Zebari: are continuing arms deal with Russia, waiting for the adoption of the budget to pay in advan

Zebari: are continuing arms deal with Russia, waiting for the adoption of the budget to pay in advance
02/23/2013 - 2:18 pm


Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Saturday that Iraq and Russia already taken place arms deal signed by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during his recent visit to Moscow, as he emphasized that the government is waiting approval of the financial budget for the current year 2013, in the Parliament to make a payment in advance from the value of the deal.

Hoshyar Zebari said in an interview with Russia's Interfax news agency that "Baghdad and Moscow will seek to implement the arms deal that more than four billion dollars," noting that "in principle, the two sides are determined to implement this request."

Zebari said that "it is necessary to pay the introduction of money, but the budget for 2013 so far failed to acknowledge in the parliament, and we have at the same time a political crisis."

The Russian was established to export arms, (Russouporonksport), announced last week, that the arms deal have not been canceled but did not enter into force, and it needs to a series of legislative actions.

A source in the Office of the Adjutant General revealed in the 11 of the month of December 2012, to (long-Presse), that "a delegation of military officers and experts in the field of armament headed Associate Chief of Army Staff Lt. Corner Qanbar left to Moscow, to renegotiate the arms deal signed by the Iraqi government during the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki last to Moscow. "

And raised arms deal Russia signed by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during his recent visit to Moscow in the 12 of October 2012, the value of four billion and $ 200 million a political row has had a resonance in the great media over the past weeks, especially in light of "the hottest bickering" between political blocs, and the exchange of accusations between the relevant parties, and the highest votes of those belonging to the State of Law coalition and the Liberal bloc.

The outbreak of the controversy over the deal when the detector Ali al-Moussawi, media advisor to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in (X November 2012), the cancellation of the last deal worth four billion and $ 200 million, after returning from Moscow following the "suspicions of corruption," noting Maliki intends to renegotiate, while Defense Minister Saadoun Dulaimi agency, to cancel the deal, stressing that "the responsibility to the Iraqis for any suspicion of corruption."

The question marks escalated when former spokesperson confirmed Ali al-Dabbagh, the 19 of November 2012, it was the first Prime Minister informed the existence of "suspicions of corruption" with the deal, before the forty days of its conclusion, but the prime minister denied that.

The Ali al-Dabbagh, said in an interview to the (long-Presse) in, the 20 of November 2012, before being sacked from his post, that his presence in front of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee was in an "informal", pointing out that the Integrity Commission confirmed the lack of relationship between him and the recent Russian Iraqi contracts, also showed that it is not located "accusation and suspicion in that transaction."

Also raised exclamation, when Maliki confirmed, in the first of December 2012, "not having any official documents proving the existence of suspicions of corruption in the Russian deal," despite a statement close it, Izzat Shabandar, owning information on the subject, and was rumored to inform President Russian Prime Minister and the existence of such suspicions.

The Commission announced the Security and Defense parliamentary, in, the 10 of November 2012, the government canceled the arms deal signed by President Alihump Nouri al-Maliki with Russia during his recent visit to Moscow, in, the 9 of October 2012, and decided to change the committee supervising them because of a "suspicious corruption. "

He was a member of the Integrity Commission Parliamentary Jawad Alshahyla, said in a press conference held in the 29 of November 2012, that the Integrity Commission sent an official document to the presidency of the parliament of the names (17) Personal representing technical delegation, legal and financial, who participated in the arms deal with Russia, including the Minister Defense Agency Saadoun al-Dulaimi, and Speaker (article) government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, and media adviser to Prime Minister Ali al-Moussawi, and MP for the coalition of state law Izzat Shabandar, stressing that the Commission demanded in the document call those figures to achieve them.

The House of Representatives voted at its meeting Tuesday in, the November 20, 2012, to form a committee to investigate the arms deal with Russia composed of members of the committees of integrity, security and defense the parliamentary. Was the Commission on Security and Defense parliamentary made, earlier, a request to the presidency of the parliament to conduct an investigation and to host both Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Ali al-Dabbagh and Defense Minister Saadoun Dulaimi agency, about Russian arms deal.

And announced the Integrity Commission that it "will not declare" the names of those involved in the arms deal Russia if it has received or proven the existence of corruption in the deal until after the judicial proceedings against them. Accused the Iraqi List, in, the first of December 2012, members of the "family-Maliki" and close him of involvement in corruption linked to Russian arms deal, and called on Prime Minister to be "brave" and will disclose the facts before the public opinion on this deal.

And accused the coalition of state law, political opponents, focusing on Russian arms deal to cover up what he calls "the central bank scandal", which led to the dismissal of Bank Governor Sinan al-Shabibi and the arrest of a number of its employees on charges of corruption.

The deal includes aircraft (MiG-29) and thirty attack helicopter Mi -28, and missiles systems - to-air 42 Pantsir - S 1.

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