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Seaview
03-25-2009, 11:56 AM
Nechirvan Barzani: al-Shahristani, the oil policy of "incompetent" and had agreed with Maliki to "normalization of relations"

Chairman of the Kurdistan regional government Nechirvan Barzani, on Tuesday, said that the policy and Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani, the oil in the area of "failed", and negatively affected the production of Iraqi oil, noting that he had discussed the matter with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who agreed with him to "normalize" relations between the province and the center.

This came in a press conference held at the airport in Arbil, Barzani on Tuesday evening, attended by agency (Voices of Iraq), on his return from Baghdad and his meetings with Maliki and Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Baghdad.

Barzani described the policy of the minister of oil in the central government, Hussain al-Shahristani as "a failed policy, and has become the cause of the lateness of Iraq," according to Nnigervan Barzani said, adding that he "discussed the matter with the Prime Minister because he does not comment province of Kurdistan, but in all Iraq."

And on the willingness of the Government of the province to export oil Barzani said: "If accepted by Baghdad, we did not mind, because the oil of Iraq and the King of all imports will be distributed to all Iraqis, and will take only a 17% share."

He described his meeting with Barzani, son of Maliki on Tuesday said: "I visited Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki agreed to work to normalize relations, and we decided to bring the situation back to normal, and we await the arrival of a delegation from Baghdad to the Kurdish region soon to resolve all differences."

He said: "We have stressed the point that the fundamental problems must be resolved through dialogue and discussion and is not in a strong and who is weak."

On the other side of the press conference, described the visit of President Wahid, son of Abdullah Gul to Iraq as "task", indicating he had a "bilateral meeting with him to discuss the files of interest to all parties."

Barzani said, "The meeting we had with President Gul was to restore to normal, with Turkey, the first visit to the Turkish President for more than 33 years."

The official Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan Regional Government on Tuesday said Falah Mustafa, told Voices of Iraq (VOI) that Nnigervan Barzani in Baghdad, met with Turkish President Abdullah Gul to discuss the development of political relations, economic and cultural rights, and calling the meeting Balnajeh.

And on the position of the Kurdistan regional government of the presence of PKK in the border strip between the Kurdistan region and Turkey, said that "the Government of the Territory against any armed group to launch attacks on neighboring countries, and the provincial government believes that this issue will be resolved by political means and will not deal with through military solutions."

Barzani and wished to stop the bombardment of the Turkish province of Kurdistan, confirming that the provincial government would not "conspire against one," adding that "Turkey should respect the Iraqi constitution, and to deal with the Kurdistan region, as the Constitution ordains."

And the position of the Government of the Kurdistan region, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani of the Kurdistan Workers Party to lay down their arms or leave the territory of Kurdistan, Barzani said, "It is not reasonable that the attack on another country, due to the Kurdistan region, so that the Iraqi constitution does not allow it."

Talabani was invited on Monday (23/3/2009) during a joint news conference with the guest of President Abdullah Gul, to the rebel Turkish Kurdish rebels to lay down their arms or leave Iraq, Talabani said that Iraq's interest to remove the guerrillas from the Kurdistan Workers Party Iraqi territory.

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Uno
03-25-2009, 11:58 AM
Will cooler heads prevail??
This is the preliminary ice breaker to see if they can work on ALL contentious issues, not just the HCL.

jcav
03-25-2009, 12:14 PM
Don't hold your breath.

Uno
03-25-2009, 12:22 PM
Totally agree! :headbang:

Howler
03-25-2009, 12:25 PM
the Kurds have been agreed to the 17% cut forever now. Its that dip stick oil minister mucking everything up.

EBJNYC
03-25-2009, 12:32 PM
Will cooler heads prevail??
This is the preliminary ice breaker to see if they can work on ALL contentious issues, not just the HCL.

Someone here in NYC told me that the Iraqis will NEVER get it together -- DEMOCRACY IS NOT IN THEIR BLOOD !! I'm starting to maybe agree they're right. That someone lived in Iraq for 5 years -- and told me to forget it -- (RV and HCL) -- will never happen there. Hope they're WRONG !!!

Uno
03-25-2009, 12:52 PM
Howler my friend, do you know how they came to settle on 17%??

the Kurds have been agreed to the 17% cut forever now. Its that dip stick oil minister mucking everything up.

Howler
03-25-2009, 03:38 PM
Howler my friend, do you know how they came to settle on 17%??


Honestly buddy, its been so long I have forgotten. But I think they conceded a bit to get down to that, or am I way off?

Howler
03-25-2009, 03:40 PM
Someone here in NYC told me that the Iraqis will NEVER get it together -- DEMOCRACY IS NOT IN THEIR BLOOD !! I'm starting to maybe agree they're right. That someone lived in Iraq for 5 years -- and told me to forget it -- (RV and HCL) -- will never happen there. Hope they're WRONG !!!


In what capacity did this guy live over there?
I dont know if democracy is or isnt in their blood, but I lived there for 3 years, and that doesnt mean a whole lot.

Sure Thing
03-25-2009, 04:37 PM
the Kurds have been agreed to the 17% cut forever now. Its that dip stick oil minister mucking everything up.

Another major bone of contention is who receives the check for payment from the oil companies and who sends who their share.

The side that receives the check and has control over the other side's share has leverage and power over the other side in the future, IMO.

dinar shore
03-25-2009, 06:05 PM
Honestly buddy, its been so long I have forgotten. But I think they conceded a bit to get down to that, or am I way off?

Howler,
I recall that the Kurds had requested 17% from the onset but the fool, Sharastani (sp?) was opposed to it and demanded to give them a lesser %. If correct, this seems like a concession from the GoI to the Kurds, imo. :smoke:

Uno
03-25-2009, 09:42 PM
17% was the percentage of the Iraqi population living in the Kurdistan region according to the last full census.
Iraqi population = any Iraqi citizen, not necessarily Kurdish.
Those are the latest official figures they have so they went with them, as far back as 2005.
Everyone knows it is less now, but until a new census is complete, the Kurds have a legitimate arguement for that amount.

Honestly buddy, its been so long I have forgotten. But I think they conceded a bit to get down to that, or am I way off?


Spot on ST, I agree!

Another major bone of contention is who receives the check for payment from the oil companies and who sends who their share.

The side that receives the check and has control over the other side's share has leverage and power over the other side in the future, IMO.