The Saga between Baghdad and Erbil

Kurdish leader: Resolving differences Baghdad and Erbil in Tehran, Ankara away from the "negative"





Wednesday, February 18, 2014 14:19



Twilight News / The leader of the Kurdish independent Kurdistan Alliance, Mahmoud Othman, on Tuesday that Ankara intervenes in a "negative" in the ongoing talks between Erbil and Baghdad over oil and my budget, saying that it could be resolved in Tehran by its impact on both sides of the dialogue.

alt The delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, headed by Barzani had held on Monday a new round of talks with officials of the federal government in Baghdad, led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

The parties decided to fight another round, which indicates a lack of their reaching understandings on the export of oil and the Kurdish budget for Iraq in 2014.

Osman said in an interview with "Twilight News" that "it seems that the session of the meeting yesterday unresolved matters between Arbil and Baghdad, and there will be further meetings later."

"He should have been held a press conference after the end of the talks yesterday, in order to inform everyone on the findings of the two parties, but unfortunately this did not happen, which means that there is no transparency."

He suggested that "the two parties were briefed on the views of the other party, and including things that has not been resolved, it means there is a difference of opinion," However, "To my knowledge there was no blackmail by any party during the talks."

And about the existence of the views of observers say the regional states intervened in these discussions and complicated matters, said Othman, saying that "Turkey is included on the line is negative according to my vision, because the Turks may speak with the region in a way, and speak with Baghdad in another way, and they have interests."

The Kurdistan and Turkey agreed last year agreements for the export of Kurdish oil to world markets via a new pipeline extending from the fields of Kurdistan to the Turkish port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean.

It was Barzani's visit to Baghdad came two days after he returned from Istanbul, where he held talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the issue of export of oil province and the agreement between the KRG and Turkey.

Erdogan stressed his government's commitment to the Convention and his government's support for the ongoing talks between the Governments of the region and the federal government in Baghdad in order to reach appropriate solutions to address this issue, according to a statement quoted by the provincial government.

Osman said: "If Iran had intervened in the matter, it can be solved the case, because they affect the parties, but did not intervene strongly so far."

He considered that "what happens between Erbil and Baghdad is a political economic conflict, conflict is more than a purely economic." Noting that "the solution is only through continued dialogue, which is the guarantor of reaching a common ground there is no way it is."

And completed the Kurdistan region late last year, the establishment of the new pipeline, angering Baghdad, which says it is the sole owner of the right to exploit and export of all the country's reserves of crude oil.

He called on the region last month, wanting to buy oil to register themselves with the Marketing Organization of Petroleum in Kurdistan, "Como" and said he plans to sell the first shipment by the end of the month.

But the federal government has renewed its warning to traders who are studying the Kurdish shipping crude from the Turkish port of Ceyhan and Ankara again advised not to allow export without the approval of Baghdad.


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Kurdistan is likely to hold a plenary session after Arbil and Baghdad agree on budget

Wednesday, February 18, 2014 10:46

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Twilight News / A member of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc, Mahmoud Othman, on Tuesday that the two governments and the federal region of Kurdistan if they agreed this week on the controversial points in the draft federal budget it is possible to achieve a quorum of the board and start procedures for the enactment of the budget.

alt The delegation did not reach the federal and provincial governments yesterday in meetings to ensure the mechanism to resolve the dispute over the export of oil from the region.

Osman said "Twilight News", "The quorum for the House of Representatives could be achieved in the event of an agreement between the federal and provincial governments this week in the presence of Congress coalition of Kurdish blocs and the law, although it may be difficult."

"The timing of the resignations of MPs Liberal bloc is not useful, but all the political blocs in the parliament bloc heads follow its decisions."

He continued that "the development of the House of Representatives during the last period is very bad, and withdrawals and disrupted his political positions fully."

The House of Representatives suspended its meetings indefinitely after holding several meetings did not materialize during which a quorum because of the suspension are united bloc and the National Dialogue for attending the protest against the crisis Anbar security.

The 18 members of the parliamentary Liberal bloc had announced the day before yesterday during the press conferences for their resignation from the House of Representatives and Aatzalhm political work in solidarity with the decision of their leader, Muqtada al-Sadr.


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Iraqi Kurdistan: the federal government had shown flexibility on the export of oil and the budget

02/18/2014 12:59

Tomorrow's Press / Baghdad announced the Kurdistan Regional Government, on Tuesday, said the federal government in Baghdad has shown a positive attitude with the Kurdistan Regional Government on the outstanding problems between the two parties, particularly objective export of oil from the region and the general budget, noting that the meetings that took place yesterday was characterized by "are friendly and frank "in order to address outstanding problems.

The Kurdistan Regional Government, in a statement received "tomorrow Press", "The Kurdistan Regional Government delegation headed by Barzani resumed a new round of talks with Baghdad in order to address the outstanding problems in the oil and my budget."

He added that "the meeting during which they discussed the situation in Iraq and the latest developments in security and military operations in the city of al-Anbar, a number of areas other Iraqi and countering terrorism and fears faced by Iraq," noting that "Barzani reviewed with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki About the military operations of the Iraqi army cooperation and coordination with the families of the region to deal with the terrorists. "

She explained presidency of the province in its statement that "the two sides stressed the need to reach a solution to the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil, and the need to accelerate the adoption of the general budget of the country," pointing out that "the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, headed by Barzani held a meeting with the delegation of the Federal Government, headed by Hussein al-Shahristani was meeting in a friendly atmosphere and explicit in order to address the outstanding problems in my oil and the general budget, where the Delegation of the federal government and private-Shahristani positive attitudes during the meeting. "

The statement said the province, said "the two sides put forward a number of perspectives and new proposals and decided that the delegation federal government to lift these results to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to see them continue to Almstaqbilh meetings."

The delegation arrived in the Kurdistan Regional Government, on Monday in the 17th of February, the current to the capital, Baghdad, headed by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, to discuss the outstanding problems between the two parties, notably the subject of delay adoption of the budget.

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Kurdistan Alliance expects delayed adoption of the budget for the next month and the expert is expected to be passed in a week


02/18/2014 15:39

Tomorrow's Press / Baghdad said the Kurdistan Alliance, on Tuesday, that the budget is going through difficult to approve in the coming days, likely not be passed if it does not reach the government to comply with the KRG and the federal governments, expected delay to next March, with most likely an economist voted on during week.

Explains a member of the Kurdistan Alliance MP Khalil Mahma for "tomorrow's Press," that he "would have liked, but the draft budget any paragraphs punitive or penal against the Kurdistan region, but the government sent in this way the mysterious and controversial," adding that "all this factors in addition to be sent at a time late to make the budget go through rough time is difficult to predict the time passed. "

He adds that "the budget included politically targeted for the Kurdistan region and the provinces, and must resolve the region's share of the petro-dollar allocations to facilitate the vote."

And on the time limit required by the adoption of the budget, says Khalil, "if it does not modify the government's budget, it is unlikely approval in its current form," adding that "usually delayed approving the budget into March or even April of each year, but the House of Representatives Sancglun this year's preparations for the elections and will end the Parliament done a month before the election date. "

He also points out that "the progress of political consensus on the budget would accelerate the approval within a week", adding that "the absence of Parliament for the Liberal bloc will not prejudice the quorum as if he got agreement on the budget."

Contrary to the opinion of the Kurdistan Alliance bloc, sees economic expert Majid picture that "the atmosphere is promising," pointing to "the existence of signs of resolving differences between the Kurdistan region and the federal government concerning the allocation of the region."

He said the picture was "approving the budget will be a political deal on its current status as we are used every year."

It is noteworthy economic expert said that "caveats legal and political prevent blocks of delay federal budget for the year 2014," noting that "the end of the parliamentary session and legislative elections Parwtan passage of the budget as soon as possible," but he acknowledges that it "would approve difficulty due to political unrest and security in the country."

And withdrawals on the last parliamentary especially recent resignations announced by the Vice-Liberal bloc thoracic, sees the picture that "the political blocs forced to approve the federal budget in any way and withdrawals will not affect that."





It is expected that the picture "is approving the budget within a week, even if the blocks were forced to vote by a majority, as happened in the previous budget."



The House of Representatives decided to postpone the discussion of the budget for most of the time because of the province Kurdistan Alliance, which rejects some of the paragraphs contained.

The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani held Monday evening talks with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki about the region's share of the budget and the allocation of foreign oil companies operating in Kurdistan.


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Osman: Baghdad and Erbil negotiations failed to reach a final conclusion and there is a new meeting [audio]


Wednesday, February 18, 2014 13:15



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He said the Kurdistan Alliance MP Mahmoud Othman said "the Kurdistan Regional Government delegation did not reach a final conclusion in its negotiations with the central government on the outstanding issues about the budget and export of oil, but said another meeting will be held on the subject.

According to Osman told all of Iraq [where] today that "the two sides would reach a final conclusion and exchanged views and they are looking Mantj for the meeting, noting that" there is a new meeting between the parties to be determined after study Mantj for a meeting yesterday. "

The negotiations between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil has failed on Monday to reach a definitive solutions On the outstanding issues between the parties

According to a source familiar with told all of Iraq [where] today that "the Kurdish delegation Msthompsk demands on the export of the region's oil through Turkey and go the money to the treasury rejected the terms of the federal government on the export of oil through the oil marketing company SOMO and other points that have been developed in advance."

"The delegation ended the talks after failing to reach an agreement and left to Arbil."

The talks were held in two rounds on Monday between a delegation from the Federal Government headed by Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani and a delegation from the province of Kurdistan, headed by the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Barzani mandated by Baghdad and Erbil on ending the differences that exist between the two parties, notably the budget by 2014 and to export oil to Turkey.

The delegation from the province Arrived Monday afternoon to the capital Baghdad from Arbil He met upon arrival with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

It is said that the delegation includes Deputy Chairman of the Kurdistan regional government Imad Ahmed and Chairman of the Presidium of the region, Fouad Hussein, Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami, Minister of Planning Ali Sindi and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance Rashid Tahir and provincial government spokesman Sven Dzia.

The delegation of the Federal Government, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani, Minister of Finance Agency purity of net debt and Oil Minister Abdul Karim and coffee.




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