Kurdistan Alliance calls to pay Peshmerga allocations as for the popular crowd

Baghdad: Kurdistan Alliance bloc the main body of the Kurds in Iraqi Parliament, demanded on Thursday, the federal government, to pay the salaries of Peshmerga and allowances of the financial budget for last year and this year. The MP for the alliance, Najiba Najib said in a news conference in the parliament that , Article 10 of the budget law provides the allocation of a rate to the security forces and Peshmerga, Therefore we call to pay salaries of Peshmerga similar to the popular crowd, because both are fighting Islamic State group (IS) militants. She noted that the federal government’s support to Peshmerga forces will enable the acceleration result in “defeating” IS group. The Iraqi cabinet approved on Tuesday, the draft of the popular forces and the crowd at an estimated cost of $ 60 million. The Statement of the cabinet, said that it has agreed to the implementation of the capacity building of the popular crowd included in the investment budget table in exception of the Implementing Regulations of government contracts and instructions for implementation of the budget for 2015 project. The statement added that the Ministry of Finance was instructed to launch $ 60 million, for the same purpose. shafaaq.com | Ekurd.net

Kurdistan receives 250 billion ID from Iraqi government, salaries to be paid within days

Erbil: Kurdistan government has received 250 billion Iraqi dinars from the federal government, media reported Thursday. According to the reports the salaries for the month of December 2014 will be paid to the employees in the Kurdish region on Saturday. Ekurd.net

Kurdistan President meet with five Kurdish political parties

Erbil: Kurdistan president Massoud Barzani meet with Kurdish five political parties in the Kurdish region to discuss Islamic State group IS and the role of Peshmerga forces in liberating Mosul city, NRT reported. It is also scheduled that Barzani will also meet with Kurdish socialist and communist parties. Ekurd.net

Iran-Iraq’s Kurdistan region annual trade hits $6bn: official

Bashmaq: Trade between Iran and Kurdistan region of Iraq has reached $6 billion a year from as low as $250 million ten years ago, according to deputy governor-general of the western province of Kurdistan. Peyman Azhari made the remarks on the sidelines of a ceremony to accord welcome to the governor-general of Iraqi Kurdistan’s Slemani (Sulaimaniyah) province upon his arrival in the province at Bashmaq border, IRNA reported. The visit to Kurdistan province by the governor-general of Slemani would lead to further expansion of ties and transactions between Iran and Iraq, Azhari said. kurdpress.ir | Ekurd.net

Iraqi MP: Boycot The parliament sessions does not serve the political process

Baghdad: Iraqi MP, for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan PUK, Beestun Adel described some of the blocs’ boycott for the parliamentary sessions as “harmful and does not serve the political process.” He said “We do not want the boycott to be continued, while terrorism targets everyone without exception.” He called to “go to national reconciliation and work together to break the terrorism, which works to flame sectarian violence.” He also called boycotting blocs to attend parliamentary sessions, and return to the meetings, calling for a political and national unified position against terrorism and its criminal operations. It is mentioned that MPs of the Iraqi forces coalition and members of the National Bloc (Watania) suspended their attending the meetings of the House of Representatives on the background of the kidnapping incident of MP, Zaid al-Janabi and killing his uncle and a murder of his bodyguards in the twelfth of this month…ninanews.com

National Guard Law referred to the Parliament

Baghdad: Vice President of the Iraqi Parliament , Aram Sheikh Mohammed confirmed the arrival of a draft law of the National Guard to the Presidency of the parliament formally from the Council of Ministers. This law consists of 22 items, its purpose is for the establishment of a unified military force to maintain security of provinces outside the regions. A statement by the Office of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, mentioned that the National Guard functions is fighting terrorism and the armed groups and the sixth paragraph of Article (4) includes this military power of the chief of staff , the administrative department , armament stores and military and intelligence operations. The statement explained that the draft law mentioned not arming the National Guards with heavy weapons but by medium weapons that have more capabilities of the Federal Police and less than the Iraqi army, according to the first paragraph of Article (7) General Commander of the Armed Forces presents three candidates for the leadership of the National Guard and send the names to the parliament to vote on one candidate and then to be ratified by the Council of Ministers. shafaaq.com

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