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Saleh al-Maliki promised to provide oil law to parliament end of the year and the conflicting statements of oil may delay the approval
Barham Saleh .. Nuri al-Maliki .. Abdul Karim and coffee
Paris - John Erich
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region, on the sidelines of his visit to Paris, that the statements of Minister of Oil, "conflicting" that could delay the oil and gas law, despite the confirmed presence of pledges directly to the Prime Minister Maliki to submit a draft law to parliament later this year, and stressed that the central planning of the management of the economy Iraq has failed and the back of the success of the region as a model can be applied to overcome the impasse.
The adoption of a new law on oil and gas is vital to the success of the Iraqi oil sector which is witnessing a development quickly but that Baghdad had signed contracts worth billions of dollars with major international oil companies, despite the legal guarantees obsolete.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, agreed with Saleh during talks in Baghdad in October / last October that, by the 31st of December will either amend the law on oil and gas for 2007 as agreed by all political factions, or approved without amendment.
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region, Barham Salih, expressed his concerns during an interview, told Reuters from "conflicting statements to the Minister of Oil in the central government in Baghdad Abdel-Karim and coffee, which may delay the draft law of oil and gas in Iraq is a member of OPEC."
Saleh said, after he met Bmsttmaren French in Paris, yesterday, "I have a firm commitment from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to refer the bill to the parliament at the end of this year."
However, "but I heard some conflicting statements from the Minister of recent oil," noting that "the oil minister was aware of the Agreements with Maliki."
The Minister of Oil Abdul Karim and coffee said in a previous interview with Reuters last Friday that the authorities in the Kurdistan region to decide whether they want to remain part of Iraq or an independent state.
He informed the forum of the coffee oil of Iraq, an Iraqi citizen, he finds it unacceptable that the Kurds signed contracts for each region as the left foot did not sign it without the participation of the sons of the 15 other provinces.
He said the Prime Minister of the province in favor of, in response to a question about whether he believed that the bill will be submitted as agreed, "The nature of Iraqi politics makes predicting the impossible, but the time has come for action, so that Iraq develop its oil wealth and support of its revenue."
He added, "I can not say we were able to solve these problems, but I think in the interest of the country as a whole to work together."
And Kurdish officials have repeatedly criticized the draft law, approved by the Council of Ministers in August / August, and which can, to give the central government in Baghdad more control over Iraq's oil reserves, the fourth-largest reserves in the world.
His comments came Saleh, who was deputy prime minister until 2009, during the first official visit to Paris to meet French officials and business leaders in an attempt to drum up support.
Operates 11 companies in the French province of Kurdistan, including Lafarge Cement, Veolia Water, Danone Foods.
Declined for comment on whether there were talks with the oil company, Total, or if the company have shown interest in exploration agreements. There was no immediate comment from the French company.
Saleh said "proved system of central planning in the management of the Iraqi economy and failing to show the success of Kurdistan as an economic model is applicable how to move to overcome the rigidity of Iraq's economy."
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Barham Saleh .. Nuri al-Maliki .. Abdul Karim and coffee
Paris - John Erich
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region, on the sidelines of his visit to Paris, that the statements of Minister of Oil, "conflicting" that could delay the oil and gas law, despite the confirmed presence of pledges directly to the Prime Minister Maliki to submit a draft law to parliament later this year, and stressed that the central planning of the management of the economy Iraq has failed and the back of the success of the region as a model can be applied to overcome the impasse.
The adoption of a new law on oil and gas is vital to the success of the Iraqi oil sector which is witnessing a development quickly but that Baghdad had signed contracts worth billions of dollars with major international oil companies, despite the legal guarantees obsolete.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, agreed with Saleh during talks in Baghdad in October / last October that, by the 31st of December will either amend the law on oil and gas for 2007 as agreed by all political factions, or approved without amendment.
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region, Barham Salih, expressed his concerns during an interview, told Reuters from "conflicting statements to the Minister of Oil in the central government in Baghdad Abdel-Karim and coffee, which may delay the draft law of oil and gas in Iraq is a member of OPEC."
Saleh said, after he met Bmsttmaren French in Paris, yesterday, "I have a firm commitment from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to refer the bill to the parliament at the end of this year."
However, "but I heard some conflicting statements from the Minister of recent oil," noting that "the oil minister was aware of the Agreements with Maliki."
The Minister of Oil Abdul Karim and coffee said in a previous interview with Reuters last Friday that the authorities in the Kurdistan region to decide whether they want to remain part of Iraq or an independent state.
He informed the forum of the coffee oil of Iraq, an Iraqi citizen, he finds it unacceptable that the Kurds signed contracts for each region as the left foot did not sign it without the participation of the sons of the 15 other provinces.
He said the Prime Minister of the province in favor of, in response to a question about whether he believed that the bill will be submitted as agreed, "The nature of Iraqi politics makes predicting the impossible, but the time has come for action, so that Iraq develop its oil wealth and support of its revenue."
He added, "I can not say we were able to solve these problems, but I think in the interest of the country as a whole to work together."
And Kurdish officials have repeatedly criticized the draft law, approved by the Council of Ministers in August / August, and which can, to give the central government in Baghdad more control over Iraq's oil reserves, the fourth-largest reserves in the world.
His comments came Saleh, who was deputy prime minister until 2009, during the first official visit to Paris to meet French officials and business leaders in an attempt to drum up support.
Operates 11 companies in the French province of Kurdistan, including Lafarge Cement, Veolia Water, Danone Foods.
Declined for comment on whether there were talks with the oil company, Total, or if the company have shown interest in exploration agreements. There was no immediate comment from the French company.
Saleh said "proved system of central planning in the management of the Iraqi economy and failing to show the success of Kurdistan as an economic model is applicable how to move to overcome the rigidity of Iraq's economy."
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