U.S. military chief: it is necessary for the leaders of Iraq to conduct serious discussions if they want to keep U.S. troops in Iraq

BAGHDAD (Iba) / follow up / … The head of the army General Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, the U.S. is essential to Iraq’s leaders to conduct serious discussions if they want to keep U.S. troops in Iraq beyond the scheduled date for their withdrawal at the end of this year.

Was quoted by Reuters news agency Mullen, who arrived in Baghdad on Thursday for the United States intends to withdraw the rest of the troops numbering about 47 thousand soldiers from Iraq by the end of 2011 and that any decision to change that is the case with Iraq, calling on Iraqis to dialogue with the government in the event of the adoption of this resolution ..

It is due to hold Mullen talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and some of the officials on the U.S. withdrawal.

Mullen’s trip to Iraq just two weeks after a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who put pressure on the Iraqi government to take a decision on its need for U.S. troops to stay to help deal with the rebels.

For their part, U.S. officials said they expect to expedite the evacuation of remaining U.S. forces in Iraq in late summer or autumn so that they can withdraw the entire force at the end of the year unless the agreement is concluded to extend the U.S. military presence in Iraq.

The United States also dismantle the military bases and the transfer of equipment and the delivery of facilities to Iraqi forces.

Gen. Lloyd Austin, who commands U.S. troops in Iraq, a press statement earlier this month that there is a critical point beyond which U.S. troops stay in Iraq or sent back as soon as costly or difficult than it should.

And seen a lot of areas of Iraq popular demonstrations demanding the implementation of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, according to the terms of the security agreement between the two countries.

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Allawi in Erbil for talks over incomplete govt.

Erbil, April 22 (AKnews)- The head of the Kurdistan Bloc Coalition (KBC) said Thursday the head of al-Iraqiya bloc is currently in Kurdistan Region capital, Erbil, for talks with Massoud Barzani over the suspended posts of the new Iraqi cabinet.

Barzani, the Kurdistan Region President Massoud was well reputed for reconciling all the Iraqi parties and convincing them in Erbil thorough a pact of power-share to gather for the election of the new cabinet nine months after the inclusive elections in the country March 2010.

However, now there are signs of rising discontent about “violations” of the pact. A national council for strategic policies with broad authorities, which would act like another legislative authority besides parliament, was promised to Allawi in turn for his compromise for Nouri al-Maliki over the prime minister post. There are no indications that the council will be formed. At the same time, the new cabinet still runs without the security ministers and vice president(s) due to persisting squabbles.

In their meeting in Erbil, the two leaders will discuss the issue of the vacant posts. The conclusions of the meeting are likely to go public as early as Sunday, Fuad Massum, the head of the KBC, told AKnews.

He anticipated Allawi will meet Maliki after Erbil visit, “because such issues cannot be settled in two-sided meetings.”

Leaders from Allawi’s al-Iraqiya bloc have repetitively accused Maliki and his Shia dominated alliance, the National Coalition (NC) of “evading Erbil pact and acting unilaterally.”

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Iraq-Kuwait committee meeting March 28th; Kuwait FM assures to help Iraq emerge from Ch VII sanctions

Kuwait (news) .. ends the day the Iraqi parliamentary delegation headed by President of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Osama Nujaifi visit as a success to the State of Kuwait continued for three days. After an agreement to set up committees to discuss the outstanding problems between the two countries.
A member of the delegation, Dr. Salim Abdullah al-Jubouri, the Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights Council in close communication with him conducted by the Agency (news) today, said that the delegation will end the day visit to Kuwait that lasted for three days, calling the visit a success.
And that there are joint committees between the two countries will begin their work in the twenty-eighth of this month to resolve outstanding problems between them and the most important issue of debt owed by the Kuwaiti invasion by Iraq in August of 1990.
Jubouri said that this visit has been a success exists in many of the aspects that were discussed between the two sides, pointing out that there is a presence of good faith of the parties in Kuwait resolve the outstanding problems between the two countries.
The Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah visited the Iraqi capital of Baghdad last January, which was labeled as historic and extraordinary, and announced the formation of a joint committee in order to resolve all outstanding problems between the two countries.
The Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari in a timely manner was to address the unfortunate incident in the territorial waters was agreed to investigate the subject as an isolated and accidental, not essential and will not affect the friendly relations between the two sides.
For his part, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah said Kuwait has the blessing of Iraq’s success in proving the democratic process and the issuance of a series of resolutions declare the exit Iraq from Chapter VII, and assured help our brothers out of the threat of sanctions completely.
He stressed that the visit is very important, do not include the protocol but also to discuss issues, and we took the decision to remove the obstacles.
He said the Kuwaiti minister there are many issues considered by the Committee, we have a genuine desire to build bridges, not dams.
He concluded by stressing participation of the Emir of Kuwait at the Arab summit scheduled to be held in Baghdad next May.
For his part, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, his country’s keenness to develop relations with Kuwait, said during a meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart that Iraq is in the political process, no longer a country of one man, in the same nation, and class, adding that Iraq today is a unified country, and its resolution uniform, and has its institutions and services in various critical areas, and Iraq today is not like Iraq at the time of the previous dictatorship, does not risk its security and Aiatdi on others.
He stressed that after the completion of security, we want to solve all the problems left behind by the previous regime, particularly with regard to relations with the brotherly countries, namely the State of Kuwait, it is not in our interest to the survival of these problems, we want to finish this, because we are brothers and neighbors, and we must end all outstanding matters, It is now on the way to a solution, and there is a joint committee of specialists will begin to solve these problems as soon as possible.
For his part, Kuwaiti Prime Minister said that the previous phase is over, and we are now in a new phase of bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and neighbors, and if there were difficulties we face, we have to solve it through peaceful means, and the Joint Committee will be competent to find solutions as soon as possible.
He said Sheikh Nasser Al-Iraq congratulate the lifting of international sanctions, and we stress the importance of leaving under (lifting) Chapter VII, and start joint-venture relations in border areas and oil and other economic fields.
And promised to visit in a timely manner is the first of its kind for senior Kuwaiti official since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait during the era of former president Saddam Hussein in 1990, it is also the first at this level since 1989 when the late Prime Minister Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Al Sabah visited Baghdad.
Has urged Kuwait during December of last year’s Iraq on the need to comply with UN resolutions to resolve the outstanding issues between them, and that after the cancellation of the UN Security Council recently imposed sanctions on Baghdad.
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Deputy for the rule of law attributes the failure to attend al-Shahristani, to the parliament to the mismanagement of Nujaifi

March 13th, 2011 10:31 am

Izzat an MP for the rule of law Fatima Hamidi why the advent of the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussein al-Shahristani, to the House of Representatives, to answer the queries of Representatives, to the mismanagement of parliament.

Said Hamidi, told the future, the House of Representatives away because of his administration on the contexts of the work of a real parliament, saying he “behaves far from the legislation of laws and adoption of laws, the fact that Parliament has a significant role in solving all the problems that affect government ministry, and I considered the management board House of Representatives failed. “

She added that the meetings of the Council was limited to speeches and political history, calling on Parliament Speaker Osama Nujaifi to reconsider his administration of the meetings of the House of Representatives.

Confirmed the MP for the state law that members do not get on the agenda of the Council before entering the hall, calling for the submission to Congress two days ago or more, possible for all the preparation and submission of proposals to correct and effective to pass laws.

With regard to host-Shahristani said Hamidi We have prepared many questions will come up during Alastzafp and Bl_khasos Connie currency at the Oil Ministry previously and currently a member of the parliamentary energy commission.

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