Oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil .. the way towards the beginning

Author: Publisher on: July 7, 2015

BAGHDAD / Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) - The steps taken by the Government of Haider al-Abadi, who voted on by the House of Representatives on the ninth of September 2014, a very large so far in terms of the number of files which constituted a major obstacle to the country, whether they are on internal or external, and between the security situation and the relationship of Iraq to neighboring countries and displaced file files, as well as the oil agreement entered into by the government with the Kurdistan Regional Government.

The Iraqi Council of Ministers decided on the second of the month of December the end of last year to approve the oil agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, which states that the Iraqi oil belongs to all Iraqis, and the Kurdistan region to hand over at least 250 thousand barrels of oil a day to Federal Government for the purpose of export, and also includes the export of 300 thousand barrels per day by the federal government of the province of Kirkuk fields through the oil pipeline in the Kurdistan region, and allocating a percentage of federal land forces of the Iraqi army allocations to the Peshmerga forces, according to population ratio as part of the Iraqi security system.

But this agreement has recently been subjected to vibration because of the demands of the high ceilings and the region violations committed by them continue to export oil through Turkey.

These actions did not prevent Kurdish political home of the fear of the collapse of this agreement, especially in light of the financial crisis experienced by the region, who borrowed large sums of money from companies during 2014, to ensure the salaries of its employees, as stated by the President of the Government of the Territory Nechirvan Barzani.

And across the Kurdistan Regional Parliament Member improve Kolmira for fear of the collapse of the oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil.

He said Kolmira's (IMN) that "if the parties to the insistence of their positions, the oil agreement will collapse and we will return to the beginning point of the problem."

While political analyst Khalil Ismail pointed to the existence of external pressures on this file is pushing for its dissolution, but he did not hide his fear of exposure to the collapse of this agreement if it does not reach everybody effective solutions.

He stressed's (IMN) "the need for the parties to reach agreement Ardehma oil agreement and moving forward."

While the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) member Salwa Jabr stressed the need to restore confidence and credibility between the parties in agreement to move the oil and prevent it from collapse.

She said Jabr's (IMN) that "the region demanded Baghdad agreement on the province's budget, as well as resolve the issue of the salaries of the Peshmerga," indicating that "the region from Baghdad awaiting the implementation of these demands to turn to the implementation of its obligations."

The head of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani said in previous statements that the implementation of the agreement requires the commitment of both parties, and if Baghdad did not send the share of Kurdistan, the region also will not export oil for the benefit of the federal government.

It is noteworthy that Oil Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi stressed that the recent agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government will ensure re-exports about one million barrels of oil a day to the Treasury, of Kurdistan and fields of Kirkuk and the north, which tens of billions of dollars that we lost during 2014, which amounts to more than $ 30 billion .

The problem remains waiting list of initiates move stagnant water and dialogue to re-runs its course in preparation to reach a successful agreement between the two parties.


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