JWing
01-18-2011, 08:49 AM
Tuesday, January 18th 2011 3:19 PM
Erbil, Jan.18 (AKnews)- The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the Kurdistan premier, Barham Salih, agreed on the Iraqi Constitution and the high interests of Iraq to be the norms for settling the dandling issues between the two sides. The two officials also agreed on resuming Kurdistan oil exports.
http://www.aknews.com/images/cms-image-000072759.jpgIn a statement issued Tuesday by the Kurdistan Council of Ministers the two officials discussed the disputes between the Kurdistan and Baghdad administrations.
The Kurdish premier arrived Saturday in Baghdad to discuss a number of issues, above all the Iraqi budget bill which has triggered mounting discontent among the Kurdish lawmakers to an extend that they boycotted a session. The deputies claim the bill reduced the Kurdistan’s budget share from 17% to 11.6%.
In Monday’s meeting Maliki stressed the dandling issues all should be settled through dialog, according to the Iraqi constitution and in line with the high interests of the country.
The two sides also decided that Kurdistan should resume its oil export by early February and the Kurdistan Region’s share from fuel oil.
The Kurdistan Region can output up to 100,000 barrels of oil pre day. However, it is a while the exports have been suspended for the Iraqi government rejected to fund the foreign oil exploring and drilling companies. Baghdad recognizes the Kurdish oil and gas contracts illegal.
In addition to budget and oil contracts, there are some other issues in dispute between Kurdistan and Baghdad. The status of the Kurdistan armed forces (locally known as peshmarga), their budget, and the tenure of some areas are among the other suspended issues.
Reported by Hazhar Mohammed
http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/2/211486/
Erbil, Jan.18 (AKnews)- The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the Kurdistan premier, Barham Salih, agreed on the Iraqi Constitution and the high interests of Iraq to be the norms for settling the dandling issues between the two sides. The two officials also agreed on resuming Kurdistan oil exports.
http://www.aknews.com/images/cms-image-000072759.jpgIn a statement issued Tuesday by the Kurdistan Council of Ministers the two officials discussed the disputes between the Kurdistan and Baghdad administrations.
The Kurdish premier arrived Saturday in Baghdad to discuss a number of issues, above all the Iraqi budget bill which has triggered mounting discontent among the Kurdish lawmakers to an extend that they boycotted a session. The deputies claim the bill reduced the Kurdistan’s budget share from 17% to 11.6%.
In Monday’s meeting Maliki stressed the dandling issues all should be settled through dialog, according to the Iraqi constitution and in line with the high interests of the country.
The two sides also decided that Kurdistan should resume its oil export by early February and the Kurdistan Region’s share from fuel oil.
The Kurdistan Region can output up to 100,000 barrels of oil pre day. However, it is a while the exports have been suspended for the Iraqi government rejected to fund the foreign oil exploring and drilling companies. Baghdad recognizes the Kurdish oil and gas contracts illegal.
In addition to budget and oil contracts, there are some other issues in dispute between Kurdistan and Baghdad. The status of the Kurdistan armed forces (locally known as peshmarga), their budget, and the tenure of some areas are among the other suspended issues.
Reported by Hazhar Mohammed
http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/2/211486/