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The Iraqi Oil Ministry : Oil bill preserves the rights

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The Iraqi Oil Ministry : Oil bill preserves the rights of everybody, away from political pressures

The delegation headed by Masoud Barzani's Kurdistan region to Baghdad soon for talks on the contentious points

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Government seeks Iraq's Kurdistan region for concessions and wider powers before agreeing to the terms and paragraphs of the draft law of oil and gas new objects to some paragraphs, particularly those limiting the powers of the territorial government in the conclusion and signing of contracts for prospecting and exploration by foreign companies wishing implemented in various regions of the province, without referring to the central government in Baghdad.
A prominent member of parliament and representative of the Iraqi Kurdish bloc Dr. Mahmoud Othman, that there are a number of points of difference between the parties on the oil and gas and the new Iraqi that need to conduct many of them talks, but the Americans want to rush the approval. Between Othman told «Middle East» that Dick Cheney, the American Vice President, has during his recent visit to Baghdad, a large part of the talks for this purpose, as well as the termination of other things such as the law abolishing the Baath Party and restoring some formations and the participation of the parties or expand participation.

Uthman added «that Iraqi views they wish put to the parliament end of this month for final approval, but I personally do not believe that this will be possible, because it before endorsing it must pass to the Council of Ministers».

And on the controversy raised by the law among some quarters, especially among government in Kurdistan and the central government, said Osman «that there are matters concerning the law is not over yet has been agreed upon compromise formulas, but this is expected that the head of the province Massoud Barzani and accompanied by a number of officials and experts concerned, a visit to Baghdad during the earliest opportunity to discuss and dialogue with officials in the central government and to end all outstanding problems in this regard, a line or a formula satisfactory to all parties ».

As for the points of contention, he said Osman «The draft law touched on the subject of imports, and how divided centralized, and there are views in favor of or wants to put other formulas sees more realistic and safeguard the rights of everyone, and that there are three supplements law is the other did not get any agreement so far, In general, I think that such a law should take enough time before final approval ».

To confirm Assem Jihad spokesman of the Oil Ministry told «Middle East» The talks, and serious discussions will be held between the government of the Kurdistan region and the central government in Baghdad on points of disagreement which appeared in some oil supplements existing within the new oil law, in an attempt to get to be acceptable by all parties, and thus move forward in the application of the provisions of the paragraphs of this law after it was ratified by the Iraqi parliament.

He said «The ministry is waiting impatiently for the ratification of the law by parliament to proceed with the application in accordance with the powers conferred upon her so, in order to be communications with global companies, which are awaiting approval by the law formally unconfined ministry, but there will be substantial roles will be distributed to the relevant authorities. since there will be very significant role of the federal oil and the role of the ministry in Baghdad, and the role of the National Oil Company, and the role of the regions and provinces, so as not to exceed any party to the powers and set it within the law, to begin after the conclusion of contracts and direct operations drilling and oil exploration, According to the law oil ».

He explained that his ministry Jihad «put the supreme national interest above every other consideration, in order to achieve the sound management of the oil wealth in the country away from the narrow interests and political pressures exerted by certain parties in order to obtain greater benefits of this wealth through this law», pointing out that the law aims to ensure the rights of all Iraqi parties away from political influence and pressure, which should not have any role or influence on this law, the parliament has the responsibility so great, there must be a thorough study and analysis of the law in all respects to come to a conclusion that satisfies all classes ».

Observations on the points at issue, which contained items that law objected to by the different actors, said «all the lapses and controversial points, and some parties have comments on certain paragraphs of the law, the existence of these outstanding points does not necessarily mean that the law was not good.

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Barham Salih : security solution in Iraq impossible

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The Deputy Prime Minister stressed the need for political consensus

Barn (Jordan) : «Middle East»
Warned Barham Salih, the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, that in the absence of political consensus among the various components of the Iraqi people, the security solution in Iraq would be impossible. He added on the sidelines of his participation in the World Economic Forum held in the Dead Sea west of Jordan that «plan to impose law have made in some areas of Baghdad are still under implementation, but we must recognize the impossibility of security solution in the absence of political consensus and a political solution».
He told the French press that «a national framework and the national grouping is the way repulsed terrorism, to be part of the security solution that». The Iraqi official that «political solution must be based on national consensus and real participation of the components of the Iraqi people in national decisions, at the same time serious engagement to assume responsibility in the area of dealing with terrorists and extremists and Altkeverien».

The benefit to «a dialogue with armed factions and the cooperation between the armed factions and some of the Iraqi forces in various areas in Iraq in the face of Al-Qaida and its associated organizations», adding that «this important development».

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Obeidi called on the government to expand the political participation of the Year in

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Obeidi called on the government to expand the political participation of Sunnis in Iraq

Baghdad-AFP-Sheikh Harith al-Ubaydi before Abdaly Sunni mosque in Baghdad during Friday prayers, "the government to develop treatments and supports reforms stability of the country by giving wider political participation of Arab Sunnis." Al-Obaidi, a member of the Iraqi Islamic Party (the biggest Sunni parties) said that "there are agreements obtained in the past such as participation in decision-making and participation in the government and political work (...) But we have yet to see any in this case, is impractical. We hear many promises and want to apply. " He appealed Obeidi, who established a prayer in the Yarmouk area (west of Baghdad) "We want to ensure the rights of all people, Muslims and Christians" and others called on the government to "provide protection for all".
He criticized Obeidi of sectarian violence in Iraq, which falls because dozens of Iraqis daily.

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Iraqi officials demanding an increase of their salaries to deal with inflation

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Iraqi officials demanding an increase of their salaries to deal with inflation
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The Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation of Iraq that the inflation rate exceeded 70%, and are continuing to rise. It added in its latest report that «rising inflation was rising toll index for food products, textiles and clothing, footwear, furniture, transport, communications and medical services, medicines and rents, which is the proportion of spending by 94.4% of the total domestic consumer spending».

And about the high prices of goods, particularly foodstuffs and daily living, combining economists that the scale of salaries adopted by the State of the staff is not commensurate with the size of the price hike in food on the Iraqi market, where it is noted that a large chunk of the salaries of state employees and retirees spent on fuel and conveyances There is nothing to buy daily necessities, which are often higher than the value received by the citizen.

An economic researcher Nouri Sobeih, in a report on the great disparity between the monthly salary for state employees and retirees and the prices of commodities and consumer goods, especially foodstuffs, clothing, fuel and transportation. He added that this disparity «very large» latest chasm in the real income level General of the Iraqi family, which felt suffering in a clear, in many instances, and social phenomena. Sobeih pointed to the importance of the adoption of the State, if it insists on not raising the salaries of employees and retirees, a policy conducive to reducing inflation, which burden the labor tranche significantly by continuing to offer him «Central Bank of Iraq» procedures necessary for lifting the value of the Iraqi dinar against the dollar. what makes fixed prices to some extent.


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It warned among different from the results of continuing high inflation rates, which asserts that it will affect much in real life for staff and retirees. In the forefront of these results portended such a large migration of workers from government departments and the search for new opportunities in the private sector or jobs overseas, which means the loss of competencies needed by the country.

Wonder economic researcher Faisal Ani «How officer at the bottom of the career ladder and earns a month not to exceed 160 thousand Iraqi dinars, to continue life in this amount which could not fill 30% of the necessary needs of the family, especially that rises in the prices of oil derivatives increased the suffering of employees of the state and all citizens, in addition to other amounts forcing many of the staff paid monthly, such as generators special prices or rents houses ».

It should be noted that the Iraqi government raised salaries of the staff and retirees between 40 and 60%, but most of this segment pointed out that the increase did not meet the necessary requirements for citizens under the substantial rises in prices which are no longer commensurate with the rates of salaries and essential needs of the Iraqi family.

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Some card numbers phantom at the center of fueling Dhi Qar

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Some card numbers delusional in Dhi Qar fueling center of the Ministry of Trade / Service Supply, Planning / Supply Section ..

Note that the official status of the neighborhood was in the military and then he (Mahdi Mansour), who is now director of the Center for fueling Dhi Qar was paid in a timely manner (250000) dinars for each card in 2002 and removed to exist and are now receiving them.

Note that the Director of Supply has two months ago and left every one of them on bail five million because of falsifying the name of a non-existent files and provide support to the administration official passports with beautiful Saifah The second is to sign personnel (mainly dead), and the economic security copy of the papers that case.
In addition to the employee who allegedly (behind the meadow) deals with brokers or contractors to supplement the value of milk (5000) dinars each supplement note that each center has so years of (400) Supplement to note that economic security is aware of this and why silence God knows.
Another point referred to a deal with contractors in the discharge card and half note that there is a book out to us from our public in Baghdad (No. 1436) on February 7, 2007, which stipulates that instructions for Atjiz deputizing for a fueling center agents and the completion of all transactions citizens are functions of Supply Branch.
Those are some of the issues of administrative corruption that occurs in the center fuel Dhi Qar The prisoners claim a strong position among the staff there is a symbiotic relationship between the Director Mahdi Mansour, professor meadow behind the preservation and the governor in particular so as to the existence of exchange relations benefit not know whether this is true or not God knows .

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Dr. Barham Ahmed Saleh confirmed the existence of dialogues with factions

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On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.

Dr. Barham Ahmed Saleh confirmed the existence of dialogue with the armed factions



(AFP) - Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh Ahmed yesterday, Friday, that the Iraqi government would begin within days to discuss "some remaining details" of the new oil and gas, as presented to the Iraqi parliament for approval. Saleh said in a statement to Agence France Presse on the sidelines of his participation in the World Economic Forum held in the Dead Sea West Jordan, "will begin negotiations on this law in the next few days and hope to complete the supplements and some remaining details of this law to be submitted to the parliament to be debated and approved."

Saleh pointed out that "the law is a basic framework for the restructuring of the oil sector in Iraq, including the Iraqi people secure ownership of the oil wealth and equitable distribution of wealth among the Iraqis."
On the other hand, Dr. Saleh impossibility of the security solution in Iraq in the absence of political consensus among the various components of the Iraqi people.
He said "the plan to impose law have made in some areas of Baghdad and are still under way, but we must recognize the impossibility of security solution in the absence of political consensus and a political solution."
He explained that "a national framework, grouping national repulsed terrorism is the way to be part of the security solution that."
Saleh emphasized that "the security situation is still difficult and there are serious challenges, we are dealing with a ferocious terrorist attack targeting everything that is good in Iraq." He pointed out that "a political solution must be based on national consensus and real participation of the components of the Iraqi people in national decisions At the same time, serious participation in the responsibility in the area of dealing with terrorists and extremists and Altkeverien."
He added : that there is some dialogue with the armed factions and the state of cooperation between the armed factions and some of the Iraqi forces in various areas in Iraq in the face of Al-Qaida and associated organizations " He said that "this is an important development." Saleh emphasized that "the government was trying to communicate with anyone who has the will to be a part of the national front in the face of terrorists."
This opened and the Jordanian monarch, King Abdullah II Friday of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East held in the Dead Sea area calling for an end to violence in the Middle East and building today's economy in order to achieve peace.
The king said in his speech to about a thousand participants from the 50th state, "This is a year of opportunities : opportunities to end violence and opportunities for achieving peace and opportunities for building regional economic future." He added that "Arab states engaged in a major effort to achieve a just settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict," referring to the Arab leaders at their recent summit in Riyadh expressed their intention to activate the Arab peace initiative.
The King said, "There is a historic opportunity to achieve a just, comprehensive and lasting settlement in this year before suffering heavy burden generations, and before that further destruction."
He had started leaders of the Arab world and the leaders of Jordan Friday in a meeting lasts three days in the framework of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East. Witness the World Economic Forum and the so-called "Middle East Davos" several meetings on the political development in the Middle East, conflicts and violence plaguing the region. Participants would discuss the escalation of violence in Iraq and the growing popularity of Islamic political parties in the Middle East.

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Iraqi debt relief depends on progress By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer
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UNITED NATIONS - Iraq's main creditors, including Saudi Arabia, will not write off billions of dollars in debt until they see progress on national reconciliation, Economic Reform, and security, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Friday.

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Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, who left Iraq in March after nearly two years as the top U.S. diplomat there, said that the Sunni-ruled Saudi kingdom will not write off debt it estimates to be as much as $18 billion until Iraq's Shiite and Kurd-led government makes the country more stable, united and fair for all factions.

The Iraqi government says its huge Saddam-era debt to various countries — amounting by some estimates to over $60 billion — is too big a burden when it is trying to rebuild. But Saudi Arabia, one of Iraq's biggest creditors, has withheld relief amid concerns about the growing influence of Shiite Iran in Iraq, and what they say is the marginalization of Iraq's minority Sunnis.

"I think it's conditional, and it's conditional on the future of relations between Iraq and Saudi Arabia," Khalilzad said. "I believe the more there is progress in terms of reconciliation inside Iraq ... the more I think the Saudis would be forthcoming in terms of support."

He did not say how or when he had last been briefed on the Saudi position.

Asked what would help resolve the problem, Khalilzad singled out progress on a new oil law that would divide revenues among all Iraqi factions; on changing the law that purged the government of members of the Sunni-dominated former ruling Baath party; and on amending the constitution "to make that document truly a national compact in which all communities have confidence."

"The assistance, including debt relief, is conditional on progress," Khalilzad said. "Iraqis cannot assume that they will get that assistance if they don't make progress on their commitments."

An international compact officially launched at a conference this month in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, sets ambitious benchmarks to achieve a stable, united, democratic Iraq by 2012. The International Compact with Iraq defines international help for Iraq — including debt relief — but also sets tough commitments on the Baghdad government, particularly carrying out reforms aimed at giving Iraq's minority Sunni Arabs a greater role in the political process.

At the launch, Saudi Arabia said it was still negotiating with Iraq over writing off Iraqi debt, and major creditors Kuwait and Russia failed to offer immediate debt relief — a disappointment to some Iraqis hoping for immediate financial help.

Saudi King Abdullah refused to see al-Maliki when the Iraqi prime minister made his own tour of Arab countries in April. And in Sharm el-Sheik, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister was one of the few Arab diplomats al-Maliki did not meet in face-to-face talks.

Khalilzad said al-Maliki and Abdullah had met previously, "but there are in recent times indications that the Saudis have concerns that the government in Iraq has not made the kind of progress on reconciliation that they had hoped."

Kuwait's parliament opposes writing off Iraq's debt, he said, but, "what happens to Iraq will be important for the future of Kuwait, the future of the whole region, so a formula has to be found, in my view, where the burden on Iraq can be reduced and the resources can be freed to help stabilize Iraq."

Iran can also be more helpful, he said, and the importance of an upcoming U.S.-Iran meeting will be seen not in words but in results on the ground.

The "measures of merit," he said, will be whether Iran reduces the supply of weapons, training, money, and tactical guidance to groups that are attacking other Iraqis, Iraqi security forces and U.S.-led coalition troops.

Khalilzad said he hoped the international community can move past disputes over the invasion of Iraq to carve out a role for the United Nations in facilitating reconciliation among Iraqis and encouraging nearby states to play a positive role.

"I think we ought to put aside the disagreements of the past, and see what realistically the U.N. can do," he said. "My own judgment is that there is more that the U.N. can do to be helpful to the Iraqis."