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Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief
24.9.2007
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September 24, 2007 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
KRG deputy PM Receives Representatives of Greek
Companies
On Sept 23rd Omer Fattah deputy PM of KRG ,in the
presence of Mrs. Shireen Ahmadi, the head of the
Women’s Law Network received Greek companies’
representatives. In the meeting the deputy PM of KRG
highlighted the political, and security situation
and the fields of reconstruction needed by Kurdish
people. He also asked them to make use of investment
law and the suitability of Kurdistan Region’s
security situation to start investing in various
fields. In return the guest delegation promised to
open offices of their companies in a short period of
time in Kurdistan region.
Kurdistan Churches Become Members of the
International Union of Biblical Churches
Nycolay Nydlij Vei, Director of European Biblical
Church Union, representative of the International
Union of Biblical Churches said:
“The chairman of European Biblical Church Union has
promised to work on the Kurdistan Churches
membership in the International Union of Biblical
Churches,” He said during his visit to Ministry of
religious Endowment, Church Directorate Department (KRG),
and was received by Khalid Jamal Alber, Director
General of Sulaimaniyah Christian affairs.
Concerning this issue, Muhammad Shakali, Minister of
Religious Endowment (KRG) told Kurdistani Nwe : “The
aim behind the visit of the delegation of European
Biblical Church Union Chairman, the Representative
of the chairman of the International Union of
Biblical Churches is to know the state of existed
religions in Kurdistan region and the level of
their coexistence.”
Project Law for Reconstruction Dukan and
Darbandikhan Electricity Power Plants was Passed
Iraqi Presidency Council Ratified today the project
law of emergency project for reconstructing both
Dukan and Darbandikhan electricity power plants
which has been signed between the Iraqi government
and the International development Association (IDA)
of International World Bank in April the 2nd, 2007.
“For the purpose of reconstruction of Iraq’s
infrastructure and for reinforcement of the
bilateral financial ties between Iraqi republic and
international world bank and for passing the
agreement for reconstruction of electricity power
plants, this law was designated.” The law
stipulates.
Filming of a Documentary Series on Christians of
Kurdistan Region Started
Kurdish Heritage Institute (KHI) intends to produce
a documentary series film on Christians of Kurdistan
Region. The series includes 8-9 episodes; each will
explores the history, language, social affaires,
nationality and the ethics of the Christians in
various areas of Kurdistan region. Working in the
project started several months ago and it is
scheduled to be produced during one year.
The first episode of this product particularized to
the Christians of Shaqlawa town and filming of it
has been finished .Koya, Dyane and several other
areas will be the future agenda of the project. This
work is another new production of Kurdish Heritage
Institute which has been directed by Baaiz Atrushi,
aiming at introducing the Christians as one of the
ancient components of Kurdistan region.
Iraqi Parliament Votes Unanimously on
Cancellation of Resolution 42 about Arabization
The Iraqi council of representatives (parliament)
voted unanimously today on project law of
Cancellation of resolution 42 by the dissolved
Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) concerning the
Arabization process in Kirkuk and other areas in
issued in 1986.
Concerning this, MP Khalid Shwani from Kurdistan
Alliance List told PUKmedia that the project law of
cancellation of resolution 42 was presented by
Kurdistan Alliance List ,indicating the resolution
was one of the a dangerous decisions of the ousted
regime . It had a great effect on the Arabization of
Kirkuk in which according to the above-mentioned
resolution thousands of Arab families were brought
to Kirkuk for Arabization of the province.
He clarified that with the cancellation of this
resolution most of the property disputes complains
will be solved .It is also a big step towards
implementation of article 140 of the Iraqi permanent
constitution in which one of its items stipulates
cancellation of all the resolutions concerning the
Arabization process.
Fryad Rawandzi: Statement By al-Atia has no
Impacts and it Expresses His Own Opinion
Spokesman of Kurdistan alliance List , Fryad
Rawandizi , said that the Statement by Khalid al-Atia,
deputy president of Iraqi parliament , concerning
the Kirkuk issue expresses his own opinion and it
won’t have any impact on the implementation of
article 140 and the works of the committee in charge
of implementing that article are going on smoothly.
“The statement of al-Atia who announced that the
issue of Kirkuk referendum will not be dealt with in
2007 originated by the report of the Independent
Election Commission of Iraq, saying that they
haven’t prepared themselves for much-eventualities
such as referendum or election. But really Kirkuk
issue doesn’t need any census, it is for those
changed the demography of the area or implemented
the Arabization policy and for those who people who
were displaced and not included in 1957 census.”
Rawandizi told Kurdistani Nwe newspaper on Sunday.
Kouchner Suggests Starting Iraq’s Reconstruction
from Kurdistan Region
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner called for
starting Iraq’s reconstruction from Kurdistan region
which enjoys a better security situation.
“The situation in Iraq in which the cultural,
ethnic, and religious differences are accumulating
the alienation between violent Islam and the west
and it will endanger Iraq’s integrity.” Kouchner
said during a close conference at the UN which was
attended by 20 countries.
Concerning Iraq’s situation Kouchner suggested
launching: “the first initiative of reconstruction
of Iraq beginning from those areas which have a
better security situation; for example the north of
Iraq (Kurdistan region).” Kouchner indicated the
need for opening the gate towards reconstruction
Iraq in important areas like health, calling for
sending experts in general finance and reforming the
constitution within the framework of increasing the
role of UN in Iraq.
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