Warnings from using Iraqi territory to Iran to export its oil
On: Tuesday 14/8/2012 6:30
Baghdad / range
warned parliamentarians from the exploitation of Iran Iraqi territory outlet to export its natural gas and crude oil in the event of the imposition of economic sanctions, stressing that it would hurt Iraq because it is considered a breach of the non-compliance with international resolutions.
A member of the Committee on Energy and Oil parliamentary Mutashar Samurai, according to the Agency (news) that any other country besieged economically resort to neighboring countries to it for the purpose of helping its economy, but since the Iran sanctions were imposed by the United Nations, and required all States bound by both against it and nearby must not be given the opportunity to neighbor Iran of using Iraqi territory market for the disposal of their goods or outlet to export its oil.
He pointed out that the relationship the Iran-Iraq good at all levels, what will the Iranian side to get out of international sanctions on Iraq's path, warning the Iraqi government to allow for the fact that it would hurt the country and will be imposed by the international sanctions as well.
According to a member of the Economic Committee in the House of Representatives Nora Albjara: There are contradictory statements between the Iraqi and Iranian governments on the export of natural gas, as the Iraqi Oil Ministry announced that the production of gas will fill the local need full end of the year (2013), while there are statements by Iranian officials confirmed that they agreed with the Iraqi government to extend the gas tube to supply Iraq with natural gas, and this indicates that the Iraqi government would help Iran economically through open ports export them.
It is noteworthy that there is a tripartite agreement signed last year between the countries of Iran, Iraq and Syria to build a pipeline to export Iranian gas across Iraqi territory and access to the ports of Syria.
She Albjara: The government should be careful what Iran is doing because it will use Iraqi territory in the export of its oil and gas and thus will affect negatively on Iraq through the imposition of international sanctions by reason of its assistance to Iran.
The Iraq and Iran have signed during the year agreement last sending 25 million cubic meters of gas from the province of Ilam, western Iran for nuclear power stations in Baghdad. It is noteworthy that Iran occupies the second place globally in its natural gas reserves after Russia as it tries to make efforts to increase gas production by foreign and domestic investment, especially in the field of South Fares. Iran produces currently 600 million cubic meters of gas per day of which 37 million cubic meters being exported. Iran says that the completion of the four phases of the twenty-field South Pars gas, the production will reach 1.2 billion cubic meters of which 250 million cubic meters will be exported. For his part, warned MP from Kurdistan Alliance bloc / Mohsen Saadoun, the likelihood of making Iran the ground Iraqi outlet to export its oil, or a market for the disposal of their goods when tightening international economic sanctions it, because it is a violation of international legal cause damage to Iraq. Sadoun said that economic sanctions are international resolutions issued by the United United and binding on all states, can not a violation of these decisions because the outcome is not ominous. and pointed out: that Iraq is one of the countries acceding to the International Federation and it abide by all decisions and can not be committed, Helping Iran economically as opening outlets for oil exports and the opening of laboratories have in Iraq for the disposal of their products is a violation of the law is not pleased by the international community and would cause great harm to Iraq and its economy. plans to the UN Security Council to impose economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, where observers say that these sanctions would be severe on Iran because they affect the economy directly by preventing the export of oil and the obligation of States not to deal with Iran economically, both in terms of commercial exchanges or buy its oil. while saw the decision of the Finance Committee in the House of Representatives Ahmed electrodes: that Iran is exploiting the Iraqi territory since (2003) and to now through the discharge of its cargo bad and its gas and oil, a dominant on the local market is impacted heavily on the Iraqi economy and the exchange rate of the dinar, saying if the tightening of economic sanctions more on Iran will increase its influence in Iraq, which impacts negatively on the national economy. He added: There is a clear cooperation by the Iraqi government with the Iranian side of the through the provision of economic assistance to Iran and all you need to get out of the political crisis and sanctions taking place in Iran as a result its nuclear program, the fact that there are close connections between the Iraqi government and Iran, whether historical, social, or sectarian, which paid Iraq to provide all the facilities and means of Iran in all fields. He said: that the UN Security Council to impose economic sanctions on Iran to prevent benefit commercially countries deal with Iran in the absence of any commitment of other nations are punished internationally, calling on the federal government to move away from Iran to avoid damage to the country's economic potential.
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