U.S. State Department: Arbil and Baghdad are committed to the Convention (Kerry Spoke with Zebari on Saturday)
2/25/2015
State: Erbil and Baghdad are committed to the Convention
Confirmed the US State Department, that the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi government are committed to the Convention concluded between them, regarding oil and budget. She said a spokeswoman for the ministry, Jane Sacchi, in response to Roudao Media Network reporter, said that "according to our understanding of things; both from Baghdad and Erbil committed to the implementation of the Convention, which was included in the budget law. The exchange Governments of Arbil and Baghdad charges of violating the Convention, Erbil says that Baghdad has not fulfilled its obligations by sending the budget, which has become a reason to deny many public sector employees in Kurdistan of their salaries since the beginning of this year, has demonstrated some of them to protest against this. While Baghdad says Erbil did not apply the section on the export of 250 thousand barrels of oil from Kurdistan and 300 thousand barrels of Kirkuk a day, arguing that it violated the Iraqi budget affected mainly due to lower oil prices. The spokesman was the US government on behalf of, announced on Monday that his country understands that the economic situation in Iraq is worsening. She Jane Sake "We recognize that Iraq faces in general financial hardship, because of lower oil and internal conditions prices. It seems that the Kurdish officials are still feeling optimistic about the application of the Convention, as expressed Prime Minister Barzani of the Kurdistan region on Monday its readiness to hold another meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi resolve dilemmas between the two sides.
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2/25/2015
State: Erbil and Baghdad are committed to the Convention
Confirmed the US State Department, that the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi government are committed to the Convention concluded between them, regarding oil and budget. She said a spokeswoman for the ministry, Jane Sacchi, in response to Roudao Media Network reporter, said that "according to our understanding of things; both from Baghdad and Erbil committed to the implementation of the Convention, which was included in the budget law. The exchange Governments of Arbil and Baghdad charges of violating the Convention, Erbil says that Baghdad has not fulfilled its obligations by sending the budget, which has become a reason to deny many public sector employees in Kurdistan of their salaries since the beginning of this year, has demonstrated some of them to protest against this. While Baghdad says Erbil did not apply the section on the export of 250 thousand barrels of oil from Kurdistan and 300 thousand barrels of Kirkuk a day, arguing that it violated the Iraqi budget affected mainly due to lower oil prices. The spokesman was the US government on behalf of, announced on Monday that his country understands that the economic situation in Iraq is worsening. She Jane Sake "We recognize that Iraq faces in general financial hardship, because of lower oil and internal conditions prices. It seems that the Kurdish officials are still feeling optimistic about the application of the Convention, as expressed Prime Minister Barzani of the Kurdistan region on Monday its readiness to hold another meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi resolve dilemmas between the two sides.
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