Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Barzani: "Change" missed an opportunity to be a credible opposition (interview) ...


24/08/2010

Barzani: "Change" missed an opportunity to be a credible opposition

Arbil, The former Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the current vice president KDP, Barzani, in an interview with the newspaper "Wawina" and published in today's Tuesday, that "the list of change wasted a chance to be a credible opposition."

Speaking Barzani, in part of the interview on the relationship between the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the movement of change, saying, "I always stressed to deal with this movement is realistic, because it has 25 seats in the parliament of Kurdistan, and when requested by the license law of the regional government, we in the party Democrats do not have anything to sit down with this party, this is our consistent position. "

The Barzani, said that "after the martyrdom of Sardasht Osman preceded Curran Court, investigations, carried the banner of this issue and accused the Kurdistan Democratic Party without any reason, and I think that this was a strategic mistake by the movement of change, while she should have to deal with this issue responsibly, but unfortunately We believe that the change "missed the opportunity to be a credible opposition and a catalyst for the regional government to conduct reforms."

And on the latest developments on the Kurdish Democratic Party, said that "the process of electing members of the Conference will begin after Ramadan, we have exerted all efforts for holding the conference in the month of November (November) next year."

Barzani pointed out that the region in a state of chaos, the media, and the government should promulgate laws that govern the operation of the media, in order to provide assistance and support and the end of this chaotic situation.

On the publication of "Levin" Interview with Qaenai individual caused by creating a problem between the Democratic Party and the magazine, Barzani said that "Qaenai person wrote a book on what they think, covers the 60-year life of the President of Iraq (MAM), Jalal Talabani, but only a small part is talking about Mam Jalal, and even mocks Balqaidin Mullah Mustafa Barzani, Qazi Mohammed, under the guise of the lives of Mam Jalal. "

And he pointed out that "it is deplorable and a signature Mam Jalal is on the book, for if the brothers in the National Union had read the book's contents carefully and informed Mam Jalal, including contains, what he was signing."

His "Mulla Mustafa led one of the largest Kurdish revolts, is a leader, not excluding the exchange is quite natural that criticized historians and talk about the steps right and wrong too, but it is deplorable abuse of the symbols of Kurdish Under this cover, not worthy of the magazine," Levin "and Kurdish media dissemination of such topics."

On the retail investment of oil in the Kurdistan region and attack the foreign media on this sector, the Deputy President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, said that "the Kurds now have the strongest card, because oil is the way to develop their identity," but he Ksif a double-edged sword, if used incorrectly may kills its owner, but if used correctly, registered the advancement of Kurdistan from this stage to the stage the better. "

And on the export of oil province abroad illegally, refused to Barzani that the accusations launched against the media, criticized at the same time the policy of the Government of the province for not following a uniform policy in this regard, all official make a statement on the subject as they liked, so the government is responsible for the inability media to provide the requested clarifications.

He pointed out that "what comes out is not crude oil, it is a black oil which is sold by the regional government to companies through the bidding public, and the possibility of those companies exporting abroad, and on the contrary, the failure to export the black oil would cause a great environment in the region."

On the revenue that oil source, Barzani said, "According to what I know because I am a former Prime Minister, those revenues are in a special account, estimated at between 200 to 250 million U.S. dollars is very transparent, and before the government announced that the current disbursement of these revenues to the development of the provinces and I think that the draft right. "

Barzani added, "Neither I nor the KDP has shares in companies that invest in the oil sector in the province."

In response to what is said about the existence of close relations between Barzani with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had "relations of the Kurdistan region with Turkey are good, and I have a very good relationship with the Prime Minister and officials of the Turks, these relationships will contribute to addressing the problems between the region and Turkey."

He added that "Turkey is an important country, it is Europe's gateway to the province of Kurdistan, and we will try to develop relations for the better, and we will make every effort to resolve the Kurdish issue in that country through peaceful means, because we consider this a duty on us and Snwdi."

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