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 the Iraqi soil, but it is exported to us from some countries, [00:16.000 --> 00:24.000] and some countries have direct access to these components that carry weapons and practice terrorism. [00:24.000 --> 00:30.000] And when the media tries to harm Iraq, we are the first to face them. [00:30.000 --> 00:34.000] I would say that the Arab media is no different from the people of Iraq. [00:34.000 --> 00:38.000] The Arab media was in the past, and now it is in Turkey. [00:38.000 --> 00:44.000] And when the Iraqis talk about their injustice, we are the voice of the wrongdoers. [00:44.000 --> 00:46.000] We are fed up, we are fed up with this year. [00:46.000 --> 00:50.000] The Iraqis are not allowed to come, we cannot buy fruits. [00:50.000 --> 00:58.000] And when the people talk about national unity, they are talking about the space of freedom. [00:58.000 --> 01:00.000] We are united, we are united in the fight. [01:00.000 --> 01:22.000] A space of freedom when others prevent you from talking. [01:30.000 --> 01:46.000] The Arab Media [01:46.000 --> 01:48.000] Welcome back to our viewers. [01:48.000 --> 01:56.000] Dr. Wael Abdel-Ateef, how do you find the security file in 2011? [01:56.000 --> 01:58.000] Are there still missing episodes in this file? [01:58.000 --> 02:02.000] Especially that some explosions took place politically, [02:02.000 --> 02:06.000] or maybe there were some political cover-ups [02:06.000 --> 02:10.000] through statements that were translated on the ground with cars that were blown up, [02:10.000 --> 02:09.000] with [02:09.000 --> 02:11.000] police cars, [02:11.000 --> 02:13.000] threats that were launched politically, [02:13.000 --> 02:14.900] and the next day they turned into [02:14.900 --> 02:19.000] blowups that hit innocent citizens in the streets. [02:19.000 --> 02:23.000] What do you think is the missing episode so far in the security file? [02:23.000 --> 02:28.000] Thank you very much, Mr. Falah, for an important question. [02:28.000 --> 02:31.000] It is an important topic that the Iraqis need to take care of, [02:31.000 --> 02:34.000] delay it, and put a lot of money into it. [02:34.000 --> 02:37.000] I think that the security situation in Iraq [02:37.000 --> 02:41.000] should be considered in two main issues. [02:41.000 --> 02:48.000] The first one is that we need to stimulate the intelligence forces. [02:48.000 --> 02:53.000] We need to let our eyes see further distances, [02:53.000 --> 02:58.000] and we need to listen to the talk that is going on, [02:58.000 --> 03:01.000] so that we can preserve the security of our country [03:01.000 --> 03:05.000] in terms of intelligence, which we miss. [03:05.000 --> 03:10.000] A police officer on the street, where is he going? [03:10.000 --> 03:12.000] He cannot provide you with security, [03:12.000 --> 03:16.000] and even if he comes, the most important thing is to kill this [03:16.000 --> 03:18.000] military officer, police officer, and stop. [03:18.000 --> 03:21.000] The criminal who targets will achieve it. [03:21.000 --> 03:24.000] Therefore, their presence on the street in this way [03:24.000 --> 03:28.000] I think is missing to the important side of intelligence. [03:28.000 --> 03:33.000] Secondly, since 2003, and we are students, [03:33.000 --> 03:35.000] how many gates does Baghdad have? [03:35.000 --> 03:38.000] 10, 20, 30, 50. [03:38.000 --> 03:40.000] Oh brother, these are scanner devices [03:40.000 --> 03:42.000] that do not cost more than a million and a quarter, [03:42.000 --> 03:45.000] a million and three hundred thousand dollars, [03:45.000 --> 03:47.000] and I distribute it on all the gates, [03:47.000 --> 03:49.000] and it has a computer and control, [03:49.000 --> 03:52.000] and any car you enter, you know even the hole [03:52.000 --> 03:55.000] that is inside the car, if it is from the material [03:55.000 --> 03:59.000] that can happen in a certain thing. [03:59.000 --> 04:03.000] So let us put a hundred million dollars [04:03.000 --> 04:06.000] on the scanner cars, and we take it [04:06.000 --> 04:08.000] as it is happening in the airport, [04:08.000 --> 04:11.000] as it is happening in the important areas of Baghdad. [04:11.000 --> 04:14.000] Why don't we use this topic? [04:14.000 --> 04:17.000] Why don't we use cameras on the streets? [04:17.000 --> 04:20.000] Even if I think that the scanner is better [04:20.000 --> 04:23.000] in achieving security than the operation of cameras. [04:23.000 --> 04:27.000] Why? Because the scanner will certainly [04:27.000 --> 04:30.000] reveal to you what the cars are, [04:30.000 --> 04:32.000] what the weapons are, and so on. [04:32.000 --> 04:35.000] This is very difficult for a security man [04:35.000 --> 04:36.000] to stand in the street. [04:36.000 --> 04:38.000] He tells you where he is coming from, [04:38.000 --> 04:39.000] brother, you don't have a weapon. [04:39.000 --> 04:41.000] Of course, you answer all in vain, [04:41.000 --> 04:43.000] he tells you to go ahead. [04:43.000 --> 04:45.000] I have a question, I think you have finally [04:45.000 --> 04:47.000] paid attention to the city of Babel. [04:47.000 --> 04:50.000] They made the governor buy scanners [04:50.000 --> 04:52.000] for the governor, because they were [04:52.000 --> 04:54.000] fed up with the operation of scanners [04:54.000 --> 04:56.000] on their governor. [04:56.000 --> 04:59.000] So I call for a contract, and through the [04:59.000 --> 05:02.000] tender, I call for a contract for an international [05:02.000 --> 05:06.000] conference for all the security companies [05:06.000 --> 05:11.000] in the world specialized in modern technology. [05:11.000 --> 05:13.000] Brother, we have held reform and investment [05:13.000 --> 05:15.000] conferences, we have held national [05:15.000 --> 05:17.000] reconciliation conferences, we have held [05:17.000 --> 05:19.000] investment conferences, we have held [05:19.000 --> 05:22.000] conferences with the men of the tribes, [05:22.000 --> 05:24.000] we have held conferences for people who [05:24.000 --> 05:26.000] come to us, but we have not organized [05:26.000 --> 05:29.000] any conference for the security companies. [05:29.000 --> 05:34.000] In 2007, I presented a CD to a British company [05:34.000 --> 05:38.000] that puts a small car and reveals the [05:38.000 --> 05:42.000] target at a distance of 600 meters, and [05:42.000 --> 05:45.000] then it stops and you go with the ease [05:45.000 --> 05:48.000] that it is stopped and with the ease [05:48.000 --> 05:51.000] that you can catch it, but unfortunately [05:51.000 --> 05:55.000] it went away, and we are not ready to [05:55.000 --> 05:58.000] adopt the process of preserving security [05:58.000 --> 06:01.000] through two main issues, intelligence [06:01.000 --> 06:05.000] and technological devices and scanners. [06:05.000 --> 06:09.000] Instead of this huge expenditure, let's [06:09.000 --> 06:11.000] hold a conference and see what the [06:11.000 --> 06:13.000] security companies in the world have [06:13.000 --> 06:15.000] reformed and let people cooperate in [06:15.000 --> 06:17.000] this issue, and I am sure that [06:17.000 --> 06:19.000] two or three of these conferences will [06:19.000 --> 06:22.000] send a strong message of security in [06:22.000 --> 06:25.000] this province, as long as we appoint [06:25.000 --> 06:28.000] police, the army, and we plant [06:28.000 --> 06:31.000] controls and stop people from [06:31.000 --> 06:35.000] attacking it, and concrete walls. [06:35.000 --> 06:38.000] I think this will not make the country [06:38.000 --> 06:41.000] safe due to the latest violation [06:41.000 --> 06:43.000] that took place, and they brought them [06:43.000 --> 06:45.000] from the people and reached the [06:45.000 --> 06:47.000] Ministry of Defense. What did the [06:47.000 --> 06:49.000] controls do? Of course, they will not do [06:49.000 --> 06:52.000] anything. The third issue, let's [06:52.000 --> 06:54.000] stimulate the position of the military [06:54.000 --> 06:56.000] institution, I mean with the [06:56.000 --> 06:58.000] number expansion, not with the [06:58.000 --> 07:01.000] technology. Let's go to technology [07:01.000 --> 07:03.000] because we still have no intention to [07:03.000 --> 07:05.000] fight, and there is no country that [07:05.000 --> 07:07.000] cares about it that will come to [07:07.000 --> 07:09.000] fight us. As long as I tell you, [07:09.000 --> 07:11.000] it's all in vain. That's why I [07:11.000 --> 07:13.000] think we should preserve it and [07:13.000 --> 07:15.000] strengthen our economy. Of course, [07:15.000 --> 07:17.000] there will be a country that can [07:17.000 --> 07:19.000] intervene in this matter, but the [07:19.000 --> 07:21.000] most important thing is to invite [07:21.000 --> 07:23.000] huge security companies in the [07:23.000 --> 07:25.000] world and see where the security [07:25.000 --> 07:28.000] companies are better than what we [07:28.000 --> 07:30.000] have now. Investments, or interest, [07:30.000 --> 07:32.000] or anything like that. Yes. [07:32.000 --> 07:34.000] The security industry will be [07:34.000 --> 07:36.000] destroyed, and then we can achieve [07:36.000 --> 07:38.000] the security in this country. [07:38.000 --> 07:40.000] Thank you very much, Dr. Wael. [07:40.000 --> 07:42.000] Mr. Abdul Halim, a few days ago, [07:42.000 --> 07:44.000] the cabinet of ministers was honest [07:44.000 --> 07:46.000] about the law on the prevention of [07:46.000 --> 07:48.000] terrorism, and the law was passed to [07:48.000 --> 07:50.000] the parliament in order to be honest [07:50.000 --> 07:52.000] about it. This law is still [07:52.000 --> 07:54.000] actually, I mean, it has been [07:54.000 --> 07:56.000] passed for a long time. Maybe there [07:56.000 --> 07:58.000] are political wills that stand [07:58.000 --> 08:00.000] against the adoption of this law, [08:00.000 --> 08:02.000] to what extent can the political [08:02.000 --> 08:04.000] pressures of this group and on [08:04.000 --> 08:06.000] this group be affected by the [08:06.000 --> 08:08.000] violation of security laws, and the [08:08.000 --> 08:10.000] violation of the work of the security [08:10.000 --> 08:12.000] companies, and putting Iraqis [08:12.000 --> 08:14.000] in front of us, security [08:14.000 --> 08:16.000] and advanced equipment that [08:16.000 --> 08:18.000] the security companies enjoy in [08:18.000 --> 08:20.000] the rest of the security and [08:20.000 --> 08:22.000] advanced countries. To what extent [08:22.000 --> 08:24.000] can these political pressures [08:24.000 --> 08:26.000] affect, in your opinion, the [08:26.000 --> 08:28.000] security in Iraq, Mr. Abdul Halim? [08:30.000 --> 08:32.000] Yes, Mohsen, this is really [08:32.000 --> 08:34.000] expected. Many of the issues [08:34.000 --> 08:36.000] that are presented to the [08:36.000 --> 08:38.000] parliament, and there are [08:38.000 --> 08:40.000] clashes and political movements, [08:40.000 --> 08:42.000] act on the basis of these laws. [08:42.000 --> 08:44.000] But the security issue is [08:44.000 --> 08:46.000] really more than a law, and we [08:46.000 --> 08:48.000] need many laws. [08:48.000 --> 08:50.000] There are problems in the [08:50.000 --> 08:52.000] security issue, not only the [08:52.000 --> 08:54.000] number of laws that we have, [08:54.000 --> 08:56.000] but also the number of [08:56.000 --> 08:58.000] controls, and so on. Let us [08:58.000 --> 09:00.000] take a touchy issue. A few days [09:00.000 --> 09:02.000] ago, the Prime Minister announced [09:02.000 --> 09:04.000] that there are four officers [09:04.000 --> 09:06.000] who are in the service of the [09:06.000 --> 09:08.000] army and the police, and maybe [09:08.000 --> 09:10.000] the last ten have now started [09:10.000 --> 09:12.000] the research on these issues. [09:12.000 --> 09:14.000] What can you do? [09:14.000 --> 09:16.000] The laws in Baghdad, [09:16.000 --> 09:18.000] if they were in the area, [09:18.000 --> 09:20.000] as we all remember, [09:20.000 --> 09:22.000] in the central bank, [09:22.000 --> 09:24.000] there was a construction [09:24.000 --> 09:26.000] not far from the place [09:26.000 --> 09:28.000] where the incident took place. [09:28.000 --> 09:30.000] It was done locally, in the street, [09:30.000 --> 09:32.000] in the park. Therefore, [09:32.000 --> 09:34.000] where does this come from? [09:34.000 --> 09:36.000] It comes from the invasion. [09:36.000 --> 09:38.000] The prisoners who escape from [09:38.000 --> 09:40.000] the prisons, who are sentenced to [09:40.000 --> 09:42.000] death, where does this come from? [09:42.000 --> 09:44.000] It does not protect the borders [09:44.000 --> 09:46.000] or the laws. It comes from [09:46.000 --> 09:48.000] these people. [09:48.000 --> 09:50.000] When the government decided to build [09:50.000 --> 09:52.000] the army, the police and the intelligence, [09:52.000 --> 09:54.000] we remember that in 2003 and 2004 [09:54.000 --> 09:56.000] the oppressive Fatawi was [09:56.000 --> 09:58.000] preventing people from going to the police [09:58.000 --> 10:00.000] and the security, and it was also [10:00.000 --> 10:02.000] killing them. All the bombings [10:02.000 --> 10:04.000] were taking place in those [10:04.000 --> 10:06.000] who wanted to volunteer. Therefore, [10:06.000 --> 10:08.000] the construction of the army, the police [10:08.000 --> 10:10.000] and the security was a complicated [10:10.000 --> 10:12.000] operation. We always remember that. [10:12.000 --> 10:14.000] Therefore, the government [10:14.000 --> 10:16.000] was under pressure from the political [10:16.000 --> 10:18.000] power, and based on American pressure, [10:18.000 --> 10:20.000] come and receive the previous officers [10:20.000 --> 10:22.000] who have experience, abilities and everything. [10:22.000 --> 10:24.000] The government studied, [10:24.000 --> 10:26.000] not the owner. The government, [10:26.000 --> 10:28.000] with its ministers, said, [10:28.000 --> 10:30.000] we will return officers, security, [10:30.000 --> 10:32.000] the army and the police. [10:32.000 --> 10:34.000] The previous one, who is responsible [10:34.000 --> 10:36.000] for the conscription, and who is responsible [10:36.000 --> 10:41.720] for the [10:41.720 --> 10:43.720] conscription, and who is responsible for the conscription. [10:43.720 --> 10:45.720] What did you send in the previous officers [10:45.720 --> 10:47.720] to fight against the conscripts [10:47.720 --> 10:49.720] in other positions, and you came [10:49.720 --> 10:51.720] with the conscripts? If they came, send them with [10:51.720 --> 10:53.720] experience. Where did they come from? [10:53.720 --> 10:55.720] From Sweden, Denmark, the soldiers [10:55.720 --> 10:57.720] who, as you remember, [10:57.720 --> 10:59.720] were attacked by the Islamic State [10:59.720 --> 11:01.720] in Abar in 2004, [11:01.720 --> 11:03.720] all of them were against it, because [11:03.720 --> 11:05.720] they had no experience. Therefore, [11:05.720 --> 11:07.720] the issue of inventions is an important [11:07.720 --> 11:09.720] issue. Therefore, we continue to [11:09.720 --> 11:11.720] study the identity, files and CVs [11:11.720 --> 11:13.720] of all the conscripts, especially [11:13.720 --> 11:15.720] the high-ranking leaders. [11:15.720 --> 11:17.720] Yes, you accepted and promised [11:17.720 --> 11:19.720] with my tongue to be loyal to the [11:19.720 --> 11:21.720] political process, but you have to [11:21.720 --> 11:23.720] not only do that, but to observe it. [11:23.720 --> 11:25.720] If you have secured the [11:25.720 --> 11:27.720] security inventions, you can [11:27.720 --> 11:29.720] continue with the conscripts, [11:29.720 --> 11:31.720] with the authorities, with the conscripts, [11:31.720 --> 11:33.720] then that must be a security [11:33.720 --> 11:35.720] theory that achieves security. [11:35.720 --> 11:37.720] Because of the political conflicts, [11:37.720 --> 11:39.720] we have secured the security of [11:39.720 --> 11:41.720] Tareq al-Hashimi, the famous [11:41.720 --> 11:43.720] president of the Republic, we hope [11:43.720 --> 11:45.720] he is innocent and says I am innocent, [11:45.720 --> 11:47.720] but the security we have secured, [11:47.720 --> 11:49.720] we have done our job, [11:49.720 --> 11:51.720] those who have Tareq al-Hashimi [11:51.720 --> 11:53.720] or those who have them, they are [11:53.720 --> 11:55.720] protected by the conscripts and [11:55.720 --> 11:57.720] they take them under their control. [11:57.720 --> 11:59.720] How can you do that? Can you [11:59.720 --> 12:01.720] isolate a certain group from the [12:01.720 --> 12:03.720] political work and not keep them [12:03.720 --> 12:05.720] in the political work? All of them [12:05.720 --> 12:07.720] are under the control of the [12:07.720 --> 12:09.720] conscripts and those who support [12:09.720 --> 12:11.720] them and help them, and they are [12:11.720 --> 12:13.720] under the control of the state and [12:13.720 --> 12:15.720] under the control of the state. [12:15.720 --> 12:17.720] So there are conflicts because of [12:17.720 --> 12:19.720] the complexity of the political [12:19.720 --> 12:21.720] process, your acceptance of the [12:21.720 --> 12:23.720] other, Al-Qahar does not want the [12:23.720 --> 12:25.720] other, he does not want people to [12:25.720 --> 12:27.720] come with the political process, [12:27.720 --> 12:29.720] these changes happen, but they [12:29.720 --> 12:31.720] go through time, they do not discover [12:31.720 --> 12:33.720] all of this time, I think it [12:33.720 --> 12:35.720] is very important, and there are [12:35.720 --> 12:37.720] laws that apply, and the [12:37.720 --> 12:39.720] parliament will read them so it [12:39.720 --> 12:41.720] can apply what protects the [12:41.720 --> 12:43.720] system and the security of the country, [12:43.720 --> 12:45.720] the security of the citizen. [12:45.720 --> 12:47.720] Thank you very much, Mr. [12:47.720 --> 13:15.720] Al-Qahar. [13:15.720 --> 13:17.720] Dear viewers, [13:17.720 --> 13:19.720] from politics to security and [13:19.720 --> 13:21.720] to the economy now, and in the [13:21.720 --> 13:23.720] economic issue, I witnessed in 2011 [13:23.720 --> 13:25.720] the signing of dozens of agreements [13:25.720 --> 13:27.720] and the opening of a number of [13:27.720 --> 13:29.720] important trade fairs, and the [13:29.720 --> 13:31.720] increase in the number of trade exchanges [13:31.720 --> 13:33.720] while the ministry of insurance announced [13:33.720 --> 13:35.720] that the number of investment projects [13:35.720 --> 13:37.720] that were canceled reached 144 [13:37.720 --> 13:39.720] investment projects, while [13:39.720 --> 13:41.720] an advisor in the Iraqi government, [13:41.720 --> 13:43.720] Salam Al-Qurayshi, announced that [13:43.720 --> 13:45.720] 31 economic agreements, [13:45.720 --> 13:47.720] of which 18 agreements were [13:47.720 --> 13:49.720] signed by the ministry of insurance [13:49.720 --> 13:51.720] and 16 agreements signed by [13:51.720 --> 13:53.720] ministries and institutions [13:53.720 --> 13:55.720] that followed the state. [13:55.720 --> 13:57.720] 2011 was distinguished [13:57.720 --> 13:59.720] from 2010 by the [13:59.720 --> 14:01.720] number of important economic events [14:01.720 --> 14:03.720] that were the starting point [14:03.720 --> 14:05.720] to strengthen the economic [14:05.720 --> 14:07.720] role of Iraq, while the political [14:07.720 --> 14:09.720] scene and the lack of laws [14:09.720 --> 14:11.720] that play a role in the [14:11.720 --> 14:13.720] economy, including the oil and gas [14:13.720 --> 14:15.720] law that runs in the parliament [14:15.720 --> 14:17.720] ranks due to differences between [14:17.720 --> 14:19.720] political parties. [14:19.720 --> 14:21.720] 2011 witnessed many [14:21.720 --> 14:23.720] achievements in different sectors, [14:23.720 --> 14:25.720] including the financial sector [14:25.720 --> 14:27.720] by forming a ministry [14:27.720 --> 14:29.720] committee to protect Iraqi [14:29.720 --> 14:31.720] money after Iraq agreed [14:31.720 --> 14:33.720] with the United States to protect [14:33.720 --> 14:35.720] its money from creditors after [14:35.720 --> 14:37.720] Washington declared it [14:37.720 --> 14:39.720] to bear the protection of Iraqi [14:39.720 --> 14:41.720] money, while the Ministry of [14:41.720 --> 14:43.720] Finance finalized the past [14:43.720 --> 14:45.720] three years for all ministries [14:45.720 --> 14:47.720] and institutions. [14:47.720 --> 14:49.720] Iraq signed an agreement [14:49.720 --> 14:51.720] with the German company [14:51.720 --> 14:53.720] Bironk to develop [14:53.720 --> 14:55.720] government banks. [14:55.720 --> 14:57.720] As the Iraqi Central Bank announced, [14:57.720 --> 14:59.720] the International Monetary Fund [14:59.720 --> 15:01.720] agreed to the policy of [15:01.720 --> 15:03.720] Iraqi Monetary. [15:03.720 --> 15:05.720] On the other hand, the Central Bank [15:05.720 --> 15:07.720] ended the last touches on the [15:07.720 --> 15:09.720] value of the Iraqi currency, [15:09.720 --> 15:11.720] and the oil sector, [15:11.720 --> 15:13.720] which witnessed the signing of [15:13.720 --> 15:15.720] 10 rounds of negotiations with [15:15.720 --> 15:17.720] international oil companies with [15:17.720 --> 15:19.720] financial agreements, reached [15:19.720 --> 15:21.720] $ 10 billion, according to [15:21.720 --> 15:23.720] what the Somo oil company [15:23.720 --> 15:25.720] mentioned, on the other hand, [15:25.720 --> 15:27.720] the Secretary of State announced [15:27.720 --> 15:29.720] to the Ministry of Energy that Iraq [15:29.720 --> 15:31.720] agreed to a project for the [15:31.720 --> 15:33.720] Chinese company to develop the [15:33.720 --> 15:35.720] right of the banks to increase [15:35.720 --> 15:37.720] the price of oil. [15:37.720 --> 15:39.720] Iraq signed an agreement with [15:39.720 --> 15:41.720] Germany to develop oil [15:41.720 --> 15:43.720] and coal projects worth [15:43.720 --> 15:45.720] $ 2 billion, while the [15:45.720 --> 15:47.720] Ministry of Oil decided to build [15:47.720 --> 15:49.720] two banks in the provinces of [15:49.720 --> 15:51.720] Karbala and Meysan, their [15:51.720 --> 15:53.720] production capacity reaches [15:53.720 --> 15:55.720] 290,000 barrels per day, while [15:55.720 --> 15:57.720] the Ministry of Oil decided to [15:57.720 --> 15:59.720] participate in 41 international [15:59.720 --> 16:01.720] companies in the fourth round of [16:01.720 --> 16:03.720] negotiations, in addition, the [16:03.720 --> 16:05.720] development of the right of the [16:05.720 --> 16:07.720] banks by a Korean company. [16:07.720 --> 16:09.720] In 2011, Iraq agreed to [16:09.720 --> 16:11.720] establish a gas company in [16:11.720 --> 16:13.720] Basra, in collaboration with [16:13.720 --> 16:15.720] the German company Shell and [16:15.720 --> 16:17.720] Korea's Mitsubishi, with [16:17.720 --> 16:19.720] a capital of $ 20 billion, [16:19.720 --> 16:21.720] in addition to oil [16:21.720 --> 16:23.720] pipes across the Iraqi territory [16:23.720 --> 16:25.720] reaching Syria to [16:25.720 --> 16:27.720] transport Iranian gas to the [16:27.720 --> 16:29.720] Mediterranean Sea. [16:29.720 --> 16:31.720] The Ministry of Energy [16:31.720 --> 16:33.720] after the appointment of the [16:33.720 --> 16:35.720] Minister of Electricity Raad [16:35.720 --> 16:37.720] Shalal, who was accused of corruption, [16:37.720 --> 16:39.720] to remain the most prominent [16:39.720 --> 16:41.720] sector of electricity, which did not [16:41.720 --> 16:43.720] witness any possible improvement, [16:43.720 --> 16:45.720] to later witness the signing of [16:45.720 --> 16:47.720] many contracts with local [16:47.720 --> 16:49.720] and global companies, including [16:49.720 --> 16:51.720] an agreement with an Iranian [16:51.720 --> 16:53.720] company to provide gas pipes [16:53.720 --> 16:55.720] worth $ 365 million. [16:55.720 --> 16:57.720] The Ministry of Electricity also [16:57.720 --> 16:59.720] agreed with the Iranian side to [16:59.720 --> 17:01.720] start 25 million cubic meters [17:01.720 --> 17:03.720] of natural gas to generate [17:03.720 --> 17:05.720] 2,500 megawatts of [17:05.720 --> 17:07.720] electricity, and on the [17:07.720 --> 17:09.720] tenth of last April, the [17:09.720 --> 17:11.720] Iraqi Ministry of Electricity opened [17:11.720 --> 17:13.720] a gas pipeline with [17:13.720 --> 17:15.720] power up to 320 [17:15.720 --> 17:17.720] megawatts, worth [17:17.720 --> 17:19.720] 100 million euros, [17:19.720 --> 17:21.720] in addition to the appointment of [17:21.720 --> 17:23.720] the ministry with Turkish and [17:23.720 --> 17:25.720] Swedish companies, many [17:25.720 --> 17:27.720] agreements to support the [17:27.720 --> 17:29.720] development of electricity, in [17:29.720 --> 17:31.720] addition to the establishment of the [17:31.720 --> 17:33.720] main station of the gas pipeline [17:33.720 --> 17:35.720] in Ambar and Basra, on the [17:35.720 --> 17:37.720] side of which the ministry mentioned [17:37.720 --> 17:39.720] that in 2013 they will [17:39.720 --> 17:41.720] witness an improvement in the [17:41.720 --> 17:43.720] reality of electricity. [17:43.720 --> 17:45.720] In the industry sector, the Iraqi [17:45.720 --> 17:47.720] government signed an agreement [17:47.720 --> 17:49.720] for two years with Turkey to [17:49.720 --> 17:51.720] develop factories and restore [17:51.720 --> 17:53.720] them in the country, while [17:53.720 --> 17:55.720] the Ministry of Industry agreed [17:55.720 --> 17:57.720] with Turkey to invest in the [17:57.720 --> 17:59.720] steel and steel company, in [17:59.720 --> 18:01.720] addition to establishing the [18:01.720 --> 18:03.720] main stone for the first [18:03.720 --> 18:05.720] industrial city, worth [18:05.720 --> 18:07.720] 250 million dollars in the [18:07.720 --> 18:09.720] southern part of Baghdad. [18:09.720 --> 18:11.720] On the other hand, the Ministry of [18:11.720 --> 18:13.720] Industry announced that it [18:13.720 --> 18:15.720] offered many companies to [18:15.720 --> 18:17.720] invest and turn their companies [18:17.720 --> 18:19.720] into profits by investing [18:19.720 --> 18:21.720] by turning 15 companies [18:21.720 --> 18:23.720] into profitable companies, [18:23.720 --> 18:25.720] during the following years. [18:25.720 --> 18:27.720] And in the field of transportation, [18:27.720 --> 18:29.720] Iraq and Turkey agreed to [18:29.720 --> 18:31.720] establish a joint [18:31.720 --> 18:33.720] steel company, as the [18:33.720 --> 18:35.720] ministry agreed with France to [18:35.720 --> 18:37.720] develop the country's airports and [18:37.720 --> 18:39.720] deploy them with new equipment. [18:39.720 --> 18:41.720] In addition, the Iraqi government [18:41.720 --> 18:43.720] signed and secured Baghdad with [18:43.720 --> 18:45.720] the company Alikström, two agreements [18:45.720 --> 18:47.720] to implement the train project, [18:47.720 --> 18:49.720] while the ministry announced [18:49.720 --> 18:51.720] that the Jordanian government [18:51.720 --> 18:53.720] will continue to extend the [18:53.720 --> 18:55.720] Sikaki line from the port of [18:55.720 --> 18:57.720] Al-Aqaba to the Iraqi border. [18:57.720 --> 18:59.720] In addition, the ministry of [18:59.720 --> 19:01.720] transport announced a budget of [19:01.720 --> 19:03.720] 95 million euros to build the [19:03.720 --> 19:05.720] port of Al-Faw as a primary [19:05.720 --> 19:07.720] stage, and in the housing [19:07.720 --> 19:09.720] sector, the ministry of planning [19:09.720 --> 19:11.720] and development cooperation announced [19:11.720 --> 19:13.720] that it allocated 500 million [19:13.720 --> 19:15.720] dollars to build a housing [19:15.720 --> 19:17.720] complex with limited income [19:17.720 --> 19:19.720] in its plan to reduce poverty [19:19.720 --> 19:21.720] in the region. [19:21.720 --> 19:23.720] In addition, the ministry of [19:23.720 --> 19:25.720] development officially announced [19:25.720 --> 19:27.720] the fourth round of contracts [19:27.720 --> 19:29.720] to participate in 44 [19:29.720 --> 19:31.720] global companies specializing in [19:31.720 --> 19:33.720] housing, while the national [19:33.720 --> 19:35.720] investment agency issued [19:35.720 --> 19:37.720] the registration of the [19:37.720 --> 19:39.720] housing project in the south of [19:39.720 --> 19:41.720] Baghdad, which has 1 million [19:41.720 --> 19:43.720] housing units, in addition to [19:43.720 --> 19:45.720] the signing of many agreements [19:45.720 --> 19:47.720] with companies in the provinces [19:47.720 --> 19:49.720] and the low cost [19:49.720 --> 19:51.720] costs up to 2 billion dollars [19:51.720 --> 19:53.720] for the poor and employees. [19:53.720 --> 19:55.720] And in the field of communications, [19:55.720 --> 19:57.720] the ministry of communications decided to [19:57.720 --> 19:59.720] enter a 400,000 [19:59.720 --> 20:01.720] line of communication [20:01.720 --> 20:03.720] in coordination with global [20:03.720 --> 20:05.720] companies. The Ministry of [20:05.720 --> 20:07.720] media and communications also signed a contract [20:07.720 --> 20:09.720] with the Swedish company Icecom [20:09.720 --> 20:11.720] with a value of 800,000 euros [20:11.720 --> 20:13.720] to acquire 8 electronic [20:13.720 --> 20:15.720] devices to check the [20:15.720 --> 20:17.720] transport, in addition to [20:17.720 --> 20:19.720] signing a contract with the [20:19.720 --> 20:21.720] global company Electrom [20:21.720 --> 20:23.720] with a value of 9 million [20:23.720 --> 20:25.720] dollars to implement the [20:25.720 --> 20:27.720] electronic flow gates project, [20:27.720 --> 20:29.720] while the ministry announced the [20:29.720 --> 20:31.720] completion of the electronic flow gates [20:31.720 --> 20:33.720] project at a cost of up to 16 [20:33.720 --> 20:35.720] million dollars. The ministry also [20:35.720 --> 20:37.720] signed a first agreement with [20:37.720 --> 20:39.720] a Saudi company to connect Iraq [20:39.720 --> 20:41.720] through the light cable connection [20:41.720 --> 20:43.720] with neighboring countries. [20:43.720 --> 20:45.720] This was distinguished in 2011 [20:45.720 --> 20:47.720] by many international agreements. [20:47.720 --> 20:49.720] Iraq signed a long-term [20:49.720 --> 20:51.720] economic agreement with [20:51.720 --> 20:53.720] Jordan to improve [20:53.720 --> 20:55.720] trade between the two countries. [20:55.720 --> 20:57.720] Also, Iraq ended the number of [20:57.720 --> 20:59.720] payment development structures in [20:59.720 --> 21:01.720] government banks, in addition to [21:01.720 --> 21:03.720] the agreement with the European Union [21:03.720 --> 21:05.720] on the development of the system of [21:05.720 --> 21:07.720] roads in government banks and [21:07.720 --> 21:09.720] the increase in trade with [21:09.720 --> 21:11.720] Turkey to 12 billion dollars. [21:11.720 --> 21:13.720] On the other hand, the [21:13.720 --> 21:15.720] Council of Ministers revealed that [21:15.720 --> 21:17.720] Iraq's debts, according to the [21:17.720 --> 21:19.720] call of Paris, reached 23 billion [21:19.720 --> 21:21.720] dollars, as Kuwait did [21:21.720 --> 21:23.720] by freezing the money of the [21:23.720 --> 21:25.720] Iraqi air route company in [21:25.720 --> 21:27.720] Jordan, and in the field of [21:27.720 --> 21:29.720] services, the ministry of planning [21:29.720 --> 21:31.720] and development cooperation decided [21:31.720 --> 21:33.720] to stop the entry of foreign [21:33.720 --> 21:35.720] non-registered goods from [21:35.720 --> 21:37.720] foreign companies that Iraq [21:37.720 --> 21:39.720] agreed with to check goods in [21:39.720 --> 21:41.720] Iraq by funding the European Union [21:41.720 --> 21:43.720] with a cost of 24 billion euros [21:43.720 --> 21:45.720] to develop human [21:45.720 --> 21:47.720] capabilities. [21:47.720 --> 21:49.720] And in the field of exhibitions, [21:49.720 --> 21:51.720] the Ministry of Trade opened the [21:51.720 --> 21:53.720] International Baghdad Exhibition in its [21:53.720 --> 21:55.720] 38th round, with the participation of [21:55.720 --> 21:57.720] 200 international companies, and [21:57.720 --> 21:59.720] witnessed the signing of 50 [21:59.720 --> 22:01.720] secondary agreements. [22:01.720 --> 22:03.720] The Baghdad Building and Housing [22:03.720 --> 22:05.720] Exhibition was also opened with [22:05.720 --> 22:07.720] the participation of 200 international [22:07.720 --> 22:09.720] companies in the second exhibition of [22:09.720 --> 22:11.720] the building and requirements of modern [22:11.720 --> 22:13.720] housing, and at the end of the year [22:13.720 --> 22:15.720] 2011, and in the light of the [22:15.720 --> 22:17.720] Arab revolution that was [22:17.720 --> 22:19.720] witnessed this year, Iraq remains [22:19.720 --> 22:21.720] an economic exit in different [22:21.720 --> 22:23.720] fields for what it has of a diverse [22:23.720 --> 22:25.720] fertile land that can [22:25.720 --> 22:27.720] work on the support of the [22:27.720 --> 22:29.720] Iraqi individual. [22:29.720 --> 22:31.720] But the question remains, can [22:31.720 --> 22:33.720] the government implement laws [22:33.720 --> 22:35.720] that push the economy of the [22:35.720 --> 22:37.720] country forward? [22:37.720 --> 22:39.720] This is what you will discover in the [22:39.720 --> 22:41.720] coming days. [22:41.720 --> 22:43.720] Dr. Wael, welcome. [22:43.720 --> 22:45.720] Some observers say [22:45.720 --> 22:47.720] that there is a regional [22:47.720 --> 22:49.720] role that stands in front of [22:49.720 --> 22:51.720] the acceleration of the [22:51.720 --> 22:53.720] two roles of the Iraqi [22:53.720 --> 22:55.720] economy, because there is [22:55.720 --> 22:57.720] regional fear and fear [22:57.720 --> 22:59.720] from some neighboring [22:59.720 --> 23:01.720] countries that if Iraq [23:01.720 --> 23:03.720] took its appropriate position, [23:03.720 --> 23:05.720] which is consistent with its [23:05.720 --> 23:07.720] wealth and economic capabilities, [23:07.720 --> 23:09.720] it would be a danger to [23:09.720 --> 23:11.720] these countries. [23:11.720 --> 23:13.720] They say that the terrorist [23:13.720 --> 23:15.720] operations that target [23:15.720 --> 23:17.720] some of Iraq's provinces [23:17.720 --> 23:19.720] are nothing but a means or [23:19.720 --> 23:21.720] a tool that some [23:21.720 --> 23:23.720] countries use to [23:23.720 --> 23:25.720] slow down the Iraqi [23:25.720 --> 23:27.720] economy and distort the [23:27.720 --> 23:29.720] security picture so that [23:29.720 --> 23:31.720] investment companies do not [23:31.720 --> 23:33.720] have to go to any extent. [23:33.720 --> 23:35.720] What do you think, Dr. Wael? [23:35.720 --> 23:37.720] I support [23:37.720 --> 23:39.720] what you said. [23:39.720 --> 23:41.720] Our goal is [23:41.720 --> 23:43.720] human, [23:43.720 --> 23:45.720] human, moral, [23:45.720 --> 23:47.720] before our goal is [23:47.720 --> 23:49.720] economic, [23:49.720 --> 23:51.720] considering that this country [23:51.720 --> 23:53.720] really wants to develop [23:53.720 --> 23:55.720] and get away from [23:55.720 --> 23:57.720] building huge military [23:57.720 --> 23:59.720] institutions. [23:59.720 --> 24:01.720] It wants to build [24:01.720 --> 24:03.720] infrastructure, [24:03.720 --> 24:05.720] agriculture, [24:05.720 --> 24:07.720] industry, [24:07.720 --> 24:09.720] and trade. [24:09.720 --> 24:11.720] This will strengthen the [24:11.720 --> 24:13.720] geographical location of Iraq [24:13.720 --> 24:15.720] and the iron chain [24:15.720 --> 24:17.720] of the Jaffa channel from [24:17.720 --> 24:19.720] Al-Faw to other countries. [24:19.720 --> 24:21.720] In the face of a democratic [24:21.720 --> 24:23.720] experience that is less [24:23.720 --> 24:25.720] visible in the Arab [24:25.720 --> 24:27.720] Islamic countries [24:27.720 --> 24:29.720] but certainly [24:29.720 --> 24:31.720] the Arab wills [24:31.720 --> 24:33.720] surrounding this country [24:33.720 --> 24:35.720] are trying to slow down [24:35.720 --> 24:37.720] this rush and slow down [24:37.720 --> 24:39.720] the economic growth [24:39.720 --> 24:41.720] because if the economic [24:41.720 --> 24:43.720] growth does not start, [24:43.720 --> 24:45.720] then this country will be [24:45.720 --> 24:47.720] a leader and not a member [24:47.720 --> 24:49.720] or a leader. [24:49.720 --> 24:51.720] I read the Iraqi state [24:51.720 --> 24:53.720] through [24:53.720 --> 24:55.720] the equation law. [24:55.720 --> 24:57.720] The equation law represents [24:57.720 --> 24:59.720] the goals of the Iraqi state [24:59.720 --> 25:01.720] as a whole. [25:01.720 --> 25:03.720] This law is very important. [25:03.720 --> 25:05.720] Even today, [25:05.720 --> 25:07.720] there are many points [25:07.720 --> 25:09.720] on this law because [25:09.720 --> 25:11.720] we listen very well [25:11.720 --> 25:13.720] to the international bank's [25:13.720 --> 25:15.720] observations in the process of [25:15.720 --> 25:17.720] drafting the general equation law [25:17.720 --> 25:19.720] for the state. [25:19.720 --> 25:21.720] This law has expenses [25:21.720 --> 25:23.720] and wills. [25:23.720 --> 25:25.720] Every country in the world [25:25.720 --> 25:27.720] reads the Iraqi state [25:27.720 --> 25:29.720] through the equation law. [25:29.720 --> 25:31.720] Even today, [25:31.720 --> 25:33.720] I think that the equation law [25:33.720 --> 25:35.720] and the state's consumption [25:35.720 --> 25:37.720] is a great country [25:37.720 --> 25:39.720] that relies only on the export of [25:39.720 --> 25:41.720] crude oil and this is very dangerous. [25:41.720 --> 25:43.720] I do not think that the [25:43.720 --> 25:45.720] government has done anything [25:45.720 --> 25:47.720] and increased the equation by [25:47.720 --> 25:49.720] 110 or 120 [25:49.720 --> 25:51.720] billion dollars. [25:51.720 --> 25:53.720] The prices of crude oil [25:53.720 --> 25:55.720] have gone up and [25:55.720 --> 25:57.720] the Iraqi balance has [25:57.720 --> 25:59.720] gone down. [25:59.720 --> 26:01.720] If the prices of oil [26:01.720 --> 26:03.720] have gone down to 50 dollars [26:03.720 --> 26:05.720] or less if [26:05.720 --> 26:07.720] this country has a big deficit, [26:07.720 --> 26:09.720] then we have to [26:09.720 --> 26:11.720] strengthen other sides [26:11.720 --> 26:13.720] of the economy and not [26:13.720 --> 26:15.720] rely only on crude oil. [26:15.720 --> 26:17.720] This is the first principle. [26:17.720 --> 26:19.720] Secondly, it is not right [26:19.720 --> 26:21.720] to export all the oil [26:21.720 --> 26:23.720] that is exported to [26:23.720 --> 26:25.720] the outside of Iraq. [26:25.720 --> 26:27.720] I have transformational industries [26:27.720 --> 26:29.720] that lead to 400 types of [26:29.720 --> 26:31.720] transformational industries [26:31.720 --> 26:33.720] and I have a huge deficit [26:33.720 --> 26:35.720] so let me start with [26:35.720 --> 26:37.720] transformational industries. [26:37.720 --> 26:39.720] Thirdly, if we plan to [26:39.720 --> 26:41.720] have 6 million barrels per year, [26:41.720 --> 26:43.720] the ground system [26:43.720 --> 26:45.720] of pipelines, stations [26:45.720 --> 26:47.720] and export sites [26:47.720 --> 26:49.720] will not be able to do that. [26:49.720 --> 26:51.720] As you can see, after a year [26:51.720 --> 26:53.720] or two, the OPEC organization [26:53.720 --> 26:55.720] does not allow me to export [26:55.720 --> 26:57.720] only 4 million barrels per year. [26:57.720 --> 26:59.720] Where should I send the surplus? [26:59.720 --> 27:01.720] That is why I have to [27:01.720 --> 27:03.720] completely depend on what [27:03.720 --> 27:05.720] the countries of the world plan [27:05.720 --> 27:07.720] so that I can build a balance [27:07.720 --> 27:09.720] and this balance will turn all [27:09.720 --> 27:11.720] ministries into production ministries [27:11.720 --> 27:13.720] and not consumerist. [27:13.720 --> 27:15.720] What I read now is that [27:15.720 --> 27:17.720] all the ministries [27:17.720 --> 27:19.720] that were producing [27:19.720 --> 27:21.720] agriculture, industry [27:21.720 --> 27:23.720] and trade [27:23.720 --> 27:25.720] have all turned into [27:25.720 --> 27:27.720] consumerist ministries [27:27.720 --> 27:29.720] and this is a threat to the country. [27:29.720 --> 27:31.720] The country must establish [27:31.720 --> 27:33.720] a solid, real economic standard [27:33.720 --> 27:35.720] and let's see where we are going [27:35.720 --> 27:37.720] with the economy. [27:37.720 --> 27:39.720] We support the private sector [27:39.720 --> 27:41.720] as the constitution says. [27:41.720 --> 27:43.720] We find that if public companies [27:43.720 --> 27:45.720] and private sectors are destroyed [27:45.720 --> 27:47.720] there is no need for a guarantee [27:47.720 --> 27:49.720] and there is no need for [27:49.720 --> 27:51.720] guarantees and it is easy [27:51.720 --> 27:53.720] to enter into all the countries' [27:53.720 --> 27:55.720] competencies and work. [27:55.720 --> 27:57.720] If the private sector is left [27:57.720 --> 27:59.720] to the private sector [27:59.720 --> 28:01.720] that is distinguished in the Iraqi state [28:01.720 --> 28:03.720] and this is a mistake. [28:03.720 --> 28:05.720] Secondly, until when [28:05.720 --> 28:07.720] will the state continue to pay taxes [28:07.720 --> 28:09.720] in social benefits and it is not enough [28:09.720 --> 28:11.720] for these poor people. [28:11.720 --> 28:13.720] We have to build [28:13.720 --> 28:15.720] good investment projects [28:15.720 --> 28:17.720] for these people [28:17.720 --> 28:19.720] so that they can make a living. [28:19.720 --> 28:21.720] Thirdly, and very importantly [28:21.720 --> 28:23.720] investment has two problems. [28:23.720 --> 28:25.720] The first problem is the land. [28:25.720 --> 28:27.720] Until today, the land problem [28:27.720 --> 28:29.720] has not been solved. [28:29.720 --> 28:31.720] All the suffering that [28:31.720 --> 28:33.720] the investment is suffering [28:33.720 --> 28:35.720] from the land problem [28:35.720 --> 28:37.720] and the ministries of the land [28:37.720 --> 28:39.720] are in debt and they do not give it. [28:39.720 --> 28:41.720] We have no financial experience. [28:41.720 --> 28:43.720] The countries of the world [28:43.720 --> 28:45.720] have not responded [28:45.720 --> 28:47.720] and opened banks in Iraq [28:47.720 --> 28:49.720] to develop the process of [28:49.720 --> 28:51.720] currency exchange. [28:51.720 --> 28:53.720] Thirdly, the investment staff [28:53.720 --> 28:55.720] is also at a level [28:55.720 --> 28:57.720] to convince others [28:57.720 --> 28:59.720] that they have a desire [28:59.720 --> 29:01.720] and that they are developed [29:01.720 --> 29:03.720] for investment, not rational. [29:03.720 --> 29:05.720] What is happening now, unfortunately, [29:05.720 --> 29:07.720] is that more and more [29:07.720 --> 29:09.720] investments are in their hands [29:09.720 --> 29:11.720] and therefore a lot of problems [29:11.720 --> 29:13.720] stop as a result of these actions. [29:13.720 --> 29:15.720] So, we have to first [29:15.720 --> 29:17.720] transform our country [29:17.720 --> 29:19.720] into a productive country [29:19.720 --> 29:21.720] and first of all we build [29:21.720 --> 29:23.720] the agriculture sector [29:23.720 --> 29:25.720] because we are a country [29:25.720 --> 29:27.720] 60 to 70% of farmers [29:27.720 --> 29:29.720] and this is the [29:29.720 --> 29:31.720] Iraqi food security. [29:31.720 --> 29:33.720] It is not right for me [29:33.720 --> 29:35.720] to bring everything [29:35.720 --> 29:37.720] from the countries of the world [29:37.720 --> 29:39.720] to my national security [29:39.720 --> 29:41.720] inside and after agriculture [29:41.720 --> 29:43.720] I must end the problem [29:43.720 --> 29:45.720] of the 260 projects [29:45.720 --> 29:47.720] suspended by the Ministry of Industry [29:47.720 --> 29:49.720] and the industry [29:49.720 --> 29:51.720] that has passed [29:51.720 --> 29:53.720] and the state is paying [29:53.720 --> 29:55.720] salaries and spending [29:55.720 --> 29:57.720] from politicians [29:57.720 --> 30:05.720] and so on.