Iraqi/Dinar News History 2-3-07 thru 3-5-07(at 11:30am cst)

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Iraq announces security meeting with Iran, Syria and the U.S.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, 02 March 2007 (Associated Press)
Iraq's neighbors including Iran and Syria have agreed to join U.S. and British representatives to discuss the Iraqi security crisis at a regional conference March 10 in Baghdad, the government said.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Wednesday he will be issuing formal invitations shortly to the neighboring countries and the five permanent U.N. Security Council members, the U.S., Britain, France, Russia and China, to send deputy foreign ministers or senior officials to the conference.
Zebari, in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from Sweden, said the Iranians agreed to participate in a meeting with the other neighbors but "they have some questions" about a separate session that would be held the same day with the five permanent council members. His words seemed to indicate that Iran was at least partly unhappy with the arrangements for the conference, and weighing the extent of its own participation.
Iran has had little public comment on the conference so far. But in the past, Iranian leaders have been vocal in accusing the United States of trying to use the U.N. as a way to "gang up" on it, and the presence of the key Security Council countries at the Iraq conference might give Iran pause.
For their part, Sunni Arab countries like Egypt still hold grave concerns about the direction taken by Iraq's Shiite-led government, raising concerns the conference will make little headway on key issues like security.
Iraq's relations with its Arab neighbors have been rocky because of fears that the Shiite-led government is falling under Iran's influence. Originally, the Iraqi government had been reluctant to endorse the regional conference, fearing pressure from Sunni-dominated regimes, but it dropped those objections last year so long as the gathering was held on Iraqi soil.
Two Arab diplomats in Cairo said Wednesday that the U.S. recently increased pressure on some Arab governments to press them to attend the conference, after they initially had turned down invitations from the Iraqi government. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the issue's sensitivity.
The March conference got a big boost Tuesday when Washington said it would attend, leading to the possibility it could discuss Iraq's security with adversaries Syria and Iran.
The Bush administration had waited to embrace the idea until Iraq made progress on a deal governing national distribution of oil revenue. The difficulty in getting such a deal is symbolic of Iraq's regional, factional and political divisions, and the deal was seen by the United States as a key marker of the government's will to work across divides. "They thought the timing was right for them to hold the conference, and so we encouraged them to move forward with it," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Wednesday.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending the U.N. envoy in Iraq, Ashraf Qazi, to attend the conference as an observer, U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas said. "The secretary-general hopes that the participants in the preparatory meeting will focus on urgently needed steps to reduce violence in Iraq and help stabilize the situation in the region," Montas said.
Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Labid Abawi said the United States, Britain, China, Saudi Arabia and Iran said they will attend. "The conference will be important. It will prove that Iraq is politically capable of holding such a conference. It will send a message to the world," said Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's adviser, Sami al-Askari. Syria and Egypt confirmed separately they would attend, but there was no immediate comment from Jordan or Saudi Arabia. Bahrain, Turkey and Kuwait were also invited, along with the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
Arab countries had been reluctant to accept an invitation previously, because of Iraqi security issues as well as their hesitancy to be seen as supporting the Baghdad government by attending the gathering there, Arab diplomats said.
Iraq and its neighbors have held nine meetings, Zebari said. At the last meeting, in Tehran in July 2006, Zebari said "I demanded that the next meeting should be in Iraq.... I told them we are capable, we are confident, we can ensure your security." Asked about Iran's participation in the conference, a spokesman for Iran's U.N. Mission sidestepped the question: "We believe if the United States really wants to reach a solution there is hope that they can achieve that," the spokesman said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said it was important to involve Iraq's neighbors. "We believe Iraq's security is related to all its neighboring countries, and they have to help settle the situation," Larijani said. But Mustafa Alani, an expert in Iraqi affairs at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai, said while the conference will officially focus on Iraq's security, neighboring Sunni Arab countries and the U.S. will use it to convey their disquiet at Iranian influence. Each side has accused another of being responsible for the spiraling violence in Iraq. The U.S. claims Iran is sending weapons and money to Shiite extremists in Iraq. Iraqi officials, meanwhile, have complained that Syria harbors former Saddam Hussein loyalists and allows weapons and foreign fighters to slip into the country, while Sunni countries believe the fault lies with Iraq's Shiite-led government.

A New Mission for Iraq
By Peter Charles Choharis
WASHINGTON, D.C, 02 March 2007 (International Herald Tribune)
Senate Democrats plan to introduce a new Iraq war resolution limiting the role of American troops. But confining the U.S. mission to training Iraqis, fighting Al Qaeda and perhaps patrolling borders as the Democrats propose will not prevent the humanitarian disaster that will occur if Iraq continues toward collapse.
For all their references to Vietnam, Democrats rarely mention its brutal aftermath. I once worked in and traveled to refugee camps crowded with Cambodians who had survived the Khmer Rouge killing fields, Vietnamese boat people who had relatives raped and murdered at sea and Hmong who had been hunted by Laotian troops.
Wars are brutal, and the losing population often suffers. But had U.S. military and political leaders admitted earlier that the Vietnam War was doomed and planned accordingly, they might have saved countless more lives.
Iraq too is headed toward collapse, yet neither Democrats nor Republicans are taking the steps necessary to respond to the humanitarian catastrophe that would accompany collapse.
The recently issued National Intelligence Estimate predicts that in the next 12 to 18 months, the security situation in Iraq will continue to deteriorate at rates comparable to last year, when tens of thousands of Iraqis were killed monthly and many more fled. According to the report, "sustained mass sectarian killings," assassinations of key religious or political leaders or "a complete Sunni defection from the government" could trigger a total collapse.
No one in the Bush administration or among the Democrats disputes the forecast. They are ignoring it.
President George W. Bush is sending tens of thousands of additional U.S. troops into Iraq. Most Democrats want to withdraw troops (some immediately) and let the Iraqi army and police secure the country, even though the National Intelligence Estimate says Iraqi security forces are not likely to be capable of that in the next 12- 18 months.
Both President Bush and the Democrats demand that Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's government make tough political choices, even though the Parliament has regularly lacked a quorum because members are too frightened to attend.
Neither the administration nor the Democrats are planning for a worst-case scenario.
If Iraq collapses, the United States must have in place detailed plans and budgets to secure safe havens for Iraqi noncombatants; to configure a troop deployment capable of responding to mass migrations; to stockpile food, shelters and medicine for masses of internally displaced civilians, and to vastly expand the paltry $35 million spent last year on Iraqi refugee assistance.
Beyond legal and moral reasons, America has strong strategic interests in preventing a humanitarian disaster. Abandoning Iraq could create failed states that fund and protect terrorists. Regional wars could erupt as Saudi Arabia and others intervene to protect Sunnis while Iran does the same for Shiites, or as Turkey moves against Iraq's Kurds, and the entire region scrambles for Iraq's oil. Millions of Iraqis would try to flee to America, Europe and elsewhere in the Middle East.
The Bush administration contends that "failure is not an option" in Iraq. If humanitarian relief becomes part of our mission, then no matter what happens in Iraq, the United States can still achieve victory.
Peter Charles Choharis, a visiting fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, practices international law in Washington.

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Iraqi Kurdistan government supports law on oil, natural gas
Arbil, March 2, (VOI) – Iraqi Kurdistan region's government supports the law on oil and natural gas approved by the Iraqi cabinet a couple of days ago, said the official spokesman for the regional government.
Khalid Saleh told reporters that the draft was so similar to the one prepared by the government of Iraq's Kurdistan region.
"The new law provides for depositing all oil revenues in a special fund," he said, adding "signing of all contracts pertaining to oil investments will take place first by the region's government and then these contracts will be referred to a federal oil and gas committee, which will have members representing the Iraqi Kurdistan region."
On disputes that might arise over signed oil contracts, Saleh replied "in the case of any disputes or objections on the part of the federal government over the contracts to be concluded by the regional government, the contracts will be referred to an independent committee for considering."
"The law provides a review on the previous oil contracts. We in the region do not have any objections regarding this review," stressed Saleh.
The draft law has granted significant powers for Iraqi Kurdistan region like making the necessary preparations for proposing activities and plans for the federal authorities on behalf of the region so that they may be included into federal plans on oil transactions.
The Iraqi cabinet is to ratify the draft law after returning from its holiday.Meanwhile, a source close to Iraqi Deputy Premier Burham Saleh's office said "a new line will be extended to carry oil from Kirkuk wells via the city of Zakhu to sell it in global markets."
"The new line will be of great benefit to the Iraqi Kurdistan region," said the source, adding the pipelines, which are under the Iraqi government's control, have been subject to frequent attacks by gunmen.
On Tuesday, the Iraqi government had finalized an oil revenue-sharing law, which should be set for debate at the 275-member Iraqi Parliament.
The draft law granted the Iraqi national oil company the necessary authorities to contribute to prospecting operations and production inside Iraq on behalf of the government.

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Arbil-Oil :: Aswat al Iraq :: Aswat al Iraq

Should correct them selves shortly. :wink:

He said the official spokesman of the government of the Kurdistan region, Khalid Salih, said that "the law which was approved by the Iraqi Council of Ministers, two days ago, shortly very of the draft bill prepared by the government of Kurdistan on oil. " و ذكر بأن "القانون الجديد ينص على إيداع كل العوائد النفطية في صندوق خاص" و"التوقيع على جميع العقود المتعلقة بالاستثمارات النفطية يتم أولا من جانب حكومة الإقليم، ثم ترفع إلى لجنة النفط والغاز الفدرالية والتي سيكون فيها ممثلين عن حكومة الإقليم"., Stated that "the new law provides for the deposit of all oil revenues in a special fund" and "sign all contracts relating to investments First oil is part of the territorial government, then flying to the federal oil and gas, which will be representatives of the government Territory. " وحول النزاعات التي قد تحدث في العقود النفطية الموقعة، قال صالح، في مؤتمر صحفي عقده عصر اليوم (الخميس)، إنه "في حال وجود أي خلافات أو اعتراضات من الحكومة الفدرالية على العقود التي تبرمها حكومة الإقليم ستحول إلى لجنة مستقلة للنظر فيها".Regarding the disputes that might occur in oil contracts signed, said Saleh, in a press conference held this afternoon (Thursday), that " if there were any disagreements or objections from the federal government for contracts entered into by the government of the territory would be transferred to an independent commission to consider , "he said. وأضاف "ينص القانون على مراجعة العقود النفطية السابقة، ونحن في الإقليم ليست لنا اعتراضات في حال المراجعة".He added, "the law provides for review of the previous oil contracts, and we in the region have no objections in the case of audit." وعلى صعيد متصل، قال مصدر مقرب من مكتب نائب رئيس الوزراء العراقي الدكتور برهم صالح إن "خطا جديدا سيتم إنشائه لنقل النفط من آبار كركوك عبر مدينة زاخو لبيعه في الأسواق العالمية".And in relation to, a source close to the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih, "The new line will be set up for transporting oil from the Kirkuk wells across the city of Zakho for sale in international markets. " وأشار المصدر إلى أن "إنشاء هذا الخط سيعود بفائدة كبيرة على إقليم كردستان".The source pointed out that "the establishment of this line would be of great benefit to the Kurdistan region." وكانت الخطوط الناقلة التي تقع تحت سيطرة الحكومة العراقية قد تعرضت مرارا إلى هجمات من قبل مسلحين.Airlines had the tanker, which is under the control of the Iraqi government has repeatedly exposed to attacks by gunmen.

In order to activate the resolutions of the Commission on the application of Article 140, today visited Dr. Mohammed Ihsan, the Minister for areas outside the region Khanaqin district and met Bqaemegam and members of the municipal council and the chairman and members of the Office of the implementation of Article 140 in the judiciary.

كما اجتمع مع مسؤولي واعضاء الاحزاب الكوردستانية في القضاء.He also met with officials and party members Alcordstaneh in the judiciary. وفي مستهل حديثه نقل السيد الوزير تحيات رئيس حكومة اقليم كردستان لاهالي القضاء واهتمامه الدائم بهذه المناطق كونها جزء حيوي من اجزاء اقليم كوردستان.At the beginning of the transfer of modern Minister greetings from the President of the Kurdistan government for the people of the judiciary and his constant attention to these areas as a vital part Cordstan parts of the territory.

واردف في لقاءه هذا على ضرورة وحد الجهود بين جميع الفصائل من اجل انجاح ما تم اقراره من فبل لجنة تنفبذ المادة 140.He, in his meeting with the need to limit the efforts between all the factions to ensure the success of what has been approved by her committee Tnevb* Article 140. و لكي تعود هذه المناطق مرة اخرى الى اقليم كوردستان بعد ما عانت سياسة التطهير العرقي و التغير السكاني من قبل الحكومة السابقة.And in order to return these areas to the territory again Cordstan yet suffered the policy of ethnic cleansing and population change of before the previous government. واضافل السيد الوزير بقوله: علينا اصلاح كل ما نالته يد التخريب و نبدء من جديد بروح اخوية صادقة.And Adavl Mr. Minister, saying : "We repair everything tarnished by sabotage and Nbde new spirit of genuine fraternal. و قال علينا ان نعمق روح الاخوة بين جميع الفئات و ان لا ننسى باننا كوردستانيون اينما كنا, و سنظل هكذا ندافع عن حقوق كل فرد في كوردستان دون تمييز عرقي او طائفي.He said we must deepen the spirit of brotherhood among all groups and must not forget that we Kordstanion wherever we were, Thus, we will continue to defend the rights of every individual in Cordstan without ethnic or sectarian discrimination.

وهذا هو رسالة رئيس اقليم كوردستان و رئيس حكومة كوردستان وددت ان اكررها لكم.This is the message the president of the Cordstan Cordstan government and the president and I wanted to repeat it to you.
كما اشاد السيد الوزير في سياق لقاءه هذا مع مواطني القضاء نضال و اصرار مواطنين هذه المناطق على محاربة سياسة القمع الذي انتهجه النضام السابق.He also praised Mr. Minister in the course of his meeting with the citizens of this struggle and the elimination insistence citizens these areas to fight policy repression approach Alendham past.
و شدد على دور مواطنين القضاء على انجاح قرارات لجنة تنقيذ المادة 140 و بالتالي عودة هذه المناطق الى اقليم كوردستان.And he emphasized the role of citizens, the elimination of the success of the decisions of the Commission Tenkeez article 140 and therefore the return of these areas to the territory Cordstan.
وفي ختام زيارته تجول السيد الوزير والوفد المرافق له احياء القضاء للاطلاع على واقع الحياة فيها.At the end of his tour, Mr. Minister and the delegation accompanying him alive elimination for the reality of life.

البلوشستانيJordan develop security ties with the MKO, and Prince Bandar, Saudi behind the decision to provide full support for this organization and the Soldiers of God Albaluchstani

استلم موظفون امنيون في مطار عمان الدولي تعميما من وزير الداخلية الاردني ، يطالبهم بتقديم التسهيلات لاعضاء تنظيم مجاهدي خلق الايراني من حملة الجواز العراقي والجنسيات الاجنبية الاخرى ، وياتي هذا القرار الذي اتخذ في منتصف الشهر الماضي بعد وصلت عمليات التنسيق والتعاون بين هذا التنظيم والمخابرات الاردنية شوطا كبيرا سواء بالنسبة للشان العراقي او الشان الايراني.Security staff received in Amman International Airport circular from the Jordanian Interior Minister, requesting them to provide facilities for members of the Mujahideen Khalq organization Iranian passport holders of the Iraqi and other foreign nationalities, and this is the decision taken in the middle of the month after the last hit coordination and cooperation between the organization and the Jordanian intelligence made great both for the Iraqi or the Iranian issue.

وفق معلومات ينقلها مقربون من جبهة التوافق في العاصمة الاردنية ، فان تنظيم مجاهدي خلق الايراني فتح له مقرا رسميا في العاصمة عمان بعد توصية مقدمة من عناصر في المخابرات المركزية الاميركية للاردنيين بزيادة التعاون مع هذا التنظيم وتقديم التسهيلات اللازمة له .According to information conveyed close to the Accord Front in the Jordanian capital, the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran has headquarters officially opened in the capital, Amman, after a recommendation of the elements in the CIA for Jordanians to increase cooperation with this organization and facilities the necessary.
ومن المعلوم ان العاصمة عمان هي المكان الذي شهد لقاءات واتصالات بين اعضاء في قيادة تنظيم مجاهدي خلق المعارض للحكومة الايرانية ، واعضاء في جبهة التوافق ،وهذه الاتصالات هي التي مهدت لزيارة وفد العرب السنة بقيادة اعضاء في جبهة التوافق وجبهة الحوار الوطني الى بروكسل في وقت سابق من هذا العام .وكان عدنان الدليمي وظافرالعاني وخلف العليان وصالح المطلك من بين اعضاء ذلك الوفد الذي كان يتكون من 12 عضوا ، بقي ثمانية منهم لم يعودوا الى عمان وتوزعوا في هولندا والمانيا طلبا للجوء السياسي.It is understood that the capital Amman is the place that witnessed meetings and contacts between members of the leadership of the Mujahideen Khalq organization opposing the government Iran, and members of the Accord Front, and these contacts are a prelude to a visit by a delegation led by Sunni Arab members of the Accord Front. Front and the National Dialogue to Brussels earlier this year. The Adnan Al-Dulaimi and Khalaf Al-Alyan Zafrani, and the benefit of Almtalk among the members of that delegation, which was composed of 12 members, eight of whom still have not returned to Amman and dispersed to the Netherlands and Germany, a request for political asylum.
ويشير مقربون من جبهة التوافق في عمان ، ان تنظيم مجاهدي خلق بات يحظى في عمان برعاية متميزة من الاردنين ، بشكل يوازي اهتمامهم بالمعارضة العراقية .The close to the Accord Front in Amman, the Mujahideen Khalq organization has been given in Amman under the auspices of the distinct Jordanin , is the equivalent of interest in the Iraqi opposition.
ويؤكد دبلوماسيون خليجيون في عمان، ان الامر لايتعلق بالاردنيين فقط في تطوير علاقاتهم بهذا التنظيم ، اذ ان المملكة العربية السعودية اتخذت قرارا باحتضان كامل للتنظيمات المعارضة للحكومة الايراينة ، لمواجهة تعاظم قدرات ايران السياسية والعسكرية وتعاظم نفوذه وتاثيرها في المنطقة ، وفي مقدمة هذه التنظيمات ، تنظيم مجاهدي خلق وتنظيم جند الله الذي يعمل من اجل استقطاع بلوشتان من ايران ، وحسب هؤلاء الدبلوماسيين فان الامير بندر بن سلطان امين عام المجلس الوطني في السعودية تدخل شخصيا باتخاذ قرار سعودي مؤخرا ، باقامة افضل العلاقات مع تنظيم مجاهدي خلق وتقديم كل الدعم اللازم له في محتلف المجالات ، وفي هذا السياق ، استقبلت الرياض وفدا على مستوى عال من قيادات هذا التنظيم في شهر دسيمبر كانون الثاني الماضي .The diplomats in the Gulf of Oman, for that matter alone Balardeniin only in the development of their relations with the organization, since Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia had taken a decision to embrace fully organizations Alairainh opposition to the government, to meet the growing capacity of Iran's political, military and the growing influence and impact on the the region, on top of these organizations, the organization of the Mujahideen Khalq organization, Soldiers of God, who works for the deduction of Baluchtan Iran, according to these diplomats, the Prince Bandar bin Sultan, secretary general of the National Council in Saudi Arabia intervened personally to take a decision Saudi recently, the establishment of better relations with the Organization of the Mujahideen Khalq and provide all necessary support in Mahtlv areas, and this context, Riyadh received a delegation of high-level leaders of this organization in the month of January last Desember. وحسب هؤلاء الدبلوماسيين فان الاميركين هم الذين شجعوا الرياض على الاهتمام بتطوير العلاقات مع مجاهدي خلق وقاموا بنفس الوقت بتوصية عواصم اوروبية بتطوير العلاقات مع هذا التنظيم وخاصة بعد رفع اسمه من قائمة الارهاب ، وقامت واشنطن مؤخرا باقناع النرويجيين بالسماح له بفتح مكتب له في العاصمة اوسلو التي كانت قد استقبلت زعيمة هذا التنظيم مريم رجوي في العام المنصرم .According to these diplomats, the Americans are the ones who encouraged Riyadh's interest to develop relations with the MKO and had the same time recommendation European capitals to develop relations with the organization, especially after the lifting of his name from the list of terrorism, and Washington recently to persuade Norwegians by allowing him to open an office in the capital, Oslo, which had received the leader of this organization Maryam Rajavi in the past year .
وينتشر بين العراقيين المعارضين في عمان ، ان السفارة السعودية في عمان صارت اكثر مشغولة بمجاهدي خلق الان من انشغالها بنا ، ويبدو انهم ينافسون العراقيين على الحظوة عند السفير السعودي والسكرتير الاول والثاني والثالث في السفارة السعودية ،ويقدمون لهم دعمامتميزا.The spread between the Iraqi opposition in Amman, the Saudi embassy in Amman has become more busy now Bmujahidi creation of concern to us, and it seems they are competing for the favors of Iraqis at the Saudi ambassador and the first secretary, second and third in the Saudi embassy, and providing them Dammamtmeza.
يذكر ان السفارة السعودية في العاصمة الاردنية، تعتبر الان من اهم السفارات السعودية في المنطقة من حيث رصيدها المالي وكادرها الدبلوماسي، وهي من اهم السفارات السعودية واكثرها مهاما امنية واستخبارتية ، من غيرها في المنطقة .It is noteworthy that the Saudi embassy in the Jordanian capital, is now one of the most important Saudi embassies in the region in terms of its financial and cadre corps, which is one of the most important embassies of Saudi Arabia and most security functions and Astekhbartih, than any other country in the region.
ويعتقد مراقبون سياسيون ان تحول السعودية نحو تنظيم مجاهدي خلق ليس جديدا ، ولكن الجديد هو مراهنة الامير بندر بن لسطان على هذا التنظيم في التدخل بالشان العراقي والايراني في ان واحد ، فهذا التنظيم مازال يمتلك قوة يعتد فيها في داخل العراق رغم الرفض الرسمي العراقي له ، لان الاحتلال الاميركي يوفر له حماية كاملة ،ويقدم له كل اشكال الدعم اللوجستي بالرغم من قرار اصدره مجلس النواب العراقي يقضي بطرد هذا التنظيم من الاراضي العراقية، كما ان لهذا التنظيم كما يرى السعوديون قدرة على تشكيل تهديد امني للجمهورية الاسلامية في ايران ، بخلاف امتلاكه لقوة تنظيمية متماسكة وبخاصة في العواصم الاوروبيةPolitical observers believe that the Saudi shift towards regulating the MKO is not new, but what is new is their bets Prince Bandar bin the players on this organization to intervene in the Iraqi and Iranian at the same time, this organization still owns a significant force in within Iraq despite opposition Iraqi official, as the American occupation provided him with full protection, and provide all forms despite logistical support from a resolution passed by the House provides for the expulsion of Iraqi this organization from Iraqi territory, and that this regulation the Saudis also finds the ability to form a security threat to the Islamic Republic in Iran, other than possession of a coherent regulatory particularly in the European capitals

The Iraqi government through reconciliation conference the fate of thousands of former army officers

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الحكومة العراقية تبحث خلال مؤتمر المصالحة مصير الالاف من ضباط الجيش السابقThe Iraqi government through reconciliation conference the fate of thousands of former army officers

من محمد الغزي بغداد - 2 - 3 (كونا) -- يعقد الاحد المقبل في العاصمة العراقية مؤتمر للمصالحة الوطنية لضباط الجيش العراقي السابق من اجل بحث احوالهم في وقت تواصل فيه الخطة الامنية فرض القانون عملياتها في ظل انتشار كثيف لقوات الجيش الحالي.Mohamed Al Ghazzi BAGHDAD - 3 - 2 (KUNA) -- held next Sunday in the Iraqi capital of a national reconciliation conference for officers former Iraqi army in order to discuss their situation at a time when the security plan to impose its law in the light of heavy the army forces present.

واعلن الدكتور رشيد مصلح الناصري رئيس اللجنة التحضيرية لمؤتمر المصالحة الوطنية لضباط الجيش العراقي ورئيس دائرة الكيانات المنحلة في مجلس الوزراء انه سيعقد مؤتمرا صحافيا يوم غد يتحدث خلاله عن اللقاء الذي سيجمع ضباط الجيش العراقي السابق.The Prime Minister Rashid Muslih Nasserite Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for the national reconciliation conference for Iraqi army officers and the Chief of the dissolved entities in the Minister that he would hold a press conference tomorrow, which speaks of the meeting, which will bring together officers of the former Iraqi army.

وقال الناصري في بيان له ان انعقاد المؤتمر يأتي انسجاما مع مشروع المصالحة الوطنية الذي اطلقه ويرعاه رئيس الوزراء نوري المالكي وانه سيعقد تحت شعار "الضباط قوة للجيش وصيانة للوحدة الوطنية".Nassiri said in a statement that the conference comes in line with the draft National Reconciliation and sponsored by the Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, will be held under the slogan that "the officers of the army and the maintenance of national unity."

وتمنى ان يكون المؤتمر انطلاقة حقيقية وفاعلة لانجاح العملية السياسية وخطة فرض القانون لما للضباط العراقيين من دور بارز في المجتمع للاسهام في تحقيق مشروع المصالحة الوطنية في العراق الجديد.He hoped that the conference will be the start of real and effective for the success of the political process and the plan to impose the law of Iraqi officers from a prominent role in community to contribute to the achievement of national reconciliation in the new Iraq.

وفي هذا السياق قال النائب حسن السنيد عضو اللجنة الامنية في البرلمان العراقي لوكالة الانباء الكويتية (كونا) ان هذا المؤتمر سيناقش ايجاد الحلول لمصير ضباط الجيش العراقي السابق وبحث افضل الخيارات مشيرا الى انه سيتم تخيير الضباط بين العودة الى الجيش او التقاعد.In this context, the deputy said Hassan Al-Sunaid member of the security committee of the Iraqi Parliament to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that this conference will discuss solutions to the fate of the former Iraqi army officers and discuss the best options, he said, pointing out that officers will be given the option of returning to army or retirement.

وكانت لجنة بيكر هاميلتون التي اصدرت تقريرا تضمن 79 توصية في السادس من ديسمبر الماضي قد رأت "ان دعم مؤسسات الجيش العراقي سيقلل من دور وتأثير الميليشيات المسلحة ويفسح المجال لنزع سلاحها وحلها في نهاية المطاف".The International Committee of the Baker Hamilton, which issued a report containing 79 recommendations on the 6th of last December had found that "support institutions the Iraqi army will reduce the role and influence of the armed militias and open the way to disarming and ultimately resolved. "

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باريس (رويترز) - نقلت صحيفة لوموند الفرنسية يوم الجمعة عن فاروق الشرع نائب الرئيس السوري قوله ان سوريا متفائلة نسبيا بنجاح اجتماع دولي يستهدف تحقيق الاستقرار في العراق لكنه قال ان الكثير سيتوقف على توجه الولايات المتحدة.Paris (Reuters) - The French newspaper Le Monde on Friday its Farouk Al-Shara Syrian Vice-President as saying that Syria is relatively optimistic the success of an international meeting aimed at achieving stability in Iraq, but said that much would depend on the direction of the United States.

وقال الشرع في مقابلة مع الصحيفة "انني متفائل ولكني متفائل بقدر محسوب."Al-Sharaa said in an interview with the newspaper, "I am optimistic, but I was optimistic as calculated."

ومضى يقول "اجتماع بغداد شيء جيد حتى وان جاء متأخرا بعض الشيء. كان ينبغي أن يعقد قبل عامين... الكثير يعتمد على ما يدور في رأس الادارة الامريكية."He went on to say "Baghdad meeting a good thing, even if somewhat belatedly came. It should be held two years ago ... Much depends with what is going on in the top of the American administration. "

ووجه نوري المالكي رئيس الوزراء العراقي الدعوة لدول مجاورة للعراق بما في ذلك سوريا وايران الى جانب الولايات المتحدة وقوى عالمية أخرى لحضور الاجتماع الذي يعقد في العاشر من مارس اذار الجاري.The Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Iraqi invitation to the neighboring states of Iraq, including the Syria and Iran, along with the United States and strong another world to attend the meeting to be held on the 10th of March this March.

وقالت واشنطن ان موافقتها على حضور الاجتماع لا تعني تغيير سياستها تجاه ايران وسوريا اللتين تتهمهما باشعال العنف في العراق.She said that Washington agreed to attend the meeting does not mean change its policy towards Iran, which accuses Syria of stoking the violence in Iraq.

لكن الشرع أشار الى أنه يعتقد أن حضور الولايات المتحدة الاجتماع قد يشير الى تغير في الموقف.But Shara pointed out that he believed that the United States attend the meeting may indicate a change in position.

وقال دون أن يخوض في التفاصيل "علي أن أقول أنني لاحظت بالفعل عناصر ايجابية."He said without going into details "to say that I have already observed positive elements."

وأضاف الشرع أن من مصلحة سوريا أن ترى الهدوء يسود في العراق وحذر من أن الوضع قد يزداد سوءا.Shara added that it is in the interest of Syria believes that calm will prevail in Iraq and warned that the situation may worsen.

ونقل عن الشرع قوله "الوضع هناك فوضوي وينفلت. يجب أن يكون المرء حذرا للغاية لان القضايا المهمة مطروحة."He quoted Shara as saying "the situation there is chaotic and get out. One must also be very careful because the important issues are. "

وتابع قائلا ان سوريا لديها اتصالات مع الحكومة ومع جماعات المعارضة في العراق لكنها لا تنحاز لاحد "لانه لا يمكنك لعب دور الوسيط اذا انحزت لاي من الطرفين. واذا تغيرت الاجواء فان ذلك سيشجعنا على بذل مجهود أكبر."He continued by saying that Syria has contacts with the government and opposition groups in Iraq but is not biased to one "because you can not playing the role of mediator if fulfilled any of the parties. If the changed atmosphere, it encourages us to greater effort. "

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الحكومة العراقية تسعى من خلال مؤتمر بغداد للحصول على دعم دول الجوار للعملية السياسية في العراقThe Iraqi government is seeking from Baghdad during the conference to seek the support of neighboring countries for the political process in Iraq


قال وكيل وزارة الخارجية العراقية لبيد عباوي إن اجتماع دول الجوار العراقي المقرر عقده منتصف هذا الشهر يأتي استكمالا لدورات اجتماع دول الجوار السابقة.Said Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lubaid Abbawi, announced that the meeting of Iraqi neighboring states to be held in mid this month came in continuation of the sessions the meeting of the neighboring countries of Macedonia.

وكشف عباوي أن الورقة العراقية التي سترفع الى المؤتمر ستتضمن دعم تلك الدول للعملية السياسية في العراق:A Lubaid Abbawi, announced that the Iraqi paper to be submitted to the conference will support those States for the political process in Iraq :

وأوضح وكيل وزارة الخارجية العراقية أن السبب الذي يقف وراء توسيع دائرة المشاركين في المؤتمر هو لكسر الجليد مع بعض دول الجوار والدول الأخرى حتى تكون مسألة العراق عاملا موحدا لا مفرقا لتلك القوى، حسب تعبيره.The Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the reason behind the expansion of the participants in the conference was to break the ice with some the neighboring countries and other countries so that the issue of Iraq is a unifying factor for distinguishing these forces, as he put it.

وكان العراق قد أعلن الثلاثاء الماضي أن مؤتمرا لدول جوار العراق سيعقد في بغداد بحضور سوريا وإيران والدول الدائمة العضوية في مجلس الأمن والجامعة العربية ومنظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي.Iraq had announced last Tuesday that the conference of the neighboring countries of Iraq will be held in Baghdad with Syria, Iran and the permanent members in the Security Council, the Arab League and Organization of the Islamic Conference.

وقد أعلنت روسيا والولايات المتحدة وبريطانيا وفرنسا وسوريا اعتزامها المشاركة في المؤتمر في حين أعلنت إيران أنها قد تشارك فيه.The announced Russia and the United States, Britain, France and Syria intention to participate in the conference while Iran said it might participate.