Transport denies the existence of differences with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Kuwaiti port of Mubarak
10/06/2011 12:24
Baghdad, June 10 (Rn) - denied the Iraqi Ministry of Transport, on Friday, there were no differences between them and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on mechanisms to negotiate with the Kuwaiti side of the file of the Kuwaiti port of Mubarak.
The adviser said the ministry Karim Nouri, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) "There is no disagreement within the Commission to negotiate with the Kuwaiti side, which consists of experts and advisers from the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the establishment of the Kuwaiti port of Mubarak."
The parliamentary sources had earlier indicated the presence of sharp disagreements between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Transport on the mechanisms discussed with Kuwait regarding the establishment of the Kuwaiti port of Mubarak.
He added that "Iraq could reach with the Kuwaiti side to the positive results through the committee, which was able to offer many of the proposals and decisions regarding the establishment of Port Mubarak without affecting the ports of Iraq."
He continued that "the Ministry of Transport is to broaden the base of the understandings and Altbagesat with the Kuwaiti side in order to prevent the impact of projects on commercial traffic and the economic reality of Iraq.
He said the Kuwaiti ambassador in Iraq at the time of an earlier (Rn) that the Kuwaiti Government and Iraq will strengthen cooperation and coordination on water management Khawr Abd Allah.
The Iraqi government announced on Friday, Iraq's intention to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Kuwaiti side of the joint management of water Mrrat between the two countries.
The two sides initiated the formation of joint committees to resolve the problems existing between them, especially the problem of war reparations from the invasion of Kuwait before Saddam Hussein's regime in 1991, and the demarcation of the border, and the missing Kuwaitis, and joint oil fields, and others.
There are in the province of Basra (550 km) south of Baghdad, which is the only maritime port of Iraq, five commercial ports and two ports PB.
The Ministry of Transport and placed last April the foundation stone for the project great port of Basra, which indicates his designs the basic features the container terminal along the 39,000 meters, and a berth last a length of 2000 meters, as well as an arena for containers with an area of more than one million m 2 and the field of other multi-purpose area of 600 A m 2.
The capacity of the port 99 million tonnes annually, while total cost for the establishment of four billion and 400 million euros, it is hoped that the connection port of the railway line linking the Persian Gulf through Iraq's northern ports of Europe through Turkey.
The Ministry of Transport in March that there is pressure Completion hinder the regional port of Basra as a significant affect on their economic interests.
It is hoped to change the port map of the international maritime transport of goods being transferred from Japan, China and South East Asia to Europe via Iraq.
Iraq seeks to build a system of integrated transport link with the regional countries through the dry channel that links the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf and East Asia, and is the biggest transfer channel in the world.
The former Iraqi government had announced in April before last, for the inclusion of Iraq within the United States shared the canal dry
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10/06/2011 12:24
Baghdad, June 10 (Rn) - denied the Iraqi Ministry of Transport, on Friday, there were no differences between them and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on mechanisms to negotiate with the Kuwaiti side of the file of the Kuwaiti port of Mubarak.
The adviser said the ministry Karim Nouri, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) "There is no disagreement within the Commission to negotiate with the Kuwaiti side, which consists of experts and advisers from the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the establishment of the Kuwaiti port of Mubarak."
The parliamentary sources had earlier indicated the presence of sharp disagreements between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Transport on the mechanisms discussed with Kuwait regarding the establishment of the Kuwaiti port of Mubarak.
He added that "Iraq could reach with the Kuwaiti side to the positive results through the committee, which was able to offer many of the proposals and decisions regarding the establishment of Port Mubarak without affecting the ports of Iraq."
He continued that "the Ministry of Transport is to broaden the base of the understandings and Altbagesat with the Kuwaiti side in order to prevent the impact of projects on commercial traffic and the economic reality of Iraq.
He said the Kuwaiti ambassador in Iraq at the time of an earlier (Rn) that the Kuwaiti Government and Iraq will strengthen cooperation and coordination on water management Khawr Abd Allah.
The Iraqi government announced on Friday, Iraq's intention to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Kuwaiti side of the joint management of water Mrrat between the two countries.
The two sides initiated the formation of joint committees to resolve the problems existing between them, especially the problem of war reparations from the invasion of Kuwait before Saddam Hussein's regime in 1991, and the demarcation of the border, and the missing Kuwaitis, and joint oil fields, and others.
There are in the province of Basra (550 km) south of Baghdad, which is the only maritime port of Iraq, five commercial ports and two ports PB.
The Ministry of Transport and placed last April the foundation stone for the project great port of Basra, which indicates his designs the basic features the container terminal along the 39,000 meters, and a berth last a length of 2000 meters, as well as an arena for containers with an area of more than one million m 2 and the field of other multi-purpose area of 600 A m 2.
The capacity of the port 99 million tonnes annually, while total cost for the establishment of four billion and 400 million euros, it is hoped that the connection port of the railway line linking the Persian Gulf through Iraq's northern ports of Europe through Turkey.
The Ministry of Transport in March that there is pressure Completion hinder the regional port of Basra as a significant affect on their economic interests.
It is hoped to change the port map of the international maritime transport of goods being transferred from Japan, China and South East Asia to Europe via Iraq.
Iraq seeks to build a system of integrated transport link with the regional countries through the dry channel that links the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf and East Asia, and is the biggest transfer channel in the world.
The former Iraqi government had announced in April before last, for the inclusion of Iraq within the United States shared the canal dry
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