July 31, 2015
BAGHDAD / Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) - Kurdistan Alliance member Abdul Bari Zebari said that the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government are committed to the revival of the oil agreement and end the disputes that led to a stopover in part.
And decided the Kurdistan Regional Government last month, the sale of oil independently of the federal government in protest at what it says is not Baghdad's commitment to pay money arising Bzmtha according to the agreement the oil agreement between the two parties.
He said Zebari's (IMN), said that "the talks that took place a few days ago in Erbil between the Federal Minister of Oil Adel Abdul Mahdi and Msoala the region shows how the federal and provincial government's commitment to return to work agreement oil as a basis for resolving the problems for oil. "
He added that "continuous meetings between Baghdad and Erbil oil file and there are common points will contribute to the return to work agreement oil with developing solutions to the points that led to stop work agreement in part ".
He says the Kurdish officials said Baghdad sent far less than their share of the budget monthly payments, although the region is pumped up to the agreed amount of oil.
The voice of the Council of Ministers (2 December 2014), approving on the oil agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, which provides for delivery of the Kurdistan region of at least 250 thousand barrels of oil a day to the federal government for the purpose of export, after reaching the Kurdish delegation headed by Nechirvan Barzani, with the Iraqi government an agreement on the region's share in the budget and export of oil , where will be the region's share in the budget by 17%.
From: Haider al-Tamimi, editor: Ali Al-Shammari
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