Al-Maliki and Barzani had agreed to end all differences on the law of oil and gas

Published 25.6.2008, 00:55

Uzmatik / Baghdad

A member of the House of Representatives deputy Iraqi Kurdistan Alliance List Mahmoud Othman on "the existence of the first agreement between the Iraqi government and Kurdistan Regional Government to resolve differences between the two parties on the law of oil and gas."

Othman explained in an interview with "Uzmatik" that "to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Prime Minister of Kurdistan province on Tuesday in Baghdad was positive for a solution to the disagreements on the law of oil and gas, where it was agreed to return the first draft of the law, approved by the Iraqi government in The month of February in 2007, as he put it. "

Uthman added that "Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held another meeting with Prime Minister Nnigervan Barzani's Kurdistan province, in the presence of Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Tariq Hashimi, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and a number of representatives of political blocs over the next week to agree on a final draft of the law Oil and gas, which will be presented to the Iraqi Parliament for ratification. "

Othman stressed that "the Iraqi government had agreed with the Kurdistan Regional Government to convene a meeting of experts from Moscow parties, for the purpose of the amendments sought by the parties to the Law on oil and gas for the purpose of approving them."

Osman refused to give any details about the changes that will be made to the law until a final agreement between the parties.

The deputy said on the Kurdistan Alliance list that "there are serious directed by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to resolve all outstanding issues with the Kurdistan Regional Government, especially the implementation of article 140 of Iraqi constitution, and the issue PESHMARGA forces, and regulate the relationship between the Iraqi government and Kurdistan Regional Government.

The Vice-Chairman of the Committee on the oil and gas in the Iraqi Parliament deputy from the coalition list in an interview earlier ruled out for "Uzmatik" any progress between the political blocs on the Adoption Law of the oil and gas because of the refusal of the Kurdistan Regional Government to renege on contracts signed with international companies without the consent of Iraqi government In central Baghdad.

It is noteworthy that the Iraqi cabinet had unanimously endorsed the beginning of the month of February in 2007 to the Law on oil and gas, but the Kurdistan Alliance objected to the law after the state council amendments to some paragraphs, which I consider the Kurdistan Alliance unconstitutional.

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