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Economists: the imposition of the sanctions on Iran and Syria in Iraq would negatively
On: Friday 16/12/2011 5:34
BAGHDAD / Zebra Abdul-Jabbar
said a member of the Committee of Economy and investment in the Iraqi Council of Representatives Abdul-Hussein Abtan that the imposition of sanctions on Syria or Iran, a major influence on the economic situation in Iraq because of the nature of relations between these peoples,
Because the situation, whether in Syria or Iran, or both together have a major impact in the Iraqi economy and the region, but we will strive to be our position in the event of the imposition of an embargo on neighboring countries, and that Iraq will take a role in the mediation being a member of the Arab League has its impact on the region, It certainly would have a significant role. He stressed that the Abtan Iraq will depend on most of his goods from the products of Iran and Syria are large, and trade as announced billions of dollars, which can be increased, as well as the number of Iranian pilgrims who represent a form of rehabilitation of the Iraqi economy, and I think that any economic embargo on Syria or Iran would the result to the closure of the border, and this has a negative effect on the Iraqi economy, in addition to Iraq over the phase of the siege and we have seen how the impact on the Iraqi people.
and said an economic expert, Dr. Peace Sumaisem: "It is certain that Iraq would be affected because most of the goods in Iraqi markets are these two countries with no competition for goods similar to other countries, especially that the goods are relatively cheap compared to other commodities, so It is a threat to the consumer and makes the areas of the choices are limited, and that many of our merchants from the private sector associated with the interests of Iran and Syria, for example, there have factories border with Iran and factories in Syria, and this Iraqi money will go because they can not afford to leave, and will get set back an economic, not to mention that these two countries represent the markets essential for our products including oil, especially Syria. "
She added, "as well as that of religious tourism in Iraq relies heavily on Iranian visitors , where the proportion of 90%, and if they become a siege, it is not possible to carry on religious tourism, which will collapse certainly is based economy of the provinces of the Middle Euphrates, and I mean Diwaniyah, Najaf and Karbala, then there is something else important is that the road to Syria, especially traffic in Anbar province, became the expansion in tourist services, has benefited the citizens of the province of the opening of restaurants and services of the Marine, and if they become a siege, all this will end, and this includes, of course, other provinces, so because of economic engagement between the economic units in Iraq and units in the economy of Iran and Syria in total, we We expect to see a heart swelling high in Iraq in the event of a blockade on the two countries, and this harms the interests of the Iraqi dinar and value. "
Dr Abdul Rahman al-Mashhadani, a professor of economics at the University of Mustansiriya, said: "I do not think that damage to Iraq by the imposition of a blockade on Iran and Syria will be great, but will suffer slightly in comparison to the two states, we are in Iraq we have gone through the experience of the economic blockade, which was bitter for 13 years, but the situation now will reflect the image, and will be upside down, we were import from Syria or Iran, and now are going through this situation, ie they will depend virtue of geographical location of Iraq for them and the long border will work just as Iraq was formerly employed to overcome the economic, will play Iraq the same role in relations with a government or people with the two countries and Iraq will be a station for re-export to these countries, and can then say that (man's loss is another man's gain. "
He added: "Iraq Qar to be offset items imported from Iran or Syria from the Turkish side, and we know that the goods the Turkish invading Iraqi markets now, the volume of bilateral trade between Turkey and Iraq jumped from five billion to 16 billion dollars over five years, because the Turks have studied the market Iraq and want the Iraqi citizen, and the proof that the Turks make (cheese Arabs), which no one has thought, so we hear from the Iraqi citizens ask (Is there anything Turkish), I think that the eight billion, which is the volume of trade exchange between Iran and Iraq will be compensated from other countries. "
He said al-Mashhadani, "economic blockade if imposed on Iran and Syria, it does not include tourism, and we know that the embargo against Iraq was tougher and tougher and there was a travel, now the blockade is primarily political and would be against government officials, banks and industries, while the people, there is no such will continue to be tourists to enter Iraq. "
As Dr Sattar Jabbar al-Bayati, the jurisdiction of the economy from the center of Mustansiriya of Arab Studies and International: "First .. We have to emphasize that Iraq long ago as he seeks to assuming the position of economic at the regional level and the level world, especially after the stage of siege, which has experienced for 13 years and wars, which affected the economic position and its economic role in the Arab region and the world, so there is an effort to change the overall economic relations with the Iraqi neighboring countries and the international environment, and other issue must be noted that there was no Today's economy is closed, but in light of recent developments and mutual interests, see Iraq and other countries of the world roles economic differ from the above, in this sense, we find that any blockade or create particular crises for the countries neighboring Iraq, regardless of their political positions and effects. "
and that it was politically, it certainly will affect Iraq because Iraq is linked to Iran and Syria economic relations and the volume of trade can not be underestimated, for example: the size of trade exchange between Iraq and Iran, according to official statistics up to $ 10 billion, and between Iraq and Syria to two billion dollars in 2010, and may reach with the end of this year to 3 billion. and by the region has resulted in the visit of Prime Minister of the Territory to Iran for trade reached five billion, and the emphasis on this scale did not come from a vacuum has seen this in the Iraqi market, which was filled with a lot of goods, and when we say it did not come from a vacuum, it is linked to certain conventions between Iraq and Iran, as if the Agreement shall be free zones or facilities for traders or Transit passage of goods across Iraq, and these are all enhance the nature of the evolving relationships between Iraq and Iran and Syria, so Iraq can be affected negatively if they got a crisis in the region.
The economic advisor at the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, Falah al-Shaibani, said: "If the imposition of economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran and its ally Syria will hurt Iraq economically in a clear, largely due to cut economic corridors linking Iraq to those two countries, cutting off the ports connecting Iran and Iraq by 1,400 km from Zakho to the FAO, an impact of course, the border crossings is a seven outlets, which if hit damage on the Iranian side will hit it affected the outcome on the Iraqi side, because the connection of economic take a break completely and stop all dealings, this is the , while the other side if it came on Syria to an economic blockade, there Mnfman Hdodian two port Rabia and port Qaraqosh, and if they closed two outlets for economically, there will be an economic blockade on Iraq, too, because there are many goods imported to Iraq through the ports Syrian, surely will be the damage significantly economic situation in Iraq, noting that the volume of exports between Iran and Iraq in 2010 amounted to $ 10 billion, and this large size, this means that the embargo on Iran would result in unavoidable damage to Iraq's economy.
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