Iraqi News Early Thursday AM 10-21-21
Iraqi News Early Thursday AM 10-21-21
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An "Important" Meeting To Remove Iraq From The European List Of High-Risk Countries
Policy 2021-10-20 | 13:21 2,411 views
Today, Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the participation of the delegation of the Republic of Iraq to the European Union in the technical meeting of the expert group concerned with removing the name of Iraq from the European list of high-risk countries in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing.
The Foreign Ministry said in a statement, received by Alsumaria News, that "Ambassador Abdul Karim Tohme Kaab, head of the European Department, alongside him, the head of the Iraqi delegation to the European Union, Ambassador Sadiq Al-Rikabi, and Deputy Head of Mission, Minister Plenipotentiary Fadel Al-Rahim, chaired a technical meeting held in the Belgian capital, Brussels, between The Iraqi team concerned with removing the name of Iraq from the European list of high-risk countries in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing, and the European team concerned with this file in the European Commission and the Department of External Action.
The technical team presented, according to the statement, "a review of the achievements of the Iraqi system for combating money laundering and terrorist financing, the latest developments in anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws, the types of regulatory authorities and their work as the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Council, the Committee for Freezing Terrorist Funds, institutions concerned with combating organized crimes, and the judiciary." And the most important achievements of Iraq under the first national strategy to combat money laundering and terrorist financing for the period (2017-2020).
Then, "the observations and inquiries of the European side were discussed regarding the information provided by the Iraqi side regarding criminalization laws, the number of convictions, the type of penalties for perpetrators of money laundering and terrorist financing, banks' procedures for customer due diligence and international cooperation in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing."
At the conclusion of the meeting, Ambassador Abdul Karim Tohme Kaab affirmed, "Iraq looks forward to removing its name from the European list of countries with a risk in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing, especially since Iraq has met all FATF standards and provided the European side with all the documents it requested, which proves that it meets all European standards."". LINK
The Government Affirms Its Commitment To Protect The United Nations And Diplomatic Missions
Policy 2021-10-20 | 09:04 1,221 views
Today, Wednesday, the Iraqi government affirmed the right to demonstrate, provided that it does not encroach on law and order, while stressing its commitment to protecting the United Nations and diplomatic missions.
The Media Office of the Prime Minister said in a statement, received by Alsumaria News, that "the Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, chaired a meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security, where they discussed the security situation in the country, and the measures taken to preserve the lives of citizens, and public and private properties.""..
Al-Kazemi stressed "the importance of the national identity being dominant, and avoiding everything that sows division among our one people," adding that
"the government played a major role in holding the elections, and the security services succeeded in securing electoral centers, candidates and voters, praising the role of the security services of all kinds, as The elections were held for the first time without a curfew, and without booby-traps, assassinations and terrorist acts.”
The meeting affirmed, according to the statement, that “peaceful demonstration is a constitutional right, and it is the duty of our security forces to secure the right to express opinion, provided that it does not include encroaching on law and order or restricting citizens, blocking roads and disrupting public life, or assaulting public and private property, or insult to the prestige of the state.
The meeting stressed that "objection to the results of the elections must be part of the legal procedures in place, which is the natural and sound legal path," calling on the demonstrators to "cooperate with the security forces in order to carry out their tasks in maintaining security, and confirmed the directives of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces." The security forces stressed the importance of showing high discipline and maintaining the conduct of public life.
The meeting affirmed the Iraqi government's commitment to protect the United Nations Mission in Iraq and other diplomatic missions operating in the country from any threat and support them to carry out their tasks, within the scope of Iraq's commitment to international laws and norms, reiterating Iraq's firm position in its refusal to be a starting point for attacking any other country.".
The meeting expressed "thanks and appreciation to all local and international observers who contributed to observing the voting process at the invitation of the Iraqi government, and valued the positive role played by regional and international organizations, especially the League of Arab States, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the European Union mission, as well as the United Nations mission in Iraq." in providing support and backing, and coordinating the work of international observers.V LINK
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