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Parliament: electoral law adopted recommendations of the United Nations

The MP from the United Iraqi Alliance Reda Jawad Taqi of the existence of political damage as a result of the postponement of provincial council elections and to link this law intractable problems such as the cause of the problem of Kirkuk.

Taki said in a press statement today, Wednesday, that "there are signs for resolving contentious issues in the House of Representatives on the law of provincial council elections by adopting the draft recommendations to be submitted by the United Nations."

He added that "there is insistence to the coalition in general and in particular the Supreme Council for the holding of elections this year."

He pointed out that "there are considerable efforts being made to obtain consensus on the issue of Kirkuk, and there are signs to get this consensus, but if those efforts faltered, we have insisted on holding elections this year."

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Iraq's accession to the WTO support for regulatory reform in the sectors of production

I think many economists and observers of the Iraqi that Iraq's accession to WTO accession is just political propaganda purposes only on the grounds that Iraq is importing country and not a source and that all WTO members are States exporting and not importing as is the case with Iraq, but we firmly believe that Iraq's accession to the organization itself above the politically and economically in the same political point of view, this is conclusive evidence on Iraq's openness to regional and global organizations and has an important role and effectively in the international As for the Economic, this accession will support regulatory reforms in many sectors of the Iraqi economy, including but not limited to the services sector noted that the need for such reforms, but they also believe the investigation of difficult technically.

It is known that Iraq had submitted a request in 2004 to join this organization and this represents an important message to investors that Iraq is willing to abide by policies of free trade and transparent based on specific rules that fit with the standards of the World Trade Organization on regulations and internal policies does not create an environment in itself Institutional high-level but it is possible to use obligations to the World Trade Organization to support internal reforms and integration into the Iraqi economy into global markets with an annual long-term good results with regard to achieving economic growth rate and create jobs for the unemployed.

Therefore, the priority in Iraq raised short-term perspective and is the rehabilitation of the Iraqi customs administration while maintaining the standards and safety of foodstuffs entering Iraq For example, Iraq is successful in exporting agricultural products and products manufacturing industry is dependent on improving the quality of local products and in this regard are the ability Institutional Assembly of the Foundation for Standardizing and quality control of key importance and perhaps there is room for short-term initiatives directed towards selected industries or sub-sectors of the goods that have a record in the field of export in Iraq, but we believe they likely will face problems of access to markets because of mismatches between the established standards and quality of products or Integrity or methods of validation.

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the Council of Arab economic consider a request to cancel the debt of Iraq by

Inzeralcil Arab Economic and Social Council, during its regular meetings of the 82 at the ministerial level, at the request of Iraq for the abolition of the debt implications for the Arab States. And participates in Iraq's Council session, which begins tomorrow, Thursday, Arab League headquarters in Cairo, an official delegation headed by Dr. Abdel farmer Sudanese Minister of Commerce.

He said Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League for Economic Affairs Ambassador Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Tuwaijri told reporters that the session's agenda includes, as well as consideration of the item on the request of Iraq's debt cancellation implications for the Arab States, key themes, first with preparations for the Arab summit, economic and social development and to be held Kuwait in January next month, as will be discussed programmes and mechanisms to promote and activate the comprehensive development strategies. Tuwaijri added: The second issue deals with the Arab free trade zone which is the centre of a permanent work of the Economic and Social Council, because there is a special focus in this session to address items Customs include the quantity of items and cash, technical and administrative imposed on the product imported from the Arab-Arab and Arab origin have, within the framework of following up the implementation of the resolutions of Arab summits in this regard. And will work during the regular session of the Council to discuss ways of treatment of the least developed and programmes which will provide technical support Them, where some of these countries made the request exemption from the application of the rest of tariff reductions for goods of Arab origin till the year 2010, and the compatibility of bilateral agreements with the Arab free trade zone and customs cooperation and updating of the Arab system of transport cross between Arab states and the completion of the liberalization of trade in services in Arab countries. He Tuwaijri said that the agenda also includes amending the Statute of the Court of Arab investment and the Statute of the Council of Arab tourism ministers.

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Talabani confirmed: "Sufa" Under the exit of foreign troops from Iraq end 2011

The president, Jalal Talabani, are provided in terms of the agreement and security to be signed between Iraq and the United States, requires the exit of foreign troops from Iraq end of the year 2011. Talabani noted during a televised interview the existence of an item.

Another gives the right of Iraqis to extend the survival of these forces as long as the duration of additional requests that the situation on the ground. Talabani said, which exists in Washington to spend a period of convalescence after the successful surgery he underwent heart in the middle of this month, that there was "remarkably sophisticated security in Iraq, especially After the operations carried out by Iraqi forces in a number of governorates, including (the promise of peace), which continues in Diyala province, "noting that" the presence of more than 50 thousand spectators in the stadium people to follow a football match, is proof that the security situation over the task of stages " He explained at the same time that soccer growing citizens to terrorists, is a key factor for developments in the security file in the country. "On elections in Kirkuk, the President said:" The solution lies in finding consensus among all components to maintain and get a formula that satisfies all parties, Kurds and Arabs The Turkomen and Alcaldoachorien.

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70 Arab and foreign companies will participate in the Iraq International Fair

The Ministry of Commerce said it had received approval for about 70 Arab and foreign companies wishing to participate in the Iraq International Fair to be held on the territory of Baghdad during an exhibition in November next. This was emphasized by Director General of the opposition Iraqi Company.

Of the ministry Saturday, Gomaa Hassan during a press conference held Tuesday, in the presence of "morning," explaining that 70 companies from Sweden, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Syria, Iraq and Jordan formally expressed willingness to participate in the exhibition, while continuing to receive approvals other international companies from all disciplines to participate in it. He stressed that the Ministry of Commerce and developed a systematic plan to create all the requirements of the success of this exhibition which is being built in coordination with the business group to organize international exhibitions aspects of protection and security, housing and mobility along with great facilities for the participants, especially in the prices of rental suites offer, pointing out that the exhibition will be built on three Rooms huge total area amounting to five thousand square meters and wide open spaces.

He noted that the Ministry of Commerce were invited to participate Iraq International Fair which is being built under the slogan "workshop of international cooperation for reconstruction and investment" for the duration of the X-fifteenth of November next to all nations and their embassies in Baghdad and global corporations, banks, factories, traders and businessmen across the Iraqi existing commercial Almlhkiet Outside, in addition to invite the ministries and state institutions all in order to benefit from this opportunity to deal directly involved and the decision-makers on one hand and global corporations on the other in order to secure the needs of the country in modernizing infrastructure and development orientations embodiment of the serious and ambitious government in bringing about a breakthrough in the development and investment sectors All.

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Talabani Advisor says President had successful Surgery

Kurdistan region vice president Kosrat Rasul Ali met today with the Iraqi president’s senior advisor Fakhri Karim in Erbil.

The meeting came after the return of the president’s advisor to Iraq who accompanied president Talabani to the US.

Fakhri Karim said that president Talabani is in good health after a successful surgery. As he said, President Talabani is expected to head the Iraq’s delegation to attend the UN General Assembly annual session due to be held in that country.

PUKmedia :: English - Talabani advisor says president had successful surgery

Official delegations to the regional countries to end the outstanding issues
Parliament intends to Adoption of a set of laws and legislation during the next legislative separated

Initiate and official delegations during the coming period, visited a number of regional countries, to end the outstanding issues and expand cooperation in various fields. These developments coincide with the thrust of the Chamber of Deputies during the next legislative separated, to discuss and approve several Important laws, notably the oil and gas legislation and elections, service and military retirement.

The government yesterday discussed the file of outstanding issues between Iraq and Kuwait, where the latter called for the speedy termination of these issues. He said government spokesman Dr. Ali Skinner in a statement, which "Sabah" yesterday a copy of it, "The Cabinet discussed at its regular file of all outstanding issues with the State of Kuwait", noting that the Council "stressed his desire to good relations and good neighbourliness and the development of fraternal relations between the two countries".

The issue of debt and reparations for Iraq and the oil fields of the most common outstanding issues between the parties. Skinner explained that the council of ministers "expressed concern for the survival of these files without solutions to the detriment of the interests of the fraternal peoples." Kuwait Council of Ministers urged to conduct serious negotiations in accordance with the rules of mutual respect and interests of the two countries and resolve the problems left by policies of the first. In the context of similar, uncovered informed source told "Assabah" The coming days will witness the visit of the parliamentary and governmental delegations to a number of regional countries to discuss outstanding issues between Iraq and these countries, in addition to urging them to strengthen diplomatic, commercial, economic and security. As such, these states according Almsdrhi (Kuwait, Iran and Turkey, as well as Egypt and Saudi Arabia), in addition to other States, did not name.

The same source affirmed that the issues of extinguishing debt on Iraq and reopen embassies in some countries will be at the forefront of issues to be discussed.

The Interior Minister Jawad Paul told of the "morning" early this week, his ministry is ready to protect all embassies and diplomatic personalities working in Iraq. The observers told Paul that coincides with the actions taken by several countries in their quest to restore diplomatic representation in Iraq and other countries to nominate ambassadors in Baghdad, since the number of embassies in Baghdad is currently operating 52 embassy, including five Arab embassies, it is hoped the arrival of up to sixty by the Embassy Next year. Amidst this photo, on behalf of Dr. Sheriff deputy Virtue Party that will see the next legislative vote on a number of important laws and strategy, including district councils election law and the law of oil and gas and public budget in 2009. And begin the new legislative chapter of the Parliament on the ninth of next month, the House of Representatives failed to decide the electoral law after the revocation of the Presidency of the Republic. The Sheriff told the "morning" There will discuss other important laws within the parliament, as legislation service and military retirement and approval of the list of ambassadors and deputy ministers, as the House planned to discuss health and environmental laws: the Law of the drug and adjust the service of doctors and improvement of environmental and medical clinics and public and the law The Ministry of Environment, in addition to a number of other important legislation.

He noted that the next session of Parliament should be directed to complete the task bills instead of focusing on the law of provincial assemblies only to avoid disruption, calling on MPs to adhere to the attendants and the massive presence to ensure a quorum of the Permanent vote by an absolute majority to continue its work of committees and meetings scheduled weekly to discuss Projects referred Government or develop laws that required the stage to achieve data communication with the political process and the aspirations of the Iraqi street.

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Iraq, China agree $3bn oil service deal
Iraq and China have agreed the terms of a $3 billion oil service contract, Iraq's oil minister said on Wednesday, announcing the first major oil contract with a foreign firm since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

The contract is for the Adhab oilfield and replaces a contract signed with China before the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.

The revised deal has raised the target oil output for the field to 110,000 barrels per day (bpd), up from the previous 90,000 bpd, Hussain Al-Shahristani told Reuters in an interview.

Production should start in three years and continue for 20 years, he said.

The implementation of delayed short-term technical service contracts with oil majors was looking "more and more unlikely", Shahristani said.

Despite that, Iraq still hoped to boost oil output by 500,000 bpd by the middle of next year, he added.

Iraq, China agree $3bn oil service deal - Energy - ArabianBusiness.com

Agility DGS wins warehousing contract
Agility Defense & Government Services said today that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded it a contract for warehouse and distribution services at the Defense Distribution Center, Kuwait/Southwest Asia (DDKS).

Under the one-year award, Agility DGS, a leading global provider of supply chain solutions, will use its extensive facilities in Kuwait to provide DLA with a complete warehouse management system to support operations in the Middle East.

DLA originally awarded Agility DGS a one-year DDKS contract in 2005. Each year since, Agility DGS has won the right to handle the work. The potential value of the DDKS awards is $180 million over five years, or about $36 million a year.

“We are very proud of both our outstanding performance and the confidence that we have earned with DLA,” said Dan Mongeon, president and CEO of Agility DGS. “Our advanced logistics experience, capabilities and facilities are unsurpassed in Kuwait. We are uniquely suited to continue helping the DDKS provide outstanding support to the U.S. military.”

The DDKS contract extends Agility’s record of successful performance for the DLA, which includes recent awards of major long-term contracts for heavy equipment and transport services in Iraq and Kuwait, along with supply and distribution of food and other products for the U.S. military in Iraq.

Agility DGS wins warehousing contract - Industry Press Releases

Financial denies the issuance of a new salaries for retirees

The Ministry of Finance denied Mansp to one of its officials on the existence of a new salary for retirees. The transport ministry statement saying that the Finance Minister, form a committee of the ministry adviser and director of the retirement and President of the Assembly of retirees, for the purpose of studying the salaries of retirees, but the Committee did not complete its work so far.

The ministry denied in the wake of a statement attributed to the Director of the Office of the Minister of Finance on the issuance of a new salaries of retirees consists of six degrees, also included a reference to salaries will be determined within the new peace.
But the ministry stressed that the health of such permission.

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