Zig’s Place Chatroom News Late Tuesday PM 2-1-22

Zig’s Place Chatroom News Late Tuesday PM 2-1-22

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butterfly   The Shiite Coordination Framework to vote for Hosyar Zebari for the Iraqi Presidency, KDP advisor says https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/The-Shiite-Coordination-Framework-to-vote-for-Hosyar-Zebari-for-the-Iraqi-Presidency-KDP-advisor-says 2022-02-01 13:26

Shafaq News/ The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) expects the Shiite Coordination Framework to vote for Hoshyar Zebari as the republic's next president.

Masoud Haidar, the KDP head Masrour Barzani's advisor, said on Twitter, "We expect the Framework to take a positive position and vote for Hoshyar Zebari for the presidency."

Haidar said that the Framework would vote for the KDP member as a response to President Barzani's initiative and the favorable positions of the leader of the Sadrist Movement Muqtada al-Sadr and the efforts of the Sunni component led by Muhammad al-Halbousi and Khamis al-Khanjar.

Earlier, in light of the head of KDP's initiative, a meeting was held among the President of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, the Head of Al-Siyada Coalition, Khamis Al-Khanjar, and the leader of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.

Leader Barzani said his initiative aimed "to address the problems and prepare a suitable political environment as well as remove the obstacles hindering the political process in Iraq."

butterfly   Tension has been raised between the two main Kurdish parties regarding the Presidency's post.

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) nominated Barham Salih, a decision which was rejected by its rival, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Instead, the KDP nominated former foreign and finance minister Hoshyar Zebari.

A long-standing agreement among the Kurds usually sees a PUK nominee installed as president, while the KDP is left to run the Kurdistan region.

But the KDP is seeking to adjust the accounts after securing 31 seats in the 329-seat parliament in October's election, while the Kurdistan Alliance, led by the PUK, won only 17 seats. https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/The-Shiite-Coordination-Framework-to-vote-for-Hosyar-Zebari-for-the-Iraqi-Presidency-KDP-advisor-says

butterfly   Al-Siyada coalition to receive six ministries in the next government, source says 2022-02-01 12:45

Shafaq News / A source in al-Siyada coalition, revealed today to Shafaq news agency the number of ministries that the coalition will obtain in the new government.

Al-Siyada is the largest Sunni coalition in the Iraqi Parliament with 67 seats, consisting of Takadum movement headed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi, and Azm coalition headed by Khamis al-Khanjar.

The source said that al-Siyada will receive six ministries in the new government, which are: the ministries of defense, planning, education, trade, industry, and environment.

The ministries will be distributed on Takadum and Azm, noting that al-Halboosi's coalition will receive the ministries of Defense, planning, and environment, while al-Khanjar's movement will receive the ministries of education, trade, and industry, according to the source, who preferred to remain anonymous.

The legislative body is scheduled to meet on February 8 to vote for the republic's next president, who will assign the candidate of the largest parliamentary bloc to form the new government.

Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, who once led an anti-US militia and who opposes all foreign interference, has repeatedly said that the next prime minister will be chosen by his movement, and will form a "national majority government".

It won the largest share with 73 out of the assembly’s 329 seats, more than a fifth of the total.

But the Coordination Framework, including pro-Iran groups such as al-Fatah (Conquest) Alliance, the political wing of the pro-Iran ex-paramilitary coalition Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF), insist on forming a government that includes all Iraqi parties. https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/Al-Siyada-coalition-to-receive-eight-ministries-in-the-next-government-source-says

butterfly   2022-02-01 06:33   Shafaq News/ The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) auctioned more than $195 million in foreign currency today, Tuesday.

Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that the CBI sales of foreign currency in this today’s auction amounted to $195,313,251. The transactions were made at a weighted average of 1460 dinars to every dollar.

Our correspondent explained that 19 banks and 175 exchange companies cashed out $44,250,000, while the remaining $151,063,251 went to boost funds abroad in the form of credit and non-cash transactions, with 28 banks meeting those demands. https://www.shafaq.com/en/Economy/CBI-sells-195-million-in-the-currency-auction-today

butterfly   Russia responds in writing to US ahead of Blinken-Lavrov call on Ukraine crisis 2022-02-01 01:45

Shafaq News/ The United States has received a written response from Moscow after it sent its own written answers following face-to-face meetings on the ongoing Ukraine crisis, the latest development in the ongoing diplomatic campaign aimed at deterring a potential Russian invasion of the country.

Moscow's response comes days after Washington submitted its own documents to Moscow and ahead of a planned phone call between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday.

A senior State Department official and a State Department spokesperson confirmed Monday that they "received a written follow-up from Russia."

"It would be unproductive to negotiate in public, so we'll leave it up to Russia if they want to discuss their response," the spokesperson said. "We remain fully committed to dialogue to address these issues and will continue to consult closely with our Allies and partners, including Ukraine."

Public reactions to those US written responses -- in which administration officials said the US voiced willingness to work with Russia on things like arms control but refused to give room on NATO's "open door" policy -- have been largely pessimistic.

It is unclear if Moscow's written response, first reported by the Washington Post, was received before or after Monday's UN Security Council meeting over Moscow's escalation along the border with Ukraine, which ended in a standoff between the US and Russia.

US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters following the session, in which the US accused Russia of planning to mass tens of thousands of troops along the Belarus-Ukraine border, that the US "called for this meeting to allow the Russians to give us an explanation of what their actions are."

butterfly  "We didn't hear much," she said. "They didn't give us the answers that any of us would have hoped that they would provide."

The open meeting at the UN headquarters in New York proceeded Monday despite opposition from China and Russia.

US officials have repeatedly urged Moscow to take a diplomatic path forward, warning that a renewed invasion of Ukraine would result in swift and significant sanctions -- a message reiterated by President Joe Biden on Monday while the meeting was underway.

Tense UN meeting

In her remarks to the Security Council Monday, Thomas-Greenfield said, "We continue to hope Russia chooses the path of diplomacy over the path of conflict in Ukraine. But we cannot just 'wait and see.' It is crucial that this Council address the risk that their aggressive and destabilizing behavior poses across the globe."

She spoke of Russia's buildup of more than 100,000 troops along its border with Ukraine, as well as US intelligence that Russia has moved nearly 5,000 troops into Belarus and intends to mass "more than 30,000 troops near the Belarus-Ukraine border ... by early February."

"If Russia further invades Ukraine, none of us will be able to say we didn't see it coming. And the consequences will be horrific," Thomas-Greenfield said.

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzia claimed UN colleagues are "whipping up tensions and rhetoric," saying that the US and others wanted conflict to take place.

butterfly   "This deployment of Russian troops in our own territory is getting our Western and US colleagues to say that there's going to be a planned military action and even an act of aggression ... the military action of Russia against Ukraine that they're all assuring us is going to take place in just a few weeks' time if not a few days' time. There, however, is no proof confirming such a serious accusation whatsoever being put forward," he said in translated remarks at the meeting.

"You are almost calling for this, you want it to happen. You're waiting for it to happen, as if you want to make your words become a reality. This is despite the fact that we are constantly rejecting these allegations and this is despite the fact that no threat of a planned invasion into Ukraine from the lips of any Russian politician or public figure over all of this period has been made," Nebenzia said.

Thomas-Greenfield responded that it was Moscow that was being provocative, not the US or its Security Council partners.

"We have made clear our commitment to the path of diplomacy. I hope our Russian colleagues will also choose this path and engage peacefully with the international community, including Ukraine," she said. Source: CNN

butterfly   The Czech Republic expresses readiness to strengthen relations with Erbil 2022-02-01 14:13

Shafaq News/ on Tuesday, the Kurdish Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani, received the Czech Consul General in Erbil.

In a statement, the Cabinet's office said that Barzani congratulated the new Czech Consul General in the Kurdistan Region, Karel Kortanek, for assuming his position, wishing to develop relations between the Region and the Czech Republic.

For his part, Kortanek expressed hope in strengthening relations between the two sides in all spheres.

https://www.shafaq.com/en/All-News/The-Czech-Republic-expresses-readiness-to-strengthen-relations-with-Erbil

butterfly   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces Iraq's accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

02-02-2022 03:41 PM   Today, Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Iraq's accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

"Iraq joins the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)," ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahaf said in a statement.

He added, "Accession to this treaty will make the patent system in Iraq more efficient and the procedures will be less costly for applicants seeking international patent protection." https://www.dijlah.tv/index.php?page=article&id=298030

Dave  Would be nice if NATO invited Russia to join em.......

butterfly   Why Dave

Dave   Nato encroaching closer to Russian borders.....Putin unhappy.

 Eyeguy1 You just can not trust Putin ....................Period

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