UN urges Iraq to quickly form new government

UN urges Iraq to quickly form new government



Thu Aug 5, 2010 12:21am IST

* UN envoy says delays hurting Iraq

* Iraq wants end to Security Council restrictions (Recasts with Security Council statement)

By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Security Council called on Iraq on Wednesday to form a new government quickly after a U.N. envoy said delays were hurting its infrastructure and services and adding to uncertainty about its future.

Nearly five months after a parliamentary election, Iraq remains at an impasse over forming a government, mostly due to disagreements over who should be prime minister, Iraqi politicians and U.N. officials say.

A council statement urged Iraqi politicians to "form, as quickly as possible, a government that is inclusive and represents the will of the Iraqi people and their hope for a strong, independent, unified and democratic Iraq."

Earlier, U.N. special envoy to Iraq Ad Melkert told the 15-nation council the delays were "contributing to uncertainty in the country and create conditions that could be exploited by elements opposed to Iraq's democratic transition."

They were also "impacting on the country's basic infrastructure and services, affecting the livelihood and well-being of Iraqi citizens."

He referred to recent protests over a lack of electricity as a sign of "growing disillusionment and anger." Baghdad has said electricity production and distribution are a priority.

Earlier this week Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said his desire to serve a second term as prime minister was not holding up the formation of a new government and asked Iraqis to have patience. [ID:nLDE6711X0]

Baghdad's U.N. Ambassador Hamid al-Bayati reiterated Iraq's desire to end its so-called Chapter 7 status, under which it is required by the Security Council to make war reparations to neighboring Kuwait and cannot import certain chemicals and other items.

"We request that the council ... liberate Iraq from all restrictions imposed on it by the Security Council resolutions in order to enable Iraq to exercise its natural role as an effective member of the international community," he said.

Under former leader Saddam Hussein, Iraq invaded its oil-producing neighbor Kuwait 20 years ago. A U.S.-led military operation drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait in 1991.

Baghdad wants the U.N. Security Council to reduce its reparation payments to Kuwait but the Kuwaitis oppose ending Iraq's Chapter 7 status.

Melkert told reporters Iraq still needed to further normalize its relations with Kuwait but he hoped a solution could be found quickly.

"I believe it is possible and I believe also the time has come, with the start of a new government in Iraq hopefully any time soon, to take decisive steps and ... contribute to the likelihood Iraq could exit from Chapter 7 very soon," he said. (Additional reporting by Patrick Worsnip; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

Scooby found this....note the key word is "outgoing" adviser....idiot couldn't get the last GOI to do anything...so WHO CARES WHAT HE HAS TO SAY NOW!!!

Government adviser criticizes UN meeting on Iraq
Thursday, August 5th 2010 3:13 PM



Baghdad, Aug. 5 (AKnews) – An adviser in the outgoing Iraqi government criticized the United Nations for not acting to end Iraq’s Chapter 7 status and failing to propose precise strategies to improve Iraq’s economy.

FIRST of all the elections were in MARCH and they still haven't annouced the GOI!!!!!!! So this idiot expects the UN to let them out of 7???


In an interview with AKnews, Salam al-Quraishi criticized the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for not calling in its report on the Security Council to play a role in releasing Iraq from U.N.’s Chapter 7 status.



“Iraq faced many obstacles that hindered the formation of a strong and coherent economy, but the main problem is Chapter 7 which imposes restrictions on Iraq’s economic system,” Quraishi said.

YEAH blame chapter 7 when the whole world has been watching iraq since march 7 elections and NOTHING GOT DONE YET!!! So this idiot thinks country's or whoever wants to invest in iraq?



According to a strategic agreement signed between the U.S. and Iraqi governments, Washington must work to get Iraq out of Chapter 7. But two years after the agreement was signed, Iraq is still under the conditions of the chapter.

HELLLOOOOOOOO Iraq been saying NO OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE!!!! So now it's Washington's fault!



Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990. In response, the U.N. put Iraq under Chapter 7 status, recognizing the country as a threat to international peace and security.



Because its Chapter 7 status, Iraq’s assets in international banks are frozen to pay off its foreign debts.



Baghdad has to pay millions of dollars annually as compensation to Kuwait. It has so far paid billions of dollars to Kuwait.



Iraqi officials have repeatedly said the country will not regain its “full sovereignty and international standing” until its Chapter 7 obligations are lifted.



But Kuwait has strongly opposed any such move, saying the payment of war reparations to Kuwait, the fate of the missing Kuwaitis and prisoners of war and the demarcation of land and maritime boundaries between the two countries need to be resolved first.



In December 2008, the U.N. Security Council decided to re-consider its own decisions about Iraq and assigned the General Secretary of the U.N. to prepare a report on the country that will guide future decisions on Iraq.



Unlike some expectations in Iraq, the international organization did not discuss a solution to Iraq’s current political deadlock.

OH WAIT THE KURDS are whinning!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kurds deputies describe the position of the UN Security Council that Iraq would emerge from Chapter VII Palmthiz and unfair
Ahmed Saadi / Shatt al-Arab - 08/05/2010 - 15:42



Describe the position of deputies Kurds UN Security Council that Iraq would emerge from Chapter VII Palmthiz and unfair.

OHHHHHHH Get the Tissue for the Kurds!!



The Kurdistan Alliance MP Mahmoud Othman, said the position of the UN Security Council that Iraq would emerge from Chapter VII was biased and unfair.



He said in a press statement today: "It's in spite of Iraq's implementation of its obligations to Kuwait because the war personal and negative outcome on the Iraqi people, but the Security Council's position has been negative toward Iraq.



Osman said: "The U.S. side is not serious about helping Iraq out of Chapter VII and there is a clear failure by them despite promises.



He explained: "The correct solution lies in resolving the problems between the two sides of Kuwait and Iraq without the intervention of a third party may extort one and delaying the exit Iraq from Chapter VII."



For his part, member of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc, the report of the representative of the UN mission to Iraq Ed Melkert adopted by the Security Council on Iraq, its session today without a fair and unbalanced.

OHHHHHH tissue please...whine whine whine


Mahma Khalil said, "He was the first UN and U.S. forces should make every effort to get Iraq out of Chapter VII under the threat and sanctions imposed on it."



Khelil said that "the UN mission in Iraq has proved its failure that they have not committed to implement the decisions and promised to apply for Iraq on solving the Problems of Article 140." Indicating that "there are international interventions to steal Iraq's money to be borne by the multinational forces stationed in Iraq." As he put it.



"The report of the UN envoy to Iraq does not give positive signals for neutral UN body to help Iraq."

TISSUE!!!!!!!!!!



The United Nations Mission in Iraq, its report to the Security Council at its meeting today, regrets the failure to respond to Iraq with Security Council resolutions regarding pending issues with Kuwait, and stressed that the Kuwaiti officials pin great hopes on the next Iraqi government in resolving the outstanding issues between the parties.



The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon has urged Iraq on November 16 last to fulfill its obligations to Kuwait and, in particular Security Council resolution No. 833 on the demarcation of their borders out of the penalty provisions of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.<---IT'S STILL NOT DONE!!!



The UN Security Council decided in January 2010 to keep the immunity of Iraqi funds and the extension of Iraqi oil revenues deposited in the Development Fund for Iraq to the United Nations to the end of next year, which is a continuation of the policy of imposing sanctions on Iraq under Chapter VII.

OH MY GOSH TOLD YA!!! THEY DON'T WANT INTERFERENCE EVEN UN!!!!


Deputy for compatibility: reject and strongly interfere in Iraqi affairs, even if the United Nations
2010-08-05 13:00:35 05/08/2010 13:00:35



BAGHDAD (Iba) ... Cross-member in the compatibility list for the Iraqi list and strongly reject foreign interference in Iraqi affairs, even if the United Nations was being hurt Iraq's sovereignty.



And move the location of the compatibility of the Iraqi House of Representatives member, Sheikh Walid Abboud as saying that the Iraqi Accordance Front, want to be the best solution for Oazemp form a government decision to Iraqis without outside interference, as we want to remove Iraq from Chapter VII, and the formation of a government national partnership is the best solution to the crisis.



He stressed that the Iraqi Accordance Front bloc calls for the necessity of winning concessions among themselves for access to the best solution acceptable to all sides in order to speed up the formation of the government to run the country.



The UN Security Council demanded yesterday that the leaders of political blocs to accelerate the formation of new Iraqi government.

YOU GO UN...DEMAND! DEMAND! DEMAND!

Front: UN report disappointing for the failure to determine the ceilings of time to form a government
الكاتب: MK Author: MK
المحرر: MF | NK Editor: MF | NK


Thursday, 2005 August 2010 15:07 GMT


Alsumaria News / Baghdad


Considered the Iraqi Accordance Front, Thursday, that the report of the United Nations, which was reviewed yesterday in the Security Council was "disappointing" after the lack of any timeframe for the formation of the government, calling for political blocs to resolve the question to vote on the three presidencies, directly and through parliament.



A member of the Accordance Front, Muhammad Iqbal told a press conference in the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad and attended by "Alsumaria News", "The United Nations report has been reviewed in the meeting of the Security Council in New York yesterday did not refer to the neighboring countries and the need for non-interference in Iraqi affairs, in addition to except that it may determine the timeframe for the formation of the government, "adding," We expect a more forceful position in the recommendations of the report of the United Nations, but it was disappointing, "as he put it.



The United Nations expressed Wednesday at the regular meeting of the UN Security Council on Iraq, United Nations Headquarters in New York, concern about "the exploitation of elements opposed to democracy in Iraq," delay the formation of the government, which increases feelings of uncertainty in the country, urging at the same time the leaders of political blocs to work to end the "current stalemate" and adherence to the Constitution and to provide orderly and peaceful transition of power.



He held the Attorney Accordance Front, winner of six parliamentary seats, at the same time the leaders of Iraqi political blocs have "a responsibility not to form a government so far", and called it "end the subject of the deal taking place in the formation of the government, which includes the selection of the three presidencies, and that is the direct election House of Representatives and nominations are open for all. "



The political blocs have failed to find solutions to end the crisis in the formation of the government and reach a dead end, after almost five months after the parliamentary elections in the seventh of last March, also failed to Iran and other regional states to find consensus between the political blocs to form a government, which made the U.S. Nations have increased fears of a collapse of the political and security situation in Iraq, especially with the approach of reducing the number of U.S. forces end of the month to 50 thousand troops.



And led the parliamentary elections which took place in the seventh of last March to nearly five months of political paralysis in the absence of a clear winner and convergence in the results (Iraq 91 seats, the rule of law, 89 seats out of a total of 325 represents the total number of seats in parliament) as the country has witnessed post-election violence , while U.S. forces are ready to end the hostilities on 31 August before a full withdrawal in the next year.