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Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief
6.12.2006
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December 6,
2006 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
Turkmen and Arabs in Kirkuk's city council set
conditions
Arab members in the council have set similar
conditions before they will return to the city
council.
Turkmen in Kirkuk's city council set conditions to
draw back their suspension in the city council, and
are demanding high ranks and positions in the
council be filled by Turkmen members. Arab members
in the council have set similar conditions before
they will return to the city council, local media
reported last week.
The reason why Arabs and Turkmen have suspended
their membership in the council is because the
security situation in Kirkuk is stabilizing, and
whenever it is peaceful, they make such moves in
order to paralyze the political process, Rzgar Ali,
head of Kirkuk city council, told Payamner news
agency.
Law of Peshmarga Ministry makes its way to
regional presidency
The Ministry of Defense would be required to contact
the KRG president if any assistance is needed from
Peshmarga forces.
The State Minister for Peshmarga Affairs has
announced the completion of the Law of Peshmarga
Ministry, which now must be submitted for approval
to the presidency of the region, the council of
ministries, and then to Kurdistan parliament,
according to the local media.
As for the Law project, Peshmarga forces will be
divided into two forces: One force will be formed
according to the constitutional law of military
forces in Kurdistan.
The constitutional force, or regional guard, will
include graduates of military academies and trained
troops. The second force will be established from
Peshmargas who are not subject to regulations of
retirement, and will act as subordinate forces, or
reserve forces, said Shekh Jaafer.
The Ministry of Peshmarga Affairs will have a
representative in the Ministry of Defense as well as
a representative office of the regional government,
both in Baghdad. The Ministry of Defense would be
required to contact the KRG president if any
assistance is needed from Peshmarga forces, and
would not manage them. Salaries of Peshmarga will be
the equivalent of an Iraqi soldier's salary
KRG bureau opens in Switzerland
A number of Kurds participated in the opening
ceremony with traditional Kurdish dress and the
Kurdish national anthem.
With the attendance of a number of political figures
and parliament members, together with the American
ambassador to Switzerland, the Kurdistan Regional
Government bureau opened in Bern for the first time
on December 1, reported local media.
A number of Kurds participated in the opening
ceremony with traditional Kurdish dress and the
Kurdish national anthem. Fawzi Qadur, representative
of the bureau, describing the event as a great
achievement for Kurdistan, hoisted the Kurdistani
flag.
Furthermore, several parliament members and
representatives in Bern stressed that Kurds have
their own rights to possess representatives
worldwide.
Parliament in Holland declares mass amnesty to
refugees
Seventy-five parliament members supported the
decision, including members of the Socialist Party.
In the first session of the new Holland parliament
on November 30, based on the suggestion of Vouter
Boss, head of the Labor Party, a decision was made
to grant amnesty to the 26,000 Kurdish refugees who
have been in Holland since prior to April 2001,
provided they have not been illegally employed.
Seventy-five parliament members supported the
decision, including members of the Socialist Party,
Green Left, Democrats, United Christians, and Animal
Rights Party; 74 members voted against it, including
members of the Christ Democratic Party, Liberals,
Protestant Constitutional Party, and Liberty Party.
It is expected that the final decision about the
status of the refugees will be postponed to the date
beyond the formation of the new government in
Holland.
Respiratory care unit opens in Rizgary Hospital
The directory of Rizgary Hospital, a special center
opened to manage patients with critical respiratory
issues.
Following efforts by the directory of Rizgary
Hospital, a special center opened to manage patients
with critical respiratory issues, local media
broadcasted.
The unit operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and
possesses all necessary equipment for managing
critically ill patients, such as graphic recorders
of the respiratory system, heart, and brain, and
many portable equipment facilities such as portable
x-ray devices that can take x-rays at bedside
without the need to transfer patients to the x-ray
department.
Director of the British Consul in Iraq visits the
University of Duhok
The Consulate would study a mechanism that would
concentrate on activating bilateral relations.
The possibility of developing mutual relations
between the University of Duhok and British
universities was discussed by the President of the
University and the British Consul General in Iraq,
David Elderdice, during a visit paid by the latter
to the university.
The discussion aimed at improving the educational
process in the University and expanding mutual
relations between the British Consulate and
universities in the region.
"The visit was to promote mutual relations between
the University of Duhok and British universities,"
Following his meeting with the President of the
University of Duhok, said Mr Elderdice, "It also was
to endorse the teaching of English Language at the
universities in the region, the University of Duhok,
in particular," he confirmed.
"A meeting was held yesterday with the Minister of
the Higher Education and the Scientific Research,
Dr. Idris Hadi, who will pay a visit to Britain
early the next year to continue what we have just
started here," he clarified.
Regarding the type of support that the Consulate may
provide the University of Duhok, Mr. Elderdice said
that the Consulate would study a mechanism that
would concentrate on activating bilateral relations
and then follow up with supporting of the teaching
of English language and backing the Centre of
Teaching of English, "which will be opened in the
University of Duhok." He reassured.
Animal husbandry decreases in Zakho
The Kurdistan Regional Government must develop a
strategic plan to tackle.
Dr. Anas Ismael, in charge of animal wealth in Zakho
told the local media that within three years, the
annual percentage of people working in animal
husbandry has dropped off by 15% to 20%. Most people
have sold their sheep.
Another driving factor in the decrease is that the
expenses involved have risen. Dr. Ismael stated that
the Kurdistan Regional Government must develop a
strategic plan to tackle the issue since animal
husbandry is one of the fundamental economic
resources of the region.
Karmashan Governor offering fuel assistance
The next few days the Governor of karmanshan send
fuel to Sulaimaniyah.
Abdul Majeed Ghafoori, the Governor of Karmashan,
declared in an opening ceremony of the Iraqi Market
Strategy that in the next few days, they may send
fuel to Sulaimani to alleviate the province's fuel
crisis.
"The first trade concern we face is that there is no
bank in Iraq and it is necessary to establish a
bank. We can supply Iraq with medicine and assist in
the field of engineering as Karmashan is a great
gate between Iraq and Iran," said Ghafoori.
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