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Kurdish delegation in Baghdad for talks on
oil
31.1.2007
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Erbil, Kurdistan
region (Iraq), January 31, - A delegation from
Iraq's Kurdistan government is currently on a visit
to Baghdad for talks on an oil draft law, Kurdistan
government spokesman said on Wednesday.
"A Kurdish delegation led by Kurdistan natural
resources minister Ashti Hawrami is currently on a
visit to Baghdad to resume negotiations with the
federal government on working out a final draft for
the oil draft law," Khaled Saleh, spokesman for
Kurdistan government, said.
He added "the talks were still going on till a final
agreement would be reached on the oil draft law."
"As soon as a final formula was reached, the content
of the draft law would be made public," Saleh added.
Two weeks ago, the Iraqi oil ministry spokesman
Aasem Jihad said a draft law for oil investment in
Iraq, including Kurdistan region, was worked out by
his ministry and was sent for the Iraqi parliament. |
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Iraq's Kurdistan government immediately voiced
concern over the new draft law as no consultation
was made with Kurdistan region over the proposed oil
law.
Kurdistan Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani told
reporters last week a new round of talks would soon
start between his government and the federal
authorities in Baghdad on working out a formula for
an expected oil law that regulate investment in the
oil industry throughout Iraq including Kurdistan
region.
Barzani pointed out the new law is expected to
handle 60 percent of the lingering issues between
Baghdad and Erbil over oil and the distribution of
its revenues.
Kurds demand a free choice of the companies that
would invest in oil within Iraq's Kurdistan, a right
to sign oil contracts with no intervention from the
central government in Baghdad, and an increase in
the oil revenues allocated for Kurdistan region from
the present 17 percent up to 20 percent of the total
oil revenues in the whole Iraq.
VOI
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