Monday PM Iraq Parliament News Highlights 6-27-22

Iraq And NATO Sign A Memorandum Of Understanding

Iraq   10:22 - 2022-06-27   The Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Army, Lieutenant General Abdul-Amir Rashid Yarallah, signed with the Commander of the NATO Mission, General Giovanni M. Inochi Memorandum of Understanding.

The Iraqi Ministry of Defense said in a statement, "In order to support and develop the logistical system of the Iraqi armed forces and build their capabilities at all levels, the Army Chief of Staff witnessed an important event and a luminous sign in the history of the Iraqi army, namely the signing of the joint memorandum of understanding, with NATO, regarding the coding system." NCS) by the Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant-General Abdul-Amir Rashid Yarallah, and Commander of the NATO Mission, General Giovanni M. Inucci.

She added, "The memorandum of understanding was signed in the presence of the senior secretary of the Army Staff, the assistant chief of staff (operations - administration - training), the general military inspector and director of the legal department of the Ministry of Defense and commanders of weapons (land - air - navy - army aviation - air defense)." The President of the Defense University for Military Studies, the President of the Military Academy, the Head of the Combat Readiness Authority, the Secretary of the Meera Department and the Directors of the Directorates.

She explained, "This (medium-term) memorandum works on perpetuating cooperation between the two sides and catching up with the countries under its umbrella to supply the military institution with advanced technology that raises the capabilities of the army and combat readiness at all levels."

And she continued, "Today's event did not come in real time, but was preceded by not short stages, but rather a year that included continuous meetings and meetings, amid the efforts and follow-up of the Chief of Staff of the Army and his specialized team, who provided all support to the departments concerned in the success of the agreement with NATO, which received attention from the highest levels and discussed it in the advisory National Security,” pointing out that “the memorandum was approved and presented before the eyes of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and his approval was obtained and the concerned authorities were authorized to sign.”    https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/7078

Tehran: Al-Kazemi Conveyed To Us Points From Saudi Arabia Regarding Bilateral Talks[/Size]

Iraq  10:07 - 2022-06-27   Today, Monday, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi conveyed to Iran points from Saudi Arabia regarding bilateral talks.

"Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi's visit to Iran aims to revive the Saudi-Iranian talks," Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said during a press conference.

He added, "The Saudi side is ready to continue talks at the diplomatic level in Baghdad," noting that "Al-Kazemi conveyed points from Saudi Arabia regarding bilateral talks."   https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/7077

His Deputy: The Framework Works With All Blocs To Form A Consensus Government That Includes All Components

Political | 10:27 - 27/06/2022   Baghdad - Mawazine News, said on Monday that the current political situation "despite its stability in terms of alliances", the forces of the framework "put Iraq's interest above all else."

Al-Salihi added in an interview with the official newspaper, "The vision of the coordination framework is not focused in one direction, but rather works with all the blocs of the political process to reach the formation of a consensual government that includes all the components of the Iraqi people, taking into account the largest bloc because it represents the largest component in Iraq."

He pointed out that "all political forces are striving towards accelerating the formation of the government, overcoming all obstacles and converging views towards forming a consensual government that brings together all spectrums of the Iraqi people."     https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197763

The Rule Of Law Excludes The Dissolution Of Parliament For These Reasons

Posted On2022-06-27 By Sotaliraq     The State of Law bloc ruled out, on Monday, the dissolution of the House of Representatives after the voices demanded the dissolution of Parliament as the only way out for resolving the political crisis, stressing that the dissolution of Parliament is very unlikely for several reasons.

Member of the coalition, MP Alia Nassif, said in a statement, "The withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc and the resignation of its 73 deputies and their replacement by losing representatives called on some who do not want the formation of the government by the large bloc represented by the coordination framework to demand the dissolution of Parliament as the only solution to satisfy the withdrawal as the only way out to solve the political crisis." .

She added, "Calls to dissolve Parliament will not be fulfilled for several reasons, including that the current political stage is very sensitive in light of the internal and international circumstances, and this requires the political forces to support the formation of the government and create a fully legitimate government without maintaining a caretaker government that does not have the powers required by the stage."

Nassif explained, "The losers who filled the vacant seats in the Sadrist bloc's deputies will stand against these calls because they got an opportunity they were dreaming of."

Nassif indicated that "the only and best way that most political forces see is to speed up the formation of the government with the participation of all political forces in the next government without excluding anyone," explaining that "the issue of forming an emergency or transitional government has no constitutional basis, only an emergency government and for security reasons, and there is no case Security calls for a vote on it.” LINK

The Upcoming Government Formation Talks Are Entering The Stage Of Maturity

Posted On2022-06-27 By Sotaliraq   Baghdad: Muhannad Abd al-Wahhab   Leaders in the coordination framework said that the next few days and hours will witness the identification of the features of the partnership government, while members of the House of Representatives and observers of political affairs stated that the talks to form the expected government entered the stage of maturity through deliberate steps between the framework on the one hand and the Sovereignty Alliance and the Kurdistan Democratic Party on the other hand.

The representative of the Al-Fateh parliamentary bloc that is affiliated with the coordination framework, Rafiq Al-Salihi, said in an interview: “The current political situation, despite its stability in terms of alliances, However, the framework forces put the interest of Iraq above all else.

He added, "The vision of the coordination framework is not centered in one direction, but rather works with all blocs of the political process to reach the formation of a consensus government that includes all components of the Iraqi people, taking into account the largest bloc because it represents the largest component in Iraq."

And he indicated that "all political forces are striving towards accelerating the formation of the government, overcoming all obstacles, and converging views towards forming a consensual government that brings together all spectrums of the Iraqi people."

For his part, the political analyst, Ghaleb Al-Daami, said in an interview, that “the political scene is still going through a cloudy atmosphere, and negotiations are continuing and there are hot dialogues between the parties to the coordination framework for choosing the prime minister and it has not been agreed upon yet, and there is concern in the event that a certain personality is chosen from the framework.”

It may not have external and regional acceptability and expose the country to major tragedies, and it may not succeed in managing the country, and this will affect the public in the framework and the government, and therefore any defect in the next government can bring it down,” explaining that “the delay in choosing the prime minister among the components of the framework stems from this. anxiety.”

He added, "The coordination framework agreed and an alliance with the Sovereignty and the Democratic Party, and the government will be formed according to this alliance, and they are waiting for the prime minister to be chosen to hold the next session," noting that "the agreement that occurred between these parties took place in exchange for the implementation of the demands of sovereignty and democracy," he said. Disclaimer: All published articles represent the opinion of its authors only   LINK

Al-Maliki And Al-Amiri Control The "Coordination Committee": Calls For Early Elections Are Ineffective And Compliment The Current

Posted On2022-06-27 By Sotaliraq  Baghdad / Tamim Al-Hassan   The coordinating framework is trying to cover up the differences within it, which appeared in the form of political opposition by calling for new elections, and the military by bombing the Kurdistan region and sabotaging the understandings with the Kurds.

In addition to the impasse that the Coordinator is going through in naming the next prime minister and satisfying the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, whose retirement increased the concern of the "frameworkers."

And the name of the current Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, who has been visiting Saudi Arabia and Iran two days ago, returned to the Stock Exchange of the names of the candidates for the position.

To cover up these differences, the coordination framework began promoting early on what is similar to the next government program, and trying to play on jobs in the country of one million unemployed people, according to the Ministry of Labor.

One day after the Coordination Council announced that it had reached an agreement with the Kurdish and Sunni forces that were part of the tripartite alliance (Save a Homeland), the frequency of attacks on the Kurdistan region increased.

In the last three days, which began on the eve of the emergency parliament session last Thursday, 8 missiles fell on oil sites in and around the Kurdistan region.

This event coincided with leaks that the Kurdish-coordination agreement included, in addition to settling oil and financial disputes, the removal of armed factions stationed around the region.

According to well-informed sources, who spoke to (Al-Mada) that the missiles that fell on oil sites in which Emirati companies operate, "were launched from areas controlled by armed factions, some of which are affiliated with the Popular Mobilization."

In the past two years, Shiite forces within the coordination framework, some of which have armed wings, have systematically attacked the UAE, accusing it of interfering in Iraqi affairs and rigging the elections.

According to those sources, "the reason for the escalation of attacks is the refusal of some factions of the agreement that took place between the coordination framework and the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and their refusal to evacuate their positions in the vicinity of the region."

Last Saturday, 6 missiles fell on the Kormor gas field in the Chamchamal district in the Sulaymaniyah governorate.

On Friday and Wednesday, two missiles fell on the same site operated by the Emirati companies "Dana Gas" and "Hilal Company".

Meanwhile, the Hezbollah Brigades' Rights Movement decided to abruptly resign from Parliament, despite the rise of its seats from 1 to 6 after the distribution of independent Sadrist seats.

For the first time, the authorities in Kurdistan publicly accused the Hezbollah Brigades of the attack on Erbil last month, which was carried out by an explosive-laden drone.

In turn, the unknown group calling itself the "Coordination Committee of the Iraqi Resistance" denied responsibility for the attack, less than a month after its previous threat to target Erbil.

The authority said in a statement: "We believe that what happened in the targeting of some companies in the Sulaymaniyah governorate is a sabotage act behind which external parties are hostile to our proud people, with the aim of undermining the efforts made to get out of the country's current crisis."

The statement warned: "Among attempts to confuse the security situation and confuse the cards from those who want worse in our country at this particular time."

Last month, this body had claimed that it had revealed the training of "subversive" groups in Kurdistan by the President of the Regional Government, Masrour Barzani.

The authority said in a statement issued at the time that it: "It detected suspicious movements from internal tools for foreign agents, aimed at spreading chaos with clear Zionist fingerprints."

The commission warned the Kurdistan authorities at the time that "their efforts to ignite the fire will return to them and burn them before others."

Regarding the identity of the parties behind these attacks, Rasoul Abu Hasna, a member of Al-Mada’s coordination framework, says that “Iraq is infiltrated by security from several sides, and any of these parties can bomb the Kurdistan region.”

Abu Hasna, a former deputy from the Dawa Party, denies that "parties from the Popular Mobilization were involved in the incident," noting that "these attacks are trying to sabotage the understandings with the Kurds and the formation of the government."

The deputy is optimistic about the progress that has occurred between the “Coordination Committee” and the political forces, despite these events, and says that “these attacks will not disturb the peace of negotiations, and Erbil was sane and requested a commission of inquiry into the incident.”

After the recent attack on energy companies in Sulaymaniyah, Arafat Karam, who is responsible for the Iraqi file at the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s head, Masoud Barzani, said: “With your cowardly bombing, you build a dam that you will not be able to show, and you will not be able to dig it.”

However, former MP Rasoul Abu Hasna considers that "there is no experienced politician who can think of sabotaging the understandings with the Kurds... ISIS or the Baathist cells are the ones who hit the missiles."

Abu Hasna asserts, "The formation of the government is imminent, which will provide 52 thousand jobs and cancel all the agreements that took place during the period of the caretaker government."

Early elections

The coordination framework faces other political differences that surfaced, with the announcement of the leader of the Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, of his desire to form an interim government that would pave the way for early elections.

This initiative was revealed by (Al Mada) about a month ago, as it was at that time ideas that were not publicly presented.

It also surprised the position of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq's leader, Qais al-Khazali, by calling for a "political agreement to hold early elections."

According to a source within the "Coordination Committee" who spoke to (Al-Mada), these statements "are a compliment to the Sadrist movement due to concern over uncalculated reactions of the movement."

These sources hint that "the coordinating framework may not pay much attention to these voices and that they are ineffective, especially since Nuri al-Maliki, the leader of the State of Law coalition, and Hadi al-Amiri, the leader of the Fatah Alliance, are leading the group."

The "Coordination" had faced a big problem in persuading its audience and even some of its parties to ally with the "Save a Homeland" parties, after accusations that those parties were dealing with Israel and the Gulf states.

A close associate of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, raised questions that were raised by the "coordinating framework" during the tripartite alliance on "Israel" and "Desert Foxes".

Jalil al-Nuri, a leader in the movement, said in a lengthy article published last Saturday: “Perhaps a sane person will ask that after the recent withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc from the parliament, will the Mossad cells and headquarters disappear from Erbil? And be safe from political missiles and negotiating processes?”, referring to the accusations. The precedent of the "coordinating framework" against the "democratic party".

He added: “Will the terrorist Anbari Desert Fox cells led by the stepson of Zionism and Abu Dhabi turn into Husayni processions within the resistance axis?” Referring to previous accusations made by the “Coordination” against Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi of forming a force under that name “Desert Foxes” to carry out actions sabotage in Baghdad.

The "Coordination" is concerned about the absence of the Sadrists, as most of the parties, with the exception of the Maliki wing, put forward the idea of ​​searching for a person who "does not provoke al-Sadr" to head the government.

It seems that the name of Mustafa Al-Kazemi is the most widely circulated during the past two days, as the "coordinator" believes that the latter will not object to the leader of the Sadrist movement, especially with the apology of the last Sadr candidate, Muhammad Jaafar al-Sadr, for the position.

According to observers, the Prime Minister's recent tour to Saudi Arabia and Iran, which is believed to be aimed at conveying messages between the two parties to defuse the crisis in the region, may increase Al-Kazemi's chances in a new term to head the government. LINK

Political Circles Draw The Features Of The Next Prime Minister.. What Are His Most Prominent Characteristics?

Sumerian special   2022-06-27 | 04:56   In light of the political blockage that began since the October 2021 elections until today, political circles believe that the personality of the Prime Minister, "not agreed upon so far", must have several qualities, on top of which is that he be a leader and not a leader.

The leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance spoke Mahmoud Elhayani On the most prominent points and qualities that must be available in the personality that will address the position of Prime Minister in the next government, stressing the importance of the Prime Minister being a leader, not a leader.

Al-Hayani said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "Until this moment, no names have been proposed or discussed as candidates for the position of Prime Minister officially, but there are agreed upon characteristics for the personality that could address this important position at this time," noting that Among the attributes is that he maintains supremacyIraqsecurity, prevents foreign interference, and takes the necessary measures to expel foreign forces.

” Al-Hayani added, “Among the important characteristics is that he preserves the constitution, ensures the application of laws to everyone equally, that he is a strong personality with a strong political discourse, that he possesses the qualities of integrity and independence in his decisions, and that he deals with Everyone transparently and be the prime minister of eachIraqIt is not for a party or component, and to be a leader, not a leader,” noting that “there is a need to provide a correct political vision that contains the crises of that personality and to have economic plans that contribute to overcoming crises and drawing positive features for the advancement of the infrastructure and the economic and service reality of the country.”

And he added, "The next prime minister should be a prime minister of services, and therefore he should take any decisions that should be in the interest of the citizen, including addressing the issue of the dinar exchange rate against the dollar and drawing up a comprehensive policy for the country for the next four years."

Khoshnaw said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The next prime minister, within my personal vision, should be a strong personality and have good relations with all political forces, in addition to possessing firmness, given that the current stage needs firmness," noting that "the personality addressing this position sees the necessity of To work to solve the outstanding problems between Baghdad and Erbil and to establish a service government that can invest the financial abundance resulting from the rise in global oil prices."

On the other hand, a member saw Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Mahmoud Khoshnaw The personality of the next prime minister should have special qualities that are consistent with the magnitude of the challenges he is experiencing Iraq.

Khoshnaw added, "The other thing is that there should be political support and cover for this personality and the government, because without it, you will not be able to achieve anything, given that the contentiousness of the three presidencies will not lead to achieving something positive," explaining that "the prime minister should be the head of the government of all Iraqis." And that it possesses important characteristics, including harmony with the political forces and the rest of the presidencies, because it is an outcome of the success of the political process.”

He continued, "The next prime minister should be open to outer space and maintain the state of openness that has been achieved for the country during the current period and with full transparency in the interest of the country."Iraqand his people."   LINK