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Baghdad and Erbil conclude a long-awaited agreement for the export of oil and arming the Peshmerga and the adoption of the budget
BAGHDAD / long-Presse
Oil Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, Tuesday, Baghdad and Erbil agreement on the formation of joint committees to develop necessary to implement the agreements mechanisms and resolve outstanding issues between the province and the center problems, as he emphasized the agreement on the allocation of a percentage of allocations of federal land forces of the Iraqi army to the Peshmerga forces.
Said Abdul-Mahdi, in a joint press conference with Deputy Prime Minister Ruz Nuri Shaways I followed (range Press) that "my delegation province and the center agreed to several things most of the continuation of the meetings and the formation of joint committees to establish the necessary mechanisms to implement the agreements and resolve the outstanding problems between the region and the center in order to establish a relationship health based on the Constitution and in accordance with the principles of partnership and justice. "
Abdul-Mahdi said that "the parties agreed that the region secured 250 thousand barrels of crude oil a day the Federal Government and are exported 300 thousand barrels of Kirkuk province, passing through fields across the Kurdistan region to Turkey tube."
Abdul-Mahdi, and pointed out that "the two sides agreed on the allocation of a percentage of allocations of federal land forces of the Iraqi army to the Peshmerga forces according to population ratio as part of the national defense system."
The tributary Jabouri, a spokesman for the prime minister's office, announced on Tuesday, the Iraqi government agreed to allocate a portion of the federal Iraqi ground forces allocations to the Peshmerga forces, and while pointing to the delivery of the Kurdistan Regional Government, 250 thousand barrels of oil per day, he pointed to the export of Iraq 300 thousand barrels per day of Kirkuk.
Turn Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, said that the delegations of the region and the center reached an agreement "is in the interest of Iraq and the region."
He revealed Baghdad's approval to grant trillion and 200 billion dinars for the Peshmerga forces and the allocation of a percentage of the budget of the Ministry of Defense have. And as pointed out that the agreement "is not final," he hoped to reach a radical solution to the problem of the region during the month of employees' salaries next January. "
He said Barzani, in a press statement following the agreement with the head of the central government Haider al-Abadi to resolve differences, and followed up (range Press), "The meeting went very well and we see a good opportunity in Baghdad during our discussions with the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and new ministers in his government." , adding, "They want to solve the problems with the Kurdistan region in a serious manner."
He Barzani expressed "delight to reach several agreements in the interest of the Kurdistan region and Baghdad," noting that "the two sides Isttien Icola that we have succeeded in these negotiations For us, our priority is to solve the problems with Baghdad."
President of the Government of the territory, adding that "the former Iraqi government withheld balancing the region," pointing out that "Today has been agreed that we secure 250 barrels of oil per day to the Baghdad government and help them in the export of oil from Kirkuk against the insurance share of the Kurdistan region of the budget amounting to 17%."
And on the allocation of funds to the Peshmerga forces, Barzani pointed out that "Abadi, the price of the role of the Peshmerga and the struggle and agreed to put about a trillion and 200 billion dinars for the Peshmerga forces," noting that the head of the central government, "counting the Peshmerga of the Iraqi defense system and lay the proportion of the defense budget for the Peshmerga."
President of the Kurdish delegation negotiating a promise that "these agreements is a good start," but he also said, "but it's not a final set of problems because there must be agreed around, but we appreciate the agreement today, and we want within six months access to good results."
Barzani stressed that "this gain is good for all concerned, it has crossed a good stage in the Kurdistan region compared to the previous duration", hoping "to begin the implementation of the agreement in practice soon."
In another context, Barzani said, "We have received an advance to provide the Kurdistan region of staff salaries and other Sntzlm advance," expected "a radical solution to the problem of salaries for the month of January next reach."
The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, said that "the desire of al-Abadi in encouraging us to reach an agreement," and expressed his hope to "open a new page of relations between Erbil and Baghdad," stressing at the same time, "but would not accept the tone of the threat which had previously prevailed."
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