Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Iraq and America discuss the existing partnership between the two countries and enhancing cooperation, 8 JAN
Iraq and America discuss the existing partnership between the two countries and enhancing cooperation
Today, Tuesday, the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani, discussed with the Chargé d'Affairs of the US Embassy in Baghdad, Ms. Elizabeth Trudeau, in the presence of the Director of the Political Section at the Embassy, Ms. Michelle Siders, the general situation in Iraq, and ways to enhance cooperation and existing partnership between the two countries.
The media office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives stated in a statement received by "Kalima News": "During the meeting, the general situation in Iraq was discussed, and ways to enhance cooperation and existing partnership between the two countries, with emphasis on the United States' support for Iraq in various fields, in a way that enhances stability and development."
According to the statement, the meeting also discussed "a number of topics of common interest, including developments in the regional situation and their effects on the Iraqi arena."
Dr. Al-Mashhadani stressed the importance of strengthening relations between Iraq and the United States within the framework of common interests, stressing the need to continue dialogue and cooperation to support Iraq's stability and continue efforts to confront political and economic challenges. link
MAJEED: Iran is out of Iraq for good, 8 JAN
MAJEED
Iran is out of Iraq for good
Al-Sudani conveyed Trump's orders to Khamenei:
Forced to dissolve militias
Forced to stop importing Iranian gas
Forced to prevent currency smuggling to Iran
Forced to deal with the new Syrian government
Forced to cut off the air and land bridge between Iran, Iraq and Syria and close the borders and airspace.
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Article 12 obstructs budget schedules and Parliament is unaware of the size of expenditures and deficit, 8 JAN
Article 12 obstructs budget schedules and Parliament is unaware of the size of expenditures and deficit
Member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Jamal Kojer, expected on Tuesday that the budget tables would be sent in February, while he pointed out the possibility of delaying its passage due to disagreements over Article 12.
Kocher said in a statement to Shafaq News, "The Iraqi law requires the Council of Ministers to send the state's general budget to the House of Representatives in the ninth or tenth month of each year, but this has not happened in the past years."
Koger expected that the budget tables for the year 2025 would be sent to the Council at the beginning of next February, but the disagreements over Article 12 of the budget law may delay sending the tables from the government to Parliament.
Koger added that "the House of Representatives and members of the Parliamentary Finance Committee do not have any knowledge of the details of the budget schedules for the year 2025," noting that they do not "know the size of the budget in terms of operating and investment expenses and the deficit rate so far."
Article 12 of the draft budget law includes compensation for the Kurdistan Regional Government for the costs of production and transportation of oil extraction in the region.
It is noteworthy that the representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc, Jiay Timur, confirmed earlier to Shafaq News Agency, that "the Iraqi government previously calculated in the budget law the cost of extracting oil at $6, and this is a very small number," noting that "foreign companies that work on extracting oil at a cost of up to $26 per barrel."
In June 2023, the Iraqi Parliament voted on the draft general budget law for the fiscal years (2023, 2024, 2025). link
EXCERPTS FROM MARKZ, 8 JAN
EXCERPTS FROM MARKZ
MZ: We hope it will happen before the 10th. There is a lot of stuff pointing to it possibly happening before the 10th. But there are a growing amount looking now for it to happen after the inauguration. Then it will let rip.
Member: Have you confirmed lower denoms have been released in Iraq?
MZ: No confirmations. There are some in Iraq telling us they are out- but no confirmations. I have seen pictures but do not know if they are old lower denoms or new on
MZ: I just want to warn you all of scammers out there. I have a great contact at Interpol that we send information to about people offering QFS accounts right now. That is a scam. One used my email address which is similar to my real address with an addition I in it…2 I’s in original…....its not spelled right. People are trying to get you to send a couple hundred bucks to get a QFS account.
MZ: You CANNOT get a QFS account yet. The new system has not started. Anyone saying differently is a scam. Fortunately Interpol is starting to go after these companies WORLDWIDE. For the love of God people. Do not fall for this. Desperate people are being preyed on left and right.
MZ: When the new system is ready you will not have to pay for an account. All of our accounts will be on it.
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