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Barzani after meeting with Putin Russian companies rejected the Iraqi government's objections to oil contracts
02/21/2013 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add a comment -
Ankara Torkan Ismail
Moscow from Arbil time , President Vladimir Putin said talks with Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani, who is visiting Moscow. The news agency quoted the Russian Novosti press service in the Kremlin that the talks between Putin and Barzani discussed strengthening economic cooperation between Russia and the Kurdish region of Iraq. said expected to hold Barzani to meet with the head of Russia's Gazprom Alexei Miller. announced Barzani yesterday from Moscow for the conclusion of new contracts for the production of oil with Russian group Gazprom, despite the resentment of central authority in Baghdad of the existing contracts. Barzani said in comments carried by Russian agencies recently concluded a very important agreements with Gazprom oil the oil branch of the gas giant. In November and charged the Iraqi government to Gazprom ultimatum and demanded a choice between the contract with them to exploit the field of Badra oil and obligations with Kurdistan. raised conclude a number of foreign oil companies direct agreements with the Kurdistan Regional enraged the Iraqi government that has not been requested approval. Asked about the possibility of leave Gazprom Kurdistan Barzani stressed that it is not true. said that recent agreements confirm the continuation of its work in the region. exploitation of energy resources is the main dilemma in the strained relationship between Arbil and Baghdad. In the fall received Exxon Mobil U.S. warning similar and part of Baghdad to it by announcing preference contract with the Kurdistan agreement to exploit an oil field in southern Iraq. For his part, official Iraqi Kurd that Barzani discuss in Moscow opened the door for investment of Russian companies oil, agricultural, commercial, and pave visit her for the opportunities within the region. added that the delegation paving after talks visit of Russian companies for the opportunities of urban and oil within the region, pointing out that the Kurdish relations Russian extends its ties to the 1947 following the collapse of the Republic of Mahabad Kurdish and asylum Barzani with half a million fighters to Russia where he spent 12 years. For his part, Barzani told a news conference miniature inside the Iraqi Embassy in Moscow that al-Qaeda is in Iraq, and that there is coordination between the organization's branches in Iraq and other Arab countries, including Syria. And move the location of Russia today for Barzani to say that the Syrian crisis has serious implications for the situation in Iraqi Kurdistan. And Iraqi-Syrian border controlled. and on economic relations with the Russian side Barzani said that Gazprom is currently working in the province and it has held a number of important agreements with the authorities of the province recently and will continue to work there, as there are Russian companies other is in talks with the regional authorities. arrived Barzani to Moscow on Tuesday evening, in response to an invitation of his Russian government last year, to discuss economic and political relations of the province, Iraq and the region in general. According to a statement issued by the province, the delegation includes Masrour Barzani Advisor Security Council Kurdistan, Fouad Hussein, head of the Presidium of the province, and Ashti Hawrami, minister of natural resources to the provincial government, and Kamran Ahmed Abdullah, Minister of Construction and Housing, and Falah Mustafa Foreign Relations Department official of the provincial government, and a number of advisors. today exposure Turkey transform this into a strategic partnership accord. The Turkish press says that this project includes the construction of a pipeline capable of transporting ten billion cubic meters of gas annually. and without confirmation of this project justified and Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz his country's interest in the southern Bjarha wondering Is not it natural that Turkey is working to protect their interests? . came in response to criticisms raised by the rapprochement between Ankara and Erbil from Iraq, which denies the Kurdish region the right to export its oil without his consent. On the other hand Turkey offered to transform its relationship with the Kurdish region in the field of oil to a strategic partnership. The Turkish press that this project includes the construction of a pipeline capable of transporting ten billion cubic meters of gas annually. Some analysts believe that the option of Turkey redirect part of its imports of oil and gas high cost of Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia towards Iraqi Kurdistan economic reality intuitive. said Mette Goknal former president of BOTAS Turkish fuel that Iraq's energy resources is the best market and the best way because reduce Turkey dependence in the energy field. Politically made Ankara from the Kurdish region of Iraq and one of the strongest leaves in the peace negotiations, which resumed at the end of 2012 with the PKK leader prisoner Abdullah Ocalan, who constitute Iraq's Kurdistan and one of the rare allies in this file. professor said Hussein Bakja in the Middle East Technical University Turkey can not ignore the Iraqi Kurds. And Ross Wilson adds researcher Atlantic Council, a U.S. research center I see that relations set up by Turkey with Iraqi Kurdish leaders and one of the most important developments in regional affairs. AZP01
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