welcome every agreement and my hand is extended to those who want to overcome past .complications
Regarding your participation as a rule of law in the elections, how many seats do you expect to get ?in these elections .
Nouri al-Maliki: I don't speak the language of numbers ?With you master of numbers Nouri al-Maliki: No, the numbers are linked to conditions and factors. Will the Iraqi people overwhelmingly accept the elections? We will have more results. Will the Iraqi people refrain from the elections? Our chances will be less, as happened in the previous elections, so I do not speak in terms of numbers because I cannot estimate because the issue is related to matters other than the electoral issue and not our conviction, but rather what I see, hear .and observe. Ballot boxes and to have a presence like our brothers and partners
If you get enough votes, enough seats or alliances, do you aspire to a third presidency of the ?government
Nouri al-Maliki: First, the presidency is not the same as the number of seats, because no party can achieve seats with a ratio of 50 + 1 members of Parliament. This is impossible. Rather, the parliamentary system is a consensual system and a coalition system, so when the elections are over or before the elections are over, alliances are created To form the most numerous parliamentary bloc until it presents its candidate, and we will be part of this existence. I am not looking for a prime minister, but rather a real reform of the administrative system and the .political system of the state, and if I am chosen from among the partners, I will be a servant of the Iraqi people
Do you expect that the government will be formed immediately, or will it be delayed like other ?governments
Nouri al-Maliki: I expect if the commission achieves this time, announcing the results within 24 hours, and I think that the atmosphere is easier for the process of naming candidates for the three presidencies, because it has become almost known, even if it is not constitutionally proven, the presidency of the republic for the Kurds, the presidency of the parliament for the Sunnis and the prime minister for the Shiites, and at this stage, even if we are working In democracy, we are talking about a national majority in which the Kurds, Sunnis, Shiites, Christians and all participate, but I think that these components will be able to nominate their candidates for the three .presidencies faster this time
You leveled a "strongly worded" criticism of Mrs. Jeanine Blackshart, the UN envoy in Iraq, and your coalition demanded that she be changed. Is there a justification for Mrs. Blackschaert because she ?expressed concerns expressed by politicians from different blocs
Nouri al-Maliki: I did not criticize her strongly, as you said, but I mentioned something and said that UNAMI, whose presence in Iraq was signed during my tenure, and I signed on the need to benefit from UNAMI in supporting the Iraqi government in what it requests, is a project for the Iraqi government to ask from UNAMI assists and supports in elections or other than elections. Either it has a role or authority or no decision. It does not have a decision above the decision of the Iraqi government, but the Iraqi government is seeking help. Unfortunately, statements were made that confused the atmosphere and I reminded Ms. Jenin and UNAMI to return to the original agreement that it approved. The issue of the organization is in Iraq, and they will find that there is no authority to intervene, but rather the authority to respond to the requests of the Iraqi government. We .did not say more than that
You called for a national dialogue and consensus to change the system to a presidential or semipresidential, why do you want to change the Iraqi system from a parliamentary to a presidential ?one
That I have nothing greed, nor the State of Law coalition, nor the Dawa Party, and I believe that Iraqi stability is through the election of a strong and directly elected Iraqi president, not through bargaining, negotiations, agreements, and giving and taking. Rather, the Iraqi people elect a president and the president forms his government and is accountable to the people. The political system is, in my estimation, so I repeat that we hope that Iraq will reconcile and the Iraqis will reconcile with the presidential system, but in practice, is this possible? Changing the political system from parliamentary to presidential needs to amend the constitution and our constitution is considered dead and not subject to amendment, because any paragraph presented must be voted on by the people, and any paragraph presented is rejected by two-thirds of three provinces, so if the decision is accepted by the The Shiites can fall by rejecting three Sunni provinces or three Kurdish provinces, so unless there .is consensus among all the components and blocs, we can never reach the presidential system
However, the presidential system is considered unconstitutionalDo you not think that the ?presidential system will turn Iraq into a dictatorship again
Nouri al-Maliki: The presidential system is restricted by a constitution and restricted by parliament, and it is not like the presidential system that existed during the era of Saddam Hussein and the Baath Party. Elected, and this elected president is not absolute and is restricted by a constitution like constitutional monarchies are monarchies bound by a constitution, and also the presidential system that we call for is bound by a constitution and under the supervision and control of Parliament, and he cannot turn into a dictator or act personally, and Parliament will be .able to topple the president with First round of disagreement with constitutional contexts
Do you not think that the Prime Minister has wide powers, but he faces various obstacles from ?armed groups or political blocs that prevent him from exercising these powers
Nouri al-Maliki: This is true. The Prime Minister is pressured by disagreements and also pressured by disagreements within Parliament between the blocs that look to their interests in participating in the political process. We do not blame anyone who thinks of his interest in political action and achieving interests, but achieving national interests is above achieving partisan, factional, sectarian and ethnic interests. And the Prime Minister, as you mentioned, has great powers and using them in a harmonious atmosphere may be enough if it is agreed upon and chosen, but when the atmosphere is like the one in which we are, the Prime Minister turns into a point of challenge and is unable to exercise his powers in full because he will clash with this component and that .bloc, and therefore may It is being dropped
It was strange to us and to the Iraqis that you were absent from the swearing-in ceremony of Mr. Ibrahim Raisi as President of the Iranian Republic, knowing that there were many politicians and heads of Iraqi parties in the ceremonies. What is the reason for that? Were you invited and refused, ?or are there other reasons
Nouri al-Maliki: First, I have a personal relationship with Mr. Raisi and an old friendship, and I met him more than once. Secondly, they invited me on the day when the invitees from Iraq were only three, and I was one of them, and I decided to participate, but when the participation approached, I suspected that I was infected with Corona and this prevented me from doing so Doubt about participation because I was tested and stopped traveling for fear of the health condition developing, and I have no position to boycott attendance, I refrained from attending .only because I felt infected with the Coruna virus, and this is the only deterrent
?Wasn't it Corona .
Nouri Al-Maliki: Thank God, the swabs were done, and it was not Corona ?
Did you receive the vaccine .
Nouri al-Maliki: Yes, I received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine ?
Relations between Iraq and Iran in a major era to where? How do you expect it to be
Nouri al-Maliki: Regarding the Islamic Republic, the debate that existed between the conservatives and the reformists may have had some gaps in the unity of the political system. Today, the political system in the Islamic Republic is almost unified, the presidency and the supreme leader of the revolution are all from the conservative line. This will enable Iran to advance further in facing the challenges facing the Islamic Republic. I think that this will be a cause for stability, but this does not mean that the second line will be excluded and excluded from the whole political process, but if the Islamic Republic wants more stability, that the other line within the process of devolution of power should also be partners, and this is not strange, is it not in America When the republican wins, he defeats all the ministers and the state departments, the republicans, and if the democrat wins, he wins all the departments of the state? The Islamic Republic has also become in the same path that is used in major countries or countries that depend on two party systems, for example, America is a democratic republic, the Labor .Party and the British Conservative Party and so on. dispute ?You talked about America...
Do you support the complete withdrawal of American forces from Iraq
Nouri al-Maliki: In fact, this issue has become the subject of much controversy. The issue was referred to Parliament, and Parliament voted unanimously, and it is natural that Parliament cannot vote except by unanimity. I think it does not need parliament and it is not within the authority of parliament, because the government that requested US military assistance was based on the framework agreement that we signed in 2008. The call for this participation is based on an agreement signed and approved by parliament. It was the government's responsibility, if the presence of the American forces was no longer needed, to ask the American forces to leave. Either to be referred to Parliament and this decision became. The issue that we said and which was agreed upon, is that the issue of Iraq and it has foreign military bases is not possible because the system and the constitution do not allow the presence of foreign bases on Iraqi soil, but we have a relationship and we have a strategic framework agreement with America and we have interests and we have weapons that we bought from them and this weapon needs expertise Training, competencies and skills and all of these must be the one who sold arms to come with him for training and rehabilitation, and Iraq needs this American training and qualification, and therefore within the agreement that was concluded, or dialogue, I do not call it an agreement because it is not an agreement, agreements are ratified in Parliament. Within the understanding that took place during the Prime Minister's visit to America, the existing American forces are shifting their mission, description and description from combat to training, and at the end of this year there will be no combat force or weapon to engage in a battle on Iraqi soil. This is actually over. But in fact, we still need the presence of forces for training, rehabilitation and .support
Do you think that the exit of US forces will reduce or increase external interference, especially in the cities of the south, where there have been demonstrations against Iranian forces, in the Kurdistan Region and in the disputed areas, as there are 70 Turkish military bases established inside Iraqi .territory
Nouri al-Maliki: Did the presence of US forces prevent these Turkish military bases? Did the Turkish bombing, which is repeated daily, prevent the villages of Dohuk, the villages of Amadiyah and the villages of the Kurdish regions under the pretext of the Workers' Party? We certainly do not accept any party or party to attack Turkey from Iraqi territory, so that it would not be a justification for striking the villages and striking Iraq, but the American forces present did not prevent that and could not prevent it, and the Turkish forces are still increasing, expanding and growing. As for the other level, regarding the American military bases and the American military presence, I think that the withdrawal this time with the presence of the Iraqi forces and the popular crowd and the new weapon that we bought and all this experience in the face of ISIS and the challenges, I think that Iraq with its army and police and the fight against terrorism and the popular crowd is able to control the security situation . Yes, there are still movements of some terrorists here and there, pursued by the Iraqi forces on a daily basis, and as you hear news about the arrests and the beating and bombing of their guesthouses and headquarters. I think Iraq is now more capable of controlling its security situation. Yes, it needs experience, it needs intelligence, and it needs training. The non-combat American forces will be supportive and supportive of Iraq as well. Therefore, we welcome the presence of these forces for the purposes of training, rehabilitation and maintenance of weapons, and we believe that the Iraqi forces have acquired sufficient experience to maintain security control. I mean this is what is said about him, and you may ask me what happened in Afghanistan when .the US forces withdrew. This does not happen in Iraq
?will not get .
Nouri al-Maliki: No, not at all. The situation in Iraq is not the same as the situation in Afghanistan ?
What is the difference between them
Nouri al-Maliki: The difference between them is that the Taliban movement has not ended and was still in the cities and towns with its weapons and presence, and it has not been eliminated. In Iraq, ISIS has been eliminated and pockets remain. Yes, these enclaves sometimes expand and shrink, but they are not at the level of occupying one street, and look, since the day that ISIS struck us, it has not been able to occupy one of the villages. Yes, they are on the basis of hit and run. These cannot be as the Taliban used to occupy most of the regions of Afghanistan. Iraq has strength, crowd, and other armed forces capable of defeating any other force that wants to .control a province On the mention of the crowd..
Are you satisfied with the behavior of some armed factions affiliated ?with the Popular Mobilization, including what happened recently in the Green Zone
Nouri al-Maliki: First, for us, the Popular Mobilization was adopted, and its establishment was a definite response to a challenge, when ISIS appeared and ISIS became the supported terrorist entity, and when what happened to the armed forces happened. Therefore, the establishment of the crowd was a national response and the Iraqi people unanimously supported and participated in it, especially after the fatwa was issued by the supreme reference in Iraq. Therefore, the crowd for us, as they describe it, is sacred, because it gave thousands of martyrs on the path to liberating Iraq, liberating cities, breaking the will of ISIS, and those who stand behind ISIS. Therefore, we do not accept the crowd or those affiliated with the crowd to issue any violation. Because the violation of the sacred is considered great. Because they belong to the crowd and the crowd came as a national political reference response. We do not accept any violation issued or transgressing the system and the constitution, and what you have mentioned about the exit process in Baghdad or in other provinces, of course this in a meeting, in an announcement and in statements we denounced and denounced and we never accept. We do .not want a weapon that opposes or competes with the state's weapon
According to our information, you played a major role in mediating between the government and the Popular Mobilization at the time, in the recent events in the Green Zone. These armed groups, affiliated with the popular crowd, do not succumb to anyone and sometimes deviate from the Iraqi ?will. How are they controlled? And who controls it
Nouri al-Maliki: We do not accept that it deviates from the Iraqi will, and we do not accept that it deviates from the established military system, and we only accept that it moves according to the tasks assigned to it by the state, and that it is committed to the recommendations of the government and the supervision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. This is what we say and we do not retreat from it, and if there are violations, I say that the government must confront those who break law and order in order to return to the legal and orderly contexts. The responsibility of the government and the responsibility of the political forces that participated in the government is to maintain commitment, public order, and maintain security, and that there should not be a weapon on the street that frightens citizens or breaks the prestige of the state. For us, the prestige of the state takes precedence over everything, because the prestige of the state is reflected in the economic, security, psychological, health, political and educational fields. A state without prestige means a state .that is not governed by law and is considered one of the failed states ?
Do these factions not question the prestige of the state
Nouri Al-Maliki: Her going out in the street armed with various types of weapons without the knowledge and .without the government's approval is considered a violation of the prestige of the state ..Erbil was also targeted by factions and groups affiliated with the Popular Mobilization Banner ?
Nouri al-Maliki: In Erbil
In Erbil... by missiles, by drones... for example, at Erbil International Airport, innocents and citizens ..were killed, but you chose to remain silent ?
Nouri al-Maliki: Are you sure that it is one of the Popular Mobilization factions ..Investigations proved that the factions, especially in the Nineveh regions
Nouri al-Maliki: No, I do not have a firm belief that it is the crowd, and that is why I say that some actions, even some of them that targeted the American embassy, I ask, follow up and have relations, they say never, not from us, but there is a third party who wants to cause sedition in the security situation. I doubt that what happened in Erbil are also those who want to cause strife between the region and the central government, but I also say it frankly that it is rejected and we do not accept that. That a missile strike occurs on any of the sites. I said it and I say it now, with regard to the American embassy and other than the American embassy, as long as they are present in Iraq with the approval and knowledge of the Iraqi government and according to the diplomatic contexts in force in the world, they protect our embassy and we protect theirs, I do not accept even from a legal point of view that an embassy be targeted. So Iraq wants to sever its relationship with America respectfully and according to the contexts, and we say we do not want your embassy and you do not want ours, but this is not our decision. Our decision: We want the US embassy to remain valid in its dealings and presence, and relations with the US side, and indeed with all countries of the world, we want relations to remain in place. If the process of targeting and expanding targeting areas of Kurdistan, I reject it and never accept it, and I think that this process of .expanding the crisis will be tiring for the government and tiring for the political forces, tiring for Iraq in general ?
This year in particular, there were many attacks, why did you not condemn these attacks in time
Nouri al-Maliki: I did not issue statements on all attacks for information, and I did not issue statements on the attacks, but when the Prime Minister calls me or we meet among us, I express my clear opinion, and everyone knows my opinion rejecting this process, and my position is specific and I have said it repeatedly that I do not and will not accept One day, an armed force affiliated with the Prime Minister, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, will surround the Presidential Palace. This is the height of chaos, and I told them, brothers, this is a scandal in front of the world that we have an armed force affiliated with the government and encircle the .Republican Palace. To violate the sanctity of the state and its institutions .
How is your relationship with the Kurdistan Region? Especially with President Masoud Barzani
Nouri al-Maliki: My relationship with Professor Masoud Barzani is not a relationship today, nor a relationship after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, nor when I was prime minister. Rather, my relationship with him is that of the days of struggle and jihad when our military headquarters were located next to the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Badinan and other areas. Our relationship is old and our friendship is old, and I can say that the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Islamic Dawa Party are the two parties that are more targeted than the Baath Party regime with mass executions and in the tens of thousands. Therefore, challenges brought us together, confrontation brought us together, struggle brought us together, martyrs and sacrifices, both for the Dawa Party when a law for execution was enacted. Everyone who is affiliated with, promotes, or covers up the .Islamic Dawa Party, and for the Kurdish side as well, when the Anfal and the chemical attacks were
Because of Corona, because we have information that you would have visited the Kurdistan Region a
Nouri al-Maliki: Right. On the basis that it will be after the feast. But this new epidemic that has spread, I warn of .it frankly, because I was infected previously and I am afraid of it
?This new visit, will you be soon .
Nouri al-Maliki: God willing, soon
About the agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi federal ..government, about the last agreement we are talking about ?
Nouri al-Maliki: The agreement with the number is how much ..
Another deal. Agreement on the budget .
Nuri al-Maliki: What number does it carry? Number 10 or number 20? We always agree and disagree ..
We disagree .
Nouri al-Maliki: Yes
Why did the problems start and until now? I imagine that the problems started in 2013 and they ?continue until now. Why
Nouri al-Maliki: Before 2013, the problems started. Since 2007 and since 2006. I do not think that even if the agreement was number 100, the differences would end. Whenever a budget comes, we will be in front of an agreement on the consensus that the budget should initiate. I am frank and I have relations with the brothers in the region. I speak frankly with Professor Masoud with Brother Nechirvan, even with the late Jalal Talabani, and I told them repeatedly that we will not reach and reach a stage of consensus and harmony that supports the federal system and supports Kurdistan and its stability and supports Iraq in general, because Iraq does not It settles if part of it is an expatriate, whether it is Kurdistan, western or southern. This can only be done when we complete the process of legislating the laws referred to in the constitution, and the most important laws are the oil and gas law, which must regulate this issue, which has raised many problems between the region and the center, and the law for the distribution of financial resources, considering that what meets in the treasury State funds distributed according to the approved population ratios among the components involved in the political process. So we wrote in 2007, we wrote the oil and gas law because I was aware that we needed this law in order to stabilize the relationship so that the region knows what it has and what it owes, and the center knows what it has and what it owes. Al-Shadeed remained in the Parliament’s drawers until now. It has not been raised, and unless we reach an agreement on this law and the law on the distribution of financial resources, we will continue to disagree on each .budget
There is an opinion in the Kurdish street that says that the State of Law or the Dawa Party is one of ?the biggest opponents of the budget agreement, is this true
Nouri al-Maliki: By God, I do not know about this talk that they speak, one of the most opposed. First, the budget is a set of items, chapters, and issues related to building the state, stabilizing the financial and security situation, and everything else. Yes, we have an objection to some of its provisions, but the biggest opponents do not, and if we were the only opponents, we would not have had a sufficient number of deputies for the opposition when there were turbulent ideas, even within the Finance Committee there were turbulent ideas. As a result, it became a process of gathering and gathering the situation, and unless even those who agreed to it and we were among those who agreed in the end, it would not have ended the issue of the differences raised by the budget, but we .wanted Iraq to go on the path of the process of stability
The Kurdish leadership always says that our problems with the Iraqi government are not only about the budget and salaries, but rather they are many deep problems, for example Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution. During your tenure as prime minister, there was a leak of minutes of a meeting between you and some of the parties and the leaders of Kirkuk. You say that this article was never ..implemented during your prime ministership ?
Nouri al-Maliki: We said it was not implemented or we don't want to implement it Article 140 was not implemented during your presidency of the government. Is this the right time to ?implement this article now
Nouri al-Maliki: First, if I agree or disagree with the constitution, I am committed to it as long as the Iraqi people voted for it, and as long as Article 140 of the constitution is constitutional, I am committed to it, and perhaps if you ask the Kurdish brothers, they will tell you how much I have implemented Article 140, I have implemented all issues related to With Article 140, I prepared the lands, I restored the houses, I withdrew the villages that Saddam Hussein had created, and this process of changing the demographic character, we all fixed it. But Article ..140 as well ..
Only the first phase of Article
Nouri al-Maliki: Yes, this is what is required. The process of implementing the procedures I completed. Even when we were in Dohuk, we had a meeting with the brothers in the leaders, Mam Jalal, may God have mercy on him, Brother Kak Masoud and the rest of the members, and we were also present. Brother Abu Masrour said why was Article 140 not implemented? I told him, ask Mam Jalal, tell him why Article 140, the remnants of its relevant chapters, were not implemented. Mam Jalal told him that the issue is no longer with the government, the issue has returned to us to the Presidency of the Republic. He said what about the presidency? He said that the Presidency of the Republic must submit a draft law to Parliament setting the boundaries of the governorates and the boundaries of the districts. Then he said why didn't you do this? He said we can't do this? Why? Because we have the representative of the Sunni component rejects and the representative of the Shiite component accepts and that refuses, so we cannot do that until now. I said to him: Did you hear, Abu Masroor, the issue is no longer with us, it is no longer with the government, what is related to the government we have accomplished, what is related to the presidency of the republic remains and has not been completed, and therefore the demand from the presidency of the republic remained that they presented a bill until the bill was submitted recently, I do not know before a while The bill was submitted, but it was rejected outright. They said we go back to the governorate borders in 1967 and these have big problems as governorates will be abolished and governorates created. We go back to 1981 or 1980 and these also have big problems, and until now the draft law on which the implementation of Article 140 is dependent on the implementation of Article 140 is present in the House of Representatives and was not discussed, and the Parliament did not dare to discuss it because of the existence of sharp disagreements over it. The issue is neither me nor the government. They said we go back to the governorate borders in 1967 and these have big problems as governorates will be abolished and governorates created. We go back to 1981 or 1980 and these also have big problems, and until now the draft law on which the implementation of Article 140 is dependent on the implementation of Article 140 is present in the House of Representatives and was not discussed, and the Parliament did not dare to discuss it because of the existence of sharp disagreements over it. The issue is neither me nor the government. They said we go back to the governorate borders in 1967 and these have big problems as governorates will be abolished and governorates created. We go back to 1981 or 1980 and these also have big problems, and until now the draft law on which the implementation of Article 140 is dependent on the implementation of Article 140 is present in the House of Representatives and was not discussed, and the Parliament did not dare to discuss it because of the existence of sharp disagreements over it. The issue is neither .me nor the government ?
where is she now .
Nouri al-Maliki: She is with Parliament ?at Parliament .Nouri Al-Maliki: When Parliament and the Presidency of the Republic I do not know if you are still close to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
There are reports of ..differences between you and them ?
Nouri al-Maliki: Between us and them Between you and them because of your failure to appoint Mr. Barham Salih as Vice President of the ?Republic. About what were these differences? Are there differences Nouri al-Maliki: First, are there differences so that we can say why? It has no validity, and the National Union is not responsible for this issue, but other circumstances, and even for me, I was not serious about accepting the site because it has no value. The National Union is responsible for this issue, no. The differences between me and the National Union, never. I received all the brothers from the Patriotic Union, Brother Bafel and Brother Lahore, and a delegation came from Lahore and a delegation came from Bafel. I wanted to enter a mediator to find a solution to the existing problem or controversies. My relationship with Mam Jalal and with the National Union is also a strong one. When I say that my relationship with Brother Abu Masrour, Professor Massoud Barzani, this does not mean that I do not have a relationship with the National Union. I have a relationship with all the Kurdish movements, and the relations are not the relations of today, but the relations of the old common struggle in the .days when we were in the face of dictatorship. I do not have any differences and our relations are very good You played the role of mediation between the parties of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.. What is ?your position on these internal disputes I say frankly, I tried and called, but I was unable to do anything because the issue appears to be large and deep, and I received the brothers who came, each side talking about the situation and explaining the issue and the existing crisis. I honestly do not want to be a party to one of the parties. But my words are with all the movements, even the non-Kurdish ones. When internal differences occur, I tell them: Didn't you have an internal system? They said yes, I said go to the bylaw and in light of the bylaw they solved the problem. You say that our internal system has appointed us a joint leadership. This joint leadership has the right of the general leadership, which is made up of 120 people, to meet and change the internal system and say we want one leadership, so please refer to the internal system, which is the party constitution. Therefore, the issue has now turned to a meeting of the leadership in order to amend the internal system and hold elections, and whoever wins will be one .president of the National Union
While you are in the Kurdistan Region. You talked about the days of struggle. Have you learned ?anything from the Kurdish language
Nouri al-Maliki: A little, a little. I learned a little because I was not always around, so I had visits, go to headquarters, and so on. A little from the Badinan dialect, and when we moved to the Soran region, it seems that the dialect of the people of Soran is more difficult than the dialect of the people of Badinan, so we do not .understand anything from them
?And now .
Nouri al-Maliki: Now I forgot ...
If I spoke in Kurdish and Badiniya .
Nouri al-Maliki: No, I don't know, I forgot, it was a long time ago
Do you have a message for the Kurdish people, since there is a visit near you to the Kurdistan ?Region
Nouri al-Maliki: My only word is that I invite them to remain true partners, and for the Kurds and Arabs to remain present within the framework of the state and in the best friendly relations. I just want to say to the Kurdish brothers, rest assured, a decision will not be established for you in Kurdistan if there is no stability in Iraq. I hope that everyone, our Kurdish and non-Kurdish brothers, will be convinced that there is no luxurious and stable life on one side while the other sides are experiencing crises. This is my message; We want a stable Iraq that provides services to all of its people from the mountain to the lagoon, and this is feasible, but it needs openness. And I say to all Iraqis and our brothers, put away the phenomenon of doubt about the other, because doubt has its own manufacture and circumstances that may help it. You are brothers, you are partners, and what partnership is more than that of blood, sacrifices and prisons. One of the things that if the place allows me to mention, the brother Professor Masoud Barzani told me and said that one day the Kurdish minister, Aqrawi, Hashem Aqrawi or so-and-so, came to me fleeing from Baghdad to Kurdistan. He said I asked him what the matter was? He said, "Saddam Hussein sent for my request, and I found him walking in his room and I heard him say, "Don't go out." I told him no, he said, “There are 720 people from the Dawa Party, and he asks me whether I will enforce the ruling on them or should I wait for a letter to come to me, so I told him, “Execute without a book, you donkey.” What did Hashem Aqrawi say? He said that a country where 720 people are judged by phone does not deserve stay in it. Of course, he spoke about it, and when he went to Syria, Hafez al-Assad, may God have mercy on him, spoke about her, and the Syrians conveyed this to us and said that your friend is carrying out this way. Brother Abu Masrour stood on this issue a lot, and says this is how the Dawa Party was dealt with, and therefore the sympathy between us and them is an issue of sacrifices, for example, one of the things that makes us the most sympathetic between us and the Kurds, when there were negotiations and the request of the Kurdish leaders. Knowing the fate of 300,000 Kurds from Anfal, where they have become. Tariq Aziz tells them: Do not exaggerate, they are not 300,000, but all of them are only 180,000. I imagine someone is 180,000, even if they were 180,000 chickens, they wouldn't pass by as if they were nothing. Tariq Aziz says don't exaggerate, they are only 180 thousand. We asked him well and where the 180 thousand went, he told them they went and finished and recited Al-Fatihah to them. Such a system is implemented without a court decision in 720, and considers 180,000 Kurdish missing children and women, considers it a case that has ended and asks that they not exaggerate and say they were 300,000. This is what brought us together and this is what we want to continue with because we are graduates of the school of violence, persecution, dictatorship and murder, and we must do .our best that dictatorship does not return to Iraq under any title and under any dress it can return in
Before this meeting I had talked to people and I knew I was going to have this meeting, they asked me to ask one question in particular. Besides that you are a prominent politician and a strong man in ?Iraq, they say that Mr. Maliki is the richest man in Iraq, is this true The media says.
The media says that I have 68 billion dollars, and the media says that I bought the Versailles .Palace in France
?I bought the Palace of Versailles in France
Nouri Al-Maliki: I bought Koraytem Palace, which is the Rafik Hariri Palace in Lebanon, and I have two planes in my house, and I don't know how the two planes entered the house. These are all lies. circles that want to confuse reality, and I challenge anyone to find me a dinar or one dollar in any bank in the world. Praise be to God, whoever knows me knows my financial situation and knows my concern for Iraqi money, but the lies did not end there, and the thing that mitigates is that all the recalcitrant politicians who work hard for the national interest have been accused of such accusations. Were the Kurdish brothers not accused of these many accusations? Are not the Kurds accused now? Shiites are not accused of such accusations? These are the methods of the Baath Party and the circles that support this party, which improves propaganda and media in the manner of Hobbes, the .owner of Nazi media
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