July 2009Monthly Archives

Iraq PM Nuri al-Maliki speech at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
Watch the video.

The Iraqi Ministry of Finance Jabr al-Zubaydi, has said in a recent interview; Chase Bank will be opening a Bank Branch soon.
More to follow…
If you would like the transcript of the Ministry of Finance full interview send me an email.
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Important Iraq Dates
July 15, 2009 – UNSC Technical meeting and discussions of Iraq Chapter 7
July 21, 2009 – PM Maliki visit U.S.
July 25, 2009 – KRG Parliament Elections
July 25, 2009 – Possible Iraq Referendum vote (SOFA Security Agreement)
Mid August 2009 – Ratify Oil Contracts w/Iraqi Parliament
August 11, 2009 – Referendum on the Kurdish Regional Government Constitution
August 21st to September 19th 2009 – Ramadan
October 16-17, 2009, Getenergy for Iraq 2009, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey
October 2009 – International Compact with Iraq– Date to be Announced – Baghdad
December 7-9, 2009 Iraq Petroleum Conference London U.K.
December 31, 2009 – Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) expires
December 31, 2009 – Article Seven U.N. Charter expires
December 2009 – Article 140 Vote
January 16, 2010 – Iraq Referendum Vote (SOFA Security Agreement)
January 16, 2010 – National Parliamentary Elections

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Be careful of persons stating the RV is at 5pm CST time and taking that as concrete information that the RV is about to occur based on current events.
There is no current information on the ground in Iraq that would lead anyone to believe that an RV is imminent and about to occur.
More to follow…

The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Sinan al-Shabibi, has survived an attempt on his life in which a bomb targeted his motorcade in the Al-Karradah area of central Baghdad, killing one and wounding five.

July 15, 2009 – U.N. Security Council Special Sessions meeting on Iraq Article 7
July 21, 2009 – PM Maliki visit U.S. as announced by AC a month ago…
July 25, 2009 – KRG Parliament Elections ??
July 25, 2009 – Possible Iraq Referendum vote (SOFA Security Agreement) ??
Mid August 2009 – Ratify Oil Contracts w/Iraqi Parliament
August 11, 2009 – Referendum on the Kurdish Regional Government Constitution
August 21st to September 19th 2009 – Ramadan
October 16-17, 2009, Getenergy for Iraq 2009, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey
October 2009 – International Compact with Iraq– Date to be Announced – Baghdad
December 7-9, 2009 Iraq Petroleum Conference London U.K.
December 31, 2009 – Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) expires
December 31, 2009 – Article Seven U.N. Charter expires
December 2009 – Article 140 Vote
January 16, 2010 – Iraq Referendum Vote (SOFA Security Agreement)
January 16, 2010 – National Parliamentary Elections

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