The Iraqi Government denies refusing to receive Biden confirms the absence of his planned trip

Editor: BS
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 16: 35 GMT
Alsumaria news/Baghdad


The Iraqi Government denied Wednesday, having cancelled a planned visit to Vice President Joseph Biden to Baghdad, noted that Biden had not requested to visit the country during the period.

Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in an interview for "alsumaria news" reports that cancel the visit of u.s. Vice President Joseph Biden to the proclamation and fabricated ", stating that" Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki did not request cancellation of any visit to a US official.

The location of the US oil price published a report confirming that US Vice-President Joseph Badin cancelled visit to Iraq during the past few to resolve the problems between the Central Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government because of oil contracts signed by the territory that the Government is adequately prepared to receive a US location.

Al-Dabbagh said that "us Vice-President Joseph Baden did not ask to visit Iraq during the past few", noting that "only got a visit by Biden, national security adviser to two weeks ago and met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and a number of officials".

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met in (June 14, 2012) Tony belnkn national security adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, said during the meeting, the strength of ties between the two countries, calling for further coordination between them so as to enhance opportunities for security and stability in the region.

He was leading the Kurdistan Alliance alatroshi on constitutionality of Farhad oil contracts that pay with global companies revealed that three of the six contracts signed by the Kurdistan Regional Government Iraq with Exxon Mobil us company disputed areas include denying secret deal brokered the territory between the US company and the Governor of Nineveh to extract oil from them.

It has already been revealed, a top aide to the head of Government, Ali al-Mosawi (19 June), that Al-Maliki moves now to prevent a deal may be between Kurdistan and Governor of Nineveh with ExxonMobil to invest oil in disputed areas, while between the documents and information indicated a "suspicious package", he stressed that the deal that was would have serious implications on the country.

Accused member of the political Bureau of the movement of Justice and reform, Mohammed Abdullah Al-jaburi, (22 June), Kurdistan Regional Government Iraq with huge pipeline to transport oil "stolen" from Nineveh Governor, warning against continuing abuses "overlooked" on the territory of the province.

And the origin of the "new old" dispute between the Governments of Baghdad and Erbil to oil contracts by the Federal Government as territory "illegally", including this agreement with Exxon Mobile for oil exploration, which Iraq Kurdistan's President, Massoud Barzani, (24 April 2012), Exxon Mobil "will not abandon it despite threats to Federal Government contract with to develop West Qurna in Basra.

The oil Ministry has ruled out in (19 April 2012) Exxon Mobil from licensing round held at the end of may last, without addressing the fate held in West Qurna.

For its part the Ministry of natural resources of the Kurdistan Regional Government, in (21 may 2012), that the territory be crude oil from its fields in August 2013, through independent piping up to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, noting that it be sourced 17 percent of revenues those exports remaining recognizes to the Federal Government.

And acute crisis erupted between Baghdad and Erbil, Kurdistan in background stop (1st of April 2012) pumping oil until further notice due to disagreements with Baghdad and "non-compliance" to pay financial receivables for international oil companies operating in it, while Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs, Hussain Shahristani (second from April 2012), Iraqi Kurdistan was deprived of six billion and $ 650 million over the past two years 2010 and 2011 due to withholding oil exports, expected to reach higher levels of deprivation in 2012 Now, with most of the oil produced in Kurdistan fleeing across borders and often to Iran and not to fulfill export contracts.

The Government replied in Kurdistan (3 April 2012), Shahristani as a "false accusations", saying it was aimed at covering up the "failure" of the Federal Government in providing services to citizens, while Iraqi parties accused unnamed "chauvinism", then returned and confirmed by the Minister of natural resources, "hawrami asti will resume exports" the territory before reaching agreement "comprehensive" with the Government on financial receivables, with Massoud Barzani, head of the territory formed a Commission to investigate alleged oil smuggling.

And the head of Government of Nouri al-Maliki, in (17 April 2012), he tried to prevent the smuggling of oil from wells in Kurdistan, out of the country, but stressed that the "battle" with the territorial guard almost fell because of the strike, calling for a constitutional basis and assets to invest in oil wealth.

Indicates specialized in oil that not many companies to develop or invest in Nineveh province oil fields because it comes in unstable security and heavy oil and requires larger amounts of investment, with Nineveh oil body attributes the lack of development of oil production in the province to the neglect of the past decades, with activity and effectiveness of oil fields in Nineveh and production to 5,000 barrels a day at best.