Thread: Iraq/Dinar News up until April 10th 11pm ctz

Originally Posted by ordinaryseawoman

CAIRO (KUNA) - Egypt announced today an agreement with Iraq and in coordination with the United Nations on the International Ministerial Meeting on the launch of the initiative (the International Covenant Iraq) on the third of next month in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Okay folks here it is in print (not that that means much!) the ICI will be launched May 3rd at a meeting in Egypt. So. If they do indeed follow through on this, what does that mean for a reval?? Does the reval need to happen before the ICI? Will the ICI help push the reval through?

I've asked this question before, but no takers...come on you brainiacs...give it your best shot!!

The reval is waiting on the passing of the HCL. Not all of it has been passed judging by news/articles. Am sure with so many negotiations and deals/contracts that will be made at the IC opening that a reval will need to precede it as it will be written into those 'deals'.

Other biggie is IF you were one of these countries offering so much you would want to know that the HCL has been passed, kinda like having a guarantor on a mortgage property. Makes sense, nothing is done for free in this day and age.

Originally Posted by Adster

The reval is waiting on the passing of the HCL. Not all of it has been passed judging by news/articles. Am sure with so many negotiations and deals/contracts that will be made at the IC opening that a reval will need to precede it as it will be written into those 'deals'.

Other biggie is IF you were one of these countries offering so much you would want to know that the HCL has been passed, kinda like having a guarantor on a mortgage property. Makes sense, nothing is done for free in this day and age.

All right!

Thanks everyone for tackling this question...So it's just like I said--they got together in March and patted each other on the back, and now they'll get together, shake hands and sign some papers on 3 May...

Well, I'm SUPPOSED to fly out coach on the 24th...if it happens after that, looks like I'll be flying BACK FIRST CLASS!!

See, it really IS all good!

OrdinarySeaWoman

Originally Posted by shotgunsusie

ok, does this article seem as if they are using dollars and dinars interchangeably? and i thought they were getting away from dollars??

hmm...

Susie, maybe they don't know the difference anymore! LOL.

Originally Posted by Adster

The reval is waiting on the passing of the HCL. Not all of it has been passed judging by news/articles. Am sure with so many negotiations and deals/contracts that will be made at the IC opening that a reval will need to precede it as it will be written into those 'deals'.

Other biggie is IF you were one of these countries offering so much you would want to know that the HCL has been passed, kinda like having a guarantor on a mortgage property. Makes sense, nothing is done for free in this day and age.

SOOOOoooOOO! If I'm understanding properly, (and I'm not making any promises ) our long awaited reval really NEEDS to be completed before May 3rd. Yes? (pleasepleaseplease let that be what it means!!!)

Yes Tiff, that's what he means. Glad to see some of the old timers posting again.

Originally Posted by cigarman

Yes Tiff, that's what he means. Glad to see some of the old timers posting again.

Hi-ya Ciggyman! Yah, I'm still hanging around -'til the end...it's gotta be soon, my nerves can't take much more! I always get a little smile on my face when I see the "old timers" names at the bottom lurking! Good to 'see' you again!

[QUOTE=Adster;The reval is waiting on the passing of the HCL. Not all of it has been passed judging by news/articles. Am sure with so many negotiations and deals/contracts that will be made at the IC opening that a reval will need to precede it as it will be written into those 'deals'.

Other biggie is IF you were one of these countries offering so much you would want to know that the HCL has been passed, kinda like having a guarantor on a mortgage property. Makes sense, nothing is done for free in this day and age.[/QUOTE]

Actually, the way I understand Adam's response, if the HCL dosen't get passed by Parliment by May 3rd, there will be a meeting but the actual signing of the ICI will be postponed for another month- like it was at the last meeting! I see this as both the Reval and the ICI are waiting on the passing of HCL, which could drag out toward the end of May... or even longer since we have seen articles stating that it may be June before the HCL is a "Done Deal". It also makes me wonder about the vote for Iraq's ascention into the WTO. Maybe that will "unofficially" wait for passage of the HCL as well? Sure do hope & pray it doesn't take nearly that long before the Bold Adjustment! Happy Resurrection Day To ALL!
Blessings On YOU! AL

Here is a link for a very interesting thread on the expat forum. It was started with an article posted by MrsCK (yes, I know, check it out anyways) about the ICI and turns into a discussion about rebuilding. No hard news here, just some interesting realtime real people discussion.

Iraqi official says economic and political plan will be launched soon - aliraqi Community

This is interesting...

Iraqis: Iran barred PM from its airspace
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press
BAGHDAD - Iran refused to allow the Iraqi prime minister to fly across its airspace as he was traveling to Tokyo, members of the delegation traveling with Nouri al-Maliki told The Associated Press early Sunday.

The delegation members said al-Maliki's plane was diverted on Saturday night to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where al-Maliki stayed in the airport for more than three hours while his government aircraft was refueled and a new flight plan was filed.

Two members of the delegation told AP about the incident by telephone from Dubai. A government official in Baghdad confirmed their account. All spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information.

All three said the Iranians told al-Maliki's pilot that they were not informed in advance of the prime minister's need to cross Iran by air. None of the three had any information on whether that was true or an Iranian action designed to inconvenience and embarrass al-Maliki.

Iranian officials were unavailable to comment early Sunday.

If the refusal to allow Iraq's leader to cross Iran in his government plane was anything more than the result of confusion or poor communication, the incident would be a major snub for al-Maliki.

He is not known to have flown to Iran or used its airspace since he became prime minister in June. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani flew to Tehran in November for meetings with government officials.

Iraq has found itself in a very difficult diplomatic position since the U.S.-led invasion four years ago. It has at once found it necessary to court good relations with Tehran, its neighbor on the east, while not angering the Americans, who consider the Tehran regime to be what President Bush has called a member of the "Axis of Evil."

The United States has accused Iran of arming Iraqi militiamen and of trying to build a nuclear weapon.

The relationship became further complicated when the United States detained five Iranians in the northern city of Irbil in January and refused to release them or allow Iranian officials a chance to visit the men.

Iraq's position grew even more complicated last month when Iran captured a British navy crew and held it for 13 days. Britain, which has more than 7,000 troops in southern Iraq as part of the U.S.-led coalition in the country, patrols the Iraqi coastline in the Gulf, where territorial water boundaries are easily violated. Iran said the British crew was in its waters. Britain denied the charge.

Al-Maliki, a Shiite who owes his position to support from radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, would be expected to find favor with the Iranian regime, a Shiite theocracy. Tehran is said to be aiding al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia with weapons and money in its fight to force an American troop withdrawal.

Al-Maliki, however, bowed to U.S. pressure early this year and demanded that al-Sadr rein in his militia in advance of the U.S.-Iraqi security crackdown in Baghdad. That operation is now in its eighth week and has seen several key Mahdi Army members detained by the U.S. military.

Al-Maliki has been unable to persuade the Americans to free a top Mahdi Army official, Qais al-Khazaali, who is believed to be Iran's main link to the militia. Al-Khazaali was captured by U.S. forces last month.

A U.S. Embassy official reached early Sunday said he was not aware of the Iranian refusal to allow al-Maliki to cross its airspace.

Al-Maliki was traveling to Japan to finalize a loan for Iraq to repair and upgrade the Iraq's energy industry. When it was announced in December, the loan was worth $707.53 million.

AP Wire | 04/07/2007 | Iraqis: Iran barred PM from its airspace

English : Fadhila stresses support to article 140
08.04.07
Baghdad, at times very. 7, P.. 2

Kurdistan Patriotic Union said at statement that a delegation of Islamic Fadhila Party expressed its support to execute article 140 of Iraqi constitution and occurring all rights of Kurdistan people.

It added that Kurdistan Region President Masood Barzani met at Salahdeen resort a delegation of Fadhila party headed by Dr.. Jabir Khaleefa Jabir deputy secretary general of party and discussed with him new developments at Kurdistan and Iraqi fields.

Translated version of http://www.alsabaah.com/paper.php?source=akbar&page=37