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Government decides on 29-28 of March, an official holiday in the country
On: Tuesday 13/03/2012 20:07
Close the entrances to the capital and its airspace during the Baghdad summit
BAGHDAD - The Citizen
A source in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers for a decision taken by the government consult with the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers as a daily 28 to 29 of this March a public holiday, in conjunction with a conference of the Arab summit in Baghdad while confirming the Baghdad Operations Command, Tuesday, that the prohibition of civil aviation during the Arab summit the next will cover all airports in the country's airports with the exception of Najaf and Erbil.
He said Almusderfa a statement quoted by the agency news yesterday that a decision was made and finally as on Wednesday and Thursday (28-29) a public holiday, to Msahh success of the summit as an important event for Iraq and the Arab region in general, as well as security measures that may impede or contribute to delaying the arrival of staff to their constituencies , causing confusion for them. The source added that the Secretariat will issue a formal statement that in the coming days, so as to ensure the success of the Arab summit and watch its events by the Iraqis.
Meanwhile, a chief of staff of the Baghdad Operations Command Lieutenant General Hassan Baidhani in an interview »Alsumaria News», that «all airports in Iraq will see a ban on civil aviation in the day of the Conference of the next Arab summit on the 29th of this month, except for airports in Erbil and Najaf, as part of security plan to protect the Arab delegations that will participate in the conference ». He Baidhani that «the security plan for this purpose will be an Iraqi one hundred percent», pointing out that «the face of terrorism does not require heavy weapons or fighter jets, and we will rely on the protection of Iraqi airspace on our potential self». The Chief of Staff of the Baghdad Operations Command to «there is no threat external recruitment requires large air forces or the need for external support ».
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