The committee to monitor the implementation of the government program is discussing with the head of the border crossings authority the most important problems facing the authority and ways to deal with them

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2/6/2019

The committee to monitor the implementation of the government program is discussing with the head of the border crossings authority the most important problems facing the authority and ways to deal with them IMG_20190602_123005-800x445

In order to view the reality of the border ports and to identify the most important problems facing them and discuss the ongoing corruption in these outlets and the most important measures taken by officials in the General Authority for Border Ports to eliminate the focal points of corruption and nepotism, MPs met Raed Fahmi and Anam Khuzaie members of the Committee to monitor the implementation of the government program And strategic planning
on Sunday morning 2/6/2019 by Dr. Kazem Al-Aqabi, head of the border crossing authority at the headquarters of the Commission in Baghdad.

At the beginning of the meeting, welcomed the Chairman of the Commission and expressed the readiness of the Commission in cooperation with the Council of Representatives and the relevant committees in the Council to improve the reality of border crossings and eliminate cases of corruption that occur in them.

Dr. Al-Aqabi gave a presentation on the most important measures taken to develop the border ports and control them, and to remove the spoilers and refer them to the judiciary, stressing that the border crossings have made significant progress in increasing the volume of revenues achieved compared to previous years despite the modest potential possessed by the Commission.

And the plans to rehabilitate some of the ports and reopen the closed ports as Arar outlet.

He pointed out the problems with the authorities in the Kurdistan Region and the obstacles that stand in the way of consolidating the border ports in the region and linking them to the Authority and lack of cooperation in this area and the conditions put by these authorities in order to unify the procedures at these ports with other outlets affiliated with the Commission, considering these conditions contrary to the law.

He stressed the presence of many non-official border crossings with Iran, Syria and Turkey, which are outside the control of the Commission in a number of provinces and the Kurdistan region and administered by various parties for its own and exploited in the smuggling of oil derivatives and the import of various goods without the slightest control.

He called on the punishment to resolve the issue of border crossings with the region and respect the laws issued by the House of Representatives and the ministers on the work of the border crossings, as well as the direction of investment in the area of border crossings and the exclusion of the description of militias and gangs and corrupt from some ports and cooperation and coordination with the executive authorities in the ports in order to simplify routine procedures and modify The law of border crossings and increase the number of members of the Commission, as well as increase the allocations granted to them.

He also called for measures to close the unofficial gates because of the severe damage to the Iraqi economy and the entry of goods from unknown and unregulated agents.

The meeting tackled the most important manifestations and cases of corruption and problems faced by border crossings and the measures taken in addressing them, as well as discuss the most important interventions in the work of ports by several parties and the negative role of political consensus on the unification of ports.

In turn, MP Raed Fahmi stressed the adoption of the committee to hold a meeting including all parties associated with the Authority and the ministries concerned and in the presence of the relevant committees in the House of Representatives to address the problems faced by the Commission and develop solutions to them.

MP Anamat Al-Khuzaie said that she would brief the committee members on the most important issues discussed in the meeting. She stressed the urgent need to support the parliament and ministers to the Authority and its efforts in fighting corruption and controlling all border crossings without exception, calling for a clear position by the Prime Minister on ports Border in the Kurdistan Region and to find a solution to the problems related to the ports with the territory.

Department of Information
Parliament
2/6/2019

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