Iraq confirms its commitment to pay the dues arising from the Paris Club agreement
Iraq confirms its commitment to pay the dues arising from the Paris Club agreement
06/06/2012 13:52
Erbil, June 6 (Rn) – The Iraqi government announced on Wednesday that the adoption of my recommendation to the Ministerial Committee for ensuring the protection of Iraqi funds fall within the fulfillment of international obligations and the completion of the items that resulted from Iraq by the policies of the former regime. and the Cabinet had decided at its Twenty-fourth held on Tuesday approved my recommendation to the Ministerial Committee for ensuring the protection of Iraqi funds.A statement from government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh that “the adoption of my recommendation to the Ministerial Committee for ensuring the protection of Iraq’s money comes the interest of government to repay debt and meet international obligations and the completion of the items that resulted on Iraq by the policies of the former regime and its aftermath, such as oil for food program, as well as the adoption of a mechanism fully to ensure the protection of Iraqi funds after the end of the mandate of the Development Fund for Iraq at the end of 2010. “Dabbagh said that “the special ministerial committee to ensure the protection of Iraqi funds had asked Council of Ministers on April 19, 2012 adoption of its recommendations. ” He pointed out that “the recommendations that were approved included the emphasis on the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank to continue to conduct consultations with the IMF to determine the actions to be taken by the Government of Iraq, with the continuation of the government to pay trade receivables arising from the Paris Club agreement and the settlement of the rest of the debt is matched by the rules of the Paris Club, as well as debt settlement resulting from any lawsuits and the continuation of the Higher Committee in its work according to the powers granted to it by the Council of Ministers. ” Open: Joseph Karwan
