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04-10-2009, 09:39 AM
President of Kurdistan Regional Government: our differences with Baghdad, the single family (http://74.125.127.132/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=ar&tl=en&u=http://www.sotaliraq.com/iraqnews.php%3Fid%3D39158&prev=_t&usg=ALkJrhgkIVsZ6vYZ7v13jI59h4tFi5w9fA)
09-04-2009
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Denied the possibility of a war Cordet - an Arab in Iraq, and he always sympathized with their fellow Arabs, Kurds
Arbil: back Nnigervan Barzani Kurdistan Regional Government President of the differences between the provincial government and the federal government is the natural causes of which Iraq is being built and the drafting of a new era after the long rule of a totalitarian regime.
He said Iraq now change everything we have begun work on the basis of a federal, democratic, pluralistic, and ((to stabilize the system to track the emergence of such problems between the provinces and Baghdad, it seems natural)), said ((if you look at the most federal advanced in the world you will find that it had been experiencing so far from disagreements over the powers granted to each party)).
He said in an interview with (Light Press Agency file) of the cord in Mosul, a political right that it should be taken into account in all policy decisions, and if they talk about power sharing between ethnic groups in Kirkuk, Mosul, what about??
We have such a good ratio in Mosul and demand, then that issue should be subject to the logic of balance and is not double standards, those who imagine that the Kurds have no right to them in Mosul are wrong.
He stressed his willingness to back down and apologize for any unconstitutional step in terms of oil contracts, or other.
Barzani promised that Iraq has become a hostage to one man, however, is al-Shahristani, who has spent 8 billion dollars without interest.
The following is the text of the interview
As long as was mentioned more than once to settle the differences between the Federal Government and the dialogue between the Government of the Territory and on the basis of the Constitution and noted that this dialogue was delayed and accumulated differences emerged claims to amend the constitution, how you see the future of the solution to these differences, which have been transferred to the crises?
In the context of the beginning of my answer, I would like to go back a little memory, and more specifically to the duration of the fall of the former regime, when the Kurds, we have decided to return to Baghdad in order to exercise a key role in reshaping the new Iraq, and we did what we could in order to be rebuilt Iraq on the basis of a new, and we are all a new constitution of Iraq have voted 80% of the Iraqi people, and we based this on the basis of the Constitution to prevent the recurrence of the Kurdish people have suffered in the past, and we believe that this constitution is the basis for the new Iraq, and still believe so, and sometimes are said to make amendments in the Constitution, but there are specific mechanisms for any amendment in the Constitution, as well as how to carry out such amendments, and we are committed to these mechanisms, however, that a person faces up to a change in the Constitution, it is unacceptable and is unacceptable in the new Iraq, but the aspect of the differences between us and Baghdad, we believe that those differences are is normal, including on the grounds that Iraq is being built and the drafting of a new era after the long rule of a totalitarian regime that lasted 35 years, Iraq has now changed everything we have begun work on the basis of a federal, democratic, and pluralistic, which constitute the whole the foundations of the new Iraq, and that the system settles on a track the emergence of such problems between the provinces and Baghdad, it seems natural, if you look at the most advanced in the world, federal, you will find that it had been experienced so far on the differences of the powers granted to each party, but it is important for us is the differences of the same family does not resolve on the basis of the strongest and who is weaker, as the U.S. experience in Iraq has proved that a single Iraqi family disputes should be resolved between them through dialogue and negotiation, if we want to be a stable Iraq and a bright future, it should solve the problems through dialogue , but Khchitna comes from resorting to the logic of the strong and weak, in dealing with the problems to be resolved, I will strike you in this particular example, in 1970 Saddam signed the Convention on 11 March with the late General Mustafa Barzani, was a landmark agreement at the time for us and for Iraq as well, But the attitude of Saddam at the time, it stems from the sense of vulnerability to that agreement was signed, after the convention four years of fighting against the Kurds resumed again, as a concession to him of the Shah of Iran and giving half of the Shatt al-Arab, then returned and tore down the convention with the shah in 1979 and invaded Iran, and as a result of the enormous debt The invasion of Kuwait, and I'm not about to compare the current situation and what happened then as much as I would like to refer to the experience of Iraq is over, we decided to remain within Iraq, not the opposition to go to Baghdad and we demand certain rights, but we are real partners in reshaping the system of government, I think that this dialogue to resolve all problems.
Five committees have been formed between the five parties, the President to solve the problems between the federal and provincial government, as well as touch or attempt to revise the format for the system of government and the nature of the relationship between the Federal Government and other local authorities ..
Where the work of these committees?
In fact, the five committees that have achieved much, but the problem is, Is there a political will in Baghdad to solve these problems??
I believe that the Prime Minister possesses no will, so far enough to solve these problems, unfortunately, we were reticent about the nature of the formation of such committees, however, agreed to set up to give a chance to solve problems, and in my recent visit to Baghdad, I felt that the state president wants to resolve differences in a different way and, for us to Anmana to follow the style of the solution to any problems in the final outcome and we will continue our efforts and our endeavors in this direction.
I was pessimistic when I said that your civil war between Kurds and Arabs will break out in Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, why the pessimism?
In fact, my remarks were interpreted in this particular style is very wrong, and he let me Bagoual segment, which I interpreted confirmed during the outbreak of war Cordet - an Arab in Iraq, and let us all reflect on the history of Iraq we can see that the problems of Kurds in Iraq were not with the Arab brothers, but never with regimes that ruled the country always, and that the Arabs have always been sympathetic to the Kurds and the injustices they have suffered in Iraq, and here cited the advisory opinion of His Eminence the late Mr. Hakim, who denied the fight against the Kurds, as well as the positions of the Arab tribes that were supportive of the cord, as well as to that Kurdistan was the continuation of a safe haven to all those who fled from the oppression of the regime, after 2003, it was the killing of dozens of Kurds in Mosul, only to get us to show the reaction of similar false accusations about sparking the civil war between Kurds and Arabs, but we have avoided this and exercised restraint and did not allow this, and here I repeat what I said earlier about what the new president said the U.S. official, Obama's withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, my understanding of this phrase means that the withdrawal charge that the United States is responsible and it should help the Iraqis to resolve all outstanding issues before the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
Clearly, with regard to Kirkuk, a majority of the Iraqi political parties believe that the referendum on Kirkuk, and more of the regional framework in turn, refuses to join Kirkuk to Kurdistan region, in turn, the Bank felt that it the best option is a postponement of the Kirkuk issue in order to do not convert to a ticking bomb. .
How do you see you on your issue?
I think that the problem of Kirkuk, given the size of the largest of its true size, and here I wonder where lies the origin of the problem of Kirkuk or substance??
Is it oil??
If the problem is related to the oil-Kkord we agree with the principle contained in the permanent Iraqi constitution and the judge that the oil and gas are national Theruhtan of the Iraqi people as a whole, we agree on the principle of the division of receipts from imports of oil and gas to all the sons of the Iraqi people, whether or oil at Zakho in Basra , that the province take legal share, and the remaining 17% of which were distributed to the rest of the country, this is the first or the other What happened is that a great injustice was not the right of Kurds in Kirkuk, but in many parts of Iraq, and we want to amend the situation, and not intended to prejudice not the right of Kurds, but the right of Arabs and Turkmen, and other components of the Iraqis, if we want to build a stable Iraq and we should address all of these things, and we understand the existence of these problems, but we can not reach satisfactory solutions to them if it was the negligence of those problems, not enough time to resolve them, however aware that all parties should show flexibility and a clear vision for the intermediate solutions to this problem, and we understand it well, for example, are now talking about power-sharing in Kirkuk, and this is very natural for us, because we agree that the made up wholly of Kirkuk and the Kurds, but Arabs and Turkmens and Alcaldoachorien, as well as , article 140 has a road map to solve this problem, and we believe that this article should be implemented as the power in Baghdad and it should show its commitment to always work to find a solution to this problem, and it is our believe that the problem of Kirkuk is an Iraqi problem, a purely internal is not a regional or international, should be resolved to the Iraqis themselves.
Are you concerned about more than Kirkuk, Mosul?
Barzani: Kirkuk has reservations about the economic turn without making it part of the province, and there is no part of, or political issues, but the situation in Mosul is different is the political issue should be dealt with carefully and warned, yet the recent elections proved the existence of Kurds in the province of Mosul, the Fmaaada Center Kurds have won in all other areas of the province should therefore be taken into account in all policy decisions, and if they talk about power sharing between ethnic groups in Kirkuk, Mosul, what about??
We have such a good ratio in Mosul and demand, then that issue should be subject to the logic of balance and is not double standards, those who imagine that the Kurds have no right to them in Mosul are wrong.
Among the things that have been raised about the differences between the Federal Government and the Government of the Territory have been talking about the provincial government to enter into contracts for oil contracts and lack of transparency and it concluded with companies from the third or fifth grade ...
What is your comment?
Barzani: The Kurdistan Regional Government has accomplished in the field of oil, we see a constitutional right and legitimate for the Territory, and to prove that the constitutional right, the provincial government has offered oil contracts and the Iraqi constitution, one of international law firms in London and asked him to compare the two, in order to get answers satisfactorily on the legality and constitutionality of our contracts from the oil or not, and the answers that sound contract, constitutional, legal and Agbar by all, and we affirm our readiness to step down from any unconstitutional or illegal, and the provision of an apology made.
As for the issue of transparency, I say that al-Shahristani is not the site or in the high responsibility which allowed him to give us a lesson in transparency is first, and then we are not prepared to accept that al-Shahristani is the only party to decide if we practice the transparency or not, well, the oil companies which have contracted with is not the class Ka-fifth or less, but some claim, we concluded contracts with European companies and American and other specialized and very prominent (such as the Indian company Reliance, and the American Hunt Oil Company and the Austrian mnv), however, Feltckl a committee of independent experts in the field of For the oil of the oil contracts, and if there are contracts concluded in the region does not meet the conditions and international norms and standards of transparency, it will be immediately removed from our side, but not for the network to decide on that alone it is absolutely impossible to do so.
Your visit to Korea as part of the delegation with President Talabani of Iraq that made a flurry of discussions in respect of oil in the conclusion of a deal while he was in the delegation as representatives of the Federal Ministry of Oil, while gold and oil minister in the government of the province.
It was said that you Tertbton special friendship with the Korean President and the friendship has facilitated the conclusion of these contracts, we want to hear from you for the fact of the matter is this confusion?
The beginning of all that information that I have not true at all, we did not conclude any contracts with Korea during the visit with President Talabani, and our participation in the delegation was on the basis that the province is part of Iraq, and this is normal, if for example, Mr. Maliki's visit to the state certain, it is very natural to be part of the Iraqi delegation in person, as responsible for the management of this region, which is part of Iraq, the President of the Republic of Korea while he is a friend of Iraq and no friend to me, has worked in Iraq for many years and his closest friends in Iraq, Dr. Fadel, who works Qanuina adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister, then he is a friend of Iraq and wants to complete the projects in Iraq, but for members of the delegation of the Iraqi President Talabani, who was accompanied on the trip I was not aware of the entire delegation, the Iraqi delegation has called for the Korean side to provide assistance in rebuilding Iraq in exchange for oil, on the grounds that Korea needs to oil and needed to rebuild Iraq and this can be formulated as a general framework for the coordination and cooperation between the two countries, and we in the government of the province have taken a similar step with the Korean side, and the first joint venture with Korea, we will be in the area of electricity, has demanded that the person the second project in another part of Iraq, not on the appointment and at the expense of the province also held, in the sense that we want the reconstruction of Iraq is either in a vision currently prevailing in Baghdad and specifically adopted by al-Shahristani, Iraq will witness over the ages and build his life, Iraq is lagging behind the progress often with great regret, Mr. Shahristani spent 8 billion dollars to develop oil fields in order to raise production, but the results were quite the opposite, instead of the increase was a decline in oil production, and the reason for this is due to the province of Kurdistan, but the failed policy adopted by the Minister took Iraq hostage in his hands and no one asking him to change his policies, and the reason for this is due to the fact that Iraq is like a cooperative holding company, each own shares in which no one dares to say that for the other party that you are wrong is with deep regret.
Let me turn to the axis of evaluating the performance of provincial government, the consolidation of the three ministries Does this leave the matter to the next government, in particular, and the mandate of your government on the verge of completion, and question what the latest issue of the consolidation of ministries?
I think you informed of what happened previously in the region, since I took personal responsibility for the prime minister in the province in May 2006 was work on the goals of the President to create the first two tranquility of the people that there is a unified government in the region, and work to enhance the level of services and deal with the serious issues such as human rights and freedom of the press and women's rights and other issues that I can say that we are where we have made considerable progress to a large extent.
The differences that existed between the National Union Party and the Democratic Party were not easy, but the joint work between the parties during the past years, the feeling that we canceled the two parties, meaning that the problems are our problems and vice versa, because the basis of lack of integration of the three ministries was due to the situation, however, routine that has prevailed recently, the National Union, but most of the obstacles have been resolved since the unification of the ministries mentioned ceremony will be held after next Monday (the meeting was the news on Saturday, 4 current) and I am keen to resolve this issue and not left to the next government.
Report of the U.S. State Department in regard to the situation of human rights Spread over several pages of violations of human rights with political prisoners in Kurdistan and the conditions of detainees in the region?
In the province of Kurdistan there are no political prisoners at all, even in cases of terrorist detainees, the first, second, and it is that I do not claim that the state of human rights in the region stable and ideal for Agbar and I compare the current situation with the situation that prevailed before a year and a half, or with the status quo when it assumed responsibilities of the Government of the Territory, where there were 700 prisoners in the jails of the province being held without trials, Now there are very few, and we adopted a plan to control the conditions of prisons on a permanent basis, but it is the third I was formed the Commission under the supervision of its members personally met every three months as fixed in all the letters and complaints and criticizing us look at all cases of breach and violation of human rights and standing and Adegq and Aaljha, it can be sure that we are moving in the right direction to reach the result, but it needed more time, and especially our people in Iraq, alas, Rod, or cope with the logic of the use of force to do everything, and this culture prevailed in Iraq in the past, unfortunately, not easy to change these deep-rooted culture.
Your government is accused of focusing attention on reconstruction in Arbil, Dohuk and Sulaymaniyah neglected ...?
This is not true at all, and come back, and I repeat that the reason for this is also due to the internal affairs of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, and not that my interest or my Government in Sulaimaniya, a city on the contrary, Valslimanip Kordstanip was always at the forefront of cultural and political struggle, and other areas of life, a city worthy of all services, but I say that the poor conditions that existed between the two parties and the Democratic Union in the previous phases, Tdechlaty led many in the region, and we need more time to create a renewed confidence to continue to work, but I think we we on the right track, and we are optimistic that all these problems will be solved in the future, God willing.
Iraq ranks high in the spread of financial and administrative corruption, the Federal Government to justify this is sometimes inadequate and limited experience of strength, how do you explain it for the province, which is where the experience of the exercise of power for more than a decade and a half.
Imagine that this phenomenon exists in Iraq, as you all including the province of Kurdistan, and I can not say that it does not exist in the region completely, but we have taken some steps towards curbing this phenomenon by working on two tracks the first is that we have worked with a consulting firm called abroad Price Water House Ciobrs, a global company known work and cooperate with us now in order to devote the transparency and the fight against corruption, and the second track is in our house for the formation of an institution able to follow up on the files relating to corruption and what is being said about corruption in the Alaqilm, involves a lot of exaggeration and I am sure that despite the I do not deny the existence of corruption.
Let me briefly explain to you the reality of our problem in the province, very briefly, we boast in the region by the existence of freedom of opinion and expression and freedom of the press a list of facts and we are committed to our charter, and this is a point or a force for us on the one hand, it is being talked about positively to the external level, On the other hand is a vulnerability factor for us, especially as you know that this is the first time in which the cord from the experience of this kind in Kurdistan of Iraq and this is reflected in the States that is home to Kurds, it is their work on a regular basis through the media and the press specifically in order to tarnish the image of current experience in the region and the non-reality show, so Aihdhu of the Kurds in the footsteps of their peers in Kurdistan of Iraq, and they suggest that, at the same time experience the pride flag, which is only a group of corrupt officials only.
09-04-2009
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Denied the possibility of a war Cordet - an Arab in Iraq, and he always sympathized with their fellow Arabs, Kurds
Arbil: back Nnigervan Barzani Kurdistan Regional Government President of the differences between the provincial government and the federal government is the natural causes of which Iraq is being built and the drafting of a new era after the long rule of a totalitarian regime.
He said Iraq now change everything we have begun work on the basis of a federal, democratic, pluralistic, and ((to stabilize the system to track the emergence of such problems between the provinces and Baghdad, it seems natural)), said ((if you look at the most federal advanced in the world you will find that it had been experiencing so far from disagreements over the powers granted to each party)).
He said in an interview with (Light Press Agency file) of the cord in Mosul, a political right that it should be taken into account in all policy decisions, and if they talk about power sharing between ethnic groups in Kirkuk, Mosul, what about??
We have such a good ratio in Mosul and demand, then that issue should be subject to the logic of balance and is not double standards, those who imagine that the Kurds have no right to them in Mosul are wrong.
He stressed his willingness to back down and apologize for any unconstitutional step in terms of oil contracts, or other.
Barzani promised that Iraq has become a hostage to one man, however, is al-Shahristani, who has spent 8 billion dollars without interest.
The following is the text of the interview
As long as was mentioned more than once to settle the differences between the Federal Government and the dialogue between the Government of the Territory and on the basis of the Constitution and noted that this dialogue was delayed and accumulated differences emerged claims to amend the constitution, how you see the future of the solution to these differences, which have been transferred to the crises?
In the context of the beginning of my answer, I would like to go back a little memory, and more specifically to the duration of the fall of the former regime, when the Kurds, we have decided to return to Baghdad in order to exercise a key role in reshaping the new Iraq, and we did what we could in order to be rebuilt Iraq on the basis of a new, and we are all a new constitution of Iraq have voted 80% of the Iraqi people, and we based this on the basis of the Constitution to prevent the recurrence of the Kurdish people have suffered in the past, and we believe that this constitution is the basis for the new Iraq, and still believe so, and sometimes are said to make amendments in the Constitution, but there are specific mechanisms for any amendment in the Constitution, as well as how to carry out such amendments, and we are committed to these mechanisms, however, that a person faces up to a change in the Constitution, it is unacceptable and is unacceptable in the new Iraq, but the aspect of the differences between us and Baghdad, we believe that those differences are is normal, including on the grounds that Iraq is being built and the drafting of a new era after the long rule of a totalitarian regime that lasted 35 years, Iraq has now changed everything we have begun work on the basis of a federal, democratic, and pluralistic, which constitute the whole the foundations of the new Iraq, and that the system settles on a track the emergence of such problems between the provinces and Baghdad, it seems natural, if you look at the most advanced in the world, federal, you will find that it had been experienced so far on the differences of the powers granted to each party, but it is important for us is the differences of the same family does not resolve on the basis of the strongest and who is weaker, as the U.S. experience in Iraq has proved that a single Iraqi family disputes should be resolved between them through dialogue and negotiation, if we want to be a stable Iraq and a bright future, it should solve the problems through dialogue , but Khchitna comes from resorting to the logic of the strong and weak, in dealing with the problems to be resolved, I will strike you in this particular example, in 1970 Saddam signed the Convention on 11 March with the late General Mustafa Barzani, was a landmark agreement at the time for us and for Iraq as well, But the attitude of Saddam at the time, it stems from the sense of vulnerability to that agreement was signed, after the convention four years of fighting against the Kurds resumed again, as a concession to him of the Shah of Iran and giving half of the Shatt al-Arab, then returned and tore down the convention with the shah in 1979 and invaded Iran, and as a result of the enormous debt The invasion of Kuwait, and I'm not about to compare the current situation and what happened then as much as I would like to refer to the experience of Iraq is over, we decided to remain within Iraq, not the opposition to go to Baghdad and we demand certain rights, but we are real partners in reshaping the system of government, I think that this dialogue to resolve all problems.
Five committees have been formed between the five parties, the President to solve the problems between the federal and provincial government, as well as touch or attempt to revise the format for the system of government and the nature of the relationship between the Federal Government and other local authorities ..
Where the work of these committees?
In fact, the five committees that have achieved much, but the problem is, Is there a political will in Baghdad to solve these problems??
I believe that the Prime Minister possesses no will, so far enough to solve these problems, unfortunately, we were reticent about the nature of the formation of such committees, however, agreed to set up to give a chance to solve problems, and in my recent visit to Baghdad, I felt that the state president wants to resolve differences in a different way and, for us to Anmana to follow the style of the solution to any problems in the final outcome and we will continue our efforts and our endeavors in this direction.
I was pessimistic when I said that your civil war between Kurds and Arabs will break out in Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, why the pessimism?
In fact, my remarks were interpreted in this particular style is very wrong, and he let me Bagoual segment, which I interpreted confirmed during the outbreak of war Cordet - an Arab in Iraq, and let us all reflect on the history of Iraq we can see that the problems of Kurds in Iraq were not with the Arab brothers, but never with regimes that ruled the country always, and that the Arabs have always been sympathetic to the Kurds and the injustices they have suffered in Iraq, and here cited the advisory opinion of His Eminence the late Mr. Hakim, who denied the fight against the Kurds, as well as the positions of the Arab tribes that were supportive of the cord, as well as to that Kurdistan was the continuation of a safe haven to all those who fled from the oppression of the regime, after 2003, it was the killing of dozens of Kurds in Mosul, only to get us to show the reaction of similar false accusations about sparking the civil war between Kurds and Arabs, but we have avoided this and exercised restraint and did not allow this, and here I repeat what I said earlier about what the new president said the U.S. official, Obama's withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, my understanding of this phrase means that the withdrawal charge that the United States is responsible and it should help the Iraqis to resolve all outstanding issues before the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
Clearly, with regard to Kirkuk, a majority of the Iraqi political parties believe that the referendum on Kirkuk, and more of the regional framework in turn, refuses to join Kirkuk to Kurdistan region, in turn, the Bank felt that it the best option is a postponement of the Kirkuk issue in order to do not convert to a ticking bomb. .
How do you see you on your issue?
I think that the problem of Kirkuk, given the size of the largest of its true size, and here I wonder where lies the origin of the problem of Kirkuk or substance??
Is it oil??
If the problem is related to the oil-Kkord we agree with the principle contained in the permanent Iraqi constitution and the judge that the oil and gas are national Theruhtan of the Iraqi people as a whole, we agree on the principle of the division of receipts from imports of oil and gas to all the sons of the Iraqi people, whether or oil at Zakho in Basra , that the province take legal share, and the remaining 17% of which were distributed to the rest of the country, this is the first or the other What happened is that a great injustice was not the right of Kurds in Kirkuk, but in many parts of Iraq, and we want to amend the situation, and not intended to prejudice not the right of Kurds, but the right of Arabs and Turkmen, and other components of the Iraqis, if we want to build a stable Iraq and we should address all of these things, and we understand the existence of these problems, but we can not reach satisfactory solutions to them if it was the negligence of those problems, not enough time to resolve them, however aware that all parties should show flexibility and a clear vision for the intermediate solutions to this problem, and we understand it well, for example, are now talking about power-sharing in Kirkuk, and this is very natural for us, because we agree that the made up wholly of Kirkuk and the Kurds, but Arabs and Turkmens and Alcaldoachorien, as well as , article 140 has a road map to solve this problem, and we believe that this article should be implemented as the power in Baghdad and it should show its commitment to always work to find a solution to this problem, and it is our believe that the problem of Kirkuk is an Iraqi problem, a purely internal is not a regional or international, should be resolved to the Iraqis themselves.
Are you concerned about more than Kirkuk, Mosul?
Barzani: Kirkuk has reservations about the economic turn without making it part of the province, and there is no part of, or political issues, but the situation in Mosul is different is the political issue should be dealt with carefully and warned, yet the recent elections proved the existence of Kurds in the province of Mosul, the Fmaaada Center Kurds have won in all other areas of the province should therefore be taken into account in all policy decisions, and if they talk about power sharing between ethnic groups in Kirkuk, Mosul, what about??
We have such a good ratio in Mosul and demand, then that issue should be subject to the logic of balance and is not double standards, those who imagine that the Kurds have no right to them in Mosul are wrong.
Among the things that have been raised about the differences between the Federal Government and the Government of the Territory have been talking about the provincial government to enter into contracts for oil contracts and lack of transparency and it concluded with companies from the third or fifth grade ...
What is your comment?
Barzani: The Kurdistan Regional Government has accomplished in the field of oil, we see a constitutional right and legitimate for the Territory, and to prove that the constitutional right, the provincial government has offered oil contracts and the Iraqi constitution, one of international law firms in London and asked him to compare the two, in order to get answers satisfactorily on the legality and constitutionality of our contracts from the oil or not, and the answers that sound contract, constitutional, legal and Agbar by all, and we affirm our readiness to step down from any unconstitutional or illegal, and the provision of an apology made.
As for the issue of transparency, I say that al-Shahristani is not the site or in the high responsibility which allowed him to give us a lesson in transparency is first, and then we are not prepared to accept that al-Shahristani is the only party to decide if we practice the transparency or not, well, the oil companies which have contracted with is not the class Ka-fifth or less, but some claim, we concluded contracts with European companies and American and other specialized and very prominent (such as the Indian company Reliance, and the American Hunt Oil Company and the Austrian mnv), however, Feltckl a committee of independent experts in the field of For the oil of the oil contracts, and if there are contracts concluded in the region does not meet the conditions and international norms and standards of transparency, it will be immediately removed from our side, but not for the network to decide on that alone it is absolutely impossible to do so.
Your visit to Korea as part of the delegation with President Talabani of Iraq that made a flurry of discussions in respect of oil in the conclusion of a deal while he was in the delegation as representatives of the Federal Ministry of Oil, while gold and oil minister in the government of the province.
It was said that you Tertbton special friendship with the Korean President and the friendship has facilitated the conclusion of these contracts, we want to hear from you for the fact of the matter is this confusion?
The beginning of all that information that I have not true at all, we did not conclude any contracts with Korea during the visit with President Talabani, and our participation in the delegation was on the basis that the province is part of Iraq, and this is normal, if for example, Mr. Maliki's visit to the state certain, it is very natural to be part of the Iraqi delegation in person, as responsible for the management of this region, which is part of Iraq, the President of the Republic of Korea while he is a friend of Iraq and no friend to me, has worked in Iraq for many years and his closest friends in Iraq, Dr. Fadel, who works Qanuina adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister, then he is a friend of Iraq and wants to complete the projects in Iraq, but for members of the delegation of the Iraqi President Talabani, who was accompanied on the trip I was not aware of the entire delegation, the Iraqi delegation has called for the Korean side to provide assistance in rebuilding Iraq in exchange for oil, on the grounds that Korea needs to oil and needed to rebuild Iraq and this can be formulated as a general framework for the coordination and cooperation between the two countries, and we in the government of the province have taken a similar step with the Korean side, and the first joint venture with Korea, we will be in the area of electricity, has demanded that the person the second project in another part of Iraq, not on the appointment and at the expense of the province also held, in the sense that we want the reconstruction of Iraq is either in a vision currently prevailing in Baghdad and specifically adopted by al-Shahristani, Iraq will witness over the ages and build his life, Iraq is lagging behind the progress often with great regret, Mr. Shahristani spent 8 billion dollars to develop oil fields in order to raise production, but the results were quite the opposite, instead of the increase was a decline in oil production, and the reason for this is due to the province of Kurdistan, but the failed policy adopted by the Minister took Iraq hostage in his hands and no one asking him to change his policies, and the reason for this is due to the fact that Iraq is like a cooperative holding company, each own shares in which no one dares to say that for the other party that you are wrong is with deep regret.
Let me turn to the axis of evaluating the performance of provincial government, the consolidation of the three ministries Does this leave the matter to the next government, in particular, and the mandate of your government on the verge of completion, and question what the latest issue of the consolidation of ministries?
I think you informed of what happened previously in the region, since I took personal responsibility for the prime minister in the province in May 2006 was work on the goals of the President to create the first two tranquility of the people that there is a unified government in the region, and work to enhance the level of services and deal with the serious issues such as human rights and freedom of the press and women's rights and other issues that I can say that we are where we have made considerable progress to a large extent.
The differences that existed between the National Union Party and the Democratic Party were not easy, but the joint work between the parties during the past years, the feeling that we canceled the two parties, meaning that the problems are our problems and vice versa, because the basis of lack of integration of the three ministries was due to the situation, however, routine that has prevailed recently, the National Union, but most of the obstacles have been resolved since the unification of the ministries mentioned ceremony will be held after next Monday (the meeting was the news on Saturday, 4 current) and I am keen to resolve this issue and not left to the next government.
Report of the U.S. State Department in regard to the situation of human rights Spread over several pages of violations of human rights with political prisoners in Kurdistan and the conditions of detainees in the region?
In the province of Kurdistan there are no political prisoners at all, even in cases of terrorist detainees, the first, second, and it is that I do not claim that the state of human rights in the region stable and ideal for Agbar and I compare the current situation with the situation that prevailed before a year and a half, or with the status quo when it assumed responsibilities of the Government of the Territory, where there were 700 prisoners in the jails of the province being held without trials, Now there are very few, and we adopted a plan to control the conditions of prisons on a permanent basis, but it is the third I was formed the Commission under the supervision of its members personally met every three months as fixed in all the letters and complaints and criticizing us look at all cases of breach and violation of human rights and standing and Adegq and Aaljha, it can be sure that we are moving in the right direction to reach the result, but it needed more time, and especially our people in Iraq, alas, Rod, or cope with the logic of the use of force to do everything, and this culture prevailed in Iraq in the past, unfortunately, not easy to change these deep-rooted culture.
Your government is accused of focusing attention on reconstruction in Arbil, Dohuk and Sulaymaniyah neglected ...?
This is not true at all, and come back, and I repeat that the reason for this is also due to the internal affairs of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, and not that my interest or my Government in Sulaimaniya, a city on the contrary, Valslimanip Kordstanip was always at the forefront of cultural and political struggle, and other areas of life, a city worthy of all services, but I say that the poor conditions that existed between the two parties and the Democratic Union in the previous phases, Tdechlaty led many in the region, and we need more time to create a renewed confidence to continue to work, but I think we we on the right track, and we are optimistic that all these problems will be solved in the future, God willing.
Iraq ranks high in the spread of financial and administrative corruption, the Federal Government to justify this is sometimes inadequate and limited experience of strength, how do you explain it for the province, which is where the experience of the exercise of power for more than a decade and a half.
Imagine that this phenomenon exists in Iraq, as you all including the province of Kurdistan, and I can not say that it does not exist in the region completely, but we have taken some steps towards curbing this phenomenon by working on two tracks the first is that we have worked with a consulting firm called abroad Price Water House Ciobrs, a global company known work and cooperate with us now in order to devote the transparency and the fight against corruption, and the second track is in our house for the formation of an institution able to follow up on the files relating to corruption and what is being said about corruption in the Alaqilm, involves a lot of exaggeration and I am sure that despite the I do not deny the existence of corruption.
Let me briefly explain to you the reality of our problem in the province, very briefly, we boast in the region by the existence of freedom of opinion and expression and freedom of the press a list of facts and we are committed to our charter, and this is a point or a force for us on the one hand, it is being talked about positively to the external level, On the other hand is a vulnerability factor for us, especially as you know that this is the first time in which the cord from the experience of this kind in Kurdistan of Iraq and this is reflected in the States that is home to Kurds, it is their work on a regular basis through the media and the press specifically in order to tarnish the image of current experience in the region and the non-reality show, so Aihdhu of the Kurds in the footsteps of their peers in Kurdistan of Iraq, and they suggest that, at the same time experience the pride flag, which is only a group of corrupt officials only.