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Government agreed to Convention, & final troop withdrawal dates & not subject to conditions on the ground

Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh Cabinet approval today, Sunday, the Convention on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, and that he will submit today to the House for discussion and final decision thereon, as deputies are elected representatives of the Iraqi people who have the final decision legally and constitutionally.

Dabbagh said in a press conference held today in the House of Representatives to Baghdad (27) and minister of the total (28) attended the cabinet meeting had agreed to the Convention, noting that the ministers representing the political opinion of their bloc has expressed a positive attitude towards the approval of the Convention as the best solution Offers to Iraq at the present time they set a date fixed for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq.

Dabbagh stressed that the dates that have been installed in the Convention and the dates for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from cities and towns as of 1/6/2009, the full withdrawal from Iraqi territory on 31/12/2011 is the final dates have been installed clearly with the deletion of all the items that are incompatible with the This matter, stressing that the withdrawal is not subject to the conditions on the ground.

He earned the full protection of the Green Zone to the Iraqi government as of 1/1/2009 and the government to ask U.S. troops maintaining some checkpoints where it was found to Dharaureri Iraqi forces time to complete the preparations for the maintenance of all checkpoints, will also receive points and sovereign sites occupied by U.S. troops And agreed to leave during a period of up to 30/6/2009.

The entire space as Seoul and the Iraqi broadcasting frequencies of Iraq and the government can use to the U.S. Department of Space and frequencies for a certain period, and will not be for U.S. forces to conduct search or raid on the homes of Iraqis, Iraqi judicial orders and consent of the Iraqi government.

Ali al-Dabbagh said the agreement includes Iraq's right to inspect all shipments for the U.S. Army, where the view of that, in addition to not allowing the use of aircraft or ships or any other way to escape anyone wanted Iraqis to the Iraqi judiciary.

He stressed that the agreement had provided in a clear and explicit not to use Iraqi territory to attack neighboring countries, noting that it also included the right of Iraq or the United States the right to cancel the Convention before the time when he believed had managed to control the security aspect, considering this is consistent Obama's vision to the theme of the withdrawal of U.S. forces, which U.S. administration has indicated that he would be committed contained in the Convention (by Dabbagh).

The agreement also included the United States continues to protect money deposited Iraq Development Fund prevent the courts from any other seizure, and the government will begin moving immediately after the signing of the Convention to secure the Iraq resolution out of the seventh item, and the abolition of Administrative Order No. 17 issued by the former civil administrator Bremer.

Dabbagh said that the issue of Iraqi detainees to the U.S. side will fully to the Iraqi justice who will say the right word chapter each and every one of them after the receipt of full information and documentation for them, will be released by the not proven guilty of an assignment with the others to justice.

It is expected that the Convention offers the House of Representatives which saw last period of considerable debate around at the time said the Sadrists rejected full blocks appear as another reservation on the subject.

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Oil Ministry is willing to implement licensing contracts with international companies next June

Said Information Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said the oil ministry wanted to begin the implementation of licensing contracts that are agreed upon, or agreed upon with international oil companies in the month of June in order to speed up the rehabilitation of the oil sector.

The Jihad told the independent press (Iba) today, the minister Hussain al-Shahristani said earlier, and to engage in coordination with the companies concerned have been selected in the contracts or licenses that have been agreed in talks with the London Conference, held in the British capital more than a month ago.

He said the ministry is seeking to sign contracts with international companies by the middle of next year in order to increase oil production in the long-term strategic plan and increase production from two and a half million barrels per day to four and a half million. Adding that the government put forward an international tender for the development projects mentioned in last June.

Jihad said that more than forty international companies competing for eight projects to develop oil fields with a combined nearly 40 per cent of oil reserves.

The observers believe that the Iraqi authorities is thanks to the improved security situation to improve the daily oil production, with exports amounting to 2.1 million barrels per day, most of the proceeds of the country.

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Wael Abdul Latif: Kuwait is not naive to cancel debt - for apology

Baghdad home - from the Mazen: Iraqi parliamentarian ruled that the Kuwaiti government agreed to accept the apology from the Iraqi invasion by the regime of Saddam Hussein in return for debt relief by saying that this apology make such arrange additional legal obligations on Iraq. "Dr. Wael Abdul-Latif Governing Council member and former Parliamentary independent of «home» Kuwaiti government is not so naive to cancel all debt-for apology

Literature only while the aircraft remains Iraq Civil lines tied by debt, calling for opening a new page between the two countries.

The leader of Judge Abdul Latif calls for a province of Basra geographically closest to Kuwait and human extensions in the Arab tribes in both southern Iraq and Kuwait.

He believes that Iraq's debts amounted to billions of dollars, which are enormous debt is not easy to solve once the apology of Kuwait, said «I really do not know what linkage between the idea of apologizing to extinguish the debt-for I do not know how to send the Iraqi government or the lower house of the word apology for the invasion of Saddam's regime Of Kuwait, we see state and an Arab neighbor, stood with Iraq in many positions was not easy to infected by the regime of Saddam ».

The Abdul Latif «withdrew all the disasters on Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait, the embargo imposed on the people in the sanctions have not seen the world before, and destroyed his army arrived in poverty because of a spinal Saddam's invasion of Kuwait, because it confronted the whole world, and not only the State of Kuwait».

Stressing that the humanitarian situation makes most Iraqis sympathetic to their brothers in Kuwait «We recognize that the invasion of Kuwait was the sin of the regime of Saddam»

However, he said «What I mean the government to send a message declaring apologize for the invasion of Kuwait that is probably acceptable, but the question in this Stertib apology from the legal obligations of more than shackling Iraq and limit its energies and the political considerations rather than humanitarian considerations to express just Literary apology and ending it by ».

He called on the Iraqi Parliamentary to open a new chapter of economic cooperation between the two countries, saying construction «now required to open a new page in relations between the two countries, as the percentage of Iraqis have refused great invasion of Kuwait Saddam's regime at the time it is not supposed to Iraq in breach of the Charter of the Arab League in this way».

And to find that the future relations between the province of Basra in the event of composition and the State of Kuwait, the extension of the Arab family in the Arab tribes in Kuwait and Basra, not in Basra, but in all of Iraq's cities and can also perpetuated the province relations with Iran and with all countries in the region alike.

And calls upon the judge Wael Abdul Latif, who founded a party called the «state party» to form a province north of Basra, and one likely to find a formula to legal announcement as soon as possible, have the rights of provinces, including the constitutionally guaranteed privileges of the region Christan his present situation.

Asked «home» about Iranian influence in Basra and accept the idea of a declaration provinces, he said «I think that will change Iranian policy as the policy initiated by Iranian President Ahmadinejad, with all due respect it has failed in practice and the results of the elections to be decided by the Iranian people will respect them But it certainly will Taatgier Iran's regional policy».

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Zebari: Parliament will have the final word on the Security Agreement

On Tuesday morning at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Talracip initial signing ceremony of the Convention Iraq - U.S. (Convention on the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq).

And the Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari with U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker at the headquarters of the ministry, in principle, the Convention ratified by the Cabinet yesterday.

Zebari said after the signing of the Convention "to this day, a historic day for Iraq and Iraqis, with teams able to Iraqi and U.S. negotiators reached a final version was this Convention."

He referred to "the Iraqi negotiator said the team was able to make this Convention is in the interest of the Iraqi government can defend to the Convention against our people and the world. The Convention will determine the nature of relations between Iraq and the United States in all respects, particularly on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and joint cooperation in All fields. "

Zebari has said the Cabinet approved the Convention unanimously and sent to the House of Representatives that will have the final say and decides to approve or reject without amendment, "noting that there are positive indications Convention obtaining the approval of the House of Representatives, after it was approved by the government in all its components.

He said that the U.S. negotiator made "great tolerance" in order to reach agreement so "and made the best possible formats and language to be an agreement that can defend against our people," saying it is good for the Convention on Iraq.

For his part, Ambassador Crocker, the U.S. called the agreement will determine the nature of relations in the coming years between Iraq and the United States indicating that it will "strategic frameworks and security cooperation within the framework of joint cooperation in all fields of technology, science, health, trade, culture and other fields."

Crocker praised the Iraqi negotiating team, saying that "the Iraqi people the right to be proud of this negotiating team", describing it as the steadfast and consistent to achieve good security agreement, saying that all Iraqis should be proud of the agreement reached by negotiators Iraqis.

The Council of Ministers announced on Wednesday approval of the absolute majority of the Convention, noting that around the Chamber of Deputies for discussion and Almsaddaqp it.

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Warka Bank opens implementing ATMs in Samawah

Opened the Warka Bank for Investment and funding for implementing ATMs in Samawah A ceremony amid the occasion.

The director of the bank's branch in Samawah In a statement addressed to the press service of the National Center for flags that the ATM Locator will facilitate banking transactions and save time and effort. Warka Bank for customers. He said the ATM operating hours starting from 8 o'clock until 12 at night and on a daily basis, pledging to continuously work until a few days. Holidays and occasions. The manager of a branch of the Warka in Samawah to the sums that can be withdrawn through The range between 500 thousand and ten thousand dinars at a time.

Withdrawn, adding that the bank will provide the cards and accounts to its customers free of charge and without Commission for six months. Said the deputy governor of Riyadh Majid in a statement addressed to the press section at the National Center for Information in the banking system will provide a lot of effort for staff and others who benefit from the computer system. For his part praised the district head of Samawah, Ibrahim Mayali the efforts of the bank in a position of such devices will help Facilitate banking operations.

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Central Bank initiated operation system of automatic deposit & registration of government bonds

Proceeded to the Central Bank of Iraq and the effective operation of an automated filing system and registration of government securities.

The Zkralpennek in a statement received by the Independent Press Agency (Iba) today, Monday, a copy of which was: "The actual operation and automated filing system and the recording of government bonds (GSRS), which causes the each of the Central Bank of Iraq, the Ministry of Finance, is working.

The statement said: "The central bank will be able to control the liquidity of its program as one of the tools of monetary policy.
The World Bank said in a statement: "The program is running auctions the central bank and the Ministry of Finance of government bonds and money orders includes the calculation of interest payments and refunds and mortgages. (End) ..

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Update:

Looks like SOFA is finally approved, could open doors to progress, now if they could only knock off the Iranian terrorist, Sadr, I think we would all see faster progress. lol

Good luck to all, Mike

The budget and plan a future plan based on several grounds including:

1 - Service taken the decision to take the post of planning and control.

2 - Drawing a comprehensive picture of the activity sub-units (ministries valuable case of Iraq) and the relationship of units each other.

3 - plans to revise and increase accuracy, through the detection of errors and inconsistencies between sub-plans.

The allocations and we mean amounts of exchange and reflects the adoption of significant figures is well meaningful debate before approval is a tool control, however, the Ministry of Finance playing the role as follows:

1 - criteria and numerical targets for the various units are paid officials to improve the means of implementation to achieve the required level of the tunnels.

2 - to identify deviations from the actual implementation of the budget estimates and analysis of the causes of deviations as to achieve several objectives, including those responsible are held accountable means a deterrent to financial and administrative corruption which means that if the official flag to account for delinquency, especially if uncommon would strive to Avoided by the incident.

Through Matkdm find in the case of Iraq three levels responsible for the preparation of the budget and a T_khasisatha by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Central Bank and the role of each actor must also be dynamic element is the engine or the Ministry of Finance and Planning Ministry gives the perception to be on the future plans for investment by the so-called Balmoisnat Investment in accordance with the concept of investment

(Capital Budgeting-an Investment Concept)
This is expressed as a cash expenditure of resources to achieve the desired return in the future.

The central bank deals with monetary policy, to provide liquidity and this policy has founded and methods how to Aisa place to talk about.

The Ministry of Finance is considered the ****utive expression of the right mix of investment budgets and monetary policies, including the allocation of resources is expressed as we pointed out where they are ready for the practical implementation of reference as set.

But it should be heeded in the case of Iraq in the current situation is the limited resources in the implementation of the budget figures indicate that Iraq has relied on the ratio of between 95-96% of oil revenues when planning budgets and allocation 2005-2006-2007 includes the governorates of the Kurdistan region and by I think 17% of the resources and 5% in compensation for Iraq's debt after the label by the reckless policies of the former regime means that approximately 25% of the allocation of resources controlled by the scheme because it is forced to implement them.

Add to that two important factors:

1 - that oil prices can not be controlled from the perspective of sound planning is curves and fluctuate according to changes controlled by international politics, as is well known.

2 - Some of the resources allocated to specific projects may not be implemented terms of assessments would mean providing funds to cover potential shortfalls mislead the planned financial vision in the allocation of resources.

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Azzawi: The American side did not take some of the amendments demanded by the Iraqis

Deputy resist the consensus Rashid al-Azzawi was likely to withdraw the Accordance Front and other blocs of the meeting of the Council of Representatives in the event of a security agreement to be upset for a quorum.

He told a news briefing, published today, Monday, the bloc agreed with some of the political blocs to reject the Security Agreement in the event of voting by the House of Representatives.

He pointed out that the American side did not take some of the amendments demanded by the Iraqis.

Azzawi said he agreed with some of the political blocs, including most members of the Iraqi Fadhila bloc and the Sadrist bloc and some coalition deputies to reject the Convention.

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Iraq’s cabinet allocates $3 billion to implement Baghdad’s metro

The Baghdad’s Secretary General Saber al-Eissawi on Monday said that the cabinet has agreed to allocate $3 billion to implement Baghdad’s metro project, according to the secretariat’s statement.

“The secretariat has invited all global companies specialized in metro field to present their offers to implement the project, which will be the first of its kind in the region,” Al-Eissawi told Aswat al-Iraq.

“The first track will be 18 km and will have 20 stations which will start from the end of the Sadr City until al-Khelani square and al-Wathba square,” he added.

“The second track will be 21 km with 21 stations from al-Fath square until al-Bayaa region,” the statement added

Iraq’s cabinet allocates $3 billion to implement Baghdad’s metro : Aswat Al Iraq