Detecting language using up to the first 30 seconds. Use `--language` to specify the language Detected language: Arabic [00:00.000 --> 00:10.000] When it comes to fighting terrorism, we are at the forefront. [00:10.000 --> 00:16.000] Terrorism is true, it exists on Iraqi soil, but it is a threat to us from some countries, [00:16.000 --> 00:24.000] and some countries have direct involvement in dealing with these components that carry weapons and carry out terrorism. [00:24.000 --> 00:30.000] And when the means of media are being used against Iraq, we are the first to protest. [00:30.000 --> 00:35.000] I have said many times that the Arab media is not a substitute for the people of Iraq. [00:35.000 --> 00:38.000] The Arab media was in the past a dictatorial media. [00:38.000 --> 00:44.000] And when the Iraqis talk about their oppression, we are the voice of the oppressed. [00:44.000 --> 00:46.000] We are full, uncle, we are full, this is our year. [00:46.000 --> 00:48.000] We don't want to be oppressed, where do we come from? [00:48.000 --> 00:50.000] We can't buy fruits. [00:50.000 --> 00:53.000] When people talk about national unity, [00:53.000 --> 00:57.000] they are talking about freedom. [00:57.000 --> 01:00.000] And we are united and united. [01:00.000 --> 01:26.000] Freedom when others prevent you from talking. [01:30.000 --> 01:48.000] Welcome back, dear viewers. [01:48.000 --> 01:55.000] Dr. Wael Abdel Latif, how do you feel about the security file in 2011? [01:55.000 --> 01:58.000] Are there still missing episodes in this file? [01:58.000 --> 02:02.000] Especially that some explosions took a political form, [02:02.000 --> 02:06.000] or perhaps there was some political cover-up [02:06.000 --> 02:09.000] through statements that are translated on the ground, [02:09.000 --> 02:18.700] with [02:18.700 --> 02:23.000] What is the missing episode in your opinion at this moment in the security file? [02:23.000 --> 02:26.000] Thank you very much, brother Falah. [02:26.000 --> 02:28.000] I have an important question for you. [02:28.000 --> 02:30.000] It is a very important issue. [02:30.000 --> 02:36.000] I think that the security situation in Iraq [02:36.000 --> 02:41.000] should be considered in two main issues. [02:41.000 --> 02:48.000] First, we should activate the intelligence agencies. [02:48.000 --> 02:56.000] So that our eyes can see far distances. [02:56.000 --> 02:58.000] Second, we should follow the latest news. [02:58.000 --> 03:01.000] Thus, we can preserve the security of our country [03:01.000 --> 03:05.000] in the intelligence side, which we need. [03:05.000 --> 03:08.000] A police officer on the street, [03:08.000 --> 03:10.000] where is he going? [03:10.000 --> 03:12.000] He can't ensure your security. [03:12.000 --> 03:14.000] Even if Abu Al-Mufakhaka comes, [03:14.000 --> 03:18.000] he can't kill this police officer. [03:18.000 --> 03:21.000] The crime he is trying to commit, he can do it. [03:21.000 --> 03:24.000] Thus, their presence on the street [03:24.000 --> 03:28.000] is missing important intelligence aspects. [03:28.000 --> 03:31.000] Second, since 2003, [03:31.000 --> 03:33.000] when we were students, [03:33.000 --> 03:35.000] how many gates did Baghdad have? [03:35.000 --> 03:38.000] 10, 20, 30, 50? [03:38.000 --> 03:40.000] These are scanner devices [03:40.000 --> 03:45.000] that don't cost more than 1.25 million dollars. [03:45.000 --> 03:47.000] I distribute them on all gates. [03:47.000 --> 03:49.000] It has a computer, a controller, [03:49.000 --> 03:51.000] and any car that passes by, [03:51.000 --> 03:54.000] they know the code inside the car, [03:54.000 --> 03:56.000] if it is one of the materials [03:56.000 --> 03:59.000] that can cause a certain thing. [03:59.000 --> 04:01.000] Let's say, [04:01.000 --> 04:06.000] 100 million dollars for scanner cars. [04:06.000 --> 04:08.000] Just like what is happening in airports, [04:08.000 --> 04:11.000] in important areas of Baghdad. [04:11.000 --> 04:13.000] Why don't we use this topic? [04:13.000 --> 04:16.000] Why don't we use cameras on the streets? [04:16.000 --> 04:18.000] I think that the scanner [04:18.000 --> 04:21.000] is better at securing security [04:21.000 --> 04:23.000] than the cameras. [04:23.000 --> 04:25.000] Why? Because the scanner [04:25.000 --> 04:28.000] will definitely discover [04:28.000 --> 04:30.000] what the cars are, [04:30.000 --> 04:32.000] what the weapons are, and so on. [04:32.000 --> 04:34.000] This might be very difficult [04:34.000 --> 04:36.000] for the security guard on the street. [04:36.000 --> 04:38.000] Where are you from? [04:38.000 --> 04:40.000] Don't you have any weapons? [04:40.000 --> 04:42.000] Of course, if you don't answer, [04:42.000 --> 04:44.000] he will tell you to leave. [04:44.000 --> 04:46.000] I think that this issue [04:46.000 --> 04:48.000] was recently noticed by the city of Babel. [04:48.000 --> 04:50.000] They forced the governor [04:50.000 --> 04:52.000] to buy scanner devices [04:52.000 --> 04:54.000] for the governor [04:54.000 --> 04:56.000] because they were bored [04:56.000 --> 04:58.000] with the interrogations. [04:58.000 --> 05:00.000] I call for a contract [05:00.000 --> 05:02.000] through Al-Fayha, [05:02.000 --> 05:04.000] I call for a contract [05:04.000 --> 05:06.000] with all the security companies [05:06.000 --> 05:08.000] in the world [05:08.000 --> 05:10.000] specialized in modern technology. [05:10.000 --> 05:12.000] We organized [05:12.000 --> 05:14.000] investment reform conferences, [05:14.000 --> 05:16.000] we organized national reconciliation conferences, [05:16.000 --> 05:18.000] we organized investment conferences, [05:18.000 --> 05:20.000] and we organized [05:20.000 --> 05:22.000] meetings for tribal leaders, [05:22.000 --> 05:24.000] and we organized meetings [05:24.000 --> 05:26.000] for people who came to us, [05:26.000 --> 05:28.000] but we didn't organize any conference [05:28.000 --> 05:30.000] for the security companies. [05:30.000 --> 05:32.000] In 2007, I submitted a CD [05:32.000 --> 05:34.000] to a British company [05:34.000 --> 05:36.000] to put a small car [05:36.000 --> 05:38.000] and to discover [05:38.000 --> 05:40.000] the target at a distance of [05:40.000 --> 05:42.000] 600 meters. [05:42.000 --> 05:44.000] Therefore, it was stopped [05:44.000 --> 05:46.000] and it was easily [05:46.000 --> 05:48.000] stopped [05:48.000 --> 05:50.000] and it was easily arrested. [05:50.000 --> 05:52.000] But unfortunately, [05:52.000 --> 05:54.000] it was lost. [05:54.000 --> 05:56.000] We are not prepared [05:56.000 --> 05:58.000] to adopt the process of [05:58.000 --> 06:00.000] securing security through [06:00.000 --> 06:02.000] intelligence and [06:02.000 --> 06:04.000] technological devices [06:04.000 --> 06:06.000] and scanners. We plant areas [06:06.000 --> 06:08.000] in Baghdad. Instead of this huge waste, [06:08.000 --> 06:10.000] let's organize a conference [06:10.000 --> 06:12.000] and let's see what the security companies [06:12.000 --> 06:14.000] in the world have come up with [06:14.000 --> 06:16.000] and let people cooperate with us on this issue. [06:16.000 --> 06:18.000] I am confident that two or three [06:18.000 --> 06:20.000] of these conferences [06:20.000 --> 06:22.000] will bring strong security support [06:22.000 --> 06:24.000] in this province. [06:24.000 --> 06:26.000] We just need to appoint [06:26.000 --> 06:28.000] the police, the army, [06:28.000 --> 06:30.000] plant controls and stop [06:30.000 --> 06:32.000] people from putting them [06:32.000 --> 06:34.000] and put concrete walls. [06:34.000 --> 06:36.000] I think this will not [06:36.000 --> 06:38.000] make the country [06:38.000 --> 06:40.000] safe with the evidence of the [06:40.000 --> 06:42.000] latest violation that happened [06:42.000 --> 06:44.000] and they brought it from the people [06:44.000 --> 06:46.000] and brought it to the Ministry of [06:46.000 --> 06:48.000] Security. What did they do with the controls? [06:48.000 --> 06:50.000] Of course, they won't do anything. [06:50.000 --> 06:52.000] The third issue is that we need to [06:52.000 --> 06:54.000] raise the status of the military institution. [06:54.000 --> 06:56.000] I mean, I mean by [06:56.000 --> 06:58.000] numerical expansion, not technological expansion. [06:58.000 --> 07:00.000] Let's go to the [07:00.000 --> 07:02.000] technology because we still [07:02.000 --> 07:04.000] don't have the intention to fight. [07:04.000 --> 07:06.000] And there is no country that still cares about [07:06.000 --> 07:08.000] fighting us. [07:08.000 --> 07:10.000] That's why I think we need to [07:10.000 --> 07:12.000] preserve our security and strengthen our economy. [07:12.000 --> 07:14.000] Certainly, there will not be [07:14.000 --> 07:16.000] a country that can interfere with this. [07:16.000 --> 07:18.000] But the most important thing is [07:18.000 --> 07:20.000] to invite [07:20.000 --> 07:22.000] huge security companies [07:22.000 --> 07:24.000] in the world and see where [07:24.000 --> 07:26.000] they can bring security to the country. [07:26.000 --> 07:28.000] Better than what we call investment [07:28.000 --> 07:30.000] or reconciliation or something like that. [07:30.000 --> 07:32.000] Yes. [07:32.000 --> 07:34.000] And we need to be able to achieve [07:34.000 --> 07:36.000] security in this country. [07:36.000 --> 07:38.000] Thank you very much, Dr. Wael. [07:38.000 --> 07:40.000] Mr. Abdelhalim, [07:40.000 --> 07:42.000] a few days ago, the [07:42.000 --> 07:44.000] Cabinet of Ministers approved [07:44.000 --> 07:46.000] the law to fight terrorism and [07:46.000 --> 07:48.000] sent the law to the House of Representatives [07:48.000 --> 07:50.000] for approval. [07:50.000 --> 07:52.000] This law is still [07:52.000 --> 07:54.000] in the air for years. [07:54.000 --> 07:56.000] Maybe there are [07:56.000 --> 07:58.000] political wills that stand against [07:58.000 --> 08:00.000] the approval of this law. [08:00.000 --> 08:02.000] To what extent can the [08:02.000 --> 08:04.000] political pressures of this [08:04.000 --> 08:06.000] and that mass affect the [08:06.000 --> 08:08.000] interruption of security laws and [08:08.000 --> 08:10.000] interruption of the work of security devices [08:10.000 --> 08:12.000] and the position of Iraqis [08:12.000 --> 08:14.000] in the construction of [08:14.000 --> 08:16.000] security and development devices [08:16.000 --> 08:18.000] that enjoy everything that the security [08:18.000 --> 08:20.000] devices enjoy in the rest of the [08:20.000 --> 08:22.000] world? [08:22.000 --> 08:24.000] To what extent do these political pressures [08:24.000 --> 08:26.000] affect your opinion on the [08:26.000 --> 08:28.000] security file in Iraq, Mr. Abdelhalim? [08:30.000 --> 08:32.000] Yes, this is a [08:32.000 --> 08:34.000] really expected issue. [08:34.000 --> 08:36.000] Many issues when [08:36.000 --> 08:38.000] put forward in the parliament, [08:38.000 --> 08:40.000] and there are many political directions, [08:40.000 --> 08:42.000] work on the basis of such laws. [08:42.000 --> 08:44.000] But the issue of security [08:44.000 --> 08:46.000] is more than a law. [08:46.000 --> 08:48.000] We need many laws. [08:48.000 --> 08:50.000] There are problems in the security [08:50.000 --> 08:52.000] system, not only the number of [08:52.000 --> 08:54.000] alarms that we receive, [08:54.000 --> 08:56.000] or the number of controls and so on. [08:56.000 --> 08:58.000] Let us take a touchy issue. [08:58.000 --> 09:00.000] A few days ago, the Prime Minister [09:00.000 --> 09:02.000] announced that there were four officers [09:02.000 --> 09:04.000] in the army [09:04.000 --> 09:06.000] and the police [09:06.000 --> 09:08.000] and perhaps [09:08.000 --> 09:10.000] in the last few decades, [09:10.000 --> 09:12.000] they started searching for them. [09:12.000 --> 09:14.000] What can you do? [09:14.000 --> 09:16.000] Alarms are in the interior of Baghdad. [09:16.000 --> 09:18.000] But inside the area, [09:18.000 --> 09:20.000] inside the street, I remember [09:20.000 --> 09:22.000] outside in the central bank, [09:22.000 --> 09:24.000] there was a construction not far from [09:24.000 --> 09:26.000] the place of the incident. [09:26.000 --> 09:28.000] Local construction [09:28.000 --> 09:30.000] in the street. [09:30.000 --> 09:32.000] Therefore, [09:32.000 --> 09:34.000] where does this come from? [09:34.000 --> 09:36.000] It comes from the operations of infiltration. [09:36.000 --> 09:38.000] The prisoners who escape from [09:38.000 --> 09:40.000] prisoners sentenced to death, [09:40.000 --> 09:42.000] where does this come from? [09:42.000 --> 09:44.000] It is not protected by laws. [09:44.000 --> 09:46.000] Where do these infiltrations come from? [09:46.000 --> 09:48.000] Let us study the subject. [09:48.000 --> 09:50.000] When the government decided to build [09:50.000 --> 09:52.000] the army, police and intelligence, [09:52.000 --> 09:54.000] I remember in 2003 and 2004, [09:54.000 --> 09:56.000] the unjust fatwa was issued [09:56.000 --> 09:58.000] to prevent people from going to the police [09:58.000 --> 10:00.000] and security, and also to kill them. [10:00.000 --> 10:02.000] All the explosions were [10:02.000 --> 10:04.000] in those who wanted to volunteer. [10:04.000 --> 10:06.000] Therefore, the construction of the army, [10:06.000 --> 10:08.000] police and security was a complicated [10:08.000 --> 10:10.000] and very complex process. [10:10.000 --> 10:12.000] We must always remember this. [10:12.000 --> 10:14.000] The government, based on the pressure [10:14.000 --> 10:16.000] from the political forces, [10:16.000 --> 10:18.000] and based on the American pressure, [10:18.000 --> 10:20.000] came to accept the officers of the army [10:20.000 --> 10:22.000] who are experienced and have the [10:22.000 --> 10:24.000] capabilities and everything. [10:24.000 --> 10:26.000] The government studied, not the owner, [10:26.000 --> 10:28.000] but the government with its ministers. [10:28.000 --> 10:30.000] They said, let's return the officers, [10:30.000 --> 10:32.000] the security, the army and the police. [10:32.000 --> 10:34.000] Who is allowed to sit down [10:34.000 --> 10:36.000] and who is allowed to go to work [10:36.000 --> 10:38.000] after taking contracts? [10:38.000 --> 10:40.000] Of course, there were infiltrations. [10:40.000 --> 10:42.000] Now, some people ask the government [10:42.000 --> 10:44.000] why did you send the former officers [10:44.000 --> 10:46.000] to fight the insurgents [10:46.000 --> 10:48.000] in the other positions [10:48.000 --> 10:50.000] and you came with the insurgents. [10:50.000 --> 10:52.000] If an insurgent comes, he has the experience. [10:52.000 --> 10:54.000] Where do you come from? [10:54.000 --> 10:56.000] From Sweden? From Denmark? [10:56.000 --> 10:58.000] Do you come with soldiers? [10:58.000 --> 11:00.000] The soldiers who, as you remember, [11:00.000 --> 11:02.000] attacked the Islamic State [11:02.000 --> 11:04.000] in Ann Arbor in 2004. [11:04.000 --> 11:06.000] All of them resisted because [11:06.000 --> 11:08.000] they had no experience. [11:08.000 --> 11:10.000] They continued to investigate [11:10.000 --> 11:12.000] and study identities, files and CVs [11:12.000 --> 11:14.000] of all the insurgents, [11:14.000 --> 11:16.000] especially the high-ranking leaders. [11:16.000 --> 11:18.000] Yes, I accepted and made a promise [11:18.000 --> 11:20.000] in my tongue to be loyal [11:20.000 --> 11:22.000] to the political process, [11:22.000 --> 11:24.000] but you should not be satisfied with that [11:24.000 --> 11:26.000] and just watch it. [11:26.000 --> 11:28.000] If you secure the security infiltrations, [11:28.000 --> 11:30.000] you can complete that with rockets, [11:30.000 --> 11:32.000] with controls, with bombs. [11:32.000 --> 11:34.000] This must be a security theory [11:34.000 --> 11:36.000] to achieve security. [11:36.000 --> 11:38.000] In the face of political conflicts, [11:38.000 --> 11:40.000] as we have seen, [11:40.000 --> 11:42.000] Mr. Tarek Al Hashemi, [11:42.000 --> 11:44.000] the high-ranking deputy of the president, [11:44.000 --> 11:46.000] wishes to be innocent, [11:46.000 --> 11:48.000] but we have seen his protection. [11:48.000 --> 11:50.000] His protection says that we are working. [11:50.000 --> 11:52.000] Tarek Al Hashemi, or one of them, [11:52.000 --> 11:54.000] has protected them. [11:54.000 --> 11:56.000] They enter us with rockets, [11:56.000 --> 11:58.000] and they say hello to them [11:58.000 --> 12:00.000] even in the controls. [12:00.000 --> 12:02.000] How can you isolate a certain group [12:02.000 --> 12:04.000] from the political work? [12:04.000 --> 12:06.000] All of them have protections, [12:06.000 --> 12:08.000] they have groups, [12:08.000 --> 12:10.000] they have those who help them, [12:10.000 --> 12:12.000] and they are members of the state, [12:12.000 --> 12:14.000] with the cars of the state, [12:14.000 --> 12:16.000] with the identities of the state. [12:16.000 --> 12:18.000] So there are infiltrations [12:18.000 --> 12:20.000] because of the complexity of the political process. [12:20.000 --> 12:22.000] You accept the other, [12:22.000 --> 12:24.000] and the other does not want to agree [12:24.000 --> 12:26.000] with the political process. [12:26.000 --> 12:28.000] These changes happen, [12:28.000 --> 12:30.000] but as time goes by, [12:30.000 --> 12:32.000] what is discovered this time, [12:32.000 --> 12:34.000] is that there are laws [12:34.000 --> 12:36.000] that are implemented, [12:36.000 --> 12:38.000] and the parliament approves them [12:38.000 --> 12:40.000] so that they can be implemented [12:40.000 --> 12:42.000] to protect the system and the security of the country. [12:42.000 --> 12:44.000] Thank you very much. [12:44.000 --> 13:13.000] Mr. Abdul Halim, thank you. [13:14.000 --> 13:16.000] Dear viewers, [13:16.000 --> 13:18.000] from politics to security [13:18.000 --> 13:20.000] and to the economy now, [13:20.000 --> 13:22.000] and in the economic field, [13:22.000 --> 13:24.000] in 2011, [13:24.000 --> 13:26.000] dozens of agreements were signed, [13:26.000 --> 13:28.000] and a number of important trade exhibitions [13:28.000 --> 13:30.000] were opened, [13:30.000 --> 13:32.000] and the size of the trade exchanges [13:32.000 --> 13:34.000] increased, [13:34.000 --> 13:36.000] the ministry announced that [13:36.000 --> 13:38.000] the number of investment projects [13:38.000 --> 13:40.000] that have been implemented [13:40.000 --> 13:42.000] has reached 144 investment projects, [13:42.000 --> 13:44.000] and that Iraq has approved 34 [13:44.000 --> 13:46.000] economic agreements, [13:46.000 --> 13:48.000] of which 18 agreements were approved [13:48.000 --> 13:50.000] by the cabinet of ministers, [13:50.000 --> 13:52.000] and 16 agreements were approved [13:52.000 --> 13:54.000] by the ministers and institutions [13:54.000 --> 13:56.000] affiliated to the state. [13:56.000 --> 13:58.000] The year 2011 was distinguished [13:58.000 --> 14:00.000] from the year 2010 [14:00.000 --> 14:02.000] by the number of important economic events, [14:02.000 --> 14:04.000] which were the starting point [14:04.000 --> 14:06.000] to strengthen the economic role of Iraq, [14:06.000 --> 14:08.000] while the political scene [14:08.000 --> 14:10.000] and the lack of laws [14:10.000 --> 14:12.000] that affect the interests of the economy, [14:12.000 --> 14:14.000] including the Oil and Gas Law, [14:14.000 --> 14:16.000] which runs in the parliaments [14:16.000 --> 14:18.000] due to the differences between [14:18.000 --> 14:20.000] political parties, [14:20.000 --> 14:22.000] and witnessed in 2011 [14:22.000 --> 14:24.000] many achievements in various sectors, [14:24.000 --> 14:26.000] including the financial sector [14:26.000 --> 14:28.000] through the formation of a ministry committee [14:28.000 --> 14:30.000] to protect Iraqi money [14:30.000 --> 14:32.000] after Iraq agreed [14:32.000 --> 14:34.000] with the United States [14:34.000 --> 14:36.000] to protect its money from debtors [14:36.000 --> 14:38.000] after Washington announced [14:38.000 --> 14:40.000] the end of Iraqi money, [14:40.000 --> 14:42.000] while the Ministry of Finance [14:42.000 --> 14:44.000] completed the final accounts [14:44.000 --> 14:46.000] for the past three years [14:46.000 --> 14:48.000] to all the ministries and government bodies. [14:48.000 --> 14:50.000] Iraq signed an agreement [14:50.000 --> 14:52.000] with the German company Bironk [14:52.000 --> 14:54.000] to develop government banks. [14:54.000 --> 14:56.000] The Iraqi Central Bank also announced [14:56.000 --> 14:58.000] that the International Monetary Fund [14:58.000 --> 15:00.000] has agreed to the Iraqi monetary policy. [15:00.000 --> 15:02.000] On the other hand, [15:02.000 --> 15:04.000] the Central Bank put the final touches [15:04.000 --> 15:06.000] on the drafting of a law [15:06.000 --> 15:08.000] to raise three zeros [15:08.000 --> 15:10.000] from the Iraqi currency. [15:10.000 --> 15:12.000] The oil sector, [15:12.000 --> 15:14.000] which has signed ten approvals [15:14.000 --> 15:16.000] with international oil companies [15:16.000 --> 15:18.000] with financial obligations, [15:18.000 --> 15:20.000] has reached 10 billion dollars, [15:20.000 --> 15:22.000] according to what the oil-exporting company [15:22.000 --> 15:24.000] Somo mentioned. [15:24.000 --> 15:26.000] In addition, the vice-president [15:26.000 --> 15:28.000] of the Ministry of Energy announced [15:28.000 --> 15:30.000] that Iraq has approved a project [15:30.000 --> 15:32.000] for the Chinese company [15:32.000 --> 15:34.000] to develop the cotton field [15:34.000 --> 15:36.000] to produce up to 200,000 barrels. [15:36.000 --> 15:38.000] To this, Iraq signed an agreement [15:38.000 --> 15:40.000] with Germany to develop [15:40.000 --> 15:42.000] oil projects and fields [15:42.000 --> 15:44.000] worth two billion dollars. [15:44.000 --> 15:46.000] Meanwhile, the Ministry of Oil [15:46.000 --> 15:48.000] established two branches [15:48.000 --> 15:50.000] in the provinces of Karbala and Meysan [15:50.000 --> 15:52.000] whose production [15:52.000 --> 15:54.000] reaches 290,000 barrels daily. [15:54.000 --> 15:56.000] Meanwhile, the Ministry of Oil [15:56.000 --> 15:58.000] announced the participation [15:58.000 --> 16:00.000] of 41 international companies [16:00.000 --> 16:02.000] in the fourth round of approvals. [16:02.000 --> 16:04.000] The government approved [16:04.000 --> 16:06.000] the development of cotton fields [16:06.000 --> 16:08.000] by a Korean company. [16:08.000 --> 16:10.000] In 2011, [16:10.000 --> 16:12.000] Iraq approved the establishment [16:12.000 --> 16:14.000] of the Basra Gas Company [16:14.000 --> 16:16.000] in partnership with the German company [16:16.000 --> 16:18.000] Shell and the Korean company [16:18.000 --> 16:20.000] Mitsuboshi, with a capital of 20 billion dollars, [16:20.000 --> 16:22.000] in addition to the oil pipeline [16:22.000 --> 16:24.000] across the Iraqi territories [16:24.000 --> 16:26.000] to reach Syria [16:26.000 --> 16:28.000] to deliver Iranian gas [16:28.000 --> 16:30.000] to the Mediterranean Sea. [16:30.000 --> 16:32.000] The electric sector has a role [16:32.000 --> 16:34.000] after the resignation of the Minister of Electricity, [16:34.000 --> 16:36.000] Ra'at Shalal, who is accused of corruption. [16:36.000 --> 16:38.000] The most prominent electric sector, [16:38.000 --> 16:40.000] which has not witnessed [16:40.000 --> 16:42.000] any significant improvement, [16:42.000 --> 16:44.000] will witness after that the signing [16:44.000 --> 16:46.000] of many contracts with [16:46.000 --> 16:48.000] a local and international company, [16:48.000 --> 16:50.000] including a contract with an Iranian company [16:50.000 --> 16:52.000] to extend a gas pipeline [16:52.000 --> 16:54.000] worth 365 million dollars. [16:54.000 --> 16:56.000] The Ministry of Electricity [16:56.000 --> 16:58.000] also agreed with the Iranian side [16:58.000 --> 17:00.000] to import 25 million cubic meters [17:00.000 --> 17:02.000] of natural gas [17:02.000 --> 17:04.000] to produce [17:04.000 --> 17:06.000] 2,500 megawatts of electricity. [17:06.000 --> 17:08.000] On April 10, [17:08.000 --> 17:10.000] the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity [17:10.000 --> 17:12.000] opened the gas pipeline [17:12.000 --> 17:14.000] with a power [17:14.000 --> 17:16.000] of up to 320 megawatts [17:16.000 --> 17:18.000] and a value of 100 million euros, [17:18.000 --> 17:20.000] in addition to signing [17:20.000 --> 17:22.000] the ministry with [17:22.000 --> 17:24.000] Turkish and Swedish companies [17:24.000 --> 17:26.000] many contracts [17:26.000 --> 17:28.000] to support the electricity sector, [17:28.000 --> 17:30.000] in addition to laying [17:30.000 --> 17:32.000] the foundation stone for the gas pipeline [17:32.000 --> 17:34.000] in Anbar and Basra. [17:34.000 --> 17:36.000] In addition, the ministry mentioned [17:36.000 --> 17:38.000] that in 2013 [17:38.000 --> 17:40.000] it will witness an improvement [17:40.000 --> 17:42.000] in the electricity sector. [17:42.000 --> 17:44.000] In the industry sector, [17:44.000 --> 17:46.000] the Iraqi government signed an agreement [17:46.000 --> 17:48.000] for two years with Turkey [17:48.000 --> 17:50.000] to develop factories [17:50.000 --> 17:52.000] and rehabilitate them in the country, [17:52.000 --> 17:54.000] while the Ministry of Industry agreed [17:54.000 --> 17:56.000] to invest [17:56.000 --> 17:58.000] in the steel and iron company [17:58.000 --> 18:00.000] in addition to laying [18:00.000 --> 18:02.000] the foundation stone [18:02.000 --> 18:04.000] for the first industrial city [18:04.000 --> 18:06.000] with a value of 250 million dollars [18:06.000 --> 18:08.000] in the Nahruwan region, [18:08.000 --> 18:10.000] in the southern capital of Baghdad. [18:10.000 --> 18:12.000] In addition, the Ministry of Industry [18:12.000 --> 18:14.000] announced the offer of many companies [18:14.000 --> 18:16.000] to invest and turn their companies [18:16.000 --> 18:18.000] into profit by investing [18:18.000 --> 18:20.000] by turning 15 companies [18:20.000 --> 18:22.000] into profitable companies, [18:22.000 --> 18:24.000] including seven companies [18:24.000 --> 18:26.000] that will turn into profitable companies [18:26.000 --> 18:28.000] in the coming years. [18:28.000 --> 18:30.000] In the transport sector, [18:30.000 --> 18:32.000] Iraq and Turkey agreed [18:32.000 --> 18:49.900] to establish a joint [18:49.900 --> 18:51.900] with the Jordanian government [18:51.900 --> 18:53.900] and officially agreed to extend [18:53.900 --> 18:55.900] a pipeline from the port of Aqaba [18:55.900 --> 18:57.900] to the Iraqi border. [18:57.900 --> 18:59.900] In addition, the ministry announced [18:59.900 --> 19:01.900] the unification transfer [19:01.900 --> 19:03.900] of 95 million euros [19:03.900 --> 19:05.900] to build the port of Faw [19:05.900 --> 19:07.900] as a primary phase. [19:07.900 --> 19:09.900] In the housing sector, [19:09.900 --> 19:11.900] the Ministry of Planning [19:11.900 --> 19:13.900] and Economic Cooperation [19:13.900 --> 19:15.900] announced that it has allocated [19:15.900 --> 19:17.900] 500 million dollars [19:17.900 --> 19:19.900] to build the port [19:19.900 --> 19:21.900] of Faw. [19:21.900 --> 19:23.900] In addition, the ministry [19:23.900 --> 19:25.900] officially announced [19:25.900 --> 19:27.900] the fourth round of approvals [19:27.900 --> 19:29.900] with the participation of 44 international companies [19:29.900 --> 19:31.900] specializing in housing, [19:31.900 --> 19:33.900] while the National Investment Agency [19:33.900 --> 19:35.900] has launched the registration of the housing project [19:35.900 --> 19:37.900] Basmaya in southern Baghdad, [19:37.900 --> 19:39.900] which includes a million housing units, [19:39.900 --> 19:41.900] in addition to signing many agreements [19:41.900 --> 19:43.900] with companies in the provinces [19:43.900 --> 19:45.900] for additional housing projects [19:45.900 --> 19:47.900] to build low-cost housing [19:47.900 --> 19:49.900] with a cost of up to [19:49.900 --> 19:51.900] two billion dollars [19:51.900 --> 19:53.900] for the poor and the employees. [19:53.900 --> 19:55.900] In the communications sector, [19:55.900 --> 19:57.900] the Ministry of Communications decided [19:57.900 --> 19:59.900] to introduce a communication system [19:59.900 --> 20:01.900] that understands 400,000 light lines [20:01.900 --> 20:03.900] in coordination with international companies. [20:03.900 --> 20:05.900] The Ministry of Communications signed [20:05.900 --> 20:07.900] a contract with the Swedish company [20:07.900 --> 20:09.900] Icecom [20:09.900 --> 20:11.900] worth 800,000 euros [20:11.900 --> 20:13.900] to import eight electronic devices [20:13.900 --> 20:15.900] to check the mobile phone service, [20:15.900 --> 20:17.900] in addition to signing [20:17.900 --> 20:19.900] the Ministry of Communications [20:19.900 --> 20:21.900] with the world company Electrum [20:21.900 --> 20:23.900] a contract worth 9 million dollars [20:23.900 --> 20:25.900] to implement the project of [20:25.900 --> 20:27.900] electronic input gates, [20:27.900 --> 20:29.900] while the ministry announced the end [20:29.900 --> 20:31.900] of the project of electronic input gates [20:31.900 --> 20:33.900] with a cost of up to [20:33.900 --> 20:35.900] $ 16 million. [20:35.900 --> 20:37.900] The ministry also signed an agreement [20:37.900 --> 20:39.900] initially with a Saudi company [20:39.900 --> 20:41.900] to link Iraq through the connection [20:41.900 --> 20:43.900] with neighboring countries. [20:43.900 --> 20:45.900] It was also distinguished in 2011 [20:45.900 --> 20:47.900] by many international agreements. [20:47.900 --> 20:49.900] Iraq signed a long-term economic [20:49.900 --> 20:51.900] agreement with Jordan [20:51.900 --> 20:53.900] to improve trade exchanges [20:53.900 --> 20:55.900] between the two countries. [20:55.900 --> 20:57.900] Iraq also ended the formation of [20:57.900 --> 20:59.900] the development of pensions [20:59.900 --> 21:01.900] in government banks, [21:01.900 --> 21:03.900] in addition to the agreement [21:03.900 --> 21:05.900] with the European Union [21:05.900 --> 21:07.900] to develop the banking system [21:07.900 --> 21:09.900] in government banks [21:09.900 --> 21:11.900] worth $ 12 billion. [21:11.900 --> 21:13.900] On the other hand, [21:13.900 --> 21:15.900] the ministry revealed that Iraq's [21:15.900 --> 21:17.900] debt according to the Paris Agreement [21:17.900 --> 21:19.900] reached $ 23 billion, [21:19.900 --> 21:21.900] as Kuwait did [21:21.900 --> 21:23.900] to freeze the money of the [21:23.900 --> 21:25.900] Iraqi Airways company in Jordan. [21:25.900 --> 21:27.900] In the field of services, [21:27.900 --> 21:29.900] the Ministry of Planning and Development [21:29.900 --> 21:31.900] has decided to stop the entry of [21:31.900 --> 21:33.900] unauthorized goods from foreign companies [21:33.900 --> 21:35.900] that Iraq has contracted with [21:35.900 --> 21:37.900] to check goods [21:37.900 --> 21:39.900] in foreign countries. [21:39.900 --> 21:41.900] Iraq also signed an agreement [21:41.900 --> 21:43.900] to fund the European Union [21:43.900 --> 21:45.900] worth 24 billion euros [21:45.900 --> 21:47.900] to develop human capabilities. [21:47.900 --> 21:49.900] In the field of exhibitions, [21:49.900 --> 21:51.900] the Ministry of Commerce opened [21:51.900 --> 21:53.900] the International Baghdad Exhibition [21:53.900 --> 21:55.900] in its 38th round, [21:55.900 --> 21:57.900] with the participation of 200 international companies. [21:57.900 --> 21:59.900] It has signed 50 annual agreements, [21:59.900 --> 22:01.900] as well as the opening of the [22:01.900 --> 22:03.900] Baghdad Exhibition for Living [22:03.900 --> 22:05.900] and Housing with the participation of [22:05.900 --> 22:07.900] international, Arab and local governments [22:07.900 --> 22:09.900] in the second exhibition [22:09.900 --> 22:11.900] for the construction of modern housing. [22:11.900 --> 22:13.900] At the end of 2011, [22:13.900 --> 22:15.900] and in the shadow of the spring of the Arab revolutions [22:15.900 --> 22:17.900] that took place this year, [22:17.900 --> 22:19.900] Iraq remains an economic [22:19.900 --> 22:21.900] economy in various fields, [22:21.900 --> 22:23.900] including a diverse [22:23.900 --> 22:25.900] land that can work [22:25.900 --> 22:27.900] to support the living reality [22:27.900 --> 22:29.900] of the Iraqi individual. [22:29.900 --> 22:31.900] But the question remains, [22:31.900 --> 22:33.900] can the government enact laws [22:33.900 --> 22:35.900] that contribute to pushing the economy [22:35.900 --> 22:37.900] of the country forward? [22:37.900 --> 23:05.900] Dr. Wael, welcome. [23:05.900 --> 23:33.900] Dr. Wael, welcome. [23:35.900 --> 23:37.900] Of course, [23:37.900 --> 23:39.900] I support this statement [23:39.900 --> 23:41.900] and our human, [23:41.900 --> 23:43.900] humanitarian, [23:43.900 --> 23:45.900] and religious goal, [23:45.900 --> 23:47.900] before it becomes our economic goal, [23:47.900 --> 23:49.900] considering that this country [23:49.900 --> 23:51.900] really wanted to [23:51.900 --> 23:53.900] devote itself to development [23:53.900 --> 23:55.900] and stay away from building [23:55.900 --> 23:57.900] large-scale military institutions [23:57.900 --> 23:59.900] and start [23:59.900 --> 24:01.900] building infrastructure, [24:01.900 --> 24:03.900] building, [24:03.900 --> 24:05.900] and promoting agriculture, [24:05.900 --> 24:07.900] industry, and trade. [24:07.900 --> 24:09.900] This will strengthen [24:09.900 --> 24:11.900] the geographical position of Iraq [24:11.900 --> 24:13.900] and also strengthen [24:13.900 --> 24:15.900] the line of the Iron Thread, [24:15.900 --> 24:17.900] the dry channel from the top [24:17.900 --> 24:19.900] to the countries of the world. [24:19.900 --> 24:21.900] In the face of a democratic experience [24:21.900 --> 24:23.900] that is less seen in the Arab Islamic countries [24:23.900 --> 24:25.900] that surround Iraq. [24:25.900 --> 24:27.900] Yes. [24:27.900 --> 24:29.900] But it is certainly [24:29.900 --> 24:31.900] the Arab wills that surround [24:31.900 --> 24:33.900] this country, [24:33.900 --> 24:35.900] trying to stop this rush [24:35.900 --> 24:37.900] and delay [24:37.900 --> 24:39.900] economic growth, [24:39.900 --> 24:41.900] because if economic growth [24:41.900 --> 24:43.900] does not start, [24:43.900 --> 24:45.900] this country will be a leader, [24:45.900 --> 24:47.900] not a member or leader. [24:47.900 --> 24:49.900] Yes. [24:49.900 --> 24:51.900] Brother Falah, I read the Iraqi state [24:51.900 --> 24:53.900] through [24:53.900 --> 24:55.900] the balance law. [24:55.900 --> 24:57.900] The balance law [24:57.900 --> 24:59.900] represents the goals of the Iraqi state [24:59.900 --> 25:01.900] in its entirety. [25:01.900 --> 25:03.900] This law is very important. [25:03.900 --> 25:05.900] Even today, [25:05.900 --> 25:07.900] there are many points [25:07.900 --> 25:09.900] on this law. [25:09.900 --> 25:11.900] We listen well [25:11.900 --> 25:13.900] to the observations of the World Bank [25:13.900 --> 25:15.900] in the process of implementing [25:15.900 --> 25:17.900] the general balance law for the state. [25:17.900 --> 25:19.900] This law is based on [25:19.900 --> 25:21.900] spending and wills. [25:21.900 --> 25:23.900] This is the financial situation [25:23.900 --> 25:25.900] of the state. [25:25.900 --> 25:27.900] All countries of the world read Iraq [25:27.900 --> 25:29.900] through the balance law. [25:29.900 --> 25:31.900] Even today, [25:31.900 --> 25:33.900] I think that the balance law [25:33.900 --> 25:35.900] is that the state is a consumerist [25:35.900 --> 25:37.900] and a welfare state [25:37.900 --> 25:39.900] that only depends on the export [25:39.900 --> 25:41.900] of raw oil, and this is very dangerous. [25:41.900 --> 25:43.900] Yes. [25:43.900 --> 25:45.900] I do not think that the government did something [25:45.900 --> 25:47.900] and increased the balance [25:47.900 --> 25:49.900] by 110 or 120 [25:49.900 --> 25:51.900] billion dollars. [25:51.900 --> 25:53.900] No. The prices of raw oil [25:53.900 --> 25:55.900] have risen, [25:55.900 --> 25:57.900] after the balance of Iraq. [25:57.900 --> 25:59.900] God forbid, if the prices [25:59.900 --> 26:01.900] of oil dropped to 50 dollars [26:01.900 --> 26:03.900] or less than that, [26:03.900 --> 26:05.900] this country would have [26:05.900 --> 26:07.900] suffered a great deficit. [26:07.900 --> 26:09.900] Therefore, we should [26:09.900 --> 26:11.900] strengthen the other aspects of the economy [26:11.900 --> 26:13.900] and not only depend [26:13.900 --> 26:15.900] on the export of raw oil. [26:15.900 --> 26:17.900] This is the first principle. [26:17.900 --> 26:19.900] Secondly, it is not true that all the oil [26:19.900 --> 26:21.900] that I export [26:21.900 --> 26:23.900] is exported outside Iraq. [26:23.900 --> 26:25.900] This is not true. [26:25.900 --> 26:27.900] I have export industries [26:27.900 --> 26:29.900] up to 400 kinds of export industries, [26:29.900 --> 26:31.900] and I have a great deficit [26:31.900 --> 26:33.900] and a corrupt country. [26:33.900 --> 26:35.900] So let me start with the export industries. [26:35.900 --> 26:37.900] Thirdly, [26:37.900 --> 26:39.900] if I plan to export 6 million barrels [26:39.900 --> 26:41.900] a year, [26:41.900 --> 26:43.900] the land system, [26:43.900 --> 26:45.900] pipes, stations, [26:45.900 --> 26:47.900] and export ports, [26:47.900 --> 26:49.900] cannot do that. [26:49.900 --> 26:51.900] As I notice after a year or two, [26:51.900 --> 26:53.900] the OPEC organization [26:53.900 --> 26:55.900] does not allow me to export [26:55.900 --> 26:57.900] more than 4 million barrels. [26:57.900 --> 26:59.900] Therefore, I have to [26:59.900 --> 27:01.900] be fully aware of [27:01.900 --> 27:03.900] what the countries of the world have planned [27:03.900 --> 27:05.900] so that I can build a balance [27:05.900 --> 27:07.900] and turn all the ministries [27:07.900 --> 27:09.900] into production ministries, [27:09.900 --> 27:11.900] not consumer ministries. [27:11.900 --> 27:13.900] What I am reading now [27:13.900 --> 27:15.900] is that all the ministries in Iraq, [27:15.900 --> 27:17.900] including the ministries [27:17.900 --> 27:19.900] that were productive, [27:19.900 --> 27:21.900] agricultural, industrial, [27:21.900 --> 27:23.900] and commercial ministries, [27:23.900 --> 27:25.900] have all turned into consumer ministries. [27:25.900 --> 27:27.900] This is a threat to the state. [27:27.900 --> 27:29.900] The state must establish [27:29.900 --> 27:31.900] a true standard [27:31.900 --> 27:33.900] for the economy. [27:33.900 --> 27:35.900] Let's see where we are going with the economy. [27:35.900 --> 27:37.900] We support the private sector. [27:37.900 --> 27:39.900] As stated in that constitution, [27:39.900 --> 27:41.900] we find that [27:41.900 --> 27:43.900] if public companies start working, [27:43.900 --> 27:45.900] the private sector will be destroyed. [27:45.900 --> 27:47.900] It is not required to have a guarantee [27:47.900 --> 27:49.900] and it is not required to have guarantees. [27:49.900 --> 27:51.900] It can easily enter [27:51.900 --> 27:53.900] all the shortcomings of the state and the work of the state. [27:53.900 --> 27:55.900] The private sector will remain [27:55.900 --> 27:57.900] empty-handed [27:57.900 --> 27:59.900] to the state of the general sector, [27:59.900 --> 28:01.900] which is distinguished in the Iraqi state. [28:01.900 --> 28:03.900] This is a mistake. [28:03.900 --> 28:05.900] Second, when will the state [28:05.900 --> 28:07.900] pay its salaries in social benefits [28:07.900 --> 28:09.900] that are not enough for [28:09.900 --> 28:11.900] these poor people? [28:11.900 --> 28:13.900] We must build [28:13.900 --> 28:15.900] good investment projects [28:15.900 --> 28:17.900] that provide for their living. [28:17.900 --> 28:19.900] Third, [28:19.900 --> 28:21.900] and very important, [28:21.900 --> 28:23.900] investment has two problems. [28:23.900 --> 28:25.900] The first problem is the land. [28:25.900 --> 28:27.900] Even today, the land problem has not been solved, [28:27.900 --> 28:29.900] Mr. Falah. [28:29.900 --> 28:31.900] All the sufferings that [28:31.900 --> 28:33.900] investment suffers from [28:33.900 --> 28:35.900] is the land problem and the ownership of [28:35.900 --> 28:37.900] the ministries of land. [28:37.900 --> 28:39.900] They hold on to it and do not give it to them. [28:39.900 --> 28:41.900] Second, we do not have financial experience. [28:41.900 --> 28:43.900] The countries of the world did not respond [28:43.900 --> 28:45.900] and open banks [28:45.900 --> 28:47.900] in Iraq to develop [28:47.900 --> 28:49.900] the transaction of money. [28:49.900 --> 28:51.900] Third, the investment [28:51.900 --> 28:53.900] team is also [28:53.900 --> 28:55.900] at a level that [28:55.900 --> 28:57.900] convinces others that it has a desire [28:57.900 --> 28:59.900] and is developed for investment. [28:59.900 --> 29:01.900] Unfortunately, what is happening [29:01.900 --> 29:03.900] now is that [29:03.900 --> 29:05.900] more companies that work [29:05.900 --> 29:07.900] in investment imagine [29:07.900 --> 29:09.900] that investment is in their hands. [29:09.900 --> 29:11.900] Therefore, many issues [29:11.900 --> 29:13.900] are stopped due to these actions. [29:13.900 --> 29:15.900] So, we must [29:15.900 --> 29:17.900] first turn our country into a [29:17.900 --> 29:19.900] productive country. [29:19.900 --> 29:21.900] And the first thing to build is the agriculture sector. [29:21.900 --> 29:23.900] Because we are a country [29:23.900 --> 29:25.900] where 60-70% of farmers [29:25.900 --> 29:27.900] are farmers. [29:27.900 --> 29:29.900] Then there is the Iraqi food security. [29:29.900 --> 29:31.900] It is not right [29:31.900 --> 29:33.900] to bring everything. [29:33.900 --> 29:35.900] It is true that I am a rich country, but it is not right [29:35.900 --> 29:37.900] to bring all my needs from [29:37.900 --> 29:39.900] the countries of the world. [29:39.900 --> 29:41.900] And after agriculture, [29:41.900 --> 29:43.900] we must end the problem [29:43.900 --> 29:45.900] of the 260 projects [29:45.900 --> 29:47.900] suspended by the Ministry of Industry. [29:47.900 --> 29:49.900] Damaged factories [29:49.900 --> 29:51.900] that have been abandoned [29:51.900 --> 29:53.900] for a long time, and the state [29:53.900 --> 29:55.900] pays salaries and gets [29:55.900 --> 29:57.900] inflated by the political separatists. [29:57.900 --> 30:13.900] I do not know why.