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1/24/2015 0:00
In a speech at a forum «Davos»
BAGHDAD - A follow-up to the morning
I am honored to be here at the World Economic Forum, these meetings provide an opportunity for government leaders and heads of business, academia, civil society, international response to the challenges that confront us in an atmosphere of inclusiveness and confidence.
In this sense, I am pleased to be today among a large number of friends and heads of neighboring countries, have I had the opportunity to meet with each and every one of the attendees has since become the Prime Minister of Iraq in September, and today I am the most valuable this occasion because it brings us together top class from around the world.
Armed conflict in Iraq, threatening our families and our communities and all dear to us, and recent events have made it clear that terrorism threatens all peoples of the world, does not exclude the area or have.
The Iraqi people and the reality on the front lines of a battle in the face of the broader funding terrorists and later armed and organized the fiercest on the face of the earth.
I was asked today to provide «vision for Iraq», and my vision includes a military and political strategy, economic and coordinated to defeat Daash, as I expect an international effort to rebuild Iraq and to settle disputes in our region, so that we are role models in the victory over terrorism to achieve economic development and social integration, on the basis of our struggle and suffering .
For Iraq, it is time to ask the hard questions and make critical decisions, not only to defeat Daash, but to build a unified country, a functioning democracy, respect for the rule of law, and the government of inefficient allow for decisions to decentralize, and a thriving economy provides opportunities for all the people.
As a prime minister, followed a strategy of interdependence, rather than the dominance of state government control over the economy and the dominance of the Baghdad government to local governments, public and private sectors will enter with the central government and provincial governments in partnership.
Despite all the challenges that we face, still Iraq possesses great powers to build the future, economic Vossna sober, As have the second largest oil reserves in the world, and we have educated people, and our country was growing rapidly before the advent of Daash, once overcome the current security problems, will take advantage of our capabilities as a partner in the business and investment in full.
Iraq's ancient civilization but a young democracy, has been in Iraq since 2003, a series of free elections, most recently in the last year, in the midst of violence by extremists, we have made a peaceful transition in which the elected political leaders stepped down to make way for Aljdidh.aly leadership over more than Hundred Days, the new government began restructuring and reform of the armed forces, and build better relations with the Kurdistan region, and cooperation with the tribes to defeat Daash and reform of the central government and decentralization, and improving social welfare and individual freedoms, and promote economic reform and promote development. As we have strengthened relations with neighboring countries and we have coordinated counter-attack on Daash with our allies in the coalition.
Only six months ago, was Daash threaten Baghdad was our fate uncertain, but today, thanks to your support, suppose the world to the rescue of Iraq, and stop the momentum Daash Iraqis regained control of their country.
Despite the economic our challenges, the people of Iraq to find an urgent necessity, as the government of Iraq is a serious responsibility, in the liberation of every inch of our territory and every segment of Iraqi society from Daash.
As I said at a security conference in London yesterday, when we ask the international community to further support or expedite assistance, does not mean our disappointment with the countries of the coalition that supports Iraq, but also reveals the fact that human life is at stake, and we should act with all our speed and packages .
I know that the citizens who occupies areas Daash now, should take the lead in the liberation of their areas, and our government is doing its part to achieve this goal.
When our government functions began in September last, we have come a promise of achieving national reconciliation and achieve reforms in the army and the government, and bring economic and social reconstruction and communication with the countries of the region, and we are moving forward on all fronts.
We restore relations with Sunni tribes living in areas controlled by Daash, and I have personally met with representatives from the provinces of Anbar and Salah al-Din and Mosul, and I'm working on strengthening air support and increase the military equipment and the provision of food aid, many of these forces are fighting with us and not against security forces Iraqi.
Will not make victory on the battlefield that we were shackled by corruption in the domestic front, we are fighting corruption and inefficiency in the civil and military institutions, as Oqlna 24 and 24 high-ranking officer in the Ministry of the Interior military commander.
Our government will spare no effort to eliminate the phenomenon of «aliens soldiers» in the list of salaries, there will not be corrupt leaders anymore, nor military battalions evade battlefields and civil servants are corrupt Jethro at the expense of the sacrifices soldiers their lives and their bodies.
We issued, and in order to strengthen the rule of law and the protection of personal freedoms, is Dioanaa to accelerate the release of detainees who have not been charged, and ordered the establishment of a central registry for those imprisoned, I have met with Iraqi journalists and dropped all pending litigation against them on behalf of the Prime Minister's Office.
In order to enshrine the notion of respect for the rule of law in the national defense forces, we have been keen that all armed groups under the control of the state.
While a large portion of our army collapsed last summer, HP tens of thousands of volunteers to defend their homeland, where he fought most valiantly against Daash and others sacrificed their lives, but some of them committed violations against Iraqi citizens have shown clearly that this behavior is totally unacceptable.
We have in recent weeks arrested kidnap gangs and criminal networks which operate under the volunteers cover, and we will continue these efforts, will also provide the National Guard law legal framework for volunteers brave to defend Bdahm.an the Iraqi people and government are making efforts to level the battlefield and on the home front, but we will not be able It should not have to face these challenges Bmfirdna.nanaj of the international coalition to provide more weapons and directing more air strikes and continue to train our forces, and we need from our neighbors and allies to help stop the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq, with the need for the international community, through financial institutions, freeze funding Daash.
While our government is fighting terrorism, it is also struggling to stabilize our society through the diversification of the economy and the reduction of centralized decision and reduce public expenditure and the fight against corruption and encourage foreign investment and the restoration of infrastructure.
In light of our dependence on oil revenues, which make up 85% of the budget and the fall in oil prices, it should be for our government to reconsider its policy on financial and economic plans.
First, we had to find new sources of financial revenues, including the imposition of taxes, also emphasize the need for the consumer to pay the wages of key services such as electricity, water and roads through the ministries concerned.
Second, we should look for alternative industries for the development of economy and trade, and create jobs and increase revenue, has been previously one of the most diversified economies in OPEC and we will work to build a diversified economy again, so we are investing in the field of agriculture, petrochemical and other industries.
Third, our government had to be more efficient, so we tried to reduce the budget worth 30 trillion dinars (approximately US $ 26 billion) by reducing expenditure and economic reforms.
For example, in the month of December and the Cabinet approved the reduction of salaries by 50% .bujod 3.9 million government employees, and more than 2 million retired, we will need to further reductions.
That's why we are working on a review of the pension system supports an Levy retired and be appropriate for the government at the same time.
Fourth: We are fighting fraud and corruption not only in the military institutions, but in the civilian side of the government as well, when our fighters brave sacrifice their lives, the least we should do is to prosecute those who took advantage of public money illegally.
Fifth: We are working on reducing the central government to enable local authorities to make decisions regarding the provision of services where their officials in those areas to be citizens more aware of what to do and how to accomplish.
By reducing government Trchigaha and strengthened, we encourage economic growth and foreign investment and job creation.
The entry of more than half a million secondary graduate of the University of the labor market every year, and there is the reality of unemployment up to 11% of the total population, and 18% among young people, we must develop the economy and create jobs.
This means that encourage foreign and domestic investment and expansion and the creation of large and small work projects and ensure that the government support to the private sector rather than block it.
We turn now from the government-controlled system to a mixed economy more active, as we privatize key sectors, and explore partnerships between the public and private sectors, and entering into joint ventures with international companies.
Now a major oil companies and manufacturers and banks to invest in Iraq and to expand its work in our country. Although the security situation, the GDP is growing, and our production is increasing international and our trade is expanding and will continue to improve while the normalization of relations with all neighboring countries.
But after Ndhr Daash we should first have to rebuild the areas that will be released from the terrorists to end the suffering of the civilian population who were held hostage under the control of these savages.
We have developed the so-called »the overall strategy of the government» to restore infrastructure and reform of the social fabric, we will need in this great support to the region and the international community to try.
At a time when we are working to reduce the budget, the government allocated aside the amount of 500 billion dinars, the equivalent of $ 440 million to rebuild the devastation wrought by Daash groups, but with the drop in oil prices and the presence of two million displaced people and the expenses of fighting more terrorists gravity on earth, we can not this cost bearing on our own.
I have proposed establishing a fund financed internationally for the reconstruction of Iraq to be a model to help our neighbors who suffer human losses and economic costs of the civil war and terrorist attacks and the displacement of millions of men, women and children.
We have had productive meetings with our friends and neighbors in the Gulf States and the World Bank.
We ask our allies in the coalition and international financial institutions to assist in this Ganb.lma, I suggest the continuation of talks between government leaders and the clergy, the economy and civil society organizations in the Middle East to forge a common vision and a course of action, these talks to begin to hold a conference, and suggested to be in Baghdad, because this city has a lot of history and hopes of our region.
The resistance Daash and the rebuilding of Iraq and the settlement of disputes with countries in the region costs would be prohibitive, but the cost of standing idly will be the biggest Baltakid.an Iraq is including in the struggle against extremist violence, but for the world in which we love all of us and in the future we do share all of us, we ask the international community to do the same thing.
Thank you all for everything which we will cooperate together......
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1/24/2015 0:00
In a speech at a forum «Davos»
BAGHDAD - A follow-up to the morning
I am honored to be here at the World Economic Forum, these meetings provide an opportunity for government leaders and heads of business, academia, civil society, international response to the challenges that confront us in an atmosphere of inclusiveness and confidence.
In this sense, I am pleased to be today among a large number of friends and heads of neighboring countries, have I had the opportunity to meet with each and every one of the attendees has since become the Prime Minister of Iraq in September, and today I am the most valuable this occasion because it brings us together top class from around the world.
Armed conflict in Iraq, threatening our families and our communities and all dear to us, and recent events have made it clear that terrorism threatens all peoples of the world, does not exclude the area or have.
The Iraqi people and the reality on the front lines of a battle in the face of the broader funding terrorists and later armed and organized the fiercest on the face of the earth.
I was asked today to provide «vision for Iraq», and my vision includes a military and political strategy, economic and coordinated to defeat Daash, as I expect an international effort to rebuild Iraq and to settle disputes in our region, so that we are role models in the victory over terrorism to achieve economic development and social integration, on the basis of our struggle and suffering .
For Iraq, it is time to ask the hard questions and make critical decisions, not only to defeat Daash, but to build a unified country, a functioning democracy, respect for the rule of law, and the government of inefficient allow for decisions to decentralize, and a thriving economy provides opportunities for all the people.
As a prime minister, followed a strategy of interdependence, rather than the dominance of state government control over the economy and the dominance of the Baghdad government to local governments, public and private sectors will enter with the central government and provincial governments in partnership.
Despite all the challenges that we face, still Iraq possesses great powers to build the future, economic Vossna sober, As have the second largest oil reserves in the world, and we have educated people, and our country was growing rapidly before the advent of Daash, once overcome the current security problems, will take advantage of our capabilities as a partner in the business and investment in full.
Iraq's ancient civilization but a young democracy, has been in Iraq since 2003, a series of free elections, most recently in the last year, in the midst of violence by extremists, we have made a peaceful transition in which the elected political leaders stepped down to make way for Aljdidh.aly leadership over more than Hundred Days, the new government began restructuring and reform of the armed forces, and build better relations with the Kurdistan region, and cooperation with the tribes to defeat Daash and reform of the central government and decentralization, and improving social welfare and individual freedoms, and promote economic reform and promote development. As we have strengthened relations with neighboring countries and we have coordinated counter-attack on Daash with our allies in the coalition.
Only six months ago, was Daash threaten Baghdad was our fate uncertain, but today, thanks to your support, suppose the world to the rescue of Iraq, and stop the momentum Daash Iraqis regained control of their country.
Despite the economic our challenges, the people of Iraq to find an urgent necessity, as the government of Iraq is a serious responsibility, in the liberation of every inch of our territory and every segment of Iraqi society from Daash.
As I said at a security conference in London yesterday, when we ask the international community to further support or expedite assistance, does not mean our disappointment with the countries of the coalition that supports Iraq, but also reveals the fact that human life is at stake, and we should act with all our speed and packages .
I know that the citizens who occupies areas Daash now, should take the lead in the liberation of their areas, and our government is doing its part to achieve this goal.
When our government functions began in September last, we have come a promise of achieving national reconciliation and achieve reforms in the army and the government, and bring economic and social reconstruction and communication with the countries of the region, and we are moving forward on all fronts.
We restore relations with Sunni tribes living in areas controlled by Daash, and I have personally met with representatives from the provinces of Anbar and Salah al-Din and Mosul, and I'm working on strengthening air support and increase the military equipment and the provision of food aid, many of these forces are fighting with us and not against security forces Iraqi.
Will not make victory on the battlefield that we were shackled by corruption in the domestic front, we are fighting corruption and inefficiency in the civil and military institutions, as Oqlna 24 and 24 high-ranking officer in the Ministry of the Interior military commander.
Our government will spare no effort to eliminate the phenomenon of «aliens soldiers» in the list of salaries, there will not be corrupt leaders anymore, nor military battalions evade battlefields and civil servants are corrupt Jethro at the expense of the sacrifices soldiers their lives and their bodies.
We issued, and in order to strengthen the rule of law and the protection of personal freedoms, is Dioanaa to accelerate the release of detainees who have not been charged, and ordered the establishment of a central registry for those imprisoned, I have met with Iraqi journalists and dropped all pending litigation against them on behalf of the Prime Minister's Office.
In order to enshrine the notion of respect for the rule of law in the national defense forces, we have been keen that all armed groups under the control of the state.
While a large portion of our army collapsed last summer, HP tens of thousands of volunteers to defend their homeland, where he fought most valiantly against Daash and others sacrificed their lives, but some of them committed violations against Iraqi citizens have shown clearly that this behavior is totally unacceptable.
We have in recent weeks arrested kidnap gangs and criminal networks which operate under the volunteers cover, and we will continue these efforts, will also provide the National Guard law legal framework for volunteers brave to defend Bdahm.an the Iraqi people and government are making efforts to level the battlefield and on the home front, but we will not be able It should not have to face these challenges Bmfirdna.nanaj of the international coalition to provide more weapons and directing more air strikes and continue to train our forces, and we need from our neighbors and allies to help stop the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq, with the need for the international community, through financial institutions, freeze funding Daash.
While our government is fighting terrorism, it is also struggling to stabilize our society through the diversification of the economy and the reduction of centralized decision and reduce public expenditure and the fight against corruption and encourage foreign investment and the restoration of infrastructure.
In light of our dependence on oil revenues, which make up 85% of the budget and the fall in oil prices, it should be for our government to reconsider its policy on financial and economic plans.
First, we had to find new sources of financial revenues, including the imposition of taxes, also emphasize the need for the consumer to pay the wages of key services such as electricity, water and roads through the ministries concerned.
Second, we should look for alternative industries for the development of economy and trade, and create jobs and increase revenue, has been previously one of the most diversified economies in OPEC and we will work to build a diversified economy again, so we are investing in the field of agriculture, petrochemical and other industries.
Third, our government had to be more efficient, so we tried to reduce the budget worth 30 trillion dinars (approximately US $ 26 billion) by reducing expenditure and economic reforms.
For example, in the month of December and the Cabinet approved the reduction of salaries by 50% .bujod 3.9 million government employees, and more than 2 million retired, we will need to further reductions.
That's why we are working on a review of the pension system supports an Levy retired and be appropriate for the government at the same time.
Fourth: We are fighting fraud and corruption not only in the military institutions, but in the civilian side of the government as well, when our fighters brave sacrifice their lives, the least we should do is to prosecute those who took advantage of public money illegally.
Fifth: We are working on reducing the central government to enable local authorities to make decisions regarding the provision of services where their officials in those areas to be citizens more aware of what to do and how to accomplish.
By reducing government Trchigaha and strengthened, we encourage economic growth and foreign investment and job creation.
The entry of more than half a million secondary graduate of the University of the labor market every year, and there is the reality of unemployment up to 11% of the total population, and 18% among young people, we must develop the economy and create jobs.
This means that encourage foreign and domestic investment and expansion and the creation of large and small work projects and ensure that the government support to the private sector rather than block it.
We turn now from the government-controlled system to a mixed economy more active, as we privatize key sectors, and explore partnerships between the public and private sectors, and entering into joint ventures with international companies.
Now a major oil companies and manufacturers and banks to invest in Iraq and to expand its work in our country. Although the security situation, the GDP is growing, and our production is increasing international and our trade is expanding and will continue to improve while the normalization of relations with all neighboring countries.
But after Ndhr Daash we should first have to rebuild the areas that will be released from the terrorists to end the suffering of the civilian population who were held hostage under the control of these savages.
We have developed the so-called »the overall strategy of the government» to restore infrastructure and reform of the social fabric, we will need in this great support to the region and the international community to try.
At a time when we are working to reduce the budget, the government allocated aside the amount of 500 billion dinars, the equivalent of $ 440 million to rebuild the devastation wrought by Daash groups, but with the drop in oil prices and the presence of two million displaced people and the expenses of fighting more terrorists gravity on earth, we can not this cost bearing on our own.
I have proposed establishing a fund financed internationally for the reconstruction of Iraq to be a model to help our neighbors who suffer human losses and economic costs of the civil war and terrorist attacks and the displacement of millions of men, women and children.
We have had productive meetings with our friends and neighbors in the Gulf States and the World Bank.
We ask our allies in the coalition and international financial institutions to assist in this Ganb.lma, I suggest the continuation of talks between government leaders and the clergy, the economy and civil society organizations in the Middle East to forge a common vision and a course of action, these talks to begin to hold a conference, and suggested to be in Baghdad, because this city has a lot of history and hopes of our region.
The resistance Daash and the rebuilding of Iraq and the settlement of disputes with countries in the region costs would be prohibitive, but the cost of standing idly will be the biggest Baltakid.an Iraq is including in the struggle against extremist violence, but for the world in which we love all of us and in the future we do share all of us, we ask the international community to do the same thing.
Thank you all for everything which we will cooperate together......
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