Today's newspapers, Sunday, focused on Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani's call to the political forces in Kirkuk to agree on choosing a governor who meets the aspirations of the people of the province and followed up on the Baghdad Metro project. Al-Zawraa newspaper, issued by the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, focused on Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani's call to the political forces in Kirkuk to agree on choosing a governor who meets the aspirations of the people of the province. The Prime Minister's media office stated in a statement: "Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani received members of the Kirkuk Provincial Council from the Turkmen component, as part of his follow-up to the understandings of the national forces in the province to form the local government, and proceed with implementing the government program in the development and services sectors, and developing the work of local agencies in the province." Al-Sudani pointed out, during the meeting, "the importance of presenting the inter ests of the people of Kirkuk in any agreement between the political forces that won the elections, following the success in holding them after a disruption that continued since 2005," stressing "the necessity of working as one team, away from marginalization or exclusion of all the national and social forces that are fraternal in Kirkuk." He urged the members of the provincial council to "choose successful local government departments and agree on choosing the position of Kirkuk governor in a way that meets the aspirations of the people of the province," stressing his "support for the work of the council and providing everything that would improve the economic reality and enhance the momentum of rebuilding the infrastructure and services in it." Meanwhile, the Prime Minister's media office stated in a statement that Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani received Maysan Governor Habib Dhaher al-Fartousi and the head of the provincial council Mustafa Dair al-Muhammadawi, as part of his follow-up of the affairs of the provinces and the performance of their local governments, and the implementation of the service and economic aspects of the government program. During the meeting, according to the statement, al-Sudani was briefed on the progress of implementing service projects and the path of developing and rebuilding the infrastructure, in line with the priorities of the government program and the actual need for the service sector in the province, and within the framework of meeting the aspirations of citizens in all districts and sub-districts of the province. He stressed the need for integration in work and fruitful cooperation to accomplish tasks between the governor and the provincial council, as the criterion for success is the citizen's satisfaction, providing integrated service to him, and achieving a tangible difference in the social and economic reality, renewing the government's direction towards supporting the work of local governments and providing the requirements for its success. Regarding the Baghdad Metro project, Al-Sabah newspaper said that Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani received, last Thursday, the credits of the coalition of international companies that won the investment opportunity for the Baghdad Metro. According to government advisors and experts in the field, the vital project, which is expected to be completed in 2028, will contribute to ending traffic congestion in the capital completely. The Prime Minister's Advisor for Financial and Economic Affairs, Dr. Mazhar Muhammad Salih, said: "The credits of the coalition of companies that won the Baghdad Metro project undoubtedly confirms the accuracy of the progress in adopting and implementing the government program and its basic principles and priority, given that the current government is a government of services, and that it is proceeding with infrastructure projects with confident steps and according to a precise executive and practical outline." He pointed out that "the year 2024 is the year of accelerated achievements according to t he government's priorities, especially in moving infrastructure projects, including the Baghdad Metro project, which has been long awaited for 45 years," indicating that "the project is one of the strategic projects in mass transportation that concerns Baghdad, which today includes nearly nine million people or a fifth of the country's population." In turn, the Prime Minister's Advisor for Transportation Affairs, Nasser Al-Asadi, said: "The coalition that won the Baghdad Metro project consists of 9 companies, which came together in one coalition and applied for the project." Al-Asadi added that "the coalition consists of the largest train companies in the world and specialized in In the metro works, it includes international design companies,' indicating that 'the project's time frame is 4 years, at an estimated cost of 18 billion dollars.' Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Friday, September 20, 2024