Thread: Article 140

Barham Saleh: implementation of Article 140 the basis of future alliances

Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Barham Salih, the implementation of Article 140 of the Constitution is a prerequisite for the future Kurdish alliances, noting that the meeting point of the Kurdistan region of Iraq and international parties, and reflects the political weight in determining the future of Iraq.

Saleh said in a statement to the newspaper (Kordestani nuclei) daily newspapers in the province of Irbil in the Kurdish language that "the implementation of Article 140 of the Constitution, and activation of its provisions is a prerequisite for future alliances, and we consider it a priority, as in previous years," Moreover, there are other issues relating to the demands of the people of Kurdistan must be implemented, to establish the principle of partnership in governance."

And Saleh stressed in Haditha that "the Kurds will not accept the marginalization of their role in the political, economic and security situation in Iraq anymore, so we are in conversations with other parties to stress the importance of abiding by the Constitution and the resolution of outstanding issues such as the Peshmerga forces, oil and gas imports, on the basis of true partnership in resolution."

In another context, Saleh said the developments related to the parliamentary elections, saying that "adherence to the Constitution and resorting to the ballot box is the basic requirement of democratic life, so it will not accept from anyone that is trying to change this path, must be that all parties cooperate in the defense of the democratic process and not allow manipulating the results of the elections."

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Abd al-Hadi al-Hassani: critical of the Kurds for demanding invoking Article (140) ended constitutional

Criticized the leadership of the coalition of state law Abdul Hadi al-Hassani statements by some Kurdish politicians who demand the reactivation of Article (140) of the Constitution, concerning the disputed areas.

Hassani said in a telephone conversation "We can not be for us to hold agreements and political alliances in the case of the insistence of the Kurds to these requirements are specifically activate the article and ended constitutional, stating that the duty of the Kurdish national interests instead of looking for the special interests that Atjdi sense."

He added that "Iraq today does not need to impose conditions of the alliance or the holding of a genuine partnership with others and those who put the invocation of Article (140) of the Constitution for political alliances can not be any one of an alliance with them for that matter, emphasizing that these conditions are a pressure political and if it continues the Kurdistan Alliance bloc these impossible conditions, they will be far from the next government."

Hassani, also called the Kurdistan Alliance members to "be on the high degree of awareness and Alzcamn these conditions and not to resort to the media saying go to the media channels is a matter of pressure not expect to achieve them, particularly since the election results were not ratified by the High Commission is thus to impose such conditions will lose the electoral dimension and dimension Olasthakaki."

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Maliki: "The government has fulfilled its task in Article 140 and the delayed implementation differences Presidency

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on Thursday, The Federal Government has fulfilled its task with regard to article 140 on disputed areas, but differences between the members of the presidency is that prevented a complete application. He made it clear in an exclusive interview broadcast on al-Hurra TV on Thursday evening, that the application of Article 140 "is a constitutional rule the Iraqi government completed its mission with regard to its implementation

However, applying the full article regarding the demarcation of the border between the provinces and that it is up to the Presidential Council, which did not materialize because of disagreements and objections received within the Council."

Maliki said that the issue of the disputed areas "does not include Kirkuk alone, and even some southern provinces and Central America such as Karbala and Anbar," considering that the subject "is the issue of Iraq because the areas if you go to this province or that will remain within the framework of Greater Iraq, and no one can give an honor The Kurds are not able to give an honor for Arabs in the disputed areas, because it is a constitutional issue."

According to Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution, the problem of the disputed areas most notably the oil-rich Kirkuk province, addressed in three phases: normalization, and then conduct a census, followed by a referendum among the population on the fate of the city.

But the application of this Article, has sparked a wide range over the past four years, and was one of the most outstanding problems between the Iraqi government and Kurdistan Regional Government

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Article 140 of the Commission: We are waiting for the Cabinet to spend funds for expatriates and deportees

Mohammed Khalil, a member of the Committee on Article 140 in Kirkuk province, on Sunday, the commission had completed all the procedures on the disbursement of funds to the entrants and deportees, but the cabinet did not launch the disbursement of funds so far.

Khelil said Iraq told our house, that the cabinet has allocated a budget to compensate expatriate Arabs and Kurds deported from Kirkuk, which included 172 billion dinars, but the problem is that he did not launch until now the exchange of instruments to regulate them as food chain.

And on the distribution plots of the entrants and deportees "he said, controls on the distribution of spare residential land for those who did not receive no benefit from the government, as well as that there is a letter from the Council of Municipalities and the Council of Ministers is noted that, in the right pieces are distributed, but in Kirkuk is not so far either in the Most of the provinces has distributed plots of land.

According to Article 140 of the Constitution, the problem of disputed areas and notably in Kirkuk province, dealt in three stages, normalization, and then conduct a census and a referendum among the population, one of the most outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil.

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Narmin: 140 Article’s cheques to be distributed on displaced

Narmin Othman the Deputy head of the Committee of the implementation of Article 140 announced that the problem between the Central Bank in Baghdad and the Bank of Erbil has been solved concerning transferring funds to the Erbil Bank to distribute cheques on the displaced according to specialized table to those covered by Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution.

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Ibrahim al-Jaafari meets Kurdish delegation and emphasizes the application of all the constitutional rights of the Kurdish people, including Article 140

By Thursday afternoon the delegation visited the Kurdish coalition blocs Ibrahim al- Jaafari, head of the National Reform Movement, said al-Jaafari for the first time explicitly on the constitutional rights of the Kurdish people, including Article 140.

Jaafari said at a news conference attended by the reporter that with the application of the constitutional rights of the Kurdish people , including Article 140 and said he should not be marginalized one of the main components of the Iraqi people.

He added that the application of the constitutional rights of Kurdish people, especially disputed areas of our preliminary, it is impossible not to apply these constitutional rights.

For his part, described Dr. Rose Nuri al-Shawish Kurdish member of the delegation Jaafari as positive attitude towards the Kurdish people, and said that from now on is from someone close to the Kurdish list.

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Congress refused to grant them a state of law against the prime minister accepted the application of Article 140

Preferred member of the coalition of law approved frankincense, Friday, to be a mass in the parliamentary opposition to accept the bargaining on the application of Article 140.

The gum Agency (Voices of Iraq) that the rule of law Congress prefer to sit in the House opposed the Msahumichm from the Kurdistan Alliance by giving them the prime minister against the requirement of acceptance of the application of Article 140, which exhausted its legal term.

He added that the State of chewing gum is not obliged to give law does not recognize the rights of others and does not allow to enter into dialogues and compromises affecting the interests of the Supreme People of all factions, and colors.

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Deputy State law prefers the parliamentary opposition rather than "bargaining" on Article 140

A member of a coalition of law approved Laban said he preferred to be in the opposition parliamentary bloc to accept the "compromise" on the application of Article 140.

He said in a statement that the "rule of law, Congress would prefer to sit in the House of Representatives opposed to the Kurdistan Alliance Msahumichm them with the prime minister against the requirement of acceptance of the application of Article 140, which exhausted its legal term," he said.

He added frankincense "The state of the law is not obliged to give the rights are not recognized by others and do not allow to enter into dialogue and bargaining affect the interests of people of all factions, and the Supreme colors."

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Deputy for the Kurdish coalition, demanding the rule of law to clarify its position officially of the Article 140

Student member of the Kurdish coalition blocs d. Mahmoud Othman, a coalition of law to clarify its position from his post of constitutional article 140 at the next meeting between the coalitions, after comments by a member state of law that the above-mentioned article has expired.

Osman said in a statement to the site (Kordio): "There is no official position so far by the State of law in this regard and there is a difference in views within the Iraqi factions with regard to that article," adding that members of the state of law have had positive statements against the Kurds.

The conflicting statements about the members of the coalition, the rule of law with regard to article called Osman coalition official position at the next meeting, which gathered by the Kurdistan Alliance.

The MP for the Coalition endorsed the rule of law Laban said in an earlier statement that article 140 had been exhausted legal term, and insisted that they prefer to sit in the House opposed the Msahumichm from the coalition, giving them the Kurdish prime minister against the requirement of acceptance of the application of the article.

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Article (140) of the Constitution lost cover the legal and constitutional

Commenting on the statement Made by MP Hasan al- Member Aiitlav rule of law in which he referred to the coalition prepared to provide a formal written memorandum bearing the signatures of representatives of all parties by state law under which the Kurdish pledge The application of Article (140) of the Constitution and for the normalization of the situation in Kirkuk and other disputed territories in exchange for ensuring support them in the ongoing negotiations to form a new government, made a member of the Iraqi List and another for the province of Kirkuk, Turkmen ژاله Alinvtji text The following statement : -

Almaldp (140) of the Constitution, as is well known lost the legal and constitutional cover with the end of the legal period assigned to them under the Constitution with the end of 2007 And, as is well known from a legal standpoint, who would like to revive this article again Should refer first to the text of the article (142) of the Constitution and of constitutional amendments.

For our part we are representatives of the Turkmen, we categorically reject the idea of pushing the issue of Kirkuk within the framework of bargaining and political deals and call on everyone to respect her privacy and not to make it a tool to bargain for political gains versus political pots, Because it is a sensitive issue and a national dimension in the first place and therefore could not be any one of the Iraqi parties to make fun of this issue to serve his own political agenda.

Because the fate of Kirkuk An issue for all Iraqis of different affiliations and orientations in addition to the regional dimension and international levels.

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