Thread: Article 140

Arab tribes in Kirkuk, reiterate support for implementation of Article 140

Speaker of Kurdistan Region Parliament Dr. Kamal Kirkuki met with a delegation of the Arab tribes’ chieftains in Kirkuk and its outskirts on Sunday, August 30, 2009.

The delegation, congratulated, on behalf of their tribes, Dr. Kirkuki on his new post expressing their happiness that one of Kirkuk residents become the Speaker of Kurdistan Region Parliament.

The tribes’ chieftains emphasized the deep rooted fraternal ties among the Kurds, Arabs and other constituents stressing their support to the Iraqi Permanent Constitution and the implementation of Article 140 for a peaceful solution to the disputed areas.

Kirkuki welcomed the delegation and highly appreciated their stance in preserving the fraternal ties among the residents of Kirkuk

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Rauf Usman: It is not in the imagination of Nuri al-Maliki thing as Article 140

MP criticized the Kurdistan Alliance bloc Rauf Osman position of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who described P.almtbati about the problems pending between Baghdad and Irbil in the forefront of constitutional article 140.

Osman said in a press statement by the Prime Minister is trying to launch more of the promises the implementation of Article 140 to renew his alliance with the Kurds to fight the coming legislative elections, considering that those promises just a hoax would then return to delays and procrastinations as in the past, in the recipe.

He is not in the imagination of the implementation of something called al-Maliki of constitutional article 140 and the fact that al-Maliki as prime minister can issue an administrative decision to re-areas Astqtaha Saddam's regime from the governorates of Kirkuk, Diyala, Salahuddin and Mosul, but he did not do so.

Osman said that the Kurdish leaders feel the impact of the positions of regional agendas Maliki has hampered the improvement of relations between the center and the region, stressing that he is supposed to support Maliki and his procedure is to submit to such agendas.

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Barzani: We reject any alternatives to Article 140 will not compromise it at all"

President Barzani reiterated that the repudiation of the implementation of Article 140, which would complicate the issues, and said "We reject any alternatives for this article, and will not compromise on this article at all."

He stressed during his meeting with Barzani, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ad Melkert in Salah al-Din was quoted by how bright Baghdadi, "The Kurdistan Regional Government highly evaluated the role of the United Nations, and they hope to assist all parties to address the outstanding issues, reviewing About the tragedies and horrors suffered by the Kurdish people".

For his part," Melkert we understand the tragedies of the Kurdish people and realize the size of the tragedies and horrors suffered by the Kurdish people, and that the international community make a good impression about Kurdistan, and we must consider the international community to guarantee non-recurrence of such tragedies.

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Kirkuki emphasizes necessity to implement Article 140

Speaker of Kurdistan Region Parliament Dr. Kamal Kirkuki on Friday 4, met with the Member of Kirkuk Provincial Council and the Member of Article 140 Implementation Committee Muhammad Khalil al-Juburi.

At the meeting, al-Juburi congratulated Dr. Kirkuki on his new post expressing his happiness to see a colleague in the former Provincial Council of Kirkuk and one of Kirkuk residents in the post of the Speaker of Kurdistan Region Parliament.

For his part, Dr. Kirkuki emphasized that he will do his best to carry out Article 140 and improve the security situation in Kirkuk and the living standards of its residents.

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Mam Jalal emphasizes necessity to implement Article 140

The Secretary General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Mam Jalal Talabani in his residence in Kirkuk held an expanded meeting with the doctors, engineers, lawyers and teachers of the city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.

At the beginning of the meeting which was also attended by the PUK Deputy Secretary General Kosrat Rasul Ali and Mala Bakhtiyar, the Active Member of the PUK Politburo, Mam Jalal pointed out to the importance of Kirkuk city not for the huge quantities of oil there, because oil exists in all parts of Kurdistan and consider it as a national resource weather it was in Kirkuk or another area and its revenues belong to all Iraqis. He emphasized that according to all historical documents, Kirkuk is a Kurdistani city referring to other documents that prove this fact highlighting the Arbaization stages in Kirkuk.

Mam Jalal talked about the necessity to implement Article 140 of the Iraqi Permanent Constitution highlighting the obstacles that hinder its implementation emphasizing the need to follow a wise policy in solving the problems in this city and consolidate the peaceful coexistence among its constituents.

Mam Jalal stressed that the gains should be for all Kirkuk constituents and not only for the Kurds. He announced that he will work to improve the living conditions of Kirkuk citizens and pay greater heed to their rights.

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Kamal Kerkuki: the constitutionality of Article 140 will not change once the permit

The head of Kurdistan's parliament that article 140 unconstitutional and can not be changed once a statement in response to statements made by the Iraqi parliament calling for an alternative to this article.

Kamal Kerkuki told Kurdistan News (AKnews) on Wednesday, "We all know that there is an article in the Iraqi constitution is Article 140 which the constitutionality and legality has been voted for by 80% of Iraqis and can not change the constitutional articles as soon as the launch speeches."

"The constitutional amendment requires each of the articles first popular referendum, and if two-thirds of the population rejected three provinces make a change it would be canceled altogether, and therefore, Article 140 is fixed."

"Iraq is suffering from a problem called the disputed areas, and most of the inhabitants of those areas are demanding the implementation of the above-mentioned article as an open door towards the solution of those problems, so does not need to open another door."

For his part, said lawmaker Mahmoud Othman from the Kurdistan Alliance in the Iraqi parliament sat "can head to the trends of the Iraqi parliament Iyad al-Samarrai said never materialized, because the right of every individual to self-determination, especially residents of the disputed areas, and can not be making statements here and there to self-determination of these areas. "

This was Iyad al-Samarrai, Iraqi Parliament Speaker has called a few days ago to find alternatives to Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution

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Chairman of the Parliament of Kurdistan: Change the Article 140 needs to be a popular referendum

Head of the Kurdistan Parliament Kamal Kirkuki all know that there is an article in the Iraqi constitution is Article 140 and can not be changed By issuing statements because they The constitutionality and legality has been voted for by 80% of Iraqis.

Kirkuki said in a press statement transferred reporter "The constitutional amendment requires each of the articles first popular referendum and if two-thirds of the population of three provinces make a change it would be canceled completely based on the fact that article 140 is fixed."

Kirkuki and that "Iraq is a problem called the disputed areas and most of the inhabitants of those regions demanding the implementation of the above-mentioned article as an open door towards the solution of those problems, so does not need to open another door."

He pointed out that "the constitutionality of Article 140 and can not be changed once a statement in response to statements made by the Iraqi parliament calling for an alternative to this rule."

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So Seaview what do these past five or six postings mean in the grand scheme of things to our seeing a reval?

Originally Posted by benzboy

So Seaview what do these past five or six postings mean in the grand scheme of things to our seeing a reval?

Refer to responses in rumour thread.

Lawmaker: Article 140 provided carrying out 2010 elections in disputed areas

Lawmaker from Kurdistan Alliance Bloc Abdel Bari Zebari in a statement to PUKmedia Correspondent on Monday, September, 21 said that his Bloc believes in the political process clarifying that there is no political bloc could demand postponement of the elections in a certain area and deprive its residents from this right.

Zebari emphasized the Kurdistan Alliance Bloc commitment to the constitution in case of excluding Kirkuk in the upcoming Parliamentary Elections on January 16, 2010.

“Article 140 of the Constitution provided to carry out the 2010 elections in the disputed areas including Kirkuk referring to the presence of a voters’ record in the province”, Zebari said.

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