ISHM: April 8 - April 15, 2021
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KRG President Holds “Transparent” Talks With Leaders In Baghdad; National Security Advisor Dispatched To Iran; Supreme Court Judges Sworn In – On April 10, Nechirvan Barzani began a three-day visit to Baghdad, and met with PM Kadhimi and other key decision makers to discuss political, economic and security challenges. Kadhimi stressed the need to enhance security cooperation, while Barzani and called on political factions to learn from the “mistakes of the past.” On April 10, the State of Law Coalition submitted an appeal to amend articles of the 2021 budget. SoL claimed that some articles were “modified or removed” post negotiations. Parliament’s legal committee said amendments were no longer a possibility. On April 11, new members of the Federal Supreme Court took the oath of office. President Salih described the court as the “faithful guardian of Iraq’s democratic system.” On April 12, National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji held meetings in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart. A senior Iraqi official said al-Kadhimi dispatched al-Araji to discuss the results of the Strategic Dialogue Baghdad and Washington held on April 7. On April 12, President Salih signed a decree to hold early general elections on October 10. On April 12, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Hassan al-Kaabi called on lawmakers to expel Dhafer al-Ani after the latter accused militias of holding thousands of people at secret prisons. more…