Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said one of the House committees would consider legislation next week that would remove two mandates to previous wars in Iraq, in a new attempt to reaffirm Congress’ role in deciding whether to send troops to fight in other countries.
Schumer added that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will consider the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force, paving the way for a possible vote in the full Senate before members leave for the April holiday.
He continued, “We openly need to put the Iraq war behind us forever. To do that we need to abolish the legal authority under which the war began.”
Democratic and Republican lawmakers from the Senate and House of Representatives introduced legislation to repeal the two long-standing legislation in force in early February.
The head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Pavel Talabani, announced on Wednesday his readiness to agree with Baghdad on the oil issue, while warning that international bodies would abandon mediate the solution of the region’s internal problems.
Talabani said in a speech during his participation inErbil forumThe second year, we are “always initiators to solve problems and our doors are legitimate for that, becausethe national unionI’m upset about the situation in the territory, considering that it is the people who are affected in the end.”
He added that “the initiators always solve crises and problems, we say: they have only one step and we will take ten steps, and our doors are always open for dialogue to solve problems,” noting that he launched an initiative on the issue of legislative elections in the region,” noting that “elections are likely to be postponed if parties in the Kurdistan Democratic Party insist on some positions.”
He stressed that “our political problems are few, we mainly suffer from problems in the inability to serve the people, it is not right to allow those problems to continue,” calling for “the problems to be solved today before tomorrow, most of the problems suffer from the inhabitants of our region, Erbil is close to sending people to space whileSulaymaniyahIt ranged in its place.”
He stressed the need to “solve our problems ourselves, because the international bodies have narrowed us up with their efforts and mediated them in solving our problems,” stressing that “relationsthe national unionWith foreign countries going through their best time, and the Democrat also has good relations.”
He pointed out that “BaghdadReady to reach an agreement with us, we can take fromBaghdadA starting point to serve the peopleKurdistan“.
He added that “the judiciary inIraqIndependent, no power overwhelming the courts and politicians cannot interfere in their affairs.”
He stressed: “We are ready to agree withBaghdadOn the oil issue but a party that doesn’t want to.”
In another context, Talabani noted, “the Counter-Terrorism Forces in cooperation with Iraqi and coalition forces carried out 432 operations against ISIS terrorists, but unfortunately their budget is cut, anywhere in the world there is such a thing.”
{Politician: Al-Furat News} Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani received, on Wednesday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, who arrived in the capital Baghdad yesterday evening, on an official visit.
A statement by the Prime Minister’s Office, a copy of which was received by {Euphrates News}, said that “during the meeting, bilateral relations between Iraq and the international organization were discussed, and reviewed the prospects for cooperation in the files of displaced persons and the required international role, confronting the challenges of the climate and the need for international assistance in this file, as well as Iraq’s efforts to consolidate a culture of human rights and promote sustainable development, and its leading role in reducing tensions in the region and ensuring its stability.
The Prime Minister thanked the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), and its efforts in assisting Iraq at various stages. He stressed that Iraq has overcome its political crisis, and its efforts have focused on economic and environmental challenges, and the government has set several priorities to address those challenges.
He pointed out that Iraq’s victory over the terrorist gangs of ISIS took place to strengthen the Iraqis and their belief in peaceful coexistence, so that Iraq today becomes the key to solving many crises in the region, and playing a positive role in settling regional crises.
During the meeting, Al-Sudani reviewed the government’s plans to develop the youth sector and invest their capabilities and capabilities, and its quest to diversify the economy, as well as its pursuit of the principle of multiple economic partnerships in its foreign relations.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the United Nations described his visit to Iraq as distinguished, and affirmed the support of the international community to Iraq in the file of climate challenges and the file of displaced persons, praising the priorities of the government and its focus on the file of combating corruption and the price of its decision to return the displaced to their areas, and describing it as the courageous and positive decision.
Guterres affirmed the readiness of the United Nations to support the Government of Iraq in the face of the challenges it faces, expressing his optimism about the efforts of the Iraqi government in all fields.”
Shafaq News / President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid confirmed today, Wednesday, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Iraq’s desire to support the United Nations Organization to return the displaced to their areas of residence and rebuild the city of Sinjar, and indicated that Iraq is seeking a fair water quota as a result of its great impact on climate change, while Guterres stressed that conditions in Iraq “have changed for the better.”
“Rashed received, today, at the Baghdad Palace, Antonio Guterres and his accompanying delegation, which included the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary Di Carlo, and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Jenin Blaschaert,” the Media Office of the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement.
The statement added that “the President and the Secretary-General discussed, during the meeting, the efforts achieved to consolidate security and stability in the country, the mechanisms of the work of the United Nations Mission in Iraq, and the role it plays alongside national efforts and the role of friendly organizations and countries in supporting the displaced and displaced persons, as the President of the Republic affirmed Iraq’s aspiration to support the international community, cooperation and joint action to respond to the humanitarian needs of displaced families.”
The President of the Republic added that “there are thousands of displaced families living in very tragic and complex situations and we hope, in cooperation with the United Nations, to resolve this humanitarian file by the return of displaced people to their areas of residence and the reconstruction of the city of Sinjar in accordance with the Sinjar Agreement.”
The President of the Republic also pointed out, according to the statement, that “Iraq is one of the countries most affected by climate changes, as it suffers from water scarcity, drought and desertification, which reflected negatively on various aspects of life, noting that Iraq seeks a fair water quota.”
In this context, the President of the Republic expressed “thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for inviting him to attend and participate in the Water for Sustainable Development Conference,” wishing the conference “success and contribute to addressing the problem of water scarcity.”
Rashid touched on “the ambitious government program that includes consolidating security and stability, curbing corruption, rebuilding infrastructure and providing the best necessary services to Iraqis, creating good investment opportunities to operate factories and factories and create new job opportunities,” and explained that “there are continuous efforts to maintain dialogue between the region and the federal government, in order to understand and develop effective solutions, as well as working on the agreement to approve the oil and gas law.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, according to the statement, expressed his happiness to visit Iraq, which he described as the best visit, and expressed his pleasure to meet with the President of the Republic, praising the security stability he felt in the country and his efforts to alleviate the suffering of the displaced.
He stressed that the United Nations stands by Iraq and supports all efforts and efforts to protect its security and stability, pointing to the commitment of the international organization in providing support to the displaced and ending their humanitarian suffering.
The UN Secretary-General also expressed “his happiness with Iraq’s participation in the Water Conference in New York,” noting that “the conditions in Iraq have now changed for the better,” noting that “Iraqis are united with their unity and cooperation prevent foreign interference.”
In this context, he stressed “the support of the international organization for the Iraqi government.”
The two sides also discussed the latest developments, political developments and efforts to enhance regional and global peace and security, in addition to issues of common interest.
Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani stressed on Wednesday that Iraq has overcome its political crisis and is now focusing on economic and environmental challenges, while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted the organization’s support for the Iraqi government with the challenges it faces.
This came during the Sudanese reception of Guterres, who arrived in the capital Baghdad yesterday evening, on an official visit, according to a statement reported to Shafaq News.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between Iraq and the international organization, reviewed the prospects for cooperation in the files of displaced persons and the required international role, and confronting the challenges of the climate and the need for international assistance in this file, as well as Iraq’s efforts to consolidate a culture of human rights and promote sustainable development, and its leading role in reducing tensions in the region and ensuring its stability.
Al-Sudani, according to the statement, thanked the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), and its efforts to help Iraq at various stages, stressing that “Iraq has overcome its political crisis, and its efforts have focused on economic and environmental challenges, and the government has set several priorities to face these challenges.”
He pointed out that “Iraq’s victory over the terrorist gangs of ISIS took place to the cohesion of Iraqis and their belief in peaceful coexistence, so that Iraq today becomes the key to solving many crises in the region, and playing a positive role in settling regional crises.”
During the meeting, the Iraqi Prime Minister reviewed the government’s plans to develop the youth sector and invest their capabilities and capabilities, and its quest to diversify the economy, as well as its pursuit of the principle of multiple economic partnerships in its foreign relations.
For his part, the Secretary-General of the United Nations described his visit to Iraq as distinguished, and affirmed the support of the international community for Iraq in the file of climate challenges and the file of displaced persons,” praising “the priorities of the government and its focus on the file of combating corruption and the price of its decision to return displaced people to their areas, and describing it as the courageous and positive decision.”
Guterres stressed the readiness of the United Nations to “support the Government of Iraq in the face of the challenges it faces,” expressing optimism about “the efforts of the Iraqi government in all areas.”
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