MilitiaMan "All Good News" Tuesday PM 1-11-2022
KTFA:
MilitiaMan: I like the sounds of this article,(see below) as it is in past tense. A good sign that there is consensus between Baghdad and Erbil.
The linkage of the Kurdistan Regional Government to the global system is very telling. They are achieving success today and are saying that they will look back to today, as a turning point for a prosperous global future for the people of Kurdistan.
This is a good sign of change to come. The borders are at the stage of automation and we saw yesterday the closed circuit meeting on the activation of them to come..
All good news.. imo ~ MM
Samson: Masrour Barzani on the European Union’s decision: It will facilitate banking sector reform
10th January, 2022
The Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, welcomed today, Monday, the European Union’s decision to remove Iraq from the list of high-risk countries in money laundering and terrorist financing, noting that this decision will contribute to facilitating the reform of the banking sector.
Barzani said in a statement received by Shafak News Agency; “I very much welcome the European Union’s decision to remove Iraq from the list of countries at high risk of money laundering.” He added, “The Kurdistan Regional Government and the Federal Government in Baghdad have worked, in recent years, with our partners in the international community to target sources of terrorist financing and criminal networks, especially illegal currency auctions and informal financial companies.”
And he indicated that “government reforms, including public finances, services, contract procedures, border crossings, and the transparency of oil sales that Deloitte is reviewing, have made us stronger in our fight against corruption, as we have strengthened oversight and oversight of our revenues by linking the Kurdistan Regional Government to the global banking system, and now with increasing looming on the horizon for EU financial and investment cooperation, banking sector reform and support will be much easier to provide services to the public.”
He added, “For us in Kurdistan, this is a personal matter, as ISIS tried to undermine our way of life, but it failed to do so, and for this reason we have placed ourselves at the forefront and center of international efforts to eradicate its sources of funding through the (ISIS Working Group) of the International Coalition.”
Barzani continued, “We have also made these changes for ourselves and for our future, and if we had not made these structural reforms to our economy and tackle illegal trade, we would not have seen this opportunity presented to us with our friends in Europe.”
He stressed that “this success that we are achieving today, and with Europe’s recognition of the joint efforts in Erbil and Baghdad, it is imperative that we go further to ensure a bright and prosperous economic future for our children,” expressing his confidence that “we will look back today as a turning point in the path of Kurdistan.” To fold the past, towards a prosperous and peaceful global future for the people of Kurdistan.”
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Barzani: Joint work between Baghdad and Erbil contributed to Iraq’s exit from high-risk countries LINK