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Barham Saleh Visits Kurdish Parliament - Media
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29.5.2006
Press from 29.May.2006
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Barham Saleh Visits Kurdish Parliament
(Kurdistani
Nwe)
In a visit to the Kurdish parliament, Iraqi deputy
prime minister (and Kurdish leader) Barham Ahmed
Saleh said that Kirkuk's future is an important
issue that needs to be solved. He said that Kurdish
representatives in the city need to have good
relations with Turkman and indigineous Arabs (as
opposed to Arabs whom the Ba'thist government moved
into the city beginning in the 1970s.)
Saleh also met with Nechiravan Barzani, head of the
Kurdistan Regional Government, and some Kurdish
cabinet ministers. In a press conference, he said
the leaders are trying to create a legal framework
for the Kurdistan Regional Government so that the
Iraqi government can cooperate with the Kurdistan
Regional Government.
(Kurdistani Nwe
is issued daily by the Patriotic Union of
Kurdistan.)
Lack of Energy Increases Power Cuts
(Al-Ittihad)
The ministry of electricity said power cuts
increased in Baghdad and other provinces because of
shortages in generating electricity and acts of
sabotage. The ministry announced that one of the
operating units had completely shut down.
The ministry also said that the main reason was that
some provinces like Nasiriyah and Basra took more
electricity than they were allotted and used
Baghdad's share, which caused long hours of cut
power in the capital.
(Al-Ittihad is
published daily by the Patriotic Union of
Kurdistan.)
Mutlaq: Maliki's Mission is Difficult
(Al-Mashriq)
National Dialogue Front leader Saleh al-Mutlaq
maintained that without security there would not be
development or stability in Iraq. He expressed his
concern that Iraqi prime minister Jawad al-Maliki
might not be able to ensure security after the
(disagreements) about building the new Iraqi
government. (Mutlaq led a walkout of Sunni Arab
leaders when the new cabinet was announced on May
20. They were upset that they did not receive more
power in the cabinet.) He maintained that his slate
would cooperate with Maliki in his difficult
mission, saying that both the government and
citizens need to rescue Iraq. Mutlaq maintained that
the militias are not the only party hurting
security, but that terrorism is coming from outside
of the country. Eliminating both of them could
stabilise Iraq, he said.
(Al-Mashriq is
published daily by Al-Mashriq Institution for Media
and Cultural Investments.)
Fuel Crisis Prolonged
(Al-Sabah al-Jadeed)
Oil ministry spokesman Asim Jihad said the
multinational forces are falling short in protecting
the oil facilities, pipelines and oil tankers coming
into Iraq from attacks by gunmen. He said the poor
security prolonged the fuel crisis. Jihad said that
gunmen have attacked two pipelines to (put a stop
to) oil production; one attack occurred in the north
and the other in the south. He said corrupt
individuals are smuggling oil, which contributes to
the crisis and continuous power cuts. Jihad urged
all private fuel station owners to practice their
responsibilities by taking their fuel shares from
warehouses to meet the public's demands.
(Al-Sabah al-Jadeed
is an independent daily paper.)
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