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Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief
2.8.2007
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August 2, 2007 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
A New Private Hospital Opens in Khanaqeen
On 1 August 2007, in Khanaqeen Centre, PUK political
bureau active member, Mullah Bakhtiyar, met the Arab
figures and noblemen of Jalawla district's Tbij
area. During the meeting, he appreciated the soul of
fraternity and coordination, especially between
Kurds and Arabs and asked them to protect the area
from terrorists and riot. In return, the Arab tribal
delegation of Tbij thanked PUK and Kurdistan
Regional Government sending peacekeeping forces to
the area for driving out terrorists.
In addition, they expressed their happiness and
consent on the forces treatment in the area. On the
same day, in the presence of political bureau active
member and a number of the area’s governmental,
party officials and members, Hiwa private hospital
opened by Mustafa Chawrash.
(This hospital is the first private one in Khanaqeen,
consists of four floors, thirty medical remedy
halls, five surgery halls, and two birth rooms) said
Dr .Khalid Abas director of the hospital. Kamal
Bajalan, a citizen, funded the cost of the project
which is $1bilion five million. Heart, bones, women
diseases are treated and kidney, general surgical
operation are performed in the hospital. It is worth
stating that More than seventy medical experts work
therein.
A Delegation of Kurdish – Japanese Fraternity
Association Visits Japan
After cooperation with several Japanese civil
society organizations the Kurdish –Japanese
Fraternity Association was established in Kurdistan
Region and was welcomed largely in Japan, a
delegation of the above-mentioned association
departed to Japan for reinforcing the relations and
to establish the same association in Japan.
During a press conference today, August 1, Dr. Abas
Mustafa, lecturer at Sulaimani University and
delegation’s member, said that a delegation of the
association including several members will visit
Japan upon an invitation of the Japanese Foreign
Ministry.
“The purpose behind the visit is to establish alike
association in Japan for reinforcing the bilateral
ties between both Kurdish and Japanese nations. Also
aiding Kurdistan Region by Japan as a donator
country, bringing Japanese companies to Kurdistani
for investing and opening the gate towards the both
nations in aspects of culture ,humanitarian ,even
political.”, he added.
President Talabani Discusses Situation of Iraq
with UK Ambassador
Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president, on Thursday,
August 2, in his office in Baghdad received Dominic
Asquith, the UK ambassador to Iraq.
During a meeting they discussed the latest political
developments in Iraq, particularly post-Iraqi
Accordance Front’s withdrawal from the Iraqi
government era, and how to deal with the stalled
problems and removing the obstacles which hinders
the Iraqi political process and the national unity.
Talabani indicated to his Excellencies efforts
during the last moments of the Accordance Front’s
dead line with the Iraqi PM and Accordance Front to
defuse the current crisis, pointing to his constant
efforts to find a political settlement for the
current political crisis.
He also clarified that he intends to launch a new
and comprehensive course of discussions with the
Iraqi government and the leaving sides from it ,and
that he intends to suggest this subject to be
discussed during the meeting of the political
council for national security on late Thursday
,August 2. The two sides also discussed the
detainees’ dossier and the follow out of it from the
related sides. Reinforcement of the bilateral
relations between Iraq and UK was stressed during
the meeting as well.
PUK and PDK Media meet together
Today, August 2, at 10 o’clock, Mr. Azad Jundiani,
the chief of PUK central media office and a number
of office members, received Saro Qadr, the chief of
PDK central media office accompanied by a delegation
including: Tahsin Ismaeel, Aso Karim and Salar
Osman, the PDK members, and also Dler Usuf, the
director of Zagros TV. Concerning the meeting, Saro
Qadr, the chief of PDK central media office, told
PUKmedia: The purpose of the meeting is to embody
peace and harmony towards events, deepen the soul of
fraternity among the media based on the strategic
agreement between the two parties.
Kurdistan Flag Flatters in Australia’s Streets
After winning of Iraq in Asia Cup 2007, the Kurdish
community in Australia celebrated in a number of
cities like: Victoria and Sidney. They raised
Kurdistan Flag all over the streets. PUKmedia
correspondent interviewed with a number of
Australian citizens, one of them said that this flag
is the new Iraqi Flag after falling the
dictatorship. A woman who was more acquainted with
the situations in Iraq said that this is the flag of
the people who were suppressed by the former Baath
regime, and they are now keeping the security of the
country.
575 Police elements and 600 Border Guards,
finished their training in Kurdistan Region
On August 1, after two months of several theoretical
and practical studying in the fields of law,
military, organizing, health, human rights,
training, and weaponry; the commencement for both
575 Iraqi police elements and 600 border guards were
held.
The parties were attended by a number of brigadiers,
academic guards and a number of American soldiers.
It is worth mentioning that one of the parties was
held in Khanaqeen and the other one in Sulaimani.
An Amount of TNT Seized in Korean Zaitun Military
Camp
Erbil: An amount of explosives were seized in a car
on late July 31, in the first check point of the
Korean Zaitun team which is supervised by the
Kurdish zeravani forces.
According to a source inside the Zaitun military
camp, the car was carrying three persons, including
two Arabs and a Kurd.
Those three persons are transporting goods by car to
the American forces inside the Zaitun military camp
and they hid 30 kg of explosives among the goods and
intended to take it inside the camp, the same source
said.
Captain Wilson, head of civil activities of the
American forces, denied the news, saying if such an
incident had happened they would have known it and
that they have not been aware of such an event,
calling at the same time the American forces’
intelligence, that their headquarters’ are located
inside the Zaitun camp, and they have stated that
they have not known such a case. However, the source
affirms the news, saying the car was of Dania type
carrying Baghdad tableaux number.
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