Maliki: Investment with U.S. ~ Trade exchange between the two countries amounts to about $15 billion annually ...

17/12/2011

Twentieth American company expressed interest in investing in Iraq

Maliki: the second phase of our relationship with the U.S. side of a civil nature

BAGHDAD - Al Sabah Al »Sabah» More than 20 companies known U.S. expressed interest in investing in Iraq during the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the United States last week. and announced that the Iraqi embassy in Washington on Wednesday the past, that the volume of trade exchange between the two countries amounts to about $15 billion annually.

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The source said in a telephone interview with »Sabah» Wednesday: The «car companies and electrical equipment, heavy equipment and companies for the production of energy is currently studying to enter the Iraqi market». Al-Maliki said after the his talks with U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday that bilateral relations will not end with the withdrawal of U.S. forces, while Obama noted that his country would be close to and support for Iraq after the withdrawal.

Maliki said in a speech he delivered at the American Chamber of Commerce: The «Our partnership with the United States during the period the last would be supportive of future partnership , stressing that Iraq is on the threshold of new relations will not be invalidated, the military and the generals, but will be entrepreneurs and companies.

He renewed support for the Iraqi government to make a lot of privileges and encouraging decisions to enter the Iraqi market by conducting the necessary amendments to the legislation and laws related to investment .

The Prime Minister returned to Baghdad on Tuesday evening, concluding his third visit to the United States. He said al-Maliki before leaving Washington, We look forward to strengthening bilateral relations with the United States through the strategic framework agreement.

He said during his meeting with a group of Iraqi community located in the United States «on the Iraqi community to be represented by us in maintaining the relationship will be with the United States, considering that the next stage will be different from the previous, indicating that the relationship in the past was mostly of a military character and security, now and after the close of U.S. forces to complete its withdrawal from Iraq , although some doubt, we find that the second phase of the strategic framework agreement will be implemented soon after the completion of the withdrawal end of this month.

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Al-Maliki meets with elite Iraqi community in the United States

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Thursday, 15-12-11

Al-Maliki meets with elite Iraqi community in the United States

Washington, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki we look forward to strengthening bilateral relations with the United States through the passes in the framework Convention.

Maliki said during a meeting of selected Iraqi community in the United States that the Iraqi community to be represented to us in maintaining the relationship will be with the United States as the next stage will be different from previous, stating that the relationship in the past were mostly military and security nature, the day after us forces nearing completion of its withdrawal from Iraq while questioning some find that the second phase of the framework agreement would be implemented soon after the completion of the passes in the process of withdrawal by the end of the month Current.

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Prime Minister: the aim of the visit to Washington is to confirm that the relationship with the US side will not end with the end of the withdrawal of troops, and the second phase will be the relationship of a civil nature and encompass all areas of cultural, economic and trade.

And between: the implementation of phase II of the Convention on the frame passes will support the Iraqi economy and open area to activate the commercial aspects and cultural and educational as well as to benefit from experiences in different aspects.

The Prime Minister noted: the Government was seeking to benefit from the experiences of developed countries such as Japan, China, Korea and the United States in the physical and service areas. He said, adding that among the projects to be implemented during the federal budget are projects of the Ministry of transport as giant strategy projects and those projects highlighted FAO port and railway network, airports, etc.

"Al-Maliki: allocations from the budget in 2012 to build the breakwater and the rest of the port will be built either at the expense of Iraq or through investment, adding that the need now is to build the port, but in a giant railway because we want to be a commercial corridor to connect Iraq with the rest of the States.

Prime Minister: the presence of large projects would be completed soon, especially in the oil sector and electricity and construction and building airports in addition to infrastructure projects, stating that the policies of the former regime bequeathed a devastating, he said, adding that the Government's plan for the reconstruction of all funeral destroyed in the past.

Noted: the process of reconstruction require the return of Iraqi capabilities and competencies in abroad for successful reconstruction, stressing the Government's willingness to provide a suitable environment for their return.

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Zebari, a senior US official to discuss with the activation of the strategic framework agreement between Baghdad and Washington

Tuesday, 06-12-2011

Zebari, a senior US official to discuss with the activation of the strategic framework agreement between Baghdad and Washington

Baghdad, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in the Conference Centre at the German city of Bonn with Deputy Foreign Minister, Thomas Lane, activating relations based on the strategic framework agreement signed between the two countries.

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According to a statement by the foreign received (interaction News Agency) Tuesday: that meeting included referring to the upcoming State visit to Washington, Prime Minister and important in activating relations based on the strategic framework agreement signed between the two countries in 2008, particularly after the withdrawal of u.s. troops from Iraq by the end of this year 2011 and the challenges to be overcome in order to continue the ongoing political process in Iraq.

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Maliki Addresses The Security Situation and U.S. Troop Withdrawal and The Strategic Framework Agreement ...

December 1, 2011

Maliki: questioning the capabilities of our armed forces has become a familiar approach in some quarters

Baghdad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on Thursday, questioning the capabilities of the armed forces has become a familiar approach in some quarters, expressing his confidence in the failure of these campaigns also failed her sisters ex. (hmm ... her sisters ex:)

Maliki said while attending a ceremony in Baghdad, marking the "day to fulfill," that "questioned the ability of the armed forces and security services is targeted to weaken confidence in them and prevent them from filling the vacuum that will leave U.S. forces after the withdrawal," noting that "this skepticism has evolved an approach familiar in some quarters Despite the great successes achieved over the past years."

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Maliki said, "We are confident that the failure of this campaign failed as her sisters ex, including the rebuilding of the armed forces," adding that "this campaign was renewed in 2010 to end combat operations for U.S. forces, which some said that this process is nothing more than a military redeployment" .

The Ministry of Interior renewed, in the (November 21, 2011), reaffirmed their readiness to grab the security file after it confirmed in the (July 17, 2011), that the report confirms its ability to take over after the American withdrawal end of the year, and the General Commander of the Armed Forces Nouri Maliki briefed on these reports as the Minister of the Interior acting and has ongoing meetings with their leaders, while indicating no need for the presence of U.S. forces, but may need to exercise only.

The U.S. President Barack Obama, in (21 October 2011), that his country's troops in Iraqi territory would be in the United States during the holidays, while stressing that Washington will support Iraq in all areas, with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki via closed-circuit television with him, the need to begin a new phase of strategic relations after the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq on schedule end of the year 2011.

Under the security pact signed between Baghdad and Washington at the end of November 2008 that it should withdraw all U.S. forces from all territories and waters and airspace of Iraq not later than 31 December of 2011 the current, has withdrawn combat troops from towns and villages and towns of Iraq on June 30 2009.

Iraq has signed and the United States, too, in 2008, the Framework Agreement strategy to support the ministries and agencies of the Iraqi transition from the strategic partnership with the Republic of Iraq to the areas of economic, diplomatic, cultural and security, based on reducing the number of reconstruction teams in the provinces, as well as providing important sustainable for the rule of law, including development program in which the police and the completion of the coordination, supervision and report to the Fund for Iraq relief and reconstruction.

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Iraq and U.S. ~ Zebari searches with Jeffrey Activating Strategic Framework Agreement

November 28, 2011

Zebari searches with Jeffrey activation alasttratigi framework agreement and the joint coordinating committees

Baghdad (newsletter).Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, at the headquarters of the Ministry, with us Ambassador James Jeffrey in Iraq Government plans and programmes to operationalize the Convention framework alasttratigi and activation of the joint coordination committees.

According to the statement received (News News Agency) on Monday: the two sides discussed Iraq _ ties after the withdrawal of US forces at the end of the year, as well as the Governments plans and programmes to operationalize the Convention framework alasttratigi and activating the joint coordination committees on political and diplomatic cooperation, energy, trade and services, education and cultural exchange and judicial cooperation.

It also discussed the Organization of a u.s. Embassy and consulates with the Transitional Government, the meeting examined the preparations and preparations for bilateral meetings between the two sides and the next Prime Minister's visit to Washington, it said.

The meeting was attended by a number of senior Ministry officials.

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