Thread: Iraq/Dinar News. 09/05 to 01/14/07

Originally Posted by laurenr

I think we can all Copy n´ Paste now........lol

yeh... good exercise!!! :)

Monday 30 October 2006
The postponement of the Iraqi political forces to the 20th of next month (Urgent)


Iraqi national-Luna / Office Amman / Ali Mohammed Said / The negotiating delegation of political forces in Amman today, Monday, for the postponement of the political forces for national reconciliation to the first half of next month in Baghdad after it was scheduled to be held on the 4th of next month.

The head of the government's negotiating delegation hospitality Faleh said that the postponement came in response to a request made by the political forces that we met in Amman during the past two days, "pointing out that he was informed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki agreed to the postponement request as a goodwill gesture on the Iraqi government."
The hospitality of the Iraqi National News Agency. that is not set an alternative date now that the final session of the next month is likely to hold the conference. "

In the same context, member of the supreme body of reconciliation, Unadim Kana, "that the conference would be held in the first half of next month in Baghdad," without specifying a deadline.
We emphasized that "some of the parties involved in the dialogue requested a postponement of the conference after the fourth of next month so as not to coincide with the American elections," adding "that the delegation agreed to the postponement after consultation with the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki."

The conference was held, the political forces in Baghdad after a series of similar conferences in the draft national reconciliation conference to include civil society organizations and a conference of Iraqi clans.

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Kuwait says int''l Compact with Iraq "innovative"

POL-KUWAIT-IRAQ-SALEH
Kuwait says int'l Compact with Iraq "innovative"

By Najm Al-Shammari KUWAIT, Oct 30 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Sabah said Monday preparatory meetings of the International Compact With Iraq (ICI) were "innovative" to ultimately achieve security and prosperity in Iraq."The idea of holding the International Compact with Iraq is innovative in order to show the seriousness of Iraq to reach the objectives and to see stability of this brotherly country and development of its economy to enable it supports its people, neighbors and (Arab) nation," Sheikh Mohammad, also deputy Prime Minister, told reporters.

Speaking while receiving visiting Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, Sheikh Mohammad said the ICI meeting, due in Kuwait on Tuesday, was part of huge international endeavors to help Iraq stand on its feet again.The meetings, he added, "will be a big support for Iraq and the Iraqi people." Saleh said he would inform the participants about his government's vision of necessary reforms.

"The Compact project is an Iraqi initiative which includes political, security and economic reforms thus transforming Iraq into a secured and prosperous country," said Saleh.

The stability and security of Iraq needs the support of the region and international community, said Saleh, but "if we fail, god forbids, this failure will reflect on every country in the region ... the current Iraqi leadership seeks to transform Iraq into a secured country which backs security and stability.

"We are facing dangerous challenges in Iraq. The State of Kuwait and us are sharing one objective and it is to maintain security and see Iraq free of mass graves ...," said Saleh.

Saleh, meanwhile, said Iraq was in constant contacts with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

"I am sure the GCC countries will support the elected Iraqi government and will contribute to lifting the burdens of the previous phase ...," he added.

Saleh thanked Kuwait for hosting the meeting and said he was certain that Iraq would be supporting its neighbors for the sake of the entire region.

Tomorrow's meeting would be the final step to formally launch the compact by the end of 2006 and all sides have insisted on devising practical steps for implementation.ICI's preparatory group included the UN, US, UK, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Union (EU), Arab development funds, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Spain. (end) nas.

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Wow, this is one of the BEST articles I have read in a while!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Vipor

Wulf, did you mean to refer to LTCG here? Perhaps a typo.

Yeah, that's what I ment to say. As for the LTCG in the lone star state...I'll ask my her to look it up for me and I'll post it in the Tax Thread.

Originally Posted by goldraker

That was the part, that confused me. Is the actual launching tomorrow or next year sometime?

The article says launch by the end of the year 2006. IMHO it could just be another day in iraq.

Originally Posted by shotgunsusie

copy the text from the translated site, paste into a wordpad document, hilite the text in the document and paste it into your post. the wordpad will filter all that out for you.

This response from Susie is a perfect example of why she is so popular here
and elsewhere - always willing to dive in and help a fellow member.

Then are they saying the distribution has been held back due to fear of theft.. but in the next few days it will be done by utilizing the info from the ration cards? Using the banks? I can't understand it even when its been translated :) ez

"He pointed out that the plan of the Ministry of Trade rose to the Ministry of Finance in order to recognize amounts for the grant amounting to 300 billion dinars, but the financial plan refused to trade and it was felt that the distribution would be through government banks justified by ensuring the maintenance of these amounts of thefts and not to hold the agent responsible for the loss amount in addition to a the security situation is not conducive to distribution through agents of foodstuffs. The spokesman assured the press that all citizens tables and Trade Ministry in charge of supervising the distribution process completed the preparation of lists of names of citizens exist in the records of the ration card was handed to the Ministry of Finance in order to distract the onus grant R. banks scattered throughout Iraq in the coming days, as the case earlier in the distribution of the compensation shortage of materials ration card."

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Jubari told Azzaman »« : the priority for the rehabilitation of oil fields

(Voice of Iraq) - 10-31-2006

Jubari told Azzaman »« : the priority for the rehabilitation of oil fields producing and contracts detrimental to Iraq **

Oman-Saad Abbas The Minister of Trade and former former Director-General of the Iraqi oil marketing company SOMO Mohammed al-Jabouri »that Iraq can not implement any contract for the development of any oil crops, before the passage of the Law on oil investment likely to be issued before the end of this year «. Amid Oil Minister Hussein Shahrastani that Iraq and China in connection with the revival of oil valued at one billion and 200 million dollars signed between the Chinese government and the regime of former President Saddam Hussein in 1997 to develop the Ahdab field »« oil. The target time »« yesterday that the Al-Ahdab field », Like the rest of the Iraqi fields discovered by other Iraqi cadres, needed to be developed to increase the rate of production to higher levels, This requires Tknlujia capital and to achieve this, It is better to have a competition among international companies to secure the best contracts for the development of this field or other fields «, He pointed out that the statements Shahrastani »did not explain the nature of the contract, which in the realm Ahdab. Is it a partnership or a service, or something else? «, »adding that the participating companies reintroduced, which had operated in Iraq before the nationalization in 1972«, »promised that the service is the best for Iraq, it remains the ownership of Iraq's crops without contribute another party in this property «. My »Jubari said it is essential that there be a specialized committee of experts to decide what is best for Iraq at the present time, Will be developed in various fields in the same or be developed in every field on the various times, because Iraq has not yet been making full use of the oil revenues «, »adding that these matters need to be approved by the Commission, which referred to specialized«. The Shahrastani, , which ends Asian tour during which he visited three countries to attract investments to the Iraqi oil sector, The meetings had been scheduled between the two sides Iraqi and Chinese, next month, the resumption of negotiations on the development of Al-Ahdab field, He said in a press conference »I start work immediately if we reach an agreement quickly«, He added that the field will be the first-Ahdab oil field presents to foreign investments, He pointed to the need for the oil sector with investments amounting to 20 billion dollars to develop its infrastructure. But al-Jabouri believes that the signing of a contract to develop Al-Ahdab field with China »that would open the door to claims of other companies had signed contracts with the former regime for the development of other fields Kmjnon and Rumaila and Nahr Omar and other«. stressing on the other hand, »to the need for Iraq to use modern CST in the sectors of oil, in particular in the Gaza« drilling, He pointed out that Iraq has been far »over the last three decades on the CST, , which prevented the development of crops, and increase production «. He stressed that the target »producing fields currently need to re-examine and rehabilitation, should the priority be given to these fields and not «new fields, »he said, adding that in the event of Iraq's intention to raise production capacity to six million barrels per day, it needs no less than four thousand new wells in the fields currently producing, in addition to the development and modernization and expansion of storage systems, transport and export, Before all this must develop Iraqi cadres, especially after the forced emigration of many of the cadres of oil since 1991 «. He Jabouri, also, »to the need to modernize refineries in particular the establishment of functional units for the production of more complex products as gasoline, light oil and kerosene Alcazaoel«. Shahrastani mentioned that he met during his visit to Beijing a number of leading Chinese official Moreover, officials of the four largest Chinese oil companies, according to the sources pointed out that China »is strongly on investments in the oil sector to secure foreign supplies and needs as the second largest consumer of the article« vital in the world, She pointed out that China's national oil company, owned by the state, it had signed an agreement with the regime of Saddam Hussein. to develop the Al-Ahdab field during the international sanctions imposed on Iraq in the 1990s, The Beijing government waited for the lifting of the embargo on Iraq for the implementation of the Convention «. Earlier, Shahrastani announced during his visit to Tokyo, Japan to Iraq to negotiate the details of the loan value of three billion and 500 million dollars to recruit large part in the rebuilding of the oil sector, He said he discussed with the trade ministers Akira Amari and Foreign Taro Aso, last Monday, details of the uses of the loan, which indicated Tokyo that it will dedicate 17 million and 600 thousand dollars for the modernization of the Basra refinery, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, which indicated an amount of 135 million and 500 thousand dollars to set up a fertilizer factory, , adding that between 25% to 30% of the loan offered by Japan to Iraq allocated for those projects in addition to four others effectively. It is noteworthy that Japan pledged at the Madrid donor countries in October 2003 to provide a loan of three billion and 500 thousand dollars for Iraq. The Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih face, during the Donors Conference for Iraq held in the city of Abu Dhabi in the month of September last, an invitation to companies to promote the oil industry in Iraq. pointing to the imminent issuance of a new law governing foreign investment in the key oil sector, He pointed out that internal differences on the control of oil revenues, one of the many obstacles impeding development of the oil sector.

hmmmm.....now why does this postponment not surprise me......lol.....these people[the Iraqi government] seem more content at postponing meetings then having them..IMHO.....hopefully,this postponment will not further delay the revel...... we r really close now it seems....GO DINARS....Pat

Originally Posted by Ranger III

This response from Susie is a perfect example of why she is so popular here
and elsewhere - always willing to dive in and help a fellow member.

what goes around comes around.