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Supreme Iraq-US joint committee for economy and energy cooperation holds second meeting in Baghdad

Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Head of Economic Affairs in the US Embassy in Baghdad Mark Well headed a meeting of the second meeting of the supreme Iraq-US joint committee for economy and energy cooperation in the framework of the US- Iraq security agreement on Monday March the 30th in Baghdad.

In the meeting, head of the sub-committees briefed the attendees about the accomplished works as well as the goals which are expected to be done during the nest six months. These sub-committees include the committees of trade and investment, financial, promoting private sector and electricity power supply investment projects.

The supreme Iraq-US joint committee for economy and energy cooperation aims at strengthening economical, energy cooperation, promoting private sector and promoting strategic investment and best relations between Iraq and US.

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Trade: the assignment of ninety cases and 176 staff to the competent courts

Ministry of Commerce announced in a statement Tuesday, the referral of more than ninety case of verification, and 176 staff in the light of instructions taken to combat financial and administrative corruption to the competent courts for consideration in accordance with the laws in force.

The statement, received by the agency (Voices of Iraq) a copy of which is that "the legal department in the ministry referred the case of more than ninety investigative staff, and 176 to the competent courts for consideration in accordance with the laws in force", without indicating the reasons for the assignment.

The statement said that "staff who were referred to the courts under the relevant records by the investigative committee formed for this purpose in the ministry, which comes in the light of the mechanisms, controls and instructions taken to combat financial and administrative corruption."

The statement noted "there are some issues the malicious purpose of harming the efforts of the Ministry to provide great services for the citizens, especially in relation to the ration cards that cover more than thirty million people," adding that "a number of such cases reported to the fairness, according to complaints by question ".

The statement quoted the authoritative source in the legal department that "the relevant ministry has set up companies in the years 2006 and 2007 and 2008 filed a lawsuit last 312", where "the issue of the completion of 131 and the Legal Service of the necessary follow-up to complete the rest of the issues of legal formulations window."

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Barham Salih, head of the Supreme Committee of the JCC, the economy and energy between Iraq and the United States of America

meeting / convention security / .. held the second meeting of the Higher Committee of the JCC's economy and energy within the strategic framework agreement between Iraq and the United States of America in Baghdad on Tuesday.

The Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh told reporters the meeting: "The job of coordinating the Joint Higher Committee Aimed at strengthening cooperation in the economic sphere and energy between the two countries in addition to assistance in building the capacity of State institutions in the financial and energy sectors. He added: "The aim of the Commission's work to private sector development and investment strategies and support the strategic partnership between Iraq and the United States of America and the development of links between the two peoples."

He said: "The heads of sub-committees of both parties to review areas of cooperation, policies and priorities in the short term and long term, which included the sub-committees of the Commission on Trade and Investment, Committee for the financial sector, the Commission on Private Sector Development and the Committee on electricity investment projects. The participants reviewed the developments and the work done well to the targets expected to be achieved within the next six months within the mentioned areas of cooperation.

He continued: "The participants also looked forward to continue to move to the cooperation within the strategic framework agreement to help build a prosperous Iraq and to work on the development of the Iraqi economy and its integration with the global economy and meet the needs of basic services to the Iraqi people.

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Deputy independent Doha summit is an opportunity to exchange kisses and coffee between the Arab leaders

Independent MP Judge Wael Abdel Latif Al-Arab summit that was held in the Qatari capital Doha that it is appropriate for the exchange of kisses and the Agreement on the exchange of visits between the heads of the Arab State, as well as drinking a cup of Arabic coffee.

The spectrum Acharabd told the independent press (Iba) today, Tuesday: " The Summit Arabic, which was held in the previous summit last out, made a concluding statement lacked a lot of important issues which must have been the work of the recommendations and agreed upon between the Arab countries. He pointed out that many of the things that was expected to happen in the Arab summit in Doha, and did not receive more of coffee and the Agreement on the visits has been demonstrated by the fact that the summit failed to yield satisfactory results Like any other Arab summit held in the past.

He pointed out that the Arab summit in Doha has not produced substantial results, as well as it did not agree on any matters little As well as topics of discussion are not important the question of Palestine Not find a previous Arab summits to resolve the issue of Arab reconciliation.

He said that summit were not only to improve some pictures of some Arab countries, and to agree on a deal with Arab and did not occur, and continued: " What happened to some of the issues of individual countries, including some of the Libyan leader to reconcile the king of Saudi Arabia, in addition to other issues as the president of Sudan.

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Jubouri, the results of the Doha summit, like other summits

Rep. Jubouri on sound Iraqi Accordance Front The outcome of the Arab Summit held in Doha, the tip of "dialogue", adding: "It is held for dialogue and exchange of views is more The results of the conferences that had been expected, and said: "Everyone Had been expected to emerge by the Arab Summit held in Doha, the results came in the final statement. "

He Jubouri told the independent press (Iba) today, Tuesday: "The summit were not only for dialogue and exchange of views, and that the statement did not contain the important issues of Iraq have come by the case of Sudan, mainly by the major.

He continued: "The other important issues, including the issue of national reconciliation and improve the security situation in Iraq, in addition to Many of the issues that had been expected to be discussed among the heads of Arab states did not receive.

However, saying: "Even the title of national reconciliation were not as we want, and that the results were not only slogans Like other summits."

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Ali Baban: I am not enthusiastic of Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization

The Planning Minister Ali Baban, often it is not keen on Iraq's accession to the WTO, despite the presence of some of the clear advantages of this join.

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Expects Parliamentary approval of the Presidency of the budget during this week

expected a member of the Economic Committee in the House of Representatives full Albulada the Presidency Council to approve the amended version on the agendas of the budget by the Finance Committee this week.

The Albulada told the independent press (Iba) on Wednesday that the committee sent the amended version of the budget after the receipt by the Ministry of Finance to the Presidency, as is the recent launch of the ratification of the next few during the period, explaining that the reason for the delay in approval by the House of Representatives is the ambiguity of the identification financial allocations for the Kurdistan region and the details of operating expenses.

The Albulada that the delays that accompanied the budget during the current year due to the case of an unexpected financial crisis affect the price of oil and therefore Iraq's financial budget.

The government so far, continuing expenses, regardless of the 2008 budget, a move calculated from revenue assessments for the current year.

Criticized Albulada addressed the issue of the budget during the previous periods, there is political - to her.

She considered that the delay would affect the implementation of planned projects in the plans of the development of the regions and provinces because of failure to pay the amounts of the budget allocated for investment. Emphasizing coordination with the authorities to make way for the private sector to direct investment in the project stalled.

The presidential council refused to ratify the country's general budget for the current year 2009, stressing the need for access to special sections of the reductions by the House of Representatives before the validation of recently

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Iraq to purchase F-16 fighters this year

Head of Iraqi Air Force Lt. Gen. Anwar Ahmed reported that Iraq wants to buy an initial squadron of Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fighter aircraft this year to help prevent threats from Iran and Syria after U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq.

In an interview with Reuters, Ahmed said he hoped to sign a contract for 18 advanced F-16s as the centerpiece of billions of dollars Iraq is expected to spend on arms in coming years. Provided funds are made available by Iraq's Parliament, he said his goal was to acquire up to 96 F-16s through 2020.

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Senate panel approves US Ambassador to Iraq

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the decision of President Barack Obama to nominate Christopher Hill as the new U.S. ambassador to Iraq and Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry to be the next ambassador to Kabul. The Senate chaired by Democratic John Kerry approved the appointment of these two men.

On the other hand, Sen. Sam Brownback opposed the nomination of Christopher Hill affirming that he will object this decision during the voting of the Council’s session.

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Chairman of the Commission on oil and gas in the House of Representatives confirms that the oil sector will be limited, however, only the Ministry of Oil

In an interview broadcast a free Iraq, Dr. Ali said the Chairman of the Committee on Blue oil and gas, and natural resources of the Iraqi Council of Representatives that the powers of the oil sector under the oil law will not be limited, however, only the oil ministry, adding that he "has been the formation of a committee of the Ministry of Planning and Ministry of Finance in addition to the two Vice - Prime Minister and a representative of the Kurdistan regional government had ministerial rank and the representatives of the provinces that produce more than 100 thousand barrels per day and will be chaired by the Prime Minister and under the law of oil and Alglz which political parties are still discussing it, "

In his dialogue between Dr. Ali said, "the oil sector in Iraq has many problems and the oil ministry did not develop a sector in the past five years as required where there is a lot of wells that need to maintain it and no other wells are drilled and the filter level is not good," Levine this neglect and failure has affected the exports of Iraqi oil "The rates of export of Iraqi oil in 2008 and 350 million barrels a day and sold in global markets and 815 million barrels a day only"

On the contracts concluded by the Kurdistan regional government between the President of the Commission on oil and gas in Iraq's parliament that "the legitimacy of these contracts and unambiguous and the reason which led to problems on the occurrence of such contracts is not to absorb the oil ministry and the central idea of the management of the oil sector, which led to the emergence of these problems and I sure that there Tfarb between the parties, particularly after Prime Minister was convinced of this idea, "The Kurdistan Regional Government has signed contracts with a number of foreign companies, which raised the differences with the central government in Baghdad.

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