Ban announces intention to appoint German diplomat as his envoy for Iraq
5 August 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced his intention to appoint Martin Kobler of Germany as his Special Representative for Iraq and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission to the country (UNAMI).
Mr. Kobler will replace Ad Melkert of the Netherlands, who has served as the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq since July 2009.
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Kuwait will not build 60 piers in Mobarak port, newspaper
8/5/2011 5:14 PM
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Kuwaiti Qabas Daily reported today, quoting high diplomatic sources, that Kuwait will not build 60 piers in Mobarak Port.
The paper pointed out that the Iraqi technical delegation, due to arrive in Kuwait in the coming few days, will be acquainted with the three facts of the port.
“These facts will pacify the Iraqi side noting that Kuwait will not complete the fourth stage of the port, which includes building 60 piers.
There will be no environmental impact during the three stages on marine life, and will not affect any changes in the sea in Iraqi territorial waters,” the paper added.
Arbil, August 5 / August (Rn) – A source in the Iraqi Council of Representatives on Friday that the issue of identification of candidates for office security will be resolved within the next week, as well as a first reading of the draft law of the Supreme Council for the strategic policy.
The Second Deputy Speaker of Iraqis, Aref Tayfur, a Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the political process in Iraq, will see next week intensive activities could lead to the liberation process of the current deadlock.”
Committee revealed the parliamentary oil and energy, on Friday, prepared for a draft law of oil and gas substitute for the law “Almtariql” when the Council of Ministers, stressing that there is political consensus to expedite the enactment of this Act.
A member of the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary Farhad Atroshi in an interview ( twilight ) The committee has prepared a draft law of oil and gas instead of the bill, passed by the Council of Ministers earlier, noting that “in the absence of the government to the oil and gas law, the Energy Commission agreed to provide the alternative prepared by the House of Representatives for a vote. “
Alfalh: a coalition of state law, the Council sent the draft policy to Talabani
04/08/2011 17:42
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: MP for the National Alliance on Alfalh, the coalition of state law, sent today (Thursday), a draft of the National Council of the Supreme policies to President Jalal Talabani at the request of the latter, pointing out that the alliance will announce its candidates to fill the inner bag through the its next meeting.
The Alfalh told (Voices of Iraq) that “the rule of law you want to succeed bid President of the Republic complementary to the initiative of Arbil and we have it from the moment the thing a lot,” he continued, “Today Send Mfawdhana Mr. Hassan Sinead, a draft of the National Council of the Supreme policies agreed upon in Arbil, a draft of the main to His Excellency the President at his request. “
Kuwait of Iraq’s intention not to formally build a nuclear reactor and Tehran ignores the concerns of its reactors
Announced that the Ministry of Science and Technology, on Friday, it had received notification of an official from the Kuwaiti side of the lack of a plan to have to build a nuclear reactor on the border with Iraq, while pregnant and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for the delayed response of the organization of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Tehran over fears that Iraq fired previously about Iran’s intentions create nuclear reactors near the border.
Vietnam to Avoid Dong Surplus , Binh Says on Vietnam Television
August 4 2011
VietFinanceNews.com – Vietnam aims to encourage greater domestic use of the dong rather than the dollar and avoid a surplus of local currency, State Bank of Vietnam Governor Nguyen Van Binh said in an interview on Vietnam Television today.
The bank will set interest rates for the dong and the dollar at a reasonable level to ensure sufficient supply and prevent speculation, Binh said in the interview.
With these measures, the dong’s exchange rate to the dollar should stay stable until year-end, Binh told Vietnam Television.
On: Friday 08/05/2011 13:33
Baghdad (news) .. criticized the economic expert, contrary goldsmith inability of Iraqi banks to attract investors, pointing to the existence of a clear failure to keep up banking operations in the modern world.
The jeweler (economist) said (to the Agency news) today: that the Iraqi banks are unable to attract foreign investors to work on the development of this sector to the lack of sufficient capital for the advancement, confirming the existence of backwardness and clearly in Iraqi banks to keep pace with progress in the world.
He added that the private banking sector in Iraq is restricted to laws and regulations of the Central Bank in the nature of the work of banks, in addition to government regulations, which provided not to deal with private banks, which led to obstruction of their work.
CdhirBAGHDAD (Rn), revealed the Iraqi List led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, today announced it has completed the talks aimed to provide four new candidates for the defense portfolio to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, according to the latest agreement, which was at the home of President Jalal Talabani.
8/5/2011 12:15 PM
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: President Jalal Talabani discussed last night with US ambassador to Iraq James Jeffery and US Forces Commander in Iraq Lloyd Austin the latest political situation and the decisions reached to by political blocs, as well as bilateral relations and the necessity to enhance developing relations.
In a statement issued by the presidency office, President Talabani pointed out the positive and productive results reached by the Iraqi politicians on the real national partnership, and the consensus on the need to train and arm Iraqi forces in cooperation with USA.
05/08/2011 12:29
Baghdad / Orr News
Begins with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a round of negotiations with the U.S. side to determine the number of U.S. trainers and points of their emplacement, and emphasized the Iraqi government spokesman Ali Dabbagh said Maliki “will begin negotiations with the U.S. side soon to determine the number of points that explain the mechanism of the trainers and controls stay in the country.”
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