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The President Of The Republic Directs The Formation Of A Committee To Follow Up The Implementation Of The Decisions Of The Supreme Committee For The Implementation Of Article 140
Policy 2023-07-11 | Alsumaria News – Politics The President of the Republic, Abd al-Latif Jamal Rashid, directed today, Tuesday, during his meeting with a member of the Supreme Committee for the Implementation of Article (140) of the Constitution, Babiker Siddig Ahmed, to form a committee to follow up the implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Committee for the implementation of Article by the relevant ministries.
The media office of the President of the Republic stated, in a statement received by Alsumaria News, that the latter “received, at the Baghdad Palace, a member of the Supreme Committee for the Implementation of Article (140) of the Constitution, Babiker Siddig Ahmed, as the President of the Republic stressed during the meeting, the need to work seriously to implement Article (140) and in accordance with It guarantees the delivery of rights to its people, and addresses the unjust decisions taken by the former regime with the aim of demographic change.
The President of the Republic referred to “the importance of communication and joint work with the relevant ministries, such as justice, agriculture and defense, to follow up on the implementation of Article (140),” directing “the formation of a committee in the Presidency of the Republic to follow up on the implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Committee for the implementation of Article (140) by the relevant ministries.”
The statement added, “The President of the Republic listened briefly from Babiker Siddig Ahmed about the progress of the work of the Committee for the Implementation of Article (140) of the Constitution, what has been accomplished and the obstacles facing the completion of its work, in addition to a number of proposals to support the work of the Committee in the performance of its tasks.”
The committee member expressed his “thanks and appreciation to the president for his interest and keenness to support and follow up the work of the Supreme Committee to implement Article (140) of the constitution.” LINK
The President Of The Republic Directs The Formation Of A Committee To Follow Up The Implementation Of The Decisions Of The Supreme Committee For The Implementation Of Article 140
Tuesday 11 July 2023 14:23 | politics Number of readings: 101 [rtl]Baghdad / NINA / – The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, today, Tuesday, during his meeting with a member of the Supreme Committee for the implementation of Article (140) of the Constitution, Babiker Siddig Ahmed, directed the formation of a committee to follow up on the implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Committee for the implementation of Article by the relevant ministries.
The media office of the President of the Republic stated in the statement of the President, during the meeting, stressing the need to work seriously to implement Article (140) in a way that guarantees the delivery of the right to its people, and to address the unjust decisions taken by the previous regime with the aim of demographic change.
Concerned, such as justice, agriculture and defense, to follow up on the implementation of Article (140)”, directing “the formation of a committee in the Presidency of the Republic to follow up on the implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Committee for the implementation of Article (140) by the relevant ministries.”
The statement added that the President of the Republic listened briefly from Babiker Siddig Ahmed about the progress of the work of the Committee for the Implementation of Article (140) of the Constitution, what has been accomplished and the obstacles facing the completion of its work, In addition to a number of proposals to support the work of the Committee in the performance of its tasks
Al-Sudani: Iraq Has Followed A Path Of Reform In All Financial And Banking Aspects
Policy 2023-07-11 | Al-Sudani: Iraq has followed a path of reform in all financial and banking aspects LINK
Al-Sudani Reminds The Conservatives That The “Triple Budget Opportunity” Is Irreplaceable
Baghdad today – Baghdad The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’a al-Sudani, considered the financial budget for the governorates “an irreplaceable opportunity for the conservatives to invest in.”
Today, Monday, Al-Sudani chaired the seventh session of the Higher Commission for Coordination between the governorates not associated with a region, during which developments in public events in the governorates were discussed, and a number of basic files were discussed, most notably those related to providing services to citizens, and addressing the obstacles they face, in addition to deliberating on prepared topics. on the agenda and issue decisions regarding it, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Al-Sudani stressed during the session that: “The government submitted the first semi-annual report on the implementation of the government program and it was approved by the Council of Ministers, and it includes observations and recommendations that will be addressed to implement the required goals.”
He referred to “the budget of the provinces within the tripartite budget, which is an irreplaceable opportunity for the governors to invest their funds and allocations in the right direction,” stressing that “the citizen has waited a long time in order to enjoy basic services, and they do not represent an achievement or an honor compared to the allocations that were allocated for the past years.”
The Prime Minister directed “the need to invest the allocations optimally,” stressing that “the plans and vision of the governors will be reviewed on how to invest the allocations in coordination with the Ministry of Planning, stressing the need for the investment plans of the allocations to be in accordance with the priorities of the government program, especially with regard to the service aspect that pertains to completing Infrastructure”.
Al-Sudani said, “We do not want any district, district, or locality to lack basic services, which is a benefit for our people who have endured suffering over the past years,” stressing “not implementing programs that are not related to the citizen’s needs and address their problems.”
And he indicated, “The financial allocations came at an important circumstance, to correct the course of action of the government and ministries in a way that serves the citizens, and that all governorates comply with the work methodology over a twenty-four-hour period, in order to complete duties and projects.”
The Prime Minister referred to “the challenge of the upcoming elections that will face the governors, as the provinces will witness political competition between various addresses, and it will represent a test for the governor in how to deal with everyone as an executive official,” stressing the best dealing with allocations and investing them in a way that serves the province and its people according to a scientific vision, and not according to The electoral governor’s program directs allocations to this district or that area according to the loyalties or the electoral audience.
Al-Sudani explained that the way the governors deal with the allocations and the mechanism for their investment and use of the powers will be monitored, and the government will follow up on each governor’s plan and the way he spends the allocations, and he pointed to what he described as “those lurking in the budget in order to benefit from it for personal, partisan or utilitarian purposes, and the need to confront them and spend money in their rightful place, and block the way for weak-minded employees or non-employees, who will try in various ways to enter and invest in these projects.”
The session witnessed the hosting of the Minister of Water Resources and the Minister of Environment to discuss the issue of drinking water scarcity in some governorates, and to discuss projects that were suspended due to environmental determinants.
During the session, a number of decisions were taken. In the field of drug control, the following were decided:
1- All governorates provide the Ministry of Health with an integrated plan to establish treatment centers for drug addicts and psychotropic substances, and prepare lands for them, taking into account the population density (one or more centers).
2- The Ministry of Health and the Pharmacists Syndicate, in cooperation with the Organized Crime Control Directorate, tighten control over the dispensing of psychotropic drugs in pharmacies according to original prescriptions issued by doctors’ clinics, and monitor their non-medical use.
3- The Iraqi Media Network, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Interior, implements a media plan to educate citizens about the dangers of drug abuse and the penalties imposed on those who possess, buy, sell or possess narcotic substances, psychotropic substances or chemical precursors, based on the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law No. (50) of 2017.
In the direction of supporting media policies in the governorates, the following decision was taken:
Approval of the recommendations of the committee formed under Administrative Order No. (28) of 2023 regarding support for media policies in the governorates, and the Iraqi Media Network is responsible for implementing them.
With regard to the residential plots of land for the martyrs and political prisoners, the following was decided:
Referring the tasks of the committee under Administrative Order No. (736) for the year 2023, which is responsible for developing solutions to the obstacles facing the allocation of lands for the families of martyrs and political prisoners, to the committee formed according to Diwaniya Order No. (22431) for the year 2022. LINK
Soon…A Delegation From The Region Will Visit Baghdad With An “Important Law”
Baghdad today – Erbil Today, Monday, an official source in the Kurdistan Regional Government revealed that a delegation from the region visited the capital, Baghdad, to discuss the oil and gas law with the federal government.
The source told “Baghdad Today”, that: “A delegation from the Kurdistan government will visit Baghdad next week to discuss with the federal government on the oil and gas law.”
He added that “a joint committee has been formed from both sides, including a group of experts, and they have gone a long way in discussing what is related to the aforementioned law.”
According to the source, the Iraqi parliament has so far completed 70 percent of the work of the oil and gas law.
Yesterday, Sunday, the second legislative term of Parliament began, and the Presidency of the House of Representatives instructed all parliamentary committees to carry out their work and legislative and oversight tasks, to study draft laws submitted to them and to ripen their paragraphs for submission to the Presidency of the Council, in order to include them on the agenda of the upcoming sessions, pointing out that the first session of the legislative term The second, will be held next Saturday.
Official circles are waiting for the start of a new phase of the journey to resolve the fate of the draft oil and gas law, as one of the most controversial laws after 2003. The renewed oil dispute between Baghdad and Erbil in each government was a cause of political estrangement at times and turned into part of the settlement files built on Its basis is a fragile relationship between the federal government and the Kurdistan region.
The oil and gas law is a pending file, so as soon as an interim agreement saw the light – as happened before the formation of the government – the draft law was left in the drawers of Parliament.
On February 15, 2022, the Federal Supreme Court ruled that the private oil and gas law in the regional government was unconstitutional. The decision also stipulated that the oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan government with oil companies, parties, and foreign countries are invalid.
The oil and gas law in Iraq, which has been awaiting legislation in Parliament since 2005, stipulates that the management of all oil fields in the country must be under the responsibility of a national oil company under the supervision of a specialized federal council. LINK
Frame: America Did Not Interact With Three Government Messages To End The Electricity Crisis
Posted On2023-07-10 By Sotaliraq The leader in the coordination framework, Jabbar Odeh, confirmed, on Monday, that America did not interact with three government messages to end the electricity crisis.
Odeh said in an interview, “The electricity crisis worsened 72 hours ago, at alarming levels, with the cut-off reaching 18 hours per day, amid an atmosphere close to half the boiling point.
He added, “America did not interact with three government messages about facilitating the arrival of Iraqi funds to pay off gas import debts to the Iranian side, but rather did not take any step towards ending the crisis by facilitating the task of sending money because of its sanctions.”
He pointed out that “America realizes that the Sudanese strategy in managing many vital files has become a threat to its influence, so it seeks, by complicating financial payments to pay the debts of imported Iranian gas, to create a direct crisis in the country,” stressing that “the coordination framework supports Sudan’s options in Ending the current electricity crisis.
The Iraqi provinces are experiencing a major energy crisis after supplies have been reduced to 18 hours per day, amid rising temperatures. LINK
Iran Settles The Controversy Over The Fact Of Cutting Off Gas Exports To Iraq
Economy |Baghdad today – follow-up The director of the distribution network at the National Iranian Gas Company, Mohammad Reza Goulaei, denied cutting off gas exports to Iraq.
“There is a malfunction in the gas network in the west of the country, which has caused a decrease in exports to Iraq by 5-10 million cubic meters per day in the past few days,” Goulaei told Fars News Agency and its affiliate, “Baghdad Today.”
He pointed out that “gas exports to Iraq continue and will continue, but due to the intense heat in the southern and southwestern regions of the country, the efficiency of equipment in the production and transportation sectors was disrupted, which negatively affected the transfer of gas to the gas network in the west of the country.”
The Iranian official added, “The average daily gas exports to Iraq were 30 million cubic meters last month, and this figure reached 21 million cubic meters during this month.”
It is noteworthy that Iraq is currently witnessing a crisis with an acute shortage of electricity supply hours, coinciding with a significant rise in temperatures and exhausting weather, with expectations of a greater rise in temperature at the end of the week and the coming days.
A political bloc warned of an “imminent popular explosion” due to the electricity shortage crisis. LINK