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Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief
8.8.2007
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August 8, 2007 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
A Kurdish Talented Youth Establishes Airplane
Factory
Adnan Mufti, Speaker of Kurdistan Region Parliament,
on August the 8th in the parliament of Kurdistan in
the capital city of Erbil received the Kurdish
talented youth, Nariman Salih, who intends to
establish a factory for making tourism airplanes.
During a meeting Speaker of Kurdistan Region
Parliament promised to cooperate and support him in
his current project and his coming projects and he
will try to get the support of the KRG institutions
for him. Nariman Ahmed, who elected as the youth of
the year during the 2007 youth festival, presented
the design of making a factory and the early stages
of making the first airplane to the Speaker of
Kurdistan Region Parliament, promising that by the
end of the year the first airplane will be finished.
According to the speech of the talented young, he
designed his airplane from an American model and its
design has been sketched in a modern computer
program. He participated in several special courses
in China, UAE, Turkey, and has the PPL certification
in aviation.
Sulaimaniyah City Environment Looming Danger
Sulaimaniyah environment faces unexpected dangers
particularly its air which %10 was polluted, this is
considered a high rate of a city’s pollution, also
its drinking water, streams and rivers have been
polluted.
During a broad meeting, Ararat Majid Rahim, deputy
chairman of Green Kurdistan Association said that
Sulaimaniyah air pollution has reached %10.
Pollution of the streams and rivers is more than 50%
because of mixing with sewage. Sulaimaniyah soil is
covered with rubbish and the burning of the rubbish
also pollutes air. Deputy chairman of Green
Kurdistan Association said that these problems if
were not dealt with then it will have negative
effects on Kurdistan environment and the health of
people.
KRG Ministries of Environment and Peshmerga
Affirm Cooperation on Protecting Kurdistan
Environment
Aiming at the reinforcement and cooperation between
both KRG ministries of Environment and Peshmerga
Affaires, KRG minister of environment Mr. Dara
Muhammad Amin, accompanied by several officials of
his ministry visited the KRG Ministry of Peshmerga
Forces Affaires on Wednesday, August 8th and they
were received by Omar Othman, KRG minister of
Peshmerga Affairs.
During a meeting KRG minister of environment, asked
the Kurdistan Peshmerga Forces, as previously had
effective role in librating Kurdistan region, to
play their crucial role in protecting Kurdistan’s
environment at this stage.During another part of the
meeting, they discussed opening environmental
courses for Kurdistan Peshmerga Forces so that they
might be more acquainted with Kurdistan region’s
environment.
On his part, KRG Minister of Peshmerga Affairs said
that commandant of Kurdistan Peshmerga for
protecting environment will always serve the
environment of Kurdistan and will be a good
cooperator to KRG Ministry of Environment. Also
during the meeting they decided to have direct
contacts between both ministries.
Mr. Kosrat Rasul Meets with the UK Ambassador in
Iraq
On Tuesday, August the 7th, Mr. Kosrat Rasul Ali,
deputy PUK general secretary, received Dominic
Asqith, the UK ambassador in Iraq and Alison Kimp
the general consul of UK in northern Iraq and
Kurdistan region in Sulaimaniyah city.
During a meeting they discussed the situation in
Iraq and Kurdistan region. Deputy PUK general
secretary, indicated that for getting out from the
political crisis Iraq witnesses, a powerful
government must be formed, representing all the
ethnics of the Iraqi people. He also said that the
government to be put under experimentations for a
period if it couldn’t fulfill its duties then it is
better to think another solution in away that every
region to rule itself. Concerning Kurdistan region
deputy of Kurdistan Region President, said: “The
strategic agreement signed between PUK and PDK a
joint leadership for it has been set and soon they
will meet in Baghdad by the supervision of president
Talabani and Mr. Massud Barzani. A basic principle
of the agreement is to work for solving the problems
and to reorganize the ad ministerial affairs of KRG.”...
Mala Bakhtyar Receives British Ambassador in Iraq
On Tuesday, August 7th, Mala Bakhtiyar, the active
member of PUK Politburo, received Mr. Dominic
Asquith, British ambassador in Iraq and the British
Consul to Erbil, capital of Kurdistan Region. During
a meeting they discussed the latest developments in
Iraq and Kurdistan region, specially the economic
situation in Kurdistan region and the economic as
well as construction developments in Sulaimaniyah
province.
The bilateral relations between both sides were
discussed as well. During the meeting the British
ambassador highlighted that Sulaimaniyah city has
witnessed significant development during the last
two years in the fields of building and
construction.
Sulaimaniyah Second Short Film Festival
For developing and strengthening cinematic attempts,
Fine Arts Community of Sulaimaniyah General Center
will hold its second short film festival on November
19, 2007 in Sulaimaniyah city. The purpose is to
provide a background and worthy atmosphere to
introduce Kurdish audiences to this art. Festival
qualifications of Submission:
1- Festival is special to dramatic films.
2- Films running time should be less than 30
minutes.
3- Films must be formatted on DVD or mini DVD or DV
cam.
4- Films must not have been shown at other Kurdistan
Regions Festivals.
5- Films submitted for the festival will not be
returned.
6- Our Community has the right to use 60 seconds of
each entry received for advertising on TVs Festival
program.
7- Films participation needs the filmmakers consent.
8- Filling out forms means acceptance to all
festival rules.
9- Submission Deadline is August 15, 2007. For more
information, please contact the community
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Prizes: All films will receive the appreciation
certificate.
1- The best prize is awarded to the best director,
scenario, filming, montage, the best male actor, the
best female actor.
2- The prize of participants abroad, the prize is
awarded to the best two films of the festival.
3- The jury committee grants its prize to the
festivals best film.
Kurdistan Parliamentarians Union Declared
On Tuesday, August the 7th, the Kurdistan
parliamentarians union was declared. A number of
Kurdistan Region Parliamentarians announced the
formation of Kurdistan Parliamentarians Union and
stated that the preparatory committee has taken
office for holding the first conference of the
union. The following is the full text of the
declaration of the preparatory committee:
For the sake of working and supporting the people of
Kurdistan region, to defend its legitimate rights in
peace, democracy, putting the proficiency of MPs in
aspects of legislation, culture, and science to
serve Kurdistan Regions institutions, it required
the foundation of Kurdistan Parliamentarians Union,
as those unions that exist in the civilized
countries .In order to be a vital platform for
reinforcing relations among the MPs of Kurdistan
Region, Iraq, and the world. Therefore, we announce
the Kurdistan Parliamentarians Union according to
the law number (17) - 2006 of Kurdistan Region
Parliament. We the members of the preparatory
committee of the Kurdistan Parliamentarians Union
for holding the first conference of the union are
taking office for organizing the initial works until
the holding of the conference. All those MPs of
Kurdistan Region Parliament during the first round
and the current second round and those Kurdish MPs
in the Iraqi federal parliament who are still
members either in Kurdistan region parliament or the
Iraqi parliament have the right membership of this
union by filling a special form prepared for this
purpose.
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