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Wednesday, May 28 / May 2014 12:23
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The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government Barzani during a session hosted by the Kurdistan parliament on Wednesday that his government issued oil according to the decision of oil and gas that has been enacted in the regional parliament and the export process will continue until the end of the current year.
The Kurdistan Regional Government announced on Tuesday it continues to export and sale of oil to world markets via Turkey revealing conducted talks with international banks for loans to cover the expenses of the province, on top of employees' salaries.
The Barzani during the meeting, "We have been waiting to find a solution with Baghdad on the issue of oil, and the United States was aware of the negotiations between us and participated in, which is on the lookout for what is happening, and we hope that does not adhere aside against the other and take a position of neutrality as it always has."
He added, "We hope to reach a solution to the problems with Iraq, but we waited long, and must be within the framework of our rights that we are trying to find a solution to our financial problems," adding that "our doors are open to dialogue with Baghdad."
He pointed out that "the provincial government issued oil according to the decision of oil and gas that has been enacted in the Parliament of Kurdistan, according to Law No. 5 of 2013, Article 6," Msttrda "We will continue to export oil through the Turkish port of Ceyhan until the end of the year, and are sure that the process is transparent and there is no where State of impurities. "
He said Barzani said: "We are committed to the principle that Iraq's oil belongs to all Iraqis, and all agreed that oversees marketing company Iraqi Sumo on the export of oil, but we asked for its complicity with overseeing the process of export and sale of oil, because we can not put all the powers in the hands of the company " .
He said Barzani that the export of oil of Kurdistan "not gain personally or to a particular political party, it is a benefit to all, and that the position of the political blocs in support of Operation appreciated and respect," noting that "the export process transparent and ready to control any party in Kurdistan them to assure that they are in full transparency ".
He pointed out that "the financial crisis in Kurdistan could last another two months, but emphasize that the salaries of employees in the coming period will be awarded the full."
Following the end of the session hosting KRG President Barzani held a press conference with the President of the Parliament of Kurdistan Yusuf Mohamed to shed light on the hosting that has at today's meeting, and to clarify the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil.
Barzani said during the conference that "the Kurdistan regional government tried to find a solution to the problems existing with Baghdad, and negotiated with them, but they were not learning it in while negotiating that the Iraqi government withheld salaries of staff and budget of the region."
He stressed that it is not related to the export of oil of Kurdistan so, saying, "When Baghdad withheld salaries of staff and budget of the province did not export oil."
He added, "Why did not any point in wondering about the reason for the deduction of Iraq employees who are part of Iraq?".
And about the relationship between Kurdistan and the center, said that "the Parliament of Kurdistan identified the relationship between Arbil Baghdad, according to the federal system in the constitution and we are committed to this decision," Msttrda "We are committed federal system in Iraq, and we confirmed that we have the right to self-determination within a federal Iraq."
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has counted yesterday Export Kurdistan region oil as a "violation of the federal Constitution and that the authorities of the territory for Iraqi oil exports, without coordination with the central government, is the nearest to the theft of it to the buying and selling process," denouncing "the position of the countries supporting this export , "in reference to Turkey.
For its part, launched the Federal Oil Ministry a strongly worded attack on the Kurdistan Regional Government on the declaration of continuing to export oil through Turkey and sold to world markets, usually him of "trying to blackmail the federal government for ill-gotten gains at the expense of the Iraqi people and the sovereign wealth."
And called for the oil ministry said in a statement officials in the region to "commitment to constructive dialogue with the federal government and stop the smuggling of Iraqi oil across the border immediately, and delivery of oil extracted from the fields of the region to the Ministry of Oil, and disclose the fate of the fiscal revenue of the activities of oil over the past years, and the region to comply with the Constitution and the laws in force. "ended
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