Sunday, May 29, 2011Economists: cut economic ties with Iraq, a negative impact on Bahrain and not on Iraq
The Deputy of the Economic Committee in the House of Representatives of Bahrain's decision to cut economic ties with Iraq, a negative impact on Bahrain and notOn Iraq, and that this resolution was similar to the decision of the building of the port of Kuwait, Mubarak, who is one of the plots the Gulf against Iraq.
The MP said the National Alliance member of the Economic Commission parliamentary Hussein Mura'bi told Baghdad International (statement) that "the decision to cut off economic relations by Bahrain with Iraq will affect the economic reality of Bahrain more than it affects on Iraq, the fact that Iraq is an important gateway for the Arab nation and the Gulf, which represents the largest proportion of population in the Persian Gulf and is a good protector and the fort of Bahrain and others. "
He Mura'bi that the severance of economic relations and non-economic by Bahrain with Iraq hurt in Bahrain in the first place, but for the Iraq and if the port was built Faw, the Gulf states, all you will need Iraq, rightly or wrongly ...
the fact that all sales of oil and all their economy would pass through Iraq, in addition to Faw port will connect Asia to Europe and Iraq will be the final outcome is the master of the economy and the rest of Iraq is that you need.
He pointed out that countries that take the initiative in such initiatives as spare economic relations or the attempt to Kuwait to build a port Mubarak is only the goals of those States to prevent the arrival of Iraq to be is Mr. for the Arab nation in the economy and the rest of the Gulf, Arab and even the Suez Canal would be a great need for Iraq, the fact that Iraq and through the port of Faw will be the only passage of the trade, and that everything done by those countries of conspiracies and attempts are clearly to undermine the Iraqi economy.
The economic expert Hilal Tahan believes that the decision to Bahrain will have a significant impact on the economy, the fact that the Iraqi-Iraqi relations - Bahrain Economic Bamutainp Awalqoip not in terms of trade with other countries such as Turkey or neighboring countries in terms of trade.
He added, may affect the severance of economic relations between Bahrain and Iraq in terms of tourism because many visitors arrive Bahrainis to Iraq, but many religious occasions such as the impact on the economy and Iraq is unlikely the effect will be negative or large.
On the contrary, the expert considers economic Basil Antoine, who said that "Iraq with which the Arab countries a lot of economic relations and Bahrain in particular to Iraq with economic relations, tourism, where up to Iraq large numbers of visitors to the areas of religion, and up their numbers between the (50000 to 80000 visitors a year ), and certainly the cut economic ties with Iraq will reflect negatively on the Iraqi economy."
He added that such decisions are working to disrupt the Arab Economic Unity, he said, adding that many of the Arab economic relations are affected by the political situation of the Arab countries, and what is happening in the Arab region is now clear in this aspect.
He pointed out that Iraq is part will take action regarding Bahrain's decision to cut off economic ties with Iraq, especially since many of the Iraqis present owners of major companies in Bahrain.
It is worth mentioning that the situation of the Iraqi political strife against the backdrop of the events of Bahrain and the concomitant suspension of parliamentary sessions and disable the adoption of some laws sparked resentment of a large segment of citizens and described those decisions arguments governmental organizations to mobilize the Iraqi street against a foreign crisis at the expense of demands to demonstrate for it since more than a month.
While different views of Iraqi politicians about the crisis some of them felt that the Arab countries to follow the Iraqi position toward Bahrain and others argue that the solution to Iraq's problems, has become one of the most important files that must be resolved.
The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has told the Bush administration deeply disturbed by the repercussions of violations in Bahrain in a timely manner
And that "al-Maliki discussed in a telephone conversation with U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, the situation of the region, particularly developments in Bahrain after the forces entered the Peninsula Shield," and the Prime Minister expressed to Biden's deep distress of the repercussions of the events of violations in Bahrain, which will have negative reactions to the whole region".
The Council of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bahrain freezing action and the activity of works councils, joint, formed by the room with both Iran and Iraq and Lebanon, to change the position of those countries of Bahrain, said the room, according to Al-Watan newspaper, that the Governing Council as a matter of national and non-acceptance harming and led by Bahrain's sovereignty and national unity, made the decision result of the continued statements of a number of senior officials in those countries against Bahrain, which can not be accepted and tolerated, as it is incompatible with the political relations between states.
She pointed out that the continuation of Iranian interference in the affairs of Bahrain and the statements of a number of senior Iraqi officials against the sovereignty, is what the room to push the adoption of this resolution.
