01/14/2015 20:21
Long-Presse / Baghdad
The Ministry of Environment, said on Wednesday it is seeking to open up to the world to take advantage of his experience and receive support to face the repercussions of the worsening pollution in the country, while complaining of an official and private bodies to throw their waste in the rivers, and accused the oil companies operating in Basra committing many irregularities harmed the environment in the province and affected the health of its citizens, revealed to embrace developing a strategy for clearance of the liberated areas of (Daash), and called on Turkey to take positive steps on the water issue if they really want to open a new page with the good and Iraq.
The Minister of Environment, Qutaiba al-Jubouri, during a press conference held today, at the Rashid Hotel in central Baghdad, attended by (range Press), "The environmental problem in Iraq can not be confined to the overlap of its files and the large number of problems and complications as a result of wars and terrorism as well as the lack of awareness of the importance of the subject and seriousness, "noting that" the ministry began opening up to the world to take advantage of their expertise and support because they can not fulfill its tasks without the help of the international community. "
He said al-Jubouri, that "the Council of Ministers, approved on Tuesday (the 13th of January the current 2015), to form a committee operates mines file in Iraq, headed by the Minister of the Environment and the membership of the ministries of oil, defense, interior and national security," noting that "the Committee" will be sent next week , make a difference to the liberated areas of terrorism, Kjrv victory and Dhuluiya to make sure they are free of mines and improvised explosive devices, and in the context of seeking to develop a strategy for mine clearance in the liberated areas. "
The minister pointed out that "the global oil Acharkan operating in Basra committed many irregularities harmed the environment of the province and affected the health of its citizens," stressing that "the ministry will not tolerate in this file direct impact on the lives of Iraqis."
He called al-Jubouri, Baghdadis to "not continue to abuse Rasheed Street, which is one of the historical landmarks of the capital," pointing out that "the ministry will not allow the abuse of so-Baghdadi teacher."
He criticized the minister, "do a lot of public and private bodies to throw their waste into the Tigris River in large quantities, which led to the aggravation of contamination," and said that "the Ministry's plan to treat those negative phenomenon, but the application is located within the specialty Baghdad Secretariat, which should be focused stations Filter ".
The President of the Iraqi parliament, Saleem al-Jubouri, confirmed earlier Vioguet of the day Wednesday, that Iraq is suffering polluted environmentally "dangerous", and when he called to launch a campaign for clearance of the liberated areas of the organization (Daash), pledged to bear the Parliament full role in the bills legislation the environmental sector.
The Iraqi Ministry of the Environment, confirmed, (the 29th of December 2014 the past), determination of the United Nations is required to extend the duration of mines and ordnance removal in the country for another ten years, and while attributed to the discovery of new minefields on the border with Iran, which has caused the organization ( Daash), promised that allocated in the general budget is not the equivalent provisions in the Directorate of other ministries.
In the axis of talking, eating and Minister of the Environment theme of bridging the Aliso Turkish, calling on Ankara to "take positive steps on the subject if they really want to open a new and good page with Iraq, taking into account the interests of the Iraqi people and historical ties that bind the two peoples, because the dam affects negatively on Iraq at directly. "
He revealed al-Jubouri, for "accepting the invitation of his Turkish counterpart to visit Ankara," noting that "the Ilisu Dam will be on file header files that will discuss during the visit because it touches the subject of the Iraqi people."
It is noteworthy that experts expect a sharp decline of the share of Iraq's Tigris River, as a result of Ilisu dam, which has enormous power Khoznah convergence Al11.7 billion cubic meters, which will lead to the reduction of Iraq's share of the Tigris River from 20.93 to 9.7 billion cubic meters a year, or by 11 billion cubic meters per year, Marjaheen cause dry marshes and large tracts of Iraqi agricultural land.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]