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Kurdistan-Iraq News in brief
30.7.2006
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Erbil, Sulaimaniyahh,
Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan-Iraq, 30 July
KRG President met Iraqi Defense Minister and
Chief of Staff
Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region,
received the Iraqi Defense Minister, Abdul Qadir Al
Ubaidi, and the Iraqi Chief of Staff, Babakir Zebari,
Wednesday. The Iraqi Defense Minister revealed
plans to expand the Federal Iraqi Army and stated
his commitment to the development of army
institutions. President Barzani stressed the
importance of structuring the Federal Iraqi Army on
a non-sectarian basis, whilst supporting the agenda
of the Iraqi Defense Ministry.
KRG Minister of Agriculture announces development
projects
The Turkish Erki Company and the Autobahn Company,
working in cooperation with the KRG Agriculture
Ministry, have successfully implemented a number of
projects in Kurdistan. In a meeting with the
directors of both companies, KRG Agriculture
Minister Abdul-Aziz Tayyib made clear his
ministry’s desire to continue to support further
projects in the region, including training courses
for agricultural workers, building greenhouses and
further developing the food industry.
Ministry of Reconstruction builds roads in
Balakayeti Region
The Ministry of Reconstruction is implementing four
major projects in the Balakayeti Region in
cooperation with the Erbil Road Directorate. A 6.5km
road connecting Warte with the Akoyan Valley is
nearing completion. Further roads connecting
Balakayeti with Pishdar, and Hafiz with Degala are
also under construction. It is hoped that these
developments will encourage the return of villagers
to their villages.
Construction of General Airport in Dohuk
The Governor of Dohuk, Tamar Ramadan, has received
an American delegation for civil affairs, headed by
Jack Jackelford, the Director of Construction
Programs for the American Consulate in Mosul and
Major Lomidicko the Commander of Battalion 403 for
civil affairs in Dohuk. During the meeting, they
discussed the situations within the city in terms of
construction projects and administration as well
execution of service projects.
They also discussed the projects that the American
Forces for civil affairs will execute in Dohuk, the
head of the delegation explained that they are
prepared to carry out several new projects,
particularly projects for people in urgent need. The
Governor of Dohuk thanked the American Forces and
clarified that the main projects that the people of
Dohuk require are, the construction of a general
airport in Dohuk, expansions to the Cham Barakat
water project, solutions to the mounting refuse
crisis, the head of the delegation cited that the
proposals of the province would be adequately
considered.
2000 apartments to be built in Dohuk
With an aim of overcoming the housing crisis in the
Dohuk Province, Tamar Ramadan, the Governor of Dohuk
Province has signed an agreement with the Turkish
company "Sahar" to build 2000 apartments worth some
one and a half million dollars.
The site of this project is in the "Gre Base
district" where four old apartments and some houses
already stand, Hashim Mohammad, the Chairman of the
Dohuk Municipality declared that 445 apartments
would be completed within 8 to10 months in the first
step and the priority occupants will be those who
are currently living in the old apartments.
Tamar Ramadan declared that presently he is in the
process of negotiations with American company to
build up vertical apartments in Dohuk.
International access on landline phones in Erbil
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of
Communications has announced that local landline
phones will be connected to the international
network and will be operated by pre-paid cards
instead of monthly phone bills, reported the P.N.A
news agency last week.
Haydar Sheikh Ali, the Minister of Communication in
the Kurdistan region said, “We aim at benefiting
from the private sector in the filed of
communication and we have signed a contract with
Nawroz Telecom company to take over the switchboards
from the government,” of this exciting development.
The minister continued that the change in the system
is aimed toward offering the best communication
services to the public and revealed that the move
had in part to do with the frequent cases of clients
not paying old monthly phone bills.
K.R.G Deputy Premier discusses Halabja water
project with the German I.G.G.O Company
The Kurdistan Regional Government Deputy Prime
Minister, Omar Fattah, received Richter Gout the
manager of the I.G.G.O Company from Germany to
discuss the mechanisms of implementing the Halabja
water project, reported the Xabat paper last week.
During the meeting, the deputy premier asked the
I.G.G.O manager to provide the necessary equipment
for the sufficient means to carry out the water
project in Halabja and voiced his government’s full
readiness to facilitate the works of the German
company in implementing the project.
KRG Minister of Health: 250-bed hospital is
needed in Zakho
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Minister of
Health, Zryan Othamn, has visited the Zakho Public
Hospital in Zakho and met with the hospital manager
and a number of its physicians. The Minister’s visit
was aimed at learning at close proximity of the
current climate within the hospital.
In the meeting, the minister voiced his ministry's
readiness to support the health sector in Zakho and
provide the necessary medical supplies and
appliances, stating that there was an urgent need
for a 250-bed hospital to be built within the
facility of Zakho Public Hospital.
The building of 1606 citizens homes in Halabja
The demolished houses of 1606 Halabja residents have
been earmarked for reconstruction, following last
months attempts to clean the quarters of Halabja
city, most of the houses that were affected by
chemical weapons on 1988 have been cleaned
successfully, these houses will be reconstructed
with the cooperation of the residents.
The list of names of the houses occupants was sealed
on the walls of the Human Rights Office but was
removed on the very same day.
The deputy of Halabja municipality told The Hewler
Post “a committee is visiting all the destroyed
houses and registering the names of the owners,
currently the names of 1606 persons have been
registered and houses will be built for the owners,
the rest of the names will be registered later,”
with regards to the list which was removed, she
stated that people were tampering with the names,
therefore the list was removed t but still the list
remains on the municipal computer system.
Talks to form K.R.G-Italy Joint chamber of
commerce
Addressing a business delegation from Italy last
week, the Kurdistan Regional Government Minister of
Planning, Othman Shwani, voiced his belief in the
necessity of forming a joint commercial chamber
between the Kurdistan Region and Italy and stressed
that Kurdistan will be a significant business centre
within the region in the very near future.
A delegation representing businesses from Italy paid
a visit to the K.R.G Minister of Planning to discuss
the possibility of instituting business relations
between Italian companies and the K.R.G.
In the meeting, Mr. Shwani stated that Kurdistan
Region was a secure and stable region for
investment, adding that the newly drafted investment
law by the K.R.G will facilitate the activities of
foreign companies in exploiting potential
opportunities by investing their capital in the
Kurdistan region and taking part in the rebuilding
process, thus having an influence in an emergent
market from its genesis.
The Minister clarified, “The K.R.G’s priority areas
within public services are improving electricity and
water supplies, housing, and the reconstruction of
villages," of his institutions initial concerns. The
guest delegation pledged to relay the messages from
the minister to Italian companies on their return
home and encourage Italian firms to invest in the
Kurdistan region and play an active role in the
reconstruction of the region.
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