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Al-Kazemi: We Came In Exceptional Circumstances And The Challenges Were Not Easy.. This Is What Happened During My Visit To Saudi Arabia And Iran

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Baghdad – brother Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, during the council's session, today, Tuesday, touched on the water and energy files, in addition to his visits to Saudi Arabia and Iran.

The Prime Minister’s media office published the most important thing he spoke at the session in a statement received by Khabar Press Agency (AP), which stated that “this government came in exceptional circumstances, and it worked and is still working in exceptional circumstances, and despite all these challenges it has succeeded in overcoming many From the difficulties, and the challenges were not easy, and the slogan of the government from the first day was that it is a government of words and deeds.”

He added, "We focused on the practical aspect of citizens' needs, and we succeeded in some of them, while others need more time to address them."

Speaking about the agreement with China, he continued, "A while ago, we laid the foundation stone for a project to build 1,000 schools in all governorates of Iraq, which is the first meal within the Iraqi-Chinese framework agreement."

He pointed out that "this agreement got a great deal of confusion from some parties that tried to promote the government's lack of seriousness in implementing the agreement or does not want to implement it," stressing that "the government is the one who implemented the agreement, and we started with a project of 1,000 schools out of a total of 8000 schools in all governorates." and in the form of stages.

He added, "Unfortunately, we sometimes hear campaigns in some media and social media platforms aimed at breaking the resolve of the government's work, and our response is silence. We do not want to engage in political rivalries, for the sake of Iraq and the Iraqis, and we focus on work to move towards the future."

He pointed out, "The House of Representatives voted on the law on emergency support for food security, and we must work to implement it with full force in order to serve the people, and I would like to remind that it is not a budget, but rather because we are going through an exceptional circumstance, and we, as a caretaker government, have no right to enact laws, so we resorted to The Food Security Law, which requires us to work very hard to implement it for the benefit of the Iraqis.”

Regarding the political file, Al-Kazemi stressed that “we need all political parties to cooperate with us to implement the Food Security Law, with our need for the oversight role as well, which must take place within the public interest, and not for pressure or for personal purposes, or within agendas to weaken the government.”

He pointed out that "the government is working at the end of its session, and we are waiting for the political parties to work with full force to form a government that represents the aspirations of the Iraqi people, so that it can present a vision to address these challenges," and indicated that "this government will remain in work until the last minute until the handover of its tasks to the Iraqi government."

The next government, and for this, I remind the political elites of the importance of expediting the formation of a government that does its duty, and at the same time we will work for the last moment to follow up on all the details.”

He continued, "We have commitments that we must implement and continue with, despite the many internal challenges, we have succeeded in the policy of external balance, and this was a major goal from the first moment in working to restore our relations with neighboring countries and friendly countries and with our brothers."

He stressed, "Praise be to God, we put Iraq's interest in the first place, and this balance stems from the interest of Iraq and the Iraqi people, and we will continue with this policy, and we will not go to any axis at the expense of another axis, and we put an equal distance with everyone in order to bring to Iraq investments and support, in order to compensate for what has passed."

In the past, failures, frustrations and absurd wars left their repercussions on the Iraqi people,” he explained, “what is required is to rebuild our relations on the basis of the Iraqi interest and on the basis of good faith with all partners. As for the policy of fear, isolation and mistrust with others, it is not in our policy.”

The Prime Minister said, according to the statement, "We think better of everyone so that we can reconcile with ourselves and others, and liberate us from the absurd policies that took Iraq in the past to semi-isolationist or escalatory policies with neighboring countries, and this will be part of the past."

On his foreign tour, the Prime Minister said, “My last visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran was, the first visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was very good, in which we discussed common issues, Saudi investments in Iraq and future prospects, and we talked about the electrical connection and many projects that benefit Iraqis, and the importance For the region to be stable and calm, and for Iraq to play its role in taming the atmosphere for the benefit of Iraq and the region.”

He explained, "We talked about global challenges, due to the war in Ukraine and its repercussions on food security, and how to cooperate in order to provide the needs of our peoples to provide this security." On the issue of energy and water, the Brotherhood in Iran expressed their willingness to send the Minister of Energy to Baghdad to talk about the issue of water and electric energy and solve all problems.

Al-Kazemi added, "We need to work very hard to overcome the challenges that the region is going through, affecting everyone and Iraq in the first place, and in particular the issue of climate changes, and for this I ask the competent ministers to pay attention to this aspect regarding water and climatic changes that are reflected in agriculture and the lives of citizens. And we must remember that these relations and this balance prove to the world and to the Iraqis that Iraq has a great depth in history, and its role and location are very important in helping to build relationships that serve the interest of our people.

He stressed that "Iraq is working and seeking to be part of the region and its stability, and that we cooperate with all countries in order to avoid the repercussions of the war in Ukraine in terms of food and energy security, and our work will continue until the last moment of the life of this government, until the formation of a new government, we must work." day and night to overcome all obstacles and challenges.”

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Clarifying About The Names Put Forward.. A Leader In The State Of Law: We Are Discussing 6 Things To Form A Government

Sumerian special  2022-06-29 | 04:34  Source:  Alsumaria news  2,143 views  Alsumaria News-Baghdad: The leader of the State of Law coalition, Kazem Al-Haidari, confirmed today, Wednesday, that until this moment, no candidate from the framework for the position of Prime Minister has been put forward, and all the names that are presented are intended to be a media burn.

Al-Haidari said in an interview with Alsumaria News, “The issue of discussing names for the position of Prime Minister is inaccurate, and all the names that are presented are intended to burn those names, given that actually, until this moment, no names have been put forward, and all that is discussed and agreed upon. It is the government program, setting priorities, setting goals, the road map, the specifications of the personality that will be presented, and the mechanism through which that person is selected.

He added, "There is general agreement on the importance of having consensus within the framework house on the prime minister, so that the person is supported by a large bloc and has a motive in implementing the program required of him."

He pointed out that "the framework pushes for a consensus within the Kurdish House on the name of one candidate for the position of President of the Republic, and they have been given a time limit to reach an agreement in this regard. At that time, it is up to the members of Parliament to choose the most appropriate, but in general, the most likely option is to reach a certain understanding to put forward a third name other than the names that were previously proposed by both parties.”  LINK

Representative Of The Kurdistan Democratic Party: Our Understanding With The Sadrist Movement Will Continue

Political | 11:58 - 29/06/2022  Baghdad - Mawazine News, a representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc, Sherif Suleiman, considered, on Wednesday, that the differences and obstacles and the failure to implement the provisions of the law, have brought the political process to "very dangerous levels."

Suleiman said in an interview with the official newspaper, "The few days that have passed with all their events changed the political map after the very influential Sadrist movement withdrew from the political process because of its large fan base, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party has relations and understandings with it, and this understanding will continue."

He added, "What happened in terms of differences and obstacles, the failure to implement the provisions of the law, and the failure to move the political process to safety brought this process to very dangerous levels, and everyone knows what stage Iraq and the region are going through due to non-compliance with the constitution."

He continued, "Our ambition is for there to be a real commitment to the agreements, their implementation in accordance with legal and constitutional frameworks, and the creation of a true balance and partnership between the one Iraqi people who are committed to a democratic system and a single constitution." Ended 29/N33    https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=197964

The Map Of The New Alliances Is Moving Forward To Form The Government

Posted On 2022-06-29 By Sotaliraq  Baghdad: Muhannad Abd al-Wahhab   After the concept of the “largest bloc” was realistically achieved for the Shiite coordination framework, leaders in it revealed that the latter had put in place mechanisms to resolve the prime minister’s file and move forward with the formation of the expected government, continuing pressure on the Kurdish (Democratic) and (National Union) parties to agree on the personality of the candidate for the presidency. And at a time when no official comment or statement was issued by the other political blocs regarding the demands that I put to the coordination, it was not clear what those demands were and whether they were speculation or real.

The representative of the “Extension” parliamentary bloc, Nissan Zayer, said: “After the change in the form of alliances after the withdrawal of the Sadrist movement, the level of the parliamentary map has changed, and these alliances will proceed with the formation of the government.”

She added, "The formation of the government is going on after the announcement of (the largest bloc) under the dome of Parliament and then choosing the President of the Republic who will assign it to nominate the Prime Minister," and indicated that "the new alliances will proceed after the agreements of the political blocs to lay the foundations for those agreements, including achieving the demands of the political blocs and the agreement." On new alliance formulations that adopt legal frameworks and in accordance with the constitutional mechanism.”

While the representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Sherif Suleiman, indicated in an interview that “the few days that have passed with all their events changed the political map after the withdrawal of the very influential Sadrist movement from the political process because of its large fan base, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party has relations and understandings with it and will remain This understanding continues.

He added, "What happened in terms of differences and obstacles, the failure to implement the provisions of the law, and the failure to move the political process to safety brought this process to very dangerous levels, and everyone knows what stage Iraq and the region are going through due to non-compliance with the constitution."

And he indicated that "our ambition is to have a real commitment to the agreements and implement them in accordance with the legal and constitutional frameworks, and to create a true balance and partnership between the one Iraqi people who are committed to a democratic system and a single constitution."

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The Wisdom Movement Resolves The Controversy Over The Dissolution Of Parliament And Early Elections

Shafaq News/ The Wisdom Movement led by Ammar al-Hakim resolved on Tuesday the controversy over dissolving the current parliament and going towards early elections, and while he indicated that the coordinating framework would present a set of criteria for choosing the next prime minister, he stressed that he would not be in its booth.

The leader of the movement, Rahim Al-Aboudi, told Shafaq News, "The Al-Hikma Movement will not participate in the next government, and we will study the options presented to choose its head, as the next stage does not bear strong barriers to forming a government."

Regarding the option of holding early elections, he explained that “the proposal for early elections is not agreed upon, and that holding early elections requires more than a year and a half at least,” noting that “the results of the elections that took place on the tenth of last October It created a political imbalance."

And regarding the meeting of the leaders of the coordination framework yesterday, Monday, Al-Aboudi said that "the meetings of the forces of the coordination framework revolve around developing a road map to draw the details of the political process in the country, given that the Shiite framework is open and seeks to achieve inter-understandings within the components of the political process (the Sunni house and the Kurdish house).” .

He pointed out that "the framework will announce or present a set of criteria for choosing or naming the next prime minister, and so far he has not specified a specific name for the prime minister, and what is happening about that are only dialogues. It is hoped that the coming days will reveal the features of the prime ministerial candidate who will definitely not be a leader." The first row for any of the Shiite political forces participating in the government."

The leader of the Al-Hikma Movement stressed that "the forces of the Shiite framework are understanding and strong and have convictions that work according to them, which inevitably serves the interest of the country."

On the role of the framework in the Kurdish understandings, Al-Aboudi said that "the framework worked seriously to activate dialogue and understanding between the two main parties (the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) and so far there is no agreement between the two parties on the personality of the President of the Republic, but there is insistence from the Union Party to pass its candidate. Barham Salih, who enjoys the acceptability of the framework forces.    LINK

The Coordination Framework Talks About “10 Days” To Resolve The Nomination Of The First Deputy Of Al-Halbousi

Shafaq News/ A source in the comprehensive coordinating framework of the Shiite forces, with the exception of the Sadrist bloc, confirmed on Tuesday that the framework forces are working on selecting a candidate for the position of the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives according to controls and determinants commensurate with the importance of the position.

The source told Shafaq News Agency, "The deliberative meetings of the framework forces are continuing in order to complete all necessary procedures for the details of the new political process, including naming the head of the next government, as well as the alternative candidate for the first deputy speaker of Parliament, Hakim al-Zamili, who resigned from his position according to the directives of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr." ".

He explained, "It may take about ten days to select the most suitable candidate for the position of First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, after sifting through all the nominated names, because the position requires a person of distinguished political weight."

The source added that "all the names that have been promoted so far have not been decided, and we are awaiting what will result from the understandings and the inter-voting process within the framework on the most appropriate candidate, and everything rumored to the contrary is purely an interpretation."

The representative of the State of Law bloc, Aref Al-Hamami, told Shafaq News Agency, yesterday, Sunday, that "the coordination framework will hold a meeting in the coming days to agree on naming the candidate for the position of the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives," stressing at the same time that there is no specific candidate for the presidency. the next government.

He pointed out that "there are contacts and negotiations that bring together the coordination framework with other political blocs to form the new government after the legislative holiday, specifically after Eid al-Adha."

The resignation of the Sadrist bloc’s deputies from the House of Representatives and the withdrawal of their leader Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, confusing the political scene, which has mainly witnessed a blockage since the results of the parliamentary elections that took place in October 2021 until now.

While the coordination framework and other blocs emphasize the need to proceed with forming the new government and electing the President of the Republic, after the Sadrist replacements took the constitutional oath in an extraordinary session held by the House of Representatives on Thursday, other parties go to dissolve parliament and go to early elections.    LINK

The Presidency Of The Republic Responds To Al-Sadr: Barham Salih’s Position Is Supportive Of The Palestinian Cause

Shafaq News/ The Presidency of the Republic of Iraq responded to the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, who launched an unprecedented attack on President Barham Salih earlier today, Tuesday.

A spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement received by Shafak News Agency, "The Presidency of the Republic has previously received the draft law (criminalizing normalization with the Zionist entity) sent by the House of Representatives for the purpose of completing the procedures for its issuance and ratification and in accordance with the legal and constitutional mechanisms followed by the Presidency of the laws that legislate By the House of Representatives, and the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, had directed to deal with this law in the form sent by the House of Representatives without any notice, and it was published in the Iraqi Gazette on June 20, 2022 to enter into force.

He added, "In this regard, we affirm that the position of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, as is well known, is a firm and supportive position for the Palestinian cause, the attainment of the full legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, and the liberation of their homeland from the occupation of the Zionist entity. General of the United Nations.

Today, Tuesday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, said that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, refuses to ratify the law criminalizing normalization with Israel despite its legislation by the Iraqi parliament.

Al-Sadr added in a tweet he posted on the social networking sites "Twitter", "It is very, very shameful that the so-called President of the Republic of Iraq (Barham) refuses to sign the law (criminalizing normalization), so it is shameful for the people that their president is normalizing and unpatriotic, but rather subordinating to the West. and the East".

He added, "I absolve him of this crime before God and the Iraqi people, and I regret his candidacy for the presidency before and after."

At the end of last May, the Iraqi parliament sent the law "criminalizing normalization with Israel", which was recently initiated, to the Presidency of the Republic for the purpose of ratification.

Members of the Iraqi Council of Representatives voted in favor of a proposed law to “criminalize normalization” with Israel, a law proposed by the Sadr bloc and its former allies, the “Save a Homeland” alliance, which broke apart after al-Sadr withdrew from the political process.

The new law stipulates penalties, including life or temporary imprisonment, and aims, according to its first article, to "prevent the establishment of diplomatic, political, military, economic, cultural, or any other form of relations with the occupying Zionist entity."

Article 201 of the Iraqi Penal Code stipulates that anyone who promotes the principles of Zionism, including Freemasonry, or affiliates with any of its institutions, or helps them financially or morally, or works in any way to achieve its purposes, shall be punished with death.

Iraq does not establish any relations with Israel, and the government and the majority of political forces reject normalization with it.   LINK