03/22/2014
Welcomed UNAMI in Iraq, on Friday, the decision of the Kurdistan Regional Government to abide by the export of 100 000 barrels of oil per day, and as shown that the Governments of the region and the center have taken steps that will allow progress in the issues associated with managing oil and gas sectors, has called for the approval of the federal budget law , confirming its willingness to assist in this process, "if necessary."
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Nikolay Mladenov said in a statement received (range Press), a copy of "I welcome the decision of the government of the Kurdistan region to export one hundred thousand barrels of oil per day the region via pipelines from Iraq since the first of April 2014.
He Mladenov, "which encourages that this initiative did not include any pre-conditions, noting that" the governments of Iraq and the provincial government have taken steps that will allow progress on all outstanding issues associated with managing the oil and gas sector and wealth sharing as stipulated in the constitution. "
The prime UNAMI "to take this opportunity, once again, to urge everyone to work in a spirit of consensus with the goal of resolving all issues related to the approval of the federal budget law for 2014 as soon as possible, noting that" the United Nations Mission to help Iraq (UNAMI ) stands ready to assist in that process, if necessary. "
The Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani welcomed on Friday the decision of the government of the Kurdistan region to export oil from the region via the Company (SOMO) starting from next April, noting that this decision is the result of the first of the continuing negotiations between the delegations of the federal government and the province.
The United States expressed on Friday welcomed a decision by the Kurdistan Regional Government to commence on the export of 100 thousand barrels of oil per day on a temporary basis as a gesture of "good faith with the central government," and indicated that it notes progress in the talks in order to take advantage of all Iraqis from projected increases in production oil, while confirming the continuing role of mediator between the region and the center.
The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani, suggested on Friday (21 March 2014), the export of the region 100 000 barrels of oil a "temporary" starting from the first of April next, and that "this proposal comes as a" gesture of goodwill "with Baghdad even to reach positive results in the negotiations between the two parties, while stressing not to put "preconditions" for the implementation of this proposal.
And the voice of the Council of Ministers, in (the 15 of January 2014), to approve a bill the federal budget for the Republic of Iraq for the fiscal year 2014, and forwarded to the House of Representatives based on the provisions of Article (61 / I and item 80 / item II) of the Constitution, too late for the deadline More than a hundred days.
The House of Representatives put in, (16 March 2014), the draft federal budget for the first reading in the presence of 164 deputies, despite the absence of members of the Kurdistan Alliance and the province are united bloc.
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