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Economic Event: IBC Deputy Chairman & Secretary General Participates in a Panel Discussion Titled “Future Borders of Turkey After 2023

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Iraqi Business Council’s Deputy Chairman and Secretary General Mr. Saad Naji participated in the discussion panel organized by the Iraqi – European Centre for Development (IECD), a non-governmental organization based in Belgium, titled the “Future Borders of Turkey After 2023 & the Expiration of Lausanne Treaty, How Will the Map of Iraq, Turkey & Syria Be”.

During the discussion, Mr. Naji took part in raising several points, and due to the importance of this discussion, we are herewith enclosing it to yourselves as a PDF file on the following link, for you review.

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The idea of establishing the Iraqi Business Council is based on the common desire generated by a number of elites. Those who are Iraqi investors and businessmen on the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan unanimous in the importance of creating economic reference for them, as well as for those who wish to join them in order to maximize Iraq’s investment in Jordan, as well as to contribute actively to Iraq’s construction and reconstruction.

The idea of establishing the Iraqi Business Council was well-founded and blessed by the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Accordingly, the approval of the competent Jordanian authorities was commended for launching the Iraqi Business Council in Jordan.

The one who carried out the mission of founding is an elite of Iraqi businessmen of recognized competence and abilities.

and since the Council’s inception in late 2006, members have worked towards efforts to support Iraqi investments in Jordan. as well as coordination and cooperation with official entities, to find solutions and proposals to overcome obstacles and constraints facing investors s economic, investment and trade cooperation between Jordan and Iraq.

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IBC Chairman Dr. Majid Saedi Talks about the “Economic Dilemma in Iraq and the Strategies of Solutions”

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Chairman of the Iraqi Business Council Dr. Majid Saedi participated on Wednesday July 15th 2020 in the electronic scientific symposium titled the “Economic Dilemma in Iraq and the Strategies of Solutions” via ZOOM application.

The symposium was held under patronage of the Head of Qadissiya University Dr. Kadim Jabir Al-Jubouri, in cooperation with the Universities of Baghdad, Tikrit, Wasit and Hamdaniay and the Iraqi Business Council.

The discussions were guided by Dr. Abdul Kareem Jabir Sheljar / Professor of Economics at Qadissiya University. During the session Dr. Saedi talked about the origin of the economic dilemma in Iraq, which lies in the absence of a clear economic policy and the revenue-generating economy as well as the absence of investment projects, and therefore the strategic solutions to the Iraqi economy must address the origin of the economic dilemma in Iraq.

Accordingly, Dr. Saedi elaborated on his strategic solutions to the Iraqi economy, which were entirely; restructuring the economic system in Iraq, reinforcing the Iraqi currency and the rate of exchange, facilitating procedures relating to investment projects and protecting the investor, using and profiting from other natural resources to support the national income.

Noting that Dr. Saedi’s session was included in the electronic workshop that was held over three days from 14th to 16th July 2020 and was divided into three themes; the first theme was titled “the Compound Crisis” by Dr. Hussein Latif, the second theme “the Economic Dilemma in Iraq and Strategies of Solutions”, about which Dr. Saedi talked, while the third theme was titled “the Strategies of Reform in the Iraqi Political Mind”.

The electronic workshop was characterized by its strategic nature, as it did not stop by the immediate solutions, but rather proceeded beyond to strategic solutions.

 

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IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary-General Participates in a Discussion Session Titled “Turkey’s Future Borders After 2023

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IBC Deputy Chairman and Secretary-General Mr. Saad Naji participated in a discussion session organized by the Iraqi – European Centre for Development, a non-governmental organization based in Belgium, titled “Turkey’s Future Borders After 2023 & Expiration of the Validity of Lausanne Treaty, How Will Iraq, Turkey & Syria’s Map Be”.
During the discussion, Mr. Naji participated in the discussion by raising several points mainly; “I do not think that after a hundred years since the end of Lausanne Treaty anything would change on the ground in Iraq.

After the First World War (WW I), Austria, Germany and several empires signed treaties to return the lands they had occupied throughout history, Lausanne Treaty was one of them.

Would these treaties be reviewed? In reality this cannot happen.

Before Lausanne there was the Sykes-Picot Treaty in 1916, which divided the Middle East according to the occupation approach, was based on nationalism, language and the geopolitical history for groups of people coexisting on the same land.

Those who orchestrated Lausanne Treaty were inspired by the same idea, which lead to establishing and strengthening the national movements in the Middle East and Europe.

I think if Erdogan had any hope that by the expiration of Lausanne Treaty and the restoration of the empire with all its states to Turkey, he wouldn’t have intervened in Syria, northern Iraq and Libya, and maintained military troops in Qatar.

The issue relates to a secular state whose leader turned it into an Islamic one, with ambitions to revive its bygone empire, nothing more or less than that.”

Mr. Ethil Al-Nujaifi asks; “Most of the points you mentioned had a clear Turkish interest.. that is they have common interests for both countries.. for example secession.

Turkey would do everything to prevent the separation of the Kurdistan region from Iraq.. as for the borders.. it is not in Turkey’s interest to include troubled lands within its borders.. water.. it is possible to talk about joint agricultural investments that guarantee common interests as to the the flow of water.”

Mr. Saad Naji; “it is very true, but Erdogan the pragmatist is trying hard to bypass the strategies of the state that Ataturk had built on strong secular foundations, in which religion and secularism coexist harmoniously to reach a successful economic path and humane coexistence.”
A number of parliamentarian, economic and academic figures participated in the discussion.

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Economic Event: IBC Chairman Talks about “Economy Under COVID-19 Pandemic” In the Electronic Workshop

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IBC Chairman Dr. Majid Saedi participated in the electronic Workshop held by Al-Furatein Studies & Research Centre in partnership with the Elites & National Competencies for Reform, and Al-Naba Foundation for Culture and Information via ZOOM Application, which extended over three days from July 1st – 3rd 2020 titled “COVID-19 Pandemic: It’s Psychological, Social, Economic & Political Effects”.

The workshop was divided into three topics distributed over its three days.

Dr. Saedi started the session with introductions giving brief presentation on the social impact of the closure and the resulting economic impact on the local and global levels.

With the help of some international experiences, Dr. Saedi pointed out the economic risks related to many economic domestic and international systems and the financial implications that may lead to exposure of currencies that stand today at the forefront of financial exchange rate.

On the other hand, economy under the global closure will make countries search for economic resources other than those available prior to COVID-19 Pandemic, which would tend countries of revenue-generating economy to search for economic policy that rely on diversity in resources and self-sufficiency.

Dr. Saedi presented a set of recommendations; recommendations relating to the financial side (securities), recommendations relating to diversity of economic resources and legal recommendations that guarantee protection of the functioning of the economic machine towards benefitting from investment.

The workshop also hosted the consulting physician Dr. Saleh Dhamad – London and the Director of Al-Furatein Studies & Research Centre Dr. Bashar Sadoun Saedi – Baghdad.

Dr. Saedi’s session witnessed a large participation of over 274 participants of IBC Board and General Assembly members, economic institutions, United Nations and civil society organizations.