Thursday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 6-30-22

Disclosure Of The Reasons For Al-Sadr's Withdrawal From The Political Process

2022-06-30 | 14:43   3,520 views   On Thursday, a close associate of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, revealed the reasons for the latter's withdrawal from the political process.

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced, a few days ago, his withdrawal from the political process, and justified this by saying, "so that I do not participate with the corrupt in any way."

Salih Muhammad al-Iraqi said in a statement, "What are the reasons that prompted Mr. al-Sadr, the leader, to withdraw from the political process, and I will mention to you some of them."

He added, "The government can only be completed with the involvement of the corrupt, subordinationists and sectarians, and the independents stand neutral in the project of the national majority government, for reasons of encouragement, intimidation or lack of confidence," stressing that "political blocs, and even some countries, insisted on consensus, and this in his view is forbidden and unfair to the people and the nation."

He pointed out that "the conscious classes, such as media professionals, analysts, competencies, technocrats, and others, did not support the national majority project, but some of them were against, especially with the hostile media war, and there was no popular support for that, despite the fact that the majority sympathized with the majority project."

Al-Iraqi pointed out that "the beneficiaries, dissidents, and worldly people from the current dominate in the event of the success of the formation of the national majority government, and this puts the last Shiite national card at risk, and the outbreak of a Shiite conflict over the sharing of government spoils before its formation, so what if it was formed."

He continued, "The issuance of a law criminalizing normalization led to the opposition of the outside world against the owner of the reform project and the majority project, and the formation of the majority government would clash with rampant corruption in all parts of the state, including the politicization of the judiciary and other state institutions." Very much, the doctrine is not superior to corruption, but to reform and the rejection of sectarianism.”   LINK

The Minister Of Al-Sadr Explains In Points The Reasons For The Withdrawal Of The Sadrist Bloc From The Political Process

Thursday, 30 June 2022 9:47 PM  National News Center/ Baghdad Today, Thursday, the Minister of Sadr, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, explained the main reasons for the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc from the political process.

Al-Iraqi said, in a statement received by the National News Center, that "the most prominent reasons for al-Sadr's withdrawal from the political process are summarized as follows:

First: The government is not complete except with the involvement of the corrupt, vassals and sectarians.

Second: Independents stand by the project of the national majority government for reasons of encouragement, intimidation, or lack of confidence.

Third: The political blocs, and even some countries, insisted on consensus.. This, in his view, is forbidden and unjust to the people and the country.

Fourth: The conscious classes, such as media professionals, analysts, technocrats, and others, do not support the project of the national majority. Rather, some of them stand in opposition, especially with the hostile media war.

Fifth: The lack of popular support for this, despite the fact that the majority sympathize with the majority project.

Sixth: the domination of the beneficiaries, dissidents and the worldly people from the current in the event of the success of the formation of the national majority government, and this puts the last national Shiite card at risk.

Seventh: The occurrence of a Shiite conflict over the sharing of government spoils before their formation, so what if they were formed?!

Eighth: Issuance of a law criminalizing normalization led to a rallying around abroad against the owner of the reform project and the majority project.

Ninth: The formation of the majority government will clash with the rampant corruption in all parts of the state, including the politicization of the judiciary and other state institutions.

Tenth: The naive believe that the majority government is a weakening of the sect.. and this is a very sad matter.. the sect is not superior to corruption, but rather through reform and the rejection of sectarianism.

And he concluded: “Enough with this much.”    https://nnciraq.com/138271/

"Ten Reasons" Prompted Muqtada Al-Sadr To Withdraw From The Political Process

Shafaq News/ "Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi" blog, which is close to the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, gave ten reasons that prompted the latter to withdraw from the political process in Iraq.

In his blog, Al-Iraqi stated, "What are the reasons that prompted Mr. Al-Sadr, the leader, to withdraw from the political process? I will mention some of them to you:

First: The government can only be completed with the participation of the corrupt, subordinationists, and sectarians.

Second: Independents stand by the project of the national majority government for reasons of encouragement, intimidation or lack of confidence.

Third: The political blocs, and even some countries, insisted on consensus.. This, in his view, is forbidden and unjust to the people and the nation.

Fourth: The conscious classes, such as media professionals, analysts, technocrats, and others, do not support the national majority project, but some of them stand in opposition, especially with the hostile media war.

Fifth: The lack of popular support for this, despite the fact that the majority sympathize with the majority project.

Sixth: the domination of the beneficiaries, dissidents and the worldly ones from the current in the event of the success of the formation of the national majority government, and this puts the last national Shiite card at risk.

Seventh: The occurrence of a Shiite conflict over the sharing of government spoils before their formation, so what if they were formed?!

Eighth: The issuance of a law criminalizing normalization led to a rallying around the outside against the owner of the reform project and the majority project.

Ninth: Forming a majority government will collide with rampant corruption in all parts of the state, including the politicization of the judiciary and other state institutions.

Tenth: The belief of the naive that the majority government is a weakening of the sect, and this is a very sad matter, as the creed is not superior to corruption, but rather through reform and the rejection of sectarianism. LINK

Iraqi Foreign Minister: Relations With Saudi Arabia Are Very Good And Constantly Evolving

Shafaq News/ Today, Thursday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein praised the relations between his country and Saudi Arabia.

Hussein said in an interview with the "Al Arabiya" satellite channel, funded by Riyadh, that "relations with Saudi Arabia are very good and in constant development."

He added that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi's recent visit to Saudi Arabia dealt with trade relations between the two countries.

On the regional situation, the minister said that dialogues began in Baghdad between Jordan and Iran - Egypt and Iran," adding that "Iraq has proposed converting the dialogue between Riyadh and Tehran into an open dialogue."   Hussein continued, "Our foreign policy has succeeded and there is great support for Iraq from many countries."   LINK

Al-Kazemi: The Country Cannot Be Stable In Security Without Providing Support To The Military Establishment Of All Its Forms, Including The Peshmerga.

Al-Kazemi: The country cannot be stable in security without providing support to the military establishment of all its forms, including the Peshmerga.   LINK

Nechirvan Barzani: Complicating The Differences Between Erbil And Baghdad Is Not In The Interest Of Any Party, And No One Will Win Over It

Shafaq News/ The President of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, reiterated on Thursday the need to resolve differences and outstanding issues between the regional government and the federal government.

This came during his meeting with Mark Bryson Richardson, the British ambassador to Iraq, and his accompanying delegation, according to a statement issued by the Kurdistan Region Presidency.

The statement stated that during the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in the Iraqi situation, the challenges facing the political process, the Erbil-Baghdad differences, the internal situation and the upcoming Kurdistan Region elections, the reform process in the Ministry of Peshmerga and the organization of its forces, and relations between Britain, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.

According to the statement, the two sides agreed on the importance of the Iraqi forces and parties reaching an understanding to overcome the difficulties facing the political process, and the need to maintain security and political stability in the country, as well as emphasizing the need to improve the service reality in the country.

On the Erbil-Baghdad disputes, President Nechirvan Barzani reiterated that resolving the outstanding differences between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Federal Government is a key to stability and a remedy for Iraq's problems, and the complexity of these differences is not in the interest of any party and no one will win.

The importance of cohesion between the Kurdish parties in Baghdad, cooperation and coordination in the field of combating crime and narcotics, the issue of immigration and migrants, and developments in the region in general was another focus of the meeting.   LINK

The Minister Of Foreign Affairs And Washington's Ambassador To Iraq Discuss A Number Of Files[/size]

Thursday, 30 June 2022 2:30 PM   National News Center / Baghdad   Today, Thursday, Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein discussed with the US ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowsky, the Iraqi situation and the formation of the government.

In a statement received by the National News Center, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that "Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein received the US ambassador to Iraq, Mrs. Alina Romanowski, and during the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, and ways to develop joint cooperation between Baghdad and Washington, and the two sides discussed the Iraqi situation. And the issue of forming the new Iraqi government and t he obstacles it faces.

According to the statement, "The two sides reviewed a number of international and regional issues, and files of common interest, foremost of which are the security and military developments in Ukraine and how this conflict affected the security situation in the region in general and the economic situation in particular."

The statement indicated that "reference was made to discussions in Vienna between the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United States of America and other concerned countries."

For her part, the US ambassador stressed that "the United States supports Iraq in many areas, and it will continue to do so."   https://nnciraq.com/138156/

A Member Of The Wisdom Movement: The Former Prime Ministers, Including Al-Kazemi, Are Excluded From Assuming The Premiership

byMoahmad Editor Iraq news   A member of the Wisdom Movement, Ahmed Al-Issawi, announced that the names of any of the former prime ministers are not on the table and there is no opportunity for Mustafa Al-Kazemi to take over as prime minister, revealing that the coordinating framework is pressing the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan to reach an understanding with the Kurdistan Democratic Party to choose an agreed President of the Republic.

Al-Issawi said: “The names of Nuri al-Maliki, Haider al-Abadi, or any other former prime minister are not on the table, and there is no opportunity for Mustafa al-Kazemi” to take over as prime minister.

He explained that the condition of the coordination framework “is that the next prime minister be accepted by all political parties, and that these parties reassure him, and that he is internationally accepted. That is why we are careful in choosing the next prime minister until after the holiday until the political map becomes clear.”

He stressed that the next government “must be a government that completely zeros out problems, and for this we called it a transitional government, and we do not mean a transitional government in the common sense,” including problems with the Kurdistan Region such as Article 140 and the salaries of the Peshmerga, in addition to attacks from outside the borders.

Ahmed Al-Issawi expected that the Kurds would agree on one candidate for the presidency, noting that the coordination framework “presses the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan to reach an understanding with its partner, the Kurdistan Democratic Party, to choose a president of the republic who will be the president of all Iraqis.”

And he added, "The framework said to Bafel Talabani, go and reach an understanding with the Kurdistan Democratic Party, to agree on a single candidate who represents all Kurds, and we vote on him in Parliament."

Al-Issawi stressed the importance of the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s participation in the government, saying that the party has “great depth in politics,” noting that “President Masoud Barzani’s conditions for participation in the government such as partnership, balance and pluralism, we have been urging from the beginning, as no political bloc can be excluded.” under the Iraqi constitution.

He concluded that the next government must be a strong government agreed internally between the Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites, in order to come up with solutions to all the problems facing the country, noting that “all parties to the coordination framework wish that all influential parties in the government participate, as it gives it greater legitimacy and strength to be A real service government.”   https://altahreernews.com/36895/

Barzani: Escalating disputes with Baghdad is not in anyone's interest and there is no winner in it

By Moahmad EditorIraq news   On Thursday, the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, reiterated the need to resolve differences and outstanding issues between the regional government and the federal government.

This came during his meeting with Mark Bryson Richardson, the British ambassador to Iraq, and his accompanying delegation, according to a statement issued by the Kurdistan Region Presidency.

The statement stated that during the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in the Iraqi situation, the challenges facing the political process, the Erbil-Baghdad differences, the internal situation and the upcoming Kurdistan Region elections, the reform process in the Ministry of Peshmerga and the organization of its forces, and relations between Britain, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.

According to the statement, the two sides agreed on the importance of the Iraqi forces and parties reaching an understanding to overcome the difficulties facing the political process, and the need to maintain security and political stability in the country, as well as emphasizing the need to improve the service reality in the country.

On the Erbil-Baghdad disputes, President Nechirvan Barzani reiterated that resolving the outstanding differences between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Federal Government is a key to stability and a remedy for Iraq’s problems, and the complexity of these differences is not in the interest of any party and no one will win.

The importance of cohesion between the Kurdish parties in Baghdad, cooperation and coordination in the field of combating crime and narcotics, the issue of immigration and migrants, and developments in the region in general was another focus of the meeting.    https://altahreernews.com/36919/