Package Iraqi decisions angry Erbil .. The Kurds feel the pressure targeting oil export plans

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Package Iraqi decisions angry Erbil .. The Kurds feel the pressure targeting oil export plans

WEDNESDAY, 22 DECEMBER / 2 JANUARY 2014 17:02  

Twilight News / relationships were not the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the federal government in Baghdad along the lines of one of stability or tension in the last ten years, due to pending issues left over from the former regime have not been able subsequent agreements put an end to it.

The disputed areas and the management of oil wealth at the top of the files and those files continued differences on them since the age of Iraq's constitution in 2005.

The Iraqi government has taken in recent weeks, decisions related to these two files in a manner contrary to the desire of the Kurds after they returned their differences to the fore in recent months due to the pursuit of the Kurds to export oil extracted from the fields directly to Turkey via a new pipeline.

Baghdad says it is only right owner in the management of energy resources, but the Iraqi Kurds argue that the constitution allows them to proceed with the projects to develop oil fields and export.

The territory's government said a week ago that the oil began flowing in the new pipeline is expected to start the export at the end of this month and then to strengthen supplies in February and March.

But Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki threatened to reduce the share of the financial budget of the Kurdistan of Iraq if it goes ahead with plans to export without the approval of Baghdad.

Indeed, the financial budget is included a clause stipulating to deduct funds from the share of Kurdistan if not committed to deliver 400 thousand barrels per day of crude oil to the federal government in 2014.

Baghdad also decided to convert the four districts in Nineveh, Salahuddin and Anbar provinces, including the disputed areas between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region Such administrative decisions to change the map of the provinces of Iraq for the first time in many years.

He said a senior Kurdish member of the Iraqi parliament, Mahmoud Othman, for "Twilight News" The recent decisions of Baghdad, "the paper attempts to put pressure on the Kurdistan to export oil."

"The attitude toward Baghdad, Erbil wrong."

Kurds reject prejudice Roadmap administrative disputed areas until the settlement of the dispute which, as provided for in Article 140 of the constitution.

Article on removing racist policies applied by the former regime, such as demographic change the region for the benefit of the Arabs at the expense of the Kurds and then conduct a census in these areas to boot for the final stage which is to hold a referendum among the population to determine whether its fate will follow Baghdad or Kurdistan.

The Kurds say those areas belonging to the Kurdistan historically been deducted unfairly and through racist policies by the regime led by Saddam Hussein over three decades.

It was scheduled to settle the dispute on them at the end of 2007, but that the acts of violence and political divisions seem to have prevented it.

Often accused the Kurds their partners in Baghdad is no seriousness and procrastination in resolving the conflict.

Relations between Baghdad and Erbil very tense in the second term of the owners of which are already threatened an alliance existed between the Kurds and the Shiites years ago their opposition to the former regime.

This coincided with the political and sectarian divisions in Iraq are generally manifested clearly after the departure of U.S. troops from the country in late 2011.

Contends year since more than a year on the policies of al-Maliki and say they are being marginalized and accuse the government of targeting them unfairly over anti-terrorism laws and de-Baathification.

The al Qaeda-linked militants took advantage of the tension of the situation in Anbar province in western Iraq and took control of large parts of the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah.

The leader of the Kurdish Othman said that "the government has a lot of problems with them Sunni Arabs and its military operations in Anbar and other areas of Iraq and the recent decisions will lead to reactions direction of Kurdistan."

He accused the leaders of the Kurdistan Region, especially regional president Massoud Barzani, Iraqi Prime Minister more than once exclusivity to make decisions and move the country toward dictatorship.

Founded and Iraqi governments that followed the fall of the former regime, according to a mechanism of partnership between all parties and important decisions were taken by consensus, unlike the recent decisions to Baghdad.

He said the Iraqi writer and journalist Sarmad al-Tai said that "recent decisions crazy package of measures emerged from the helm at a time when a lot of problems in the southern provinces of Anbar and with the issue of allocation of oil."

He said in his speech for "Twilight News" that "what is currently being ruled by one party in power without the participation of the rest of the parties."

He also said that "recent decisions constitute the overall damage to the Anbar and the southern provinces of Arbil and on."

Not only criticism of the Iraqi parties to the owners on the year and the Kurds, but also to its partners in the Shiite alliance, especially the Sadrists.

Launched the current leader Moqtada al-Sadr verbal attacks against al-Maliki said he opposes Maliki's efforts to become prime minister for the third time in a row.

He said al-Tai "on all parties to recognize that the government is dealing with it as a project of the subject and the exercise of power."

 

Edited January 24, 2014 by yota691

[moneysoon]

Too much at risk to not proceed with the Plan...it will move ahead as scheduled.