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March 28, 2011 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Gorran meets with ruling
parties tomorrow
Erbil: A leader from Gorran (Change) Movement said
his party is to meet with the ruling parties
tomorrow, Tuesday, Kurdish weekly magazine Rudaw
reported. Qadir Haji Ali, a leader from the major
opposition party in the Kurdistan Region said
Monday’s meeting between his party on the one hand
and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), on the other,
was postponed to Tuesday. The anti-government
displays which have swept Sulaimaniyah, one of the
three provinces of Kurdistan for over a month have
intensified the tensions between opposition and the
dominant parties. The tripartite meeting strives to
settle the rising tensions. “We decided to meet in
one of the halls of Kurdistan parliament in Erbil
with the representatives of KDP and PUK, without the
presence of government and lawmakers,” the leader
added. This is the first time the almost
two-year-old Gorran meets with the two parties, in
power since 1991, when the semi-autonomous Kurdish
region was established northern Iraq. Gorran is
united with two Islamic parties under opposition.
The three hold 35 seats in the 111-seat parliament,
where PUK and KDP jointly hold 59 seats. aknews.com
Haydari, Melkert discuss
local elections in Kurdistan
Baghdad: Chairman of Iraq’s Independent High
Electoral Commission Faraj al-Haydari discussed with
Ad Melkert, the head of the United Nations
Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), on Saturday the
elections for the provincial councils in Iraqi
Kurdistan region, according to an IHEC statement.
“Haydari and Melkert exchanged views on recent
developments regarding elections and referendums for
the coming stage as well as preparations for the
Iraqi Kurdistan provincial elections,” read the
statement as received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The IHEC offices are working in the different
provinces on setting the stage for operational,
administrative, financial and media plans within
preparations for the forthcoming voting events.
aswataliraq.info
Date for Kurdistan
journalists’ conference still indecisive
Erbil: Almost one month past postponing Kurdistan
Journalists Syndicate’s conference, still the
syndicate is indecisive over setting a date for the
event. Anwar Hussein, a syndicate member, told AK
news Friday the conference may be held in April or
in May. “If the situation is clam as it is now and
if Sulaimaniya protests are settled”, the event will
be held in April in Erbil, the Kurdistan Region
Capital. Syndicate’s third conference, on Feb.22-25
was put off due to the recent anti-government public
protests in Sulaimaniyah which caused civilian and
security causalities. Currently there are no
indications that the protests may end. The
conference will definitely be held in May if not in
April, Hussein added. He explained in case of any
tensions the political parties’ media personnel
cannot attend the conference because they should
cover the news. Therefore, the conference is bound
to the security situation in Kurdistan. aknews.com
Kurdistan tests 24-hour
electricity provision
Erbil: Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Electricity
said it is testing provision of round-the clock
power to Kurdistan. The test should have been
launched Sunday night, according to a statement by
the ministry. It is launched first in Sulaimaniyah
province, the focal point of the recent
anti-government protests in Kurdistan. For 48-hours
without any interruption the power will be provided
to the residents in this phase. One other purpose
behind the test-phase is to assess the real load and
demand for electricity in the three provinces of
Kurdistan, northern Iraq. Erbil and Duhok’s 48-hour
test-phase will begin March 30 and April 3,
respectively. In the meantime the local generators
to any neighborhood will only operate if the
national grid feeders encounter technical issues.
Kurdistan suffers from power deficiency. To bridge
the gap, it has resorted to the neighboring
countries and Iraq. The local generators also
provide while the national power is off.
Nevertheless, the residents have never been provided
with regular electricity. aknews.com
Erbil airport to be opened officially Tuesday
Erbil: An informed source from Erbil International
Airport said the airport will be officially opened
Tuesday. Massoud Barzani Kurdistan Region’s
President as well as Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan will attend the inauguration
ceremony, the source said. Erdogan is expected to
visit Iraq next week. He is also expected to meet
Kurdish officials in Erbil, the capital of the
semi-autonomous region, northern Iraq. The airport
opened mid 2005. But in 2010 it was renovated to
accommodate new technologies. Its runway is the
longest in the Middle East and the fifth on the
world level, after China, Russia, South Africa and
the U.S. respectively. The airport, designed by a
British company and constructed by a Turkish company
over 27,000 square meters, can operate 150 flights
per day. aknews.com
Kurdistan Alliance denies
responsibility for Iraq security ministries delay
Baghdad: Kurdistan Alliance is not responsible for
the delay of security ministers, spokesman MP
Mouayad Tayeb said blaming the delay on rows among
the national alliance and Iraqiya bloc, a source
told Alsumaria. Kurdistan Alliance did not
officially demand a security ministry while a number
of Kurdish MPs called for one of the security
ministries, Tayeb said. The statements of State of
Law candidate for the position of National Security
Minister, Riyad Gharib, are irresponsible, he added.
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