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Battle (oil) field of Kurdistan
One of the stakes in the relations between the
federal Government of Kurdistan and Baghdad is the
management and the provision of the oil incomes.
The Iraqi Constitution, adopted by referendum on
2005 15th December stipulates that all the incomes
of oilfields existing in Kurdistan will be for
Baghdad, while oilfields discovered after the
adoption of this Constitution will be entirely for
the Kurdish region.
In these conditions we understand better the sour
remark of Ahmad Chalabi about the exploitation of
the oilfield of Zakho, prospected by a Norwegian
company and exploited by Foreign companies and the
Kurdish Region. According to the MP Ahmad Chalabi,
the agreement made between the foreign company and
the Kurds are illegal, and the income of this oil
should be given to the Iraqi State.
“Dr Chalabi’s allegations are (…) in disagreement
with the constitution” replied Massoud barzani, the
President of Kurdistan in the Arab newspaper
al-Sabah. Massoud Barzani added that he has asked
explanations to Mr Chalabi, but the former would
have retracted, saying that it is only a media
invention…
In any case, the skirmish allowed to Massoud Barzani
to put again one foot in it, by remind that,
according to the constitution, the Kurdish Region
has the right to extract its oil from new wells, and
to make an agreement with whoever it likes, and that
Iraqis could not understand it differently.
Then we see than the Oil issue in Kurdistan is not
only a part of “Kirkuk issue”, but concerning
Kurdish relations with the central state, it will
remain still the heart of an (oil) field of conflict
with neighbours. In that perspective, Kurds should
still firm on their positions.
Source :
Roj Blog
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