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100 aircraft to secure airspace during the summit
20/03/2012
BAGHDAD - Al Sabah
With the start of the countdown to the Arab Summit next week in Baghdad, said the Baghdad Operations Command for the allocation of more than 100 aircraft to provide air cover during the day of the summit. This comes at a time in which he called Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to take all measures to ensure the success of the summit.
According to an official statement, the prime minister met yesterday with the preparatory committees for the Summit, where he noted that the government provided all the requirements of the points on the Status of Arab Summit and the arrangements make it work.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs announced in the first of last February that the next Arab Summit to be held in Baghdad on the 29th of this March, stressing that the government has provided security for the leaders and co-chairs at the top, as Deputy Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Ben Helli from Baghdad that Iraq is capable of the success of the Arab summit, and that he will chair on the stage of a future in which Arab action.
For his part, said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Baghdad airport would comment on the twenty-ninth of this month received for commercial flights.
In the meantime, said chief of staff of the Baghdad Operations Command Lieutenant General Hassan Salman Khalifa »Sabah»: The «all the possibilities of the Iraqi air force placed under the command of the entire leadership».
He Khalifa: The «Iraqi planes now flying around the clock, is poised to secure the protection of ground and air and participate in other operations if necessary to the transfer of delegations by air».
He said «the allocation of seven aircraft other type (VIP) for this purpose, ready to work, as well as there are five aircraft ambulance equipped to carry out duties, as well as surveillance aircraft and reconnaissance armed aircraft and aerial photography and other air traffic control and also the aircraft carrier».
For its part, the Ministry of Health embarked on the application of medical emergency plan prepared for the award of preparations for the Summit.
The spokesman said the official at the Ministry Dr. Ziyad Tariq in a statement »Sabah»: The «The ministry has allocated Ibn Sina Hospital inside the Green Zone to receive emergency cases after the processed of all supplies and medical devices, in addition to supplying them with Palmlakat medical specialist and chock which will be a presence on the day Summit ».
In the meantime, completed arrangements for stakeholders which will be held in Hall Summit, which was described as the biggest hall hold the Arab summit.
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