Thread: Iraq and United States sign an Security Agreement

Head of the Fadhila: all forces must be involved in the elaboration of the Convention and open a new page with blocks

Prime Fadhila bloc in the House of Representatives to give Hassan Shammari imagine that the Iraqis had a choice no alternative to either approve the current version of the Convention or sudden withdrawal is chaos and access is not accurate and realistic and mixing of papers.

Al Shammari said in a press release received by the Independent Press Agency (Iba) a copy of today, Saturday, he believed that there was third option is to involve all the forces in the elaboration of the Convention and open a new page with the masses.

He explained that come out unified national bench one imam is the counterparty who will pay for the entire Iraqi people lining up behind the government, which will consider the other party to the Iraqi government with "dignity and respect" (as he put it) and will find itself forced to adopt its view.

The House of Representatives has seen a lengthy meeting today in a number of different positions and views on the agreement U.S. and Iraqi blocs conflicting positions between the adoption of the Convention, without giving details and between unequivocally rejected, while others reported them to take a decisive stance to await the outcome of the negotiations or Government's response to requests made by. The Fadhila bloc has declared its rejection of the Convention (end)

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Minister of Finance and Planning: Iraqi funds abroad would be jeopardized in the absence of ratification of the Convention

Warned the ministers of finance and planning of the Iraqi funds held abroad will be in danger in case of non-ratification of the Convention with the United States, noting that Iraq has assets of up to 60 billion dollars abroad.

The Finance Minister Bayan Jabr told a news conference held in Baghdad today, Sunday, with Planning Minister Ali Baban said the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Iraq situation since the 6-month plan to protect the central bank's funds in the United States is under way for refusing to disclose details of the plan, indicating that the Bank Iraq's central funds abroad up to 40 billion dollars in there in the Development Fund of Iraq 20 billion dollars is the sum the export of oil kept in the Fund on the basis of Security Council resolutions, a result of debt incurred by Iraq for a number of countries.

The Finance Minister said the remaining debt Iraq owes to some countries, up to 140 billion dollars, mostly dating back to Bulgaria and some Gulf states, after the success of endeavors with many other countries in order to extinguish the debt owed to them, stressing that there are debts to the private sector up To 7 billion dollars, some described as "malicious and baseless, and some real", indicating that he was working on a number of these debts to extinguish the debt after the United States, the United Arab Emirates by 100%.

Zubaidi said that the number of people affected by the actions of the former regime, mostly from the United States has filed lawsuits against Iraq, referring to the resolution, mostly by the courts but others left, but could be resolved with the United States similar to the way in which reached to resolve the Lockerbie issue with Libya, stressing that negotiations on this subject will be with the next U.S. administration and not the current administration.

Zubeidi said Iraq and the reality in front of various risks due to stay under the Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, who said he did not protect Iraqi funds, making Iraq needs to protect the United States of Iraqi money as stated in paragraph (26) of the Convention.

"The protection of Iraqi funds within and outside the United States after the drive Iraq out of Chapter VII need a resolution from the Security Council, as he needed an ****utive decision of the new U.S. president on the grounds that international laws are not binding in U.S. law, but added that the U.S. ambassador in Ian Crocker of Baghdad, told Iraqi government that U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will stick to be signed, including current President George W. Bush would abide by the President following Barack Obama, but that could change his mind after year.

On the subject of the amounts allocated to avoid awakening disbursements formations and boards that support and a number of questions raised recently said Zubaidi has been monitoring the funds necessary to support Asahoat mechanism by which the State, either backing boards are imperfectly formed the government and do not have any relationships with it.

Said Planning Minister Ali Baban: The protection of Iraqi money is a motivation to support the security agreement, we can not allow the loss of money which belongs to all Iraqis (as saying), adding there are other motives also made us agree with the Convention to which States Nations Economic and scientific cooperation with Iraq at a time we most need the cooperation of our country is in the process of development and America a strong and rich can offer much to Iraq and not Nnazl us from the world.

Baban said that the countries that signed agreements with the United States, like Japan, Germany and South Korea has achieved economic successes, we have to look at the economic record of these countries and successes made by the countries economic giant, called to deal with this issue very seriously.

Baban warned that the impact on growth rates in the Iraqi economy will be linked Balashkagliat security in the absence of the expected passage of the Convention, not wishing the return of "turmoil" with new investment comes as countries where the security situation, and when they achieve stability in Iraq is complete, we can see Investors are looking in areas that have not yet exploited economically, Iraq tops the list of countries in the world in this area.

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Zubaidi & doors: Signing of Convention required Washington to protect Iraqi funds

Said Finance Minister Bayan Jabr ministry and the Central Bank of Iraq situation since the 6-month plan to protect the central bank's funds in the United States is under way, refusing to disclose details of the plan.

Zubeidi warned at a joint news conference with Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Ali Baban today, Sunday, that not signing the security agreement between Iraq and the United States will be in Iraqi funds abroad at risk.

Zubaidi said that Iraqi funds held abroad is 40 billion dollars back to the Iraqi Central Bank and 20 billion dollars in Iraqi Development Fund (F de any).

He said Iraq, according to the UN Security Council resolutions can not directly sell oil as long as there Bzmth debt, because the money the sale of oil go directly to the Development Fund of Iraq. He said there are types of debt b is a $ 140 billion debt balance of the debt of Iraq's creditor nations, has made great efforts to fire has been achieved successes in this regard was left far only Bulgaria and some Gulf states.

Zubaidi said that there is private sector debt of $ 7 billion dollars, some malicious and baseless, and some real, and this type of debt as we settled the debt was extinguished by two 100 percent the United States, the United Arab Emirates.

He added that there were actions against Iraq by the people affected by the actions of the former regime, mostly from the United States, the courts have mostly been resolved and some still unresolved.

Zubaidi and that the negotiations on this subject will be with the next U.S. administration headed by Obama and not the current administration, pointing out that there are more funds related to compensation of up to a trillion dollars.

He said Iraq to various risks, as Iraq's survival under the Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations did not protect Iraqi funds, and that the Iraqi side to make it put pressure on the U.S. side in the negotiations for the inclusion of paragraph (26), which obliges the United States of seeking to protect Iraqi funds.

Zubaidi said during the conference that the protection of Iraqi funds within and outside the United States out of Chapter VII need a resolution from the Security Council for continued protection, and also need an ****utive decision of the new U.S. president on the grounds that international laws are not binding in U.S. law.

He said Iraq had received an official letter from U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker says that signed by President George W. Bush would abide by the President following Barack Obama, but that could change his mind after year.

For his part, said Planning Minister Ali Baban said one security reasons to support the Convention is to protect Iraqi funds, we can not be in any position of the state and allow it to pass the money belongs to all Iraqis.

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Al-Bayati: The pact will be Ratified in the Parliament

Abbas al-Bayati, MP from Iraqi United Alliance told PUKmedia website correspondent today “the pact will completely make the Iraqis responsible on the security dossier. The American forces will withdraw back and the Iraqi security forces will move forward.”

“The Iraqi leaderships will manage the security dossier completely, which will make a positive reflect on the political consensuses and the security situation will improve”, al-Bayati added.

He expressed his optimism that the pact will be ratified by majority on Wednesday.

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Maliki: immediate withdrawal of troops would be an option in the absence of ratification of Convention

Iraqi Prime Minister that he would ask for immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in the absence of ratification of the agreement with Washington, approved by the Iraqi government early last week.

Maliki said in a press conference Sunday evening after a meeting of the United Iraqi Alliance that "the coalition is united in its support of the Convention, and make efforts to convince others to accept the Convention is an opportunity to achieve the supreme national interest."

Maliki stressed that "the delay in the adoption of the convention will put Iraq on the brink of problems may be harmful to the national interest."

He said Iraqi Prime Minister that "the continuation of the status quo and to extend the presence of U.S. forces on Iraqi territory will not be the demand for the alternative if we had not ratified the Convention," explaining that "the alternative would be certainly the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraqi territory.

Maliki confirmed that "the coalition form teams to move on the other blocs and political parties to persuade them to participate and the need to ratify the Convention before it is too late."

The presidency of the Council of Ministers approved on Sunday the Security Agreement between Iraq and the United States so-called "Convention on the withdrawal of troops", and referred to Parliament for discussion, which in turn declared that the debate had ended and that it will be around for a vote next Wednesday.

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President of the Office of the President: President Talabani discussed the agreement with representatives of blocs .. and tomorrow will announce decisions on the situation in the country

Search President Jalal Talabani late today, Sunday, with representatives of a number of political blocs articulated a number of issues on the entire political process in the country and address outstanding issues.

The head of the Office of the President Naseer al-Ani told reporters after the meeting: "The meeting today, attended by Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi and Deputy Parliament Speaker Sheikh Khalid al-Attiyah and Aref Tayfour, dialogues are underway between the political blocs on the Convention on the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

Ani said that the meeting focused on proposals made by some political blocs to "reform the status quo in Iraq and for cooperation with the government and all parties to implement the provisions of the constitution," adding that "the ****utive branch calls all be represented by the Presidency of the Republic and the Prime Minister.

Ani said that the next few days will witness an important political dynamic on the Convention, stressing: "that another meeting will be held tomorrow to reach a national consensus on all issues outstanding and purification of the political arena all obstacles hindering it."

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Massoudi: We will use all legal means to challenge results of the vote on Convention

Saadi said Rep. forgiveness (Sadr) "The Sadrist bloc still refuses to Security Agreement to be signed with the U.S. occupation to be presented next Wednesday to vote in the House of Representatives."

Adding that the bloc's position has not changed despite all the pressures faced by members of the bloc, and it can pass the Convention without national consensus. Explained that the government put pressure on parliament blocs opposed to the Convention through the media and conferences from time to time. Saadi called the House of Representatives to Rejected it, it will facilitate the survival of U.S. forces in Iraq. So Ahmed Massoudi first and second readings of the Convention on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq was "not Dstureten," and threatened to take all legal proceedings to "appeal" the results of the vote. Massoudi said that "reading the first and the second Dstureten and Batlten and told us the Presidency and that their consequences will be are not interested in them. "According to the Iraqi Constitution, the Convention is not valid, but the ratification by Parliament. Massoudi and that" there is no law to hold conventions and therefore will vote on the troop withdrawal agreement void, The general orientation of those who want to pass the Convention is by simple majority vote in violation of the constitution. "Massoudi stressed that the bloc will use all legal means to challenge the results of the voting because there is a scenario prepared by the occupying forces" as he put it "to ratify the Convention next Wednesday ". Massoudi refused to clarify the position of the Sadrists, while the vote will occur and whether recourse to withdraw from the vote, saying" It will be the measure, while a vote. "

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Al-Bayati: the demands of the Accordance Front, with a high ceiling & on the Convention

Aattabrnaib Abbas al-Bayati from the United Iraqi Alliance demands of the Accordance Front, with a high ceiling, as it is not related to the Convention and track the course of time.

Bayati said in a statement to the Independent Press Agency (Iba) today, Monday,: "the Accordance Front said its say first of the Convention and therefore they have to open the files and dialogue on issues that they want with the government.

He should not be linked to these demands Convention, which he said was passed by a comfortable majority (130-140) votes, which could be provided through a vote the United Iraqi Alliance list and the Kurdistan Alliance comprises "Sunni Arab" by the parties in the Accordance Front and independent MPs for approval.

The Al-Bayati said the parliamentary session on Wednesday will vote on the Convention.

The Iraqi Accordance Front, has said it made several demands to the Iraqi government and linked its approval of the security agreement with the United States to agree to these demands that the most prominent of the release of detainees and activate the amnesty law.

On the other hand, al-Bayati denied the existence of any note for the lifting of confidence from the Prime Minister, stressing that he still supported Ihoudy political blocs.

He said that Maliki's popularity began increasing in the Iraqi street, he succeeded through the Convention for the Iraqis to achieve gains, and that, in terms of the People's man is strong.

He noted that all the press leaks on the dismantling of confidence are only part of the atmosphere attempts to stoke up differences among the political blocs.

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Tai: we argued that a rescheduling of supplements to show political reform similar to the scheduling of the military withdrawal

Rep. Hashim al-Iraqi Accordance Front that international law is not a guarantor of this Convention and the Convention as it is not a treaty has the force of the biggest legislative competence as men.

The Tai told the independent press (Iba) today, Monday,: "The view of a number of political blocs, including the Accordance Front will be to supplement that contains the scheduling time for political reform like the scheduling of the withdrawal of military and the national balance in public office and the ministries of defense and interior ministries and the rest of the sovereign as well as the release Detainees and the return of displaced persons are serious and some outstanding issues on constitutional amendments and interesting point.

Tai said: "he wanted the Convention to be a split national implication to harm the Iraqi people after the signature, but wanted the Convention to change the reality in which we live today.

The other said that al-Iraqi funds in U.S. bank accounts, which amount to more than 60 billion it will raise the protection it is now, as President Bush's veto this veto will end the mandate of President Bush and not in the Convention refers to the obligation to protect the new President of funds.

And Tai: The point at which it was almost unanimous that the Convention is constitutionally the prerogative of the Iraqi government for negotiation but that does not mean stop information and networking on the course of negotiating more than eight months to put in a corner of the House of Representatives within two weeks critical and must be resolved is voting has been Mahjoub his knowledge of the past for the time period is so important that the views of several calls to extend the time for dialogue.

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Alaterci: do not intend to withdraw confidence from the Prime Minister and the differences can be resolved through dialogue

Rep. Sami Alaterci the Kurdistan Alliance bloc that President Jalal Talabani said during his meeting with Vice-Kurdish alliance differences with the prime minister can be resolved through dialogue and legal and constitutional methods.

He Alaterci told the independent press (Iba) to today, Monday, Talabani also recommended to stay away from any moves aimed at collecting signatures of no-confidence in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, denied that he had said that the coalition of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Islamic Union supported the no-confidence from the Prime Minister also Passed on some media.

He also emphasized that Talabani, the current situation is not allowed to discuss such request so with the Prime Minister and the differences can be addressed through dialogue and legal and constitutional methods.

He has heard that there is abetted by some members opposed to Prime Minister on the issue of withdrawal of confidence, believing that this demand could be some kind of pressure on him, according to the parties says it has collected 60 signatures in favor of the request, available, that he had not seen something So far now.

The leader of the Iraqi MP Osama Najifi said in a press statement from trying to block the Kurdistan Alliance, and some other political blocs to withdraw confidence from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, formed by the boards of attribution, ruling out that the success of those blocs, he said Najifi "The Kurdistan Alliance bid Withdraw from Maliki's confidence, because the composition of boards support the Iraqi claim to amend the constitution so as to ensure that give wide powers of the central government. "

He disclosed that "the issue of withdrawal of confidence from the Maliki discussed a number of blocs and parties at the meeting, at the home of President Jalal Talabani, attended by a number of parties.

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