“Tidbits From TNT” Saturday 6-1-2024
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CandyKisses: Al-Sayhood: The UN Security Council vote to end the work of UNAMI is a historic victory for Iraq, its people and its government
Saturday 01, June 24
Baghdad / Nina / The Secretary-General of the Assembly / generations / MP Muhammad Saadoun Al-Sayhoud The vote of the United Nations Security Council to end the work of the UNAMI mission is a historic victory for Iraq, its people and its government.
Al-Sayhoud explained in a press statement today: "The termination of the work of the UNAMI mission in Iraq in 2025 came after a government effort and constructive and purposeful dialogues that established to the world that Iraq is able to manage the country by itself without any need for UN intervention, especially what Iraq is witnessing under the government of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani of political, security, economic, development, investment, service as well as diplomatic stability."
He added: "The entire international community has placed its confidence in Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, especially after the international, regional and Arab openness and its positive effects in the advancement and advancement of Iraq and its auspicious and influential return as an important and effective element in the Arab, regional and international environment and its great participation in solving important issues and spreading the principles of brotherhood, peace and stability in the region and the world, distancing oneself from external conflicts and moving away from the policy of axes."
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CandyKisses: Iraq announces the arrival of approximately 24,400 pilgrims to the Holy Land so far
Economy News - Baghdad
Today, Friday, the Supreme Commission for Hajj and Umrah counted Iraqi pilgrims traveling by land and air to the Holy Land, while confirming the existence of coordination with the Central Bank and banks to sell dollars to pilgrims at the official rate
"The voyage process is continuing, whether by air through Baghdad, Najaf, Basra, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Kirkuk airports to Madinah airport - Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz airport, directly, as well as the voyage through the Arar border crossing, where pilgrims are escorted by security forces to the Arar border crossing," said spokesman Hassan Fahd al-Kinani.
Al-Kinani added that "pilgrims pass through the city of pilgrims and Umrah performers, which was established in a record period not exceeding sixty days, and there are all the amenities that the pilgrim needs, and it contains restaurants, a bakery, a factory for the production of crystal ice, and a dream, where breakfast, lunch and dinner are served when the pilgrim stays there, and then at the Arar border crossing, where the procedures are easy and easy."
"The number of pilgrims traveling by land and air to the Holy Land has reached about 24,400, half of whom are now in Medina and the other half have moved to Mecca after visiting the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him)," he said.
Regarding coordination with the Central Bank to obtain the dollar, Al-Kinani explained that "there is coordination with the Central Bank, Al-Rasheed and Rafidain Banks, and the Hermit Bank, which has been since the beginning of the regiment in the process of exchanging dollars to pilgrims, in addition to the Iraqi Trade Bank and exchange companies, all of which are on the official website of the Commission. Any pilgrim to the Holy Land can access the official website of the Commission through social networking sites or on the official website of the Commission in order to know where to sell dollars at the official rate for for pilgrims of Baghdad and the provinces."
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Tishwash: Al-Sudani: “The development road” means linking the East to Europe through Iraqi lands
Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, confirmed that the development road project means, according to current market equations and international trade movement, a link between the East and Europe through Iraqi and Turkish lands together.
Al-Sudani, during an interview conducted by Anatolia Agency, said: In the beginning, we must look historically at Iraq’s role in trade between the East and the West over many centuries, and I am not exaggerating if I say that since prehistoric times, Mesopotamia has been an easy trade corridor whose paths trade caravans prefer to follow. And standing and trading with its metropolises, cities and urban centres.”
He stressed that the path of development is essentially to restore this historical role, and linking the port of Al-Faw to the Turkish border means, according to current market equations and international trade movement, a link between the East and Europe via Iraqi and Turkish lands together.
The Prime Minister explained that the region is witnessing conflicts and tensions that recede at times and escalate at other times, and this prompts us to focus efforts on projects that overlap in interests and overlap in benefits.
He added: The Development Road will provide an opportunity for the emergence of industrial cities on both sides of it, which will complement the trade passing through it. Later this year, we will inaugurate the first berths at Al-Faw Port, and the flow of goods through the Development Road route will begin initially.”
He continued, saying: All indicators, economic readings and feasibility studies, say that this corridor is the least expensive and fastest among the rest of the corridors. We do not say that it is an alternative, but rather regional and international trade really needs a path of development, as it is a linking project that promotes overlap in interests and causes of economic sustainability.
Following President Erdogan's visit to Iraq, Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Oraloglu said that with the operation of the development road, the volume of trade with Iraq will increase from $20 billion to $30-40 billion.
Regarding the future volume of bilateral trade between Turkey and Iraq, which is currently estimated at about 20 billion dollars, the Prime Minister of Iraq said: The increase in the volume of bilateral trade with Turkey can be expanded vertically, but we are seeking vertical expansion as well. In short, this is the role of the Development Road Project and the projects attached to it. “
He added: Experience and history have proven that the progress of a country alone and in isolation from its neighbourhood, is something that carries an unknown future despite all possibilities and conflicts. Therefore, we focus on increasing the capacity of exchange and actual partnership (with Turkey) is the guarantor of stability and deep, long-term relations.
He continued: In our relationship with our Turkish brothers, we also focused on one of the most promising sectors in investment and cooperation, which is the agricultural sector, and soon we will witness practical steps in this aspect, and the participation of Turkish companies.”
Regarding investments in Iraqi gas fields, the Prime Minister of Iraq said, in his interview with Anadolu: “Gas investment is a strategic test for Iraq, and our national wealth must be optimally employed in serving our people and development plans.”
He added: It is not possible to continue burning gas, firstly due to the waste of this wealth that can be benefited from, and secondly due to the environmental effects. We announced a special round of licenses to invest in gas fields.
He continued, saying: We plan for Iraq to be self-sufficient in domestic gas production within 3 years, and Iraq is moving confidently to be an important element in the gas market within 5 years, and we will achieve self-sufficiency in this material at the expense of electricity production.
The Prime Minister of Iraq said: Specialists know that the existence of a technological base for gas investment is at the same time a base for the broadest petrochemical industries, and this is what we seek.”
Regarding potential partnerships in these investments, the Prime Minister of Iraq indicated that the doors are open to every reputable and specialized company that wishes to participate in this sector, and we also welcome regional companies because they will expand the base of cooperation in other areas.
He added: It is important to understand that gas investment means providing additional resources for development in Iraq, which are resources that can be invested in various promising economic rights, and these areas will be open to the participation of Turkish companies and companies of other friendly countries.
Iraq's current production of natural gas is about 2.7 billion cubic feet, and according to previous estimates, Iraq has a reserve of 132 trillion cubic feet of gas, of which 700 billion cubic feet were burned, as a result of the weak ability to exploit it.
Regarding the flow of Iraqi oil, the Iraqi Prime Minister explained that stopping the pumping of Iraqi oil extracted from the fields of the Kurdistan region of Iraq is undoubtedly a loss for Iraq, and at least it is the loss of an expected benefit that can support development plans in the provinces of the region and strengthen the Iraqi economy as a whole.
He added: He added: We took the initiative to find acceptable settlements and legal solutions and solutions after a thorough legal study, but the matter is surrounded by a legal obligation, because the Federal General Budget Law requires calculating the cost of producing one barrel of oil in all fields to be within the national average of the cost of production, which is around $8 per barrel, according to what was announced. Federal Ministry of Oil.
He continued: But the Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government, and within the contracts signed with the oil company operating there, the cost of production is calculated at around $26 per barrel, and we suggested to Imam that the budget law be amended, or that the agreements and contracts with these companies be amended.”
The Prime Minister of Iraq continued, saying: From this standpoint, companies stopped production, as the ban did not come from the federal government, and we are waiting for a solution to be found. The companies refused to amend the contracts, while the regional government agreed.
He explained that for these reasons, more work is required to find a legal solution that first ensures the rights of Iraq and its people to its wealth.
He added: As for transporting Basra oil through Turkish ports, the matter is subject to study and determining the economic feasibility first of all.
Currently, Iraq’s oil production is approximately 4 million barrels per day, according to data from the Ministry of Oil and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), while it imports about 25 million liters of gas oil, gasoline, and white oil daily, in addition to natural gas.
According to previous statements by Al-Sudani, Iraq intends to be self-sufficient in oil derivatives, stop imports, and save $3.2 billion link
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