Iraqi PM Maliki's visit to Kurdistan aims to resolve Arbil-‎Baghdad disputes

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Iraqi PM Maliki's visit to Kurdistan aims to resolve Arbil-‎Baghdad disputes  

 

 

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Published on Jun 10, 2013

There are high expectations surrounding Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's visit to the Kurdistan Region. Maliki arrived in Arbil on Sunday with members of his federal cabinet. president of the Kurdish regional government Massoud Barzani says the latest negotiations with Maliki are the last chance to resolve the disputes between Baghdad and Arbil. Maliki visited Kurdistan two years ago.


Maliki has visited Kurdistan to help resolve the disputes that motivated Kurdish officials to boycott Iraq's parliament and cabinet in March. The prime minister of Kurdistan region visited Baghdad in April and signed a seven-point agreement with Maliki. Maliki has now followed up the agreement with Kurdistan's president Barzani. The disputes include Iraq's draft oil and gas law, Kurdistan's share of Iraq's national budget, and the federal government's compensation for former president Saddam Hussein's Kurdish genocide. There are also disagreements surrounding the territories disputed between Baghdad and Arbil and shared security in these disputed territories. Management of airports and visas in partnership has also caused tension. 
Joint committees met this afternoon to find practical solutions to the disputes. 

Maliki has also met with the federal Council of Ministers. The prime minister's visit to Kurdistan highlights that the Kurds are an inseparable part of Iraq. Kurdistan's independent oil exports angered Iraqi officials. The federal government called the exports "illegal smuggling". But Kurdish officials still say Iraq's constitution gives them the right to export oil. 


There's a lot riding on these negotiations for Kurdistan, the rest of Iraq and foreign oil companies. Kurdistan's President Barzani says his regional government will seek new relations with Iraq's central government if the negotiations fail. And, Maliki says his government is committed to working with the Kurds to resolve the disputes. 

Edited July 10, 2013 by yota691

[RodandStaff]

Good find Yota... this most likely is a very important sign of them finally workin' out some of their differences... so it's about time you boyz "Git-r-dun"... dontcha think???   

 

Come On RV Baby!!!   

[sandfly]

JUNE 10

[calkid11]

Yes June 10 ? HUH Did they do it already and are playing smoke games with everybody?

By the way good find and post YOTA.

[cooked]

Come and settle baby, settle.

Daddy's got to buy a new boat like the one on the Geico commercial with the sweet babes in bikinis.

[waterman13]

OK IRAQ, it's been a month since this meeting ..... and what?

Come on guys, pass the oil and gas law!

WM13