Baghdad: National Conference on the differences start of the name does not end when the agenda
Date: Thursday, 09/02/2012 14:54
Saudi Al-Hayat newspaper
Thursday, 9/2/2012 BAGHDAD - Omar Starr held the Preparatory Committee of the Conference of the leaders of Iraqi political blocs which will be called «the national meeting» its second meeting next Sunday to discuss the working papers provided by the blocks «National Alliance» and «Kurdistan» and «Iraq» , amid disagreements on the conference to change the name of «meeting» and confined to the parties involved in the political process, as well as the dispute on the agenda. The first preparatory meeting held last Monday at the home of President Jalal Talabani in the presence of representatives of the political blocs and saw the view and a working paper «National Alliance». said deputy «Iraqi List» Unit Jumaili told «life» that list in the process of «prepare a working paper for the national meeting of different for the paper submitted by the coalition include the paragraphs of agreement Arbil nine that have not been applied so far ». and added that «the paper work of the National Alliance did not include the lifting of injustice and oppression for large segments of the Iraqi people and we raise the topics of balance national and Council policies, accountability, justice and the rules of procedure of the Council of Ministers and the security ministries vacancies and other points that left out the rest of the blocks ». It continued: «Committee will discuss preparations Sunday to prepare a joint paper». and change the name of «National Conference» to the «National Meeting» said Jumaili «Iraq want to have the conference shall bind all the political blocs and provide guarantees for the application of its commitment to the conduct of the political process in the right direction, but change to the national meeting is to try to get out safeguards or the non-binding resolutions ». and demanded to be «all the blocks represented at the Conference and to submit papers of their own, even those that did not enter the parliament so as not to be meeting a meeting of the routinely useless». and the presidencies of the three proposed change the name of the National Congress to «to meet the political forces», as the Preparatory Committee adopted on Monday the name of «national meeting». and confirmed member of a coalition «the rule of law» Adnan al-Sarraj, that the reason for the insistence of its mass on «National Meeting» instead of the conference was «to save time and lack of complexity things, attending the three presidencies and the leaders of the blocks means the representation of all the components of the Iraqi people ». The OS told «life» that «there are three authorities in the national meeting makes its decisions are binding for all will not need to lengthy discussions and raise issues many side effects as it gets at conferences». He added: «There are things more important than the agreement Erbil need to be asked in the meeting on issues local administrations and the conflict of powers, as we are ready to discuss any subject requirement is not inconsistent with the Constitution ». According to a member of the «National Alliance» MP victory Mayahi that «the paper alliance include the problems of the region and the center that must be considered in the wide format, as well as the problems of the provinces and the center». She said in a press statement that the paper also included a «address the problems between the government and parliament and to overcome difficulties in the face of legislation, decisions, and mechanisms of action between the government and parliament, in addition to a number of outstanding issues between the government and Kurdistan, the government and the provinces and reform the laws on this matter». implementation of the 14 death sentences BAGHDAD - Jawdat Kazem carried out and the Iraqi Ministry of Justice yesterday execution of 14 convicted of a new, bringing the number of executing them these provisions since the beginning of the year to 66 people, and denied «Islamic Army» his involvement in the kidnapping of the Iranian consul and French nationals in 2004 was sentenced to death one of his commanders on the background issues. The Central Criminal Court issued the day before yesterday sentenced to death by hanging of the accused (b, p), a Saudi national on charges of belonging to the organization of «rule». The Minister of Justice Hassan Shammari in a statement to «life» that «the death sentences carried out yesterday with 14 convicts, including known and to Mosul in the Islamic State of Iraq ». He pointed out that «the provisions that have been implemented gained a degree of deterministic and ratified by the Presidency of the Republic». , it denied «Islamic Army» in Iraq to be one of its leaders involved in the kidnapping of the Iranian consul and French nationals in 2004. He demanded in a statement broadcast on its website the international bodies and human rights organizations to work for the release of Sabri Khuraibet the death sentence finally «as innocent of the charges against him». The «Islamic Army» adopted a kidnapped French journalists are Christian Chesnot and George Malbrunot, who fired by the end of 2004 after four months of detention near Mahmudiya (25 km) south of Baghdad and built in the same year the kidnapping Consul of Iran in Karbala. , the Central Criminal Court sentenced to death by hanging of the accused «B p» Saudi nationality. A statement of the information bureau of the judiciary, received «life» that the accused a copy of which fill the «post of military emir of Mosul, in the right side in 2008 and confessed to belonging to the organization and participation in the battle of Fallujah, one of his legs amputated. Prior to the rule of fifteen years' imprisonment for passing the border, but gave a name is his name and claimed that Iraqi nationality ». The statement pointed out that «the evidence of the recognition of the explicit before the judge and the statements of confidential informant and the confessions of the witness (p m) which is called the Prince legitimate Islamic State of Iraq in Mosul was enough to convict him ». He added that «this provision is subject to appeal before the Federal Court of Cassation. Iraq seeks to limit the activity of security companies in Baghdad - AFP - Iraq seeks to limit the activity of security companies that operate on its territory, at the time seemed to security contractors face the complexities of bureaucracy, and arrests. The main reason behind this quest, which reflects the loss of the Iraqi authorities confidence in corporate security foreign, to a series of incidents that led to casualties, and also to conduct provocative to the staff of these companies. and most incidents occurred in 2007 when he was killed at least 14 civilians in the courtyard of the Eagles in Baghdad shot dead by mercenaries working for the company «Blackwater» American. and prevented «Blackwater», which changed its name to the «Academy», from working in Iraq, but the contractors still are responsible for protecting U.S. diplomats in the country and provide security services for a number of foreign companies. said Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said «Iraq does not want to expand business security companies here». The «we feel that Iraq must exercise his daily life in the natural form. No we do not want to see dozens of security companies assume the functions of the Ministry of Interior ». He explained that «Iraq does not have a good history with security companies, particularly Blackwater, we do not want to repeat what happened (...) We would therefore like to limit the activity but we do not we seek to shut off »from work. He added that «the security companies realize that they do not have the freedom (of movement) in the country, and to follow instructions and act in accordance with valid licenses and not break the law». He stressed that these companies «no longer Mtfelth of laws such as the former does not have any kind of immunity». and attract attention to the issue of security companies for security and defense committee in the House of Representatives. The MP said the «rule of law» Abbas al-Bayati: «After talking with the Ministry of the Interior concluded that there are about 65 security company, more than half of Iraq and the rest foreign, including American, European or from South Africa and other». He added: «We have formed a small committee of four deputies to discuss the work of security companies and licenses granted to them». He stressed that «the Commission to study the setting conditions for granting licenses to the work of these companies», explaining «weapons, for example do not want to have these companies that have only light weapons and space is limited movement ». turn, the deputy said Iskandar, Tut, a member of the security and defense committee that «the number of elements of security companies large Arab and foreign, and this negatively affects the security situation in the country». The «we will follow up the companies that do not doubt that it operates according to the correct style and contrary to the security contexts in the country». He said «there will be terms of a court order to protect the security, not the expulsion of these companies». He stressed that «the security and defense committee has the right to removing any companies that do not work according to the contexts right». The Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior Adnan al-Asadi said in a statement to transfer TV «Iraq» government that «the issue of security companies are serious and we have to control them». However, he said at the same time that this matter needs to be «at least five years» to trust the foreign companies operating in the country the ability of Iraqi security forces to protect them. and talking head of the International Organization for Stability Operations Doug Brooks, which includes organization of companies working to protect the U.S. embassy and its diplomats in Iraq, for «delays and restrictions on applications for possession permits and visas». and sent the International Organization for stability operations a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton complaining that «the lack of visas and the difficulty of renewing some of them, affect the work of our companies in Iraq (...) has led it to the arrest and expulsion of a number of employees ». The letter noted that «the security tasks winning approval subject in turn to the block, and had been arrested, items, and confiscated equipment without justification, shall affect the transfer of equipment and materials necessary to the U.S. embassy and the rules and offices». and was a research center in Congress announced in May that the State Department estimated that the number of security contractors who are working with will reach 5,500. As expressed Brooks hoped to take over the U.S. government and its embassy in Iraq, more attention to this matter, said embassy spokesman Michael McClellan it «informed penalties faced by security contractors ». He explained that the embassy «working with the Iraqi government and contractors to ensure that committed to coming to Iraq, immigration laws». In spite of this, shown Box pessimistic about the possibility of correcting this issue soon, and describes the work in this area of security in Iraq that he is «the most difficult to work in a war zone». project Najaf «Capital of Islamic Culture» does not satisfy the reference for not highlighting the role of the city of Najaf - Fadhil Rashad confirmed Shiite they do not support the Najaf, the capital of Islamic culture for 2012 «the many doubts that surround it», The governor announced postponed to mid-year, «because it coincided with the Arab summit». The son of the religious authority, Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi, Sheikh Ali Najafi, that «the project Najaf, the capital of Islamic culture tainted by ambiguity and reference not supported». said Najafi said in a statement to «life» that «the aim of the project show the city center of religious, cultural and historical knowledge and rich culture, but specialists were interested in building hotels and bridges This was not the goal». He explained that «those responsible for the project believe that the priority for reconstruction, while we believe that the initial revival of heritage. Useful to have clean streets and services, but more importantly, to find his destination newcomer in Najaf fragrant history ». He pointed out that «no harmony in the project the fact that many of the mechanisms lack the effort and cooperation and direct the work and responsibilities». confirmed writers and artists in Najaf boycott the project because of «suspicions of corruption hovering over completed projects and disbursement of funds and lack of interest in the committee overseeing the side of religious, scientific and cultural heritage». said Poet Fares Khalil said that «the Commission focused on contracting and the money was not interested in the cultural aspect, instead of showing the role of the religious and cultural centers and the home of poet Arabs largest Mohammad Mehdi Jeweler spent money on bridges and Hotels», pointing out that «a lot of writers decided to boycott the project to be free of fingerprints Culture ». but the governor of Najaf, Adnan al denied that the reason to postpone the project because of corruption but «for it coincided with the Arab summit in Baghdad». and said, «has been delayed project activities to the middle of May next being coincides with the Arab summit in Baghdad.» He added that «projects in progress and work is continuing». and announced the provincial council that «is not responsible for failure of the project, which has seen fluctuations and conflicts that led to change the number of officials, the most recent exemption, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, the oldest Jaber Al-Jabri from the presidency of the project and the formation of a government committee quintet led by Hussein al-Shahristani». was Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Monday that «the preparations are not enough» He said «we face the difficulties and penalties, do not deny that there are problems». and chose the conference of the Organization of Islamic culture, which was held in Azerbaijan in 2009 Najaf, the capital of Islamic culture in 2012, and monitored the Iraqi government about half a billion dollars for this project.
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