The oil dispute puts Baghdad in front of “big” legal problems.. Billions of compensation for Erbil (details)

[yota691]

The region's presidencies issue a joint statement on the decision to cancel the oil and gas law

• Time: 02/28/2022 18:36:39
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Under the supervision of His Excellency Mr. Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, the four presidencies of the Kurdistan Region met today, Monday, February 28, 2022, the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region

The Kurdistan Parliament, the Kurdistan Regional Government, and the Kurdistan Regional Judicial Council, at the headquarters of the Kurdistan Region Presidency.

The meeting discussed the decision of the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court issued on February 15, 2022 regarding the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan Region. In this context, the meeting confirmed that the decision of the Federal Supreme Court is unacceptable, and that the Kurdistan Region will continue to exercise its constitutional rights and will not in any way give up its constitutional rights and powers, and will take all legal and constitutional means in order to protect the constitutional rights and powers of the Kurdistan Region, and for the reasons listed below:
1- The decision of the Federal Supreme Court is contrary to the letter, spirit and principles of the real federal system, and a clear and declared violation of the constitutional rights and powers of the Kurdistan Region.
2- This court decision, and indirectly an unconstitutional amendment to the constitution, because it led to the stripping of constitutional authority from the regions and granting them to the federal authority, and this is inconsistent with the powers of the Federal Court and is a retreat from the federal system.
3- In legislating its decision, the Court relied on Iraqi laws issued in the years 1976 and 1985, which are central laws that are inconsistent with the principles of the new Iraqi constitution of 2005, which changed the system of government in Iraq from the central system to the federal system and clearly distributed powers between the regions, governorates, and the federal authority.
4- The Kurdistan Region believes that this decision, besides undermining the constitution and the federal system, has special goals behind it at the same time and it is not a neutral decision, especially since Iraq is going through sensitive and complex political situations, and the political parties are engaged in talks in order to reach an understanding and find a way To find a solution to get out of the political deadlock and impasse, and this decision complicates the situation further.
5- We confirm that the Kurdistan Region’s oil contracts were concluded based on the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas law and the text of Article (112) of the Iraqi constitution, while the federal authorities, after 17 years, have been unable to perform their legal duty to formulate an oil and gas law in Iraq despite the Kurdistan Region’s initiatives in In 2007, the federal government then retracted the joint draft of the oil and gas law that had been approved.
6- We consider it important that the Federal Supreme Court be formed under a new law in accordance with the provisions of Article (92) of the Constitution and perform its functions in accordance with the Constitution.
To this end, the Kurdistan Region Presidency will continue to work with all political parties in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq and with the international community to take action that protects the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan Region. The Kurdistan Parliament will take the necessary legal and constitutional measures. The Kurdistan Region Judicial Council will continue to work from its constitutional position with the Iraqi judicial centers to defend the constitutionality of the rights of the Kurdistan Region.
And the Kurdistan Regional Government, as always, is ready to solve problems on the basis of the constitution and will continue constructive dialogue with the federal government. The friends of Iraq and the international community support a solution to the problems on the basis of the constitution.

[yota691]

The four presidencies in Kurdistan issue a 6-point statement regarding the Federal Court's decision

2022.02.28 - 18:44

 

Baghdad - people  

On Monday, the four presidencies in the Kurdistan region issued a 6-point statement regarding the decision of the Federal Court on the oil and gas law in the region.  

  

 

  

  

The Kurdistan government stated in a statement, of which “Nass” received a copy (February 28, 2022), that “under the supervision of His Excellency Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, the four presidencies of the Kurdistan Region, the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan Parliament, the Kurdistan Regional Government, and the Judicial Council) met today. Kurdistan Region), at the headquarters of the Kurdistan Region Presidency.  

The statement added that "the meeting discussed the decision of the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court issued on February 15, 2022 regarding the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan Region. In this context, the meeting confirmed that the decision of the Federal Supreme Court is unacceptable, and that the Kurdistan Region will continue to exercise its constitutional rights and will not give up in any way His constitutional rights and powers, and he will use all legal and constitutional means to protect the constitutional rights and powers of the Kurdistan Region, for the reasons listed below:  

1- The decision of the Federal Supreme Court is contrary to the text, spirit and principles of the true federal system, and a clear and declared violation of the constitutional rights and powers of the Kurdistan Region.  

2- This court decision, and indirectly an unconstitutional amendment to the constitution, because it led to the stripping of constitutional authority from the regions and granting them to the federal authority, and this is inconsistent with the powers of the Federal Court and is a retreat from the federal system.  

3- In legislating its decision, the Court relied on Iraqi laws issued in the years 1976 and 1985, which are central laws that are inconsistent with the principles of the new Iraqi constitution of 2005, which changed the system of government in Iraq from the central system to the federal system and clearly distributed powers between the regions, governorates, and the federal authority.  

4- The Kurdistan Region believes that this decision, besides undermining the constitution and the federal system, has special goals behind it at the same time and it is not a neutral decision, especially since Iraq is going through sensitive and complex political situations, and the political parties are engaged in talks in order to reach an understanding and find a way To find a solution to get out of the political deadlock, and this decision complicates the situation further.  

5- We confirm that the Kurdistan Region’s oil contracts were concluded based on the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas law and the text of Article (112) of the Iraqi constitution, while the federal authorities, after 17 years, have been unable to perform their legal duty to formulate an oil and gas law in Iraq despite the Kurdistan Region’s initiatives in In 2007, the federal government then retracted the joint draft of the oil and gas law that had been approved.  

6- We consider it important that the Federal Supreme Court be formed under a new law in accordance with the provisions of Article (92) of the Constitution and perform its functions in accordance with the Constitution.  

The statement added, "For this, the Kurdistan Region Presidency will continue to work with all political parties in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq and with the international community in order to take action that protects the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan Region. The Kurdistan Parliament will take the necessary legal and constitutional measures, and the Kurdistan Region Judicial Council will continue to work from its constitutional position with the centers The Iraqi judiciary to defend the constitutionality of the rights of the Kurdistan region.  

  

He noted that "the Kurdistan Regional Government, as it has always been, is ready to solve problems on the basis of the constitution and will continue constructive dialogue with the federal government. The friends of Iraq and the international community support solving problems on the basis of the constitution."  

  

The Federal Supreme Court issued a clarification regarding its decision that the Kurdistan Region's Oil and Gas Law is unconstitutional.  

And the judiciary’s media stated in a statement that “Nass” received a copy of it, (February 17, 2022), that “The Federal Supreme Court issued its decision No. (59 / federal / 2012 and unified 110 / federal / 2019) on February 15, 2022 based on the provisions of Articles (110, 111, 110, 115, 121 and 130) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq for the year (2005), especially that the decision Issued by one of the courts of the United States of America, based on a lawsuit by the plaintiff, the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, and the defendant, the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan Regional Government, was in favor of the plaintiff, and the decision was appealed by the appellant, the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. Its decision included the Kurdistan Regional Government submitted this appeal, and through its voluntary approval of unloading the shipment in Israel, and thus the Kurdistan Regional Government weakened the strength of its argument on the subject of the appeal, and the decision ended with (for the reasons mentioned previously, we agree to the request of the Ministry (Iraqi Ministry of Oil) to reject this appeal), and thus the higher interest of Iraq and its people requires the settlement of the numbered case (59 / Federal / 2012 and its unified 110 / Federal / 2019) and the issuance of the decision in accordance with what was stated in it.     

 

 

[yota691]

The meeting of the four presidencies in Kurdistan regarding the abolition of the oil and gas law

 

PM:07:19:28/02/2022

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Today, Monday, the four presidencies in the Kurdistan Region discussed the repercussions of the recent Federal Court decision regarding the oil and gas file.

 

And a statement followed by NRT Arabia stated, "The joint meeting of the four presidencies in the Kurdistan Region discussed the decision of the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court issued on February 15, 2022 regarding the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan Region."

 

The meeting confirmed that the decision of the Federal Supreme Court is unacceptable, and that the Kurdistan Region will continue to exercise its constitutional rights and will not give up in any way its constitutional rights and powers, and will take all legal and constitutional means in order to protect the constitutional rights and powers of the Kurdistan Region, according to the statement.

 

According to the statement, "the reasons for rejecting the four presidencies are due to the fact that the decision of the Federal Supreme Court is contrary to the text, spirit and principles of the true federal system, and a clear and declared violation of the constitutional rights and powers of the Kurdistan Region."

 

He explained, "This court decision, and indirectly an unconstitutional amendment to the constitution, because it led to the stripping of constitutional authority from the regions and granting them to the federal authority, and this is not consistent with the powers of the Federal Court and is a retreat from the federal system," noting that "the court adopted in legislation Its decision is based on Iraqi laws issued in the years 1976 and 1985, which are central laws that are inconsistent with the principles of the new Iraqi constitution of 2005, which changed the system of government in Iraq from the central system to the federal system and clearly distributed powers between the regions, governorates and the federal authority.

 

The statement of the four presidencies in the Kurdistan Region considered that "this decision, in addition to undermining the constitution and the federal system, has special goals behind it at the same time and it is not a neutral decision, especially since Iraq is going through sensitive and complex political situations, and the political parties are engaged in talks to reach a to an understanding and finding a way out of the political impasse and stalemate, and this decision complicates the situation.”

 

He continued, "The Kurdistan Region's oil contracts were concluded based on the Kurdistan Region's oil and gas law and the text of Article (112) of the Iraqi constitution, while the federal authorities, after 17 years, have failed to perform their legal duty to formulate an oil and gas law in Iraq despite the Kurdistan Region's initiatives in In 2007, the federal government then retracted the joint draft of the oil and gas law that had been approved.

 

The statement concluded with the importance of "the formation of the Federal Supreme Court under a new law in accordance with the provisions of Article (92) of the Constitution and perform its functions in accordance with the Constitution, and laws are issued in accordance with the Constitution for all constitutional institutions and their formation in accordance with the Constitution in a manner that ensures the embodiment of the federal system."

 

The Presidency of the Kurdistan Region will continue to work with the political parties in the region and Iraq and with the international community, in order to take action that protects the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan Region, according to the statement, which noted that "the Parliament of Kurdistan will take the necessary legal and constitutional measures, and the Kurdistan Region Judicial Council will continue to work from its position." Constitutional Court with the Iraqi judicial centers to defend the constitutionality of the rights of the region.

 

The statement concluded by the four presidencies in the region, by "expressing readiness to solve problems on the basis of the constitution, and to continue constructive dialogue with the federal government," stressing that "the friends of Iraq and the international community support solving problems on the basis of the constitution."

 

[DoD]

Well duh, did anyone think these bands of thieves we’re going to give up their riches that easily. 
The problem these crooks have now it’s not just the government in Baghdad their fighting it’s the the Supreme Court of Iraq as well. 

In my opinion we’re about to see some major movement on the HCL because unless they want a war with Baghdad this is their only option, of course this is Kurdistan and no one knows what their gonna do next, not even them….

[southbeach]

Right, this ain’t over.  God will win this too on our behalf.

[yota691]

 

Committees from Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region will soon begin discussions on the Federal Court's decision

 

 2022-03-01 04:35

 

Shafaq News/ An official source in the National Oil Company said, on Tuesday, that joint committees from Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region will soon start special discussions on how to implement the decision of the Federal Court on the region's export of oil.

The source said in an interview with Shafaq News Agency, "The decision issued by the Federal Court was followed by a meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security, assigning the Minister of Oil to form committees in cooperation with Financial Supervision and other government agencies to open and maintain a dialogue on this issue with the region."

He added that "the committees will discuss with the Kurdistan Region how to implement the decision of the Federal Court," noting that "the discussions will be regarding oil and gas contracts and other issues related to the subject and how to reach a final agreement on them."

He pointed out that "these committees formed by the Ministry of Oil will meet in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region to implement the decision of the Federal Court, provided that the committees set mechanisms for each case and each case, and then they will announce their findings later."

On February 15, the Federal Supreme Court declared the unconstitutionality of the oil and gas law of the Kurdistan Regional Government and its abolition, and obligating the regional government to hand over all oil production from the oil fields in the Kurdistan Region and other areas from which the Ministry of Natural Resources in the regional government extracted oil and handed it over to the federal government And represented by the Federal Ministry of Oil, a decision rejected by Erbil and considered unconstitutional.

[6ly410]

SULAIMANI — The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced a committee has been formed to apply the federal supreme court’s ruling that declared the Kurdistan Region’s independent sale of oil and gas was unconstitutional.

The ministry issued an announcement saying it has decided to put together the committee in order to take responsibility for the whole process of handling oil that was laid out in the federal court’s ruling last month.

Not only will the committee investigate oil sales, it will also handle the process.

The committee will pass on its decisions and recommendations to the ministry to guarantee they are applied.

The federal supreme court issued a verdict on February 15 that the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) law on the independent sale of the Region’s oil and natural gas was against the Iraqi constitution.

The ruling called for the Region’s oil and gas contracts and the process of oil sales to come under observation.

The Kurdistan Region’s four presidencies met on Monday to discuss the recent federal court decision and issued a statement announcing the KRG will continue to exercise its constitutional rights and will take all political and constitutional means to protect its rights and authority.

[6ly410]

Iraqi oil and the Kurdistan region .. Where to?

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By: Dr. Bilal Khalifa

Everyone knows that Iraq depends completely for its economy on oil revenues, which amount to 95% of the volume of public revenues, and therefore the oil sector and oil wealth must be given great attention in legislation, laws and political decisions.

The Federal Court issued a royal order to invalidate the oil and gas law for the Kurdistan region, and this means the invalidity of the resulting large contracts with Arab and international companies, and the invalidity means that the government must address the illegal effects that resulted from an unconstitutional law.
More than ten days have passed and the government did not say a word about the matter and how it moved. It did not speak about oil fields that were seized by the region. Rather, the region contracted with companies to invest in those contracts, and what is worse is that the government wants to buy some petroleum products from its seized fields. Territory, an example is Courmore Field.

The constitution is distinguished by the principle of transcendence, meaning that it is the supreme law of the state, superior to all other laws. The federal constitution must grant the central government broad and supreme powers over the powers of the regions, states, or governorates. The centralization is not subordinate to it. This is on the one hand, and on the other hand, if a constitution or law is legislated to transcend the federal constitution, this means that the region has become, in this part, at least, the center and the holder of the federal authority, and that the central government has become the ruler of the region and the subordinate.

In the unambiguously enforceable constitution, Article 111 stipulates that oil and gas belong to all the Iraqi people, but it hastened to add the phrase (in all regions and governorates), which creates confusion and lack of understanding. (Regions and Governorates). Article 112 stipulated that:
First, the Federal Government is the management of oil and gas extracted from existing fields with governments and producing provinces, and its imports are corresponding to the population distribution throughout the country, with a specific share of the affected territories, Including unfairly by the previous regime, which was subsequently damaged in a way that secures balanced development for the different regions of the country, and this is regulated by law.

Second - The federal government and the governments of the producing regions and governorates shall jointly formulate the necessary strategic policies for the development of oil and gas wealth, in a manner that achieves the highest benefit for the Iraqi people, adopting the latest techniques of market principles and encouraging investment.

 

Notes on the Oil and Gas Law in the Region
1 - The type of contract between the region and foreign companies is partnership contracts, which means the authority of foreign companies in the oil fields, and since the contract in the south is service contracts, and partnership contracts is a neglect of oil ownership in favor of foreign companies, And Article (111) of the Iraqi constitution states that oil and gas belong to all Iraqis, and since the regional government represents only 12.7% of the population, then it acted in something that did not belong to it and not within its powers.

2 - Article (112) of the constitution in (first) of it indicated that the oil management of the current fields (that is, those undiscovered before the adoption of the constitution) and this is the point on which the region relied in its oil legislation, including the oil and gas law, but it contains several observations:
A - That The management of oil fields and new explorations, and as indicated by the above article of the Iraqi constitution, has shown us that the management is carried out in coordination between the federal Iraqi government and its representative, the Ministry of Oil, and between the region or the provinces. He did not completely obey the government or the ministry in this matter.
B - The current word that the region pays lip service to, they explain it with the fields that were discovered before 2005, i.e. approving the constitution and voting on it. Which contracted with the Emirati Crescent Company to invest it, and it is a gas affiliated with Kirkuk and its production is estimated at 300 million standard cubic feet per day. Another example is the Khormala field, whose production is estimated to be one third of the region’s production, a field that was seized from the federal government in 2008. It is noteworthy that the federal government filed a lawsuit Against the region on some fields and took the side of silence in all the oil issues that pertain to the region and in which the constitution or the properties of the Iraqi people have been violated, which is oil and gas.The largest oil theft in the history of Iraq is the Sheikhan field in the district of Sheikhan in Nineveh Governorate (Mosul), and that the volume of this field is 14 billion barrels of oil, and that the region contracted with the Calves Keystone Company (British nationality) in 2007 to invest it, which has a duration of 25 years, and the local government of Mosul Sakth and the central government Sackh too.

3 - If we concede and say what the region says about their right to manage the oil file for the new fields, because the old ones are absolutely and never their right, then the constitution said (management) and did not say that it owns it or the right to dispose of it, and as we said earlier, because the constitution with its article (111) said that oil Gas belongs to everyone, and therefore the right of disposal and ownership belongs to the Federal Government and the Federal Ministry of Oil.

4 - The constitution acknowledges that the ownership of oil and gas is for all Iraqis, and this obliges the region or others to return an order to the federal government, and that any action outside the matter is tantamount to stealing all of Iraq.

5 - Oil is a federal wealth, regardless of where it is located.

6 - The federal general budget depends on 95% of oil revenues and its sale is in the dollar currency, and therefore the dollar constitutes the bond and the only cover for the local currency, and therefore any negligence in it or mismanagement reflects negatively on the local currency and thus affects the citizen and the events of raising the value of the dollar at the end of 2020 is good. Proof of that.

7 - Iraq before 2003 was a simple and one state, but after that it became a federal federal state and according to the 2005 constitution. It did not consist of two governments and united.

8 - The region tends to secession and acts with the federal government, and therefore giving the authority to manage the oil encourages them to secede more, and this is what actually happened because the region began to act as an independent state in everything.

9 - Exporting oil, as well as contracting with oil companies without the knowledge of the federal government, means breaking the sovereignty of the state, weakening it internally and breaking its prestige externally.

10 - The representative of Basra, Uday Awad, indicated in the documents that the region exports oil to Israel, and that the Federal Penal Code No. (111) of 1969 in force in Article No. (201) which states: “Anyone who favors or promotes principles shall be punished with death.” Zionism, including Freemasonry, or affiliation with any of its institutions, or assisting it financially or morally, or working in any way to achieve its purposes.”

11- Article (111) of the constitution stipulates that oil and gas are the property of all the Iraqi people, and he did not say the ownership of the Iraqi state, and this is an excellent expression that the central governments or the regional government do not own the oil, but are entrusted with it. The region's oil belongs to (all the Iraqi people) and not just to the region.

12 - Article (112 - Second), which stipulates that the federal government, the governments of the region and the producing governorates together draw up the strategic policies necessary for the development of oil, and therefore the behavior of the region is contrary to the Iraqi constitution.
13 - The draft Federal Oil and Gas Law was submitted in 2006 for voting and discussion, but despite reservations about some of its articles, several blocs and parties opposed its approval, as the constitution recommended its legislation, but many parties opposed its approval and from all three components of Iraq.

14 - The region is not only the constitution that has not adhered to it, but several laws, including the Federal General Budget Law and for all previous years, where it was decided that the region must hand over to the federal government a portion of its oil sales, but the region did not comply with that.

15 - The region was not satisfied with violating the constitution and legislating an unconstitutional law, and selling oil without giving the federal financial treasury and the federal government any dinars, but the matter went beyond asking the federal government to pay money to foreign companies that the region contracted with without Baghdad’s knowledge and contrary to the constitution

[Longtimelurker]

1 hour ago, 6ly410 said:

Iraqi oil and the Kurdistan region .. Where to?

Posted 12 seconds ago

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news source /noon agency

 

News source / Noon Agency

By: Dr. Bilal Khalifa

Everyone knows that Iraq depends completely for its economy on oil revenues, which amount to 95% of the volume of public revenues, and therefore the oil sector and oil wealth must be given great attention in legislation, laws and political decisions.

The Federal Court issued a royal order to invalidate the oil and gas law for the Kurdistan region, and this means the invalidity of the resulting large contracts with Arab and international companies, and the invalidity means that the government must address the illegal effects that resulted from an unconstitutional law.
More than ten days have passed and the government did not say a word about the matter and how it moved. It did not speak about oil fields that were seized by the region. Rather, the region contracted with companies to invest in those contracts, and what is worse is that the government wants to buy some petroleum products from its seized fields. Territory, an example is Courmore Field.

The constitution is distinguished by the principle of transcendence, meaning that it is the supreme law of the state, superior to all other laws. The federal constitution must grant the central government broad and supreme powers over the powers of the regions, states, or governorates. The centralization is not subordinate to it. This is on the one hand, and on the other hand, if a constitution or law is legislated to transcend the federal constitution, this means that the region has become, in this part, at least, the center and the holder of the federal authority, and that the central government has become the ruler of the region and the subordinate.

In the unambiguously enforceable constitution, Article 111 stipulates that oil and gas belong to all the Iraqi people, but it hastened to add the phrase (in all regions and governorates), which creates confusion and lack of understanding. (Regions and Governorates). Article 112 stipulated that:
First, the Federal Government is the management of oil and gas extracted from existing fields with governments and producing provinces, and its imports are corresponding to the population distribution throughout the country, with a specific share of the affected territories, Including unfairly by the previous regime, which was subsequently damaged in a way that secures balanced development for the different regions of the country, and this is regulated by law.

Second - The federal government and the governments of the producing regions and governorates shall jointly formulate the necessary strategic policies for the development of oil and gas wealth, in a manner that achieves the highest benefit for the Iraqi people, adopting the latest techniques of market principles and encouraging investment.

 

Notes on the Oil and Gas Law in the Region
1 - The type of contract between the region and foreign companies is partnership contracts, which means the authority of foreign companies in the oil fields, and since the contract in the south is service contracts, and partnership contracts is a neglect of oil ownership in favor of foreign companies, And Article (111) of the Iraqi constitution states that oil and gas belong to all Iraqis, and since the regional government represents only 12.7% of the population, then it acted in something that did not belong to it and not within its powers.

2 - Article (112) of the constitution in (first) of it indicated that the oil management of the current fields (that is, those undiscovered before the adoption of the constitution) and this is the point on which the region relied in its oil legislation, including the oil and gas law, but it contains several observations:
A - That The management of oil fields and new explorations, and as indicated by the above article of the Iraqi constitution, has shown us that the management is carried out in coordination between the federal Iraqi government and its representative, the Ministry of Oil, and between the region or the provinces. He did not completely obey the government or the ministry in this matter.
B - The current word that the region pays lip service to, they explain it with the fields that were discovered before 2005, i.e. approving the constitution and voting on it. Which contracted with the Emirati Crescent Company to invest it, and it is a gas affiliated with Kirkuk and its production is estimated at 300 million standard cubic feet per day. Another example is the Khormala field, whose production is estimated to be one third of the region’s production, a field that was seized from the federal government in 2008. It is noteworthy that the federal government filed a lawsuit Against the region on some fields and took the side of silence in all the oil issues that pertain to the region and in which the constitution or the properties of the Iraqi people have been violated, which is oil and gas.The largest oil theft in the history of Iraq is the Sheikhan field in the district of Sheikhan in Nineveh Governorate (Mosul), and that the volume of this field is 14 billion barrels of oil, and that the region contracted with the Calves Keystone Company (British nationality) in 2007 to invest it, which has a duration of 25 years, and the local government of Mosul Sakth and the central government Sackh too.

3 - If we concede and say what the region says about their right to manage the oil file for the new fields, because the old ones are absolutely and never their right, then the constitution said (management) and did not say that it owns it or the right to dispose of it, and as we said earlier, because the constitution with its article (111) said that oil Gas belongs to everyone, and therefore the right of disposal and ownership belongs to the Federal Government and the Federal Ministry of Oil.

4 - The constitution acknowledges that the ownership of oil and gas is for all Iraqis, and this obliges the region or others to return an order to the federal government, and that any action outside the matter is tantamount to stealing all of Iraq.

5 - Oil is a federal wealth, regardless of where it is located.

6 - The federal general budget depends on 95% of oil revenues and its sale is in the dollar currency, and therefore the dollar constitutes the bond and the only cover for the local currency, and therefore any negligence in it or mismanagement reflects negatively on the local currency and thus affects the citizen and the events of raising the value of the dollar at the end of 2020 is good. Proof of that.

7 - Iraq before 2003 was a simple and one state, but after that it became a federal federal state and according to the 2005 constitution. It did not consist of two governments and united.

8 - The region tends to secession and acts with the federal government, and therefore giving the authority to manage the oil encourages them to secede more, and this is what actually happened because the region began to act as an independent state in everything.

9 - Exporting oil, as well as contracting with oil companies without the knowledge of the federal government, means breaking the sovereignty of the state, weakening it internally and breaking its prestige externally.

10 - The representative of Basra, Uday Awad, indicated in the documents that the region exports oil to Israel, and that the Federal Penal Code No. (111) of 1969 in force in Article No. (201) which states: “Anyone who favors or promotes principles shall be punished with death.” Zionism, including Freemasonry, or affiliation with any of its institutions, or assisting it financially or morally, or working in any way to achieve its purposes.”

11- Article (111) of the constitution stipulates that oil and gas are the property of all the Iraqi people, and he did not say the ownership of the Iraqi state, and this is an excellent expression that the central governments or the regional government do not own the oil, but are entrusted with it. The region's oil belongs to (all the Iraqi people) and not just to the region.

12 - Article (112 - Second), which stipulates that the federal government, the governments of the region and the producing governorates together draw up the strategic policies necessary for the development of oil, and therefore the behavior of the region is contrary to the Iraqi constitution.
13 - The draft Federal Oil and Gas Law was submitted in 2006 for voting and discussion, but despite reservations about some of its articles, several blocs and parties opposed its approval, as the constitution recommended its legislation, but many parties opposed its approval and from all three components of Iraq.

14 - The region is not only the constitution that has not adhered to it, but several laws, including the Federal General Budget Law and for all previous years, where it was decided that the region must hand over to the federal government a portion of its oil sales, but the region did not comply with that.

15 - The region was not satisfied with violating the constitution and legislating an unconstitutional law, and selling oil without giving the federal financial treasury and the federal government any dinars, but the matter went beyond asking the federal government to pay money to foreign companies that the region contracted with without Baghdad’s knowledge and contrary to the constitution

"The Federal Court issued a royal order to invalidate the oil and gas law for the Kurdistan region" - guess we don't need an HCL anymore??

[Fairways&Greens]

40 minutes ago, Longtimelurker said:

The Federal Court issued a royal order to invalidate the oil and gas law for the Kurdistan region" - guess we don't need an HCL anymore??

Baghdad wants to go international and is tired of waiting for an agreement. All in favor?…the ayes have it! 
 

Get. It. Done. 

[ametad]

Interesting development 

[yota691]

A parliamentarian reveals the region's imports from selling oil independently during February

2022.03.03 - 11:05

 

Baghdad - people  

On Thursday, the Energy Committee of the Kurdistan Parliament revealed the region's imports from selling oil independently during the month of February.  

  

 

  

The head of the committee, Ali Hama Saleh, said in a statement to "Nas Kord" (March 3, 2022), that "the treasury of the Kurdistan region obtained 350 million dollars from selling oil during the month of February at a price of 28 dollars per barrel, after excluding production and transportation costs."  

  

He added, "The low price of Kurdish oil coincides with the sale of Kirkuk oil through the region's pipelines at a price of $96 per barrel."  

  

Saleh based his guesses on the data of the Kurdish "Ronpin" organization concerned with the transparency of the oil and gas sectors, which revealed that the Kurdistan region's oil exports in February exceeded 12 million and 443 thousand barrels at a rate of 444 thousand and 424 barrels per day through the Turkish port of Ceyhan.  

  

Previous reports by Deloitte International had revealed that "about two-thirds of the region's oil imports go to the costs of production, transportation, local and foreign companies, debt repayment, in addition to Turkey's dues through which the oil pipeline passes," before the regional government announced production and transportation costs to about 60%.   

  

The employees of the region have been suffering from the delay in the payment of salaries since 2014, and the government of the region has compulsorily saved a large part of their salaries during the years of the war against ISIS.  

  

The Federal Court ruled, earlier, the unconstitutionality of the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan Regional Government.  

  

And the judiciary's media stated in a statement that "Nass" received a copy of it, (February 15, 2022), that "the Federal Court issues a ruling that the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan Regional Government is unconstitutional."     

  

He added that "the federal government obligated the region to enable the Ministry of Oil and the Federal Office of Financial Supervision to follow up on the conclusion of contracts for the sale of oil and gas in the region."     

  

The federal government also obligated "the regional government to hand over to the federal government, represented by the Federal Ministry of Oil."     

  

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In numbers...

Masrour Barzani reveals information about the region's oil and justifies the objection to the federal decision

2022.03.03 - 12:10

 

  

Baghdad - people  

On Thursday, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, renewed his criticism of the decision issued by the Federal Court regarding the region's oil law, while revealing figures related to how the region's oil imports are distributed.  

  

 

  

Barzani said in a press conference followed by "Nas Kord" (March 3, 2022) that "the federal decision is unfair and does not conform to clear constitutional articles and the spirit of the federal constitution and was based on previous laws of the era of the dissolved central system, and he also did not rule out the existence of political motives at the time of the decision's issuance, stressing "We rely on the constitution not to accept this decision, we have the constitution and the law, and we have taken a position in accordance with this constitution."  

  

Barzani called on Parliament to "make an effort to form the court in accordance with the mechanisms stipulated in the constitution, especially Article 92, instead of the current one that was formed in the Bremer era."  

  

He continued: "I send a message to all Iraqi brothers, we are part of the federal Iraq, and we have not seized anyone's right, and we do not accept the seizure of our rights, and that the gates of Kurdistan are open before them, and the region was a haven for the afflicted."  

  

  

"There are those who want to suspend their failure on the Kurdistan region, the Iraqi people. We are brothers and we are proud of this brotherhood. There are a million citizens from the central and southern regions who are present on the land of Kurdistan," according to the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government.  

  

He stressed that "the decision of the Federal Court is not in the interest of all Iraqis, not Kurdistan alone," noting that "the Kurdistan region is subjected to very great pressures, but we are optimistic about skipping this stage and moving towards a better future and economy."  

  

He added that: Article 110 of the constitution talked about the exclusive powers of the federal government, and everything that was not mentioned falls under the powers of the region and governorates that are not organized in a region.  

  

He continued that: Article 111 speaks of the fact that oil and gas belong to the people of Iraq and did not mention that oil and gas are the exclusive property of the federal government.  

  

He added, Article 112 states that the management of oil and gas must be joint, i.e. the federal government must deal with us.  

  

Regarding the region's oil, Masrour Barzani confirmed that "41% of the oil money is allocated to salaries, 43% to oil producing companies, 7% to debt repayment, and 9% to transporting oil to the markets."  

  

The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government added, "It is expected that about one billion dollars of oil money will be returned for this month (February), but the allocation of those funds will be for salaries, which will be 400 million dollars."  

  

Barzani noted, "Out of a total of 26 months, Baghdad did not send the planned share to the region of 200 billion for 14 months, and we are not beggars knocking on Baghdad's door every month."  

  

"I would like to make another point that in 2007 there were a lot of efforts to pass the oil and gas law of the federal government, which was ready for a vote, but again the authority of the federal government at the time did not accept the law to be passed," he stressed.  

  

The Energy Committee of the Kurdistan Parliament revealed, earlier, the region's imports from selling oil independently during the month of February.  

  

The head of the committee, Ali Hama Saleh, said in a statement to "Nas Kord" (March 3, 2022), that "the treasury of the Kurdistan region obtained 350 million dollars from selling oil during the month of February at a price of 28 dollars per barrel, after excluding production and transportation costs."    

  

He added, "The low price of Kurdish oil coincides with the sale of Kirkuk oil through the region's pipelines at a price of $96 per barrel."    

  

Saleh based his guesses on the data of the Kurdish "Ronpin" organization concerned with the transparency of the oil and gas sectors, which revealed that the Kurdistan region's oil exports in February exceeded 12 million and 443 thousand barrels at a rate of 444 thousand and 424 barrels per day through the Turkish port of Ceyhan.    

  

Previous reports by Deloitte International had revealed that "about two-thirds of the region's oil imports go to the costs of production, transportation, local and foreign companies, in addition to Turkey's dues through which the oil pipeline passes."    

  

The employees of the region have been suffering from the delay in the payment of salaries since 2014, and the government of the region has compulsorily saved a large part of their salaries during the years of the war against ISIS.    

  

The Federal Court ruled, earlier, the unconstitutionality of the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan Regional Government.   

  

And the judiciary's media stated in a statement that "Nass" received a copy of it, (February 15, 2022), that "the Federal Court issues a ruling that the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan Regional Government is unconstitutional."       

  

He added that "the federal government obligated the region to enable the Ministry of Oil and the Federal Office of Financial Supervision to follow up on the conclusion of contracts for the sale of oil and gas in the region."       

  

The federal government also obligated "the regional government to hand over to the federal government, represented by the Federal Ministry of Oil."       

  

  

  

  

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POSTED ON2022-03-03 BY SOTALIRAQ

Masrour Barzani: The Federal Court's decision is "politicised" and unconstitutional, and we reject it according to the constitution

In a press conference held in the capital, Erbil:

No court has the right to annul or override any constitutional article.

There is an infringement on the constitutional rights of the people of Kurdistan Region.

The Federal Court’s decision that the oil and gas law was unconstitutional came at a sensitive time, and it was a “politicized” decision.

There is an attempt to distort many provisions of the constitution and not implement them.

The people of the Kurdistan Region are the most affected by the previous regime and have not been compensated.

We reject the decision of the Federal Court in accordance with the Constitution.

There are political goals behind the Federal Court's decision.

We will continue to apply the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan Region.

We demand the next parliament to establish the Federal Council in accordance with Article 92 of the Constitution

We informed the federal government of our readiness for dialogue.

Only 41 percent of oil revenues go to the Kurdistan Region.

We will continue our oil policy.

According to the constitution, the management of oil and the private sector must be joint.

We did not transgress the rights of anyone, and we do not accept anyone transgressing our rights.

The provisions of the Iraqi constitution have not been implemented.

The Federal Court was not established according to the constitution.

The decision of the Federal Court regarding the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan Region is not in the interest of neither the Iraqi people nor the people of Kurdistan Region.

The decision of the Federal Court regarding the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan Region deepened the problems.

We will comply with the oil and gas law if it is issued.

We reject every decision that does not comply with the constitution.

The constitution clarifies how to manage natural resources.

The people of Kurdistan only demand their constitutional rights.

The Iraqis must defend their rights and the constitutional rights of the people of the Kurdistan Region.

We are committed to all contracts with oil companies.

We demand the implementation of Article 140 of the Constitution.

Articles 44 and 65 of the constitution provide for the establishment of the Federal Council, which has not happened so far.

There is a previous agreement between Erbil and Baghdad that states that in the event that the federal oil and gas law is not issued, each party will work according to the existing law in force, and we have the oil and gas law issued by the Kurdistan Parliament in 2007 and we are working with it.

The Kurdistan Region has constitutional and legal rights that the federal government must provide to us.

The Kurdistan Region received only 5% of the federal budget, so what did they do with the remaining 95 percent?

The Kurdistan Region received only 5% of the federal budget, so what did they do with the remaining 95 percent?

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Barzani: The Federal Court is unconstitutional and we are continuing to defend our rights

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{Political: Al Furat News} Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani considered, on Thursday, the Federal Supreme Court's decision that the oil and gas law of the Kurdistan Regional Government was unconstitutional as a "violation of the constitutional rights of the people of Kurdistan."

Masrour Barzani said in a press conference held today, "We will proceed to defend the constitutional rights of the people of Kurdistan, which have been violated and violated," stressing that "a number of constitutional articles were violated by the recent decision of the Federal Court."

He added, "We asked the Iraqi government to give us an opportunity for dialogue on oil and gas, but unfortunately we were not given this opportunity, and this unilateral decision was taken, contrary to the spirit of the constitution and the basic principles of the federal system."

Masrour Barzani continued that this decision was based on the dissolved Baath Party law of 1976, stressing, "This law is for a central government, not a federal government," describing that "the Federal Court is unconstitutional and was not based on the law in its formation."

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In The Document.. The National Oil Company Forms A Committee To Implement The Federal Court's Decision Regarding The Kurdistan Region

03/03/2022

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Earth News/ The National Oil Company announced the formation of a higher committee to implement the decision issued by the Federal Court on the oil of the Kurdistan region.

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The Kurdistan Regional Government demands the re-formation of the Federal Court and sends a message to the Iraqis

 

 2022-03-03 03:40

 

Shafaq News/ The Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani demanded, on Thursday, the re-formation of a new federal court in the country, while he sent a message to the Iraqi people calling on them to defend constitutional rights, stressing that the gates of the region are open to all the people.

Masrour Barzani said in a press conference held today, "We are ready for dialogue with the government to reach a radical constitutional solution, end disputes and outstanding issues, and the constitution will be the ruling, and we, in turn, will abide by the constitutional duties in full."

He added that during the past period, he communicated with senior Iraqi officials and Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and told them: If the region did not have oil, would you be obligated to provide financial benefits to the people of Kurdistan? They replied, "No, they cannot do that."

Masrour Barzani stressed that the constitution defines what the Kurdistan Region does, and we will never give up these constitutional rights, and we call on the Iraqi parliament to implement articles in the constitution, including: the re-formation of the Federal Court in accordance with Article 92 of the Constitution, the formation of the Federal Service Council, and the application of Article 140 of the Constitution. , wondering, "Why hasn't Article 140 been implemented yet?"

The head of the regional government said, "I send a message to all Iraqi brothers, we are part of the federal Iraq, and we have not seized anyone's right, and we do not accept the seizure of our rights, and that the gates of Kurdistan are open before you, and the region was a haven for the afflicted."

He went on to say that "there are those who want to suspend their failure on the Kurdistan Region, the Iraqi people. We are brothers and we are proud of this brotherhood. There are a million citizens from the central and southern regions who are present on the land of Kurdistan, and I say it once again that the region will remain a haven for the oppressed and the afflicted."

In his speech to the Iraqis, he added, "Until now, the federal government has not been able to provide basic services to the Iraqi people," calling on "all the people of the people to defend their constitutional rights and the rights of Kurdistan."

Masrour Barzani stressed that "the decision of the Federal Court is not in the interest of all Iraqis, and not only Kurdistan," noting that "the Kurdistan Region is under very great pressures, but we are optimistic about skipping this stage and moving towards a better future and economy."

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After Masrour Barzani's statements.. a law determines the authority authorized to abolish the Federal Court

 

 2022-03-03 05:20

 

 

 Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the legal expert, Jamal Al-Asadi, considered that the body authorized to abolish the Federal Supreme Court is the Iraqi Parliament, as it is the body that issued its law, indicating at the same time that the presidents of the republic and ministers have the right to submit a new law to the court.

Al-Asadi told Shafaq News Agency, "The authority that issued the Federal Court law is the Iraqi Parliament, as it is the authority authorized to repeal this law by issuing a new law. The law is not repealed except by issuing a new law."

And he indicated that "the amendment of the Federal Court Law needs a simple majority to vote on this amendment, but the issuance of a new law regarding the Federal Court needs a vote of the members of the House of Representatives, and it is possible that the law or the amendment of the law may be submitted by the Presidency of the Republic or the ministers, or even by the Council of Representatives." Representatives themselves.

The legal expert added that "the Iraqi constitution, as is the case with the constitutions of other countries, is to impose the existence of a court specialized in constitutional interpretations, to resolve disputes and disagreements over the interpretation of some paragraphs of the constitution, and for this reason Iraq cannot abolish the Federal Court, as it is a constitutional text, and it is a necessity, especially it is the party It is only authorized to certify the results of any elections taking place in Iraq."

The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, had called during a press conference held today, Thursday, to re-form a new federal court in the country.

On February 15, the Federal Supreme Court declared the unconstitutionality of the oil and gas law of the Kurdistan Regional Government and its abolition, and obligating the regional government to hand over all oil production from the oil fields in the Kurdistan Region and other areas from which the Ministry of Natural Resources in the regional government extracted oil and handed it over to the federal government And represented by the Federal Ministry of Oil, a decision rejected by Erbil and considered unconstitutional.

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WOW, these crooks are getting pretty desperate. 
These are the events that make for a great movie….

Curious folks like myself would like to know what these bands of thieves are gonna do after they cancel the Federal Court and the Oil and Gas Law…

Al Sadr needs to find some stones and put an end to all this stall and chaos the Kurds and Iranians are doing.

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SULAIMANI — The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Masrour Barzani, on Thursday (March 3) responded to the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court’s ruling last month on the Region’s independent oil sales referring to the court itself as unconstitutional.

The federal court issued a verdict on February 15 that the KRG’s law on the Region’s oil and natural gas was against the Iraqi constitution.

Barzani stated the oil and gas did not belong to Iraq alone but also to the Region. The prime minister said the verdict was in complete opposition to the constitution, adding the court could not manipulate its articles. 

"This blatant political move by an unconstitutional court is a gross violation of the Iraqi Constitution designed to cause us serious economic and political harm,” Barzani said in a post to Twitter. 

"The way forward is for Erbil and Baghdad to revive talks for a revenue-sharing law,” he said. 

The prime minister shared frustration from Erbil’s side over a long list of complaints over the Region’s share of the budget, the lack of compensation to Kurdish victims of Saddam Hussein’s regime and disagreements over revenue. 

"We are not beggars to go to Baghdad and ask for money monthly,” Barzani said, stating Baghdad was not committed to their agreements and was in control of 95 percent of Iraq’s revenue. 

He also stated oil revenues were not enough to pay salaries and brought up delays on collecting revenue from the border. "I’m not saying we are perfect but we have attempted reform in this cabinet,” the prime minister said. 

In addition, Barzani said survivors of the Baathist regime’s Anfal campaign carried out against Kurds in the late 1980s have not been compensated, which he stated was a violation of the constitution.

(NRT Digital Media)

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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region Prime Minister on Thursday addressed the situation in the Region and the recent ruling of Iraq’s top court against the Kurdish oil and gas industry, saying that the decision came from an “unconstitutional” court. 

In mid-February, the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ruled against the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas law that regulates the oil sector in the Region, putting its industry in jeopardy.

According to article 111 of the Iraqi constitution, the oil and gas of Iraq is a property of the whole country, which includes the Kurdistan Region, its cities, and its provinces, PM Barzani said in a press conference.

"However, it doesn't say, in any way, that the oil and gas is a possession of the Federal Court," Barzani added.

The KRG passed its oil and gas law in 2007, enabling it to administer and develop its own oil and gas resources.

Iraq’s top court’s decision on February 15, found the law to be “unconstitutional,” and therefore struck down the legal basis for the independence of the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas sector. The decision came amid ongoing political tension and an ongoing government formation process as the country has failed to elect a president almost five months after the elections.

The ruling also comes at an important time as oil prices increased to over $110 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, and as the Region attempts to further develop its oil industry.

The court’s ruling “came at a very sensitive timing and it could be politically motivated,” Barzani said. “It is not in the interest of Iraqi people.” 

Two years after the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, the majority of Arabs, Kurds, and others voted for a constitution for the country. The constitution’s Article 120 stipulates that the Kurdistan Region can have its own constitution on the condition that it does not contradict
Iraq’s.

However, with the Kurdish political parties struggling to agree on a constitution, they rely on a series of laws, instructions, and norms as a substitution for the constitution, including the Oil and Gas Law.

Kurdistan’s oil and gas law complies with all the provisions of the constitution, PM Barzani said, reiterating that the “so-called” Iraqi Federal Court’s decision is “against” Iraq’s constitution as “it is a change in the constitutional articles.”

Disputes arose between Baghdad and Erbil in early 2014, when Baghdad cut the Region’s share of the federal budget, setting into motion a series of crises that the KRG still suffers from. By March 2014, the KRG started exporting its oil abroad in an attempt to secure the salaries of its employees.

The Iraqi and Kurdish governments were once again brought to the table in 2021 when Iraq was drafting its budget law. Both sides agreed that the KRG would continue its oil sales, and in return would hand the revenue of 250,000 barrels of oil to Baghdad daily.

There are 52 oil blocks in the Kurdistan Region, 16 of them are in production, and 15 are in exploration phases. Over 30 international and local companies are working in the sector. The Region produces around 450,000 barrels per day.

Barzani said that their contracts with the oil companies will remain the same, adding that the companies will be dealt with “in accordance to the contracts”.

The premier proceeded to question how a court formed “unconstitutionally” can make such a decision.

The Iraqi Federal Court “was not formed constitutionally, meaning it is an unconstitutional court itself. How can it decide on something constitutional … and change the constitution’s articles?” Barzani said while noting that the Region will not accept the violation of its constitutional rights.

Top Kurdish leaders on Monday convened to discuss the court’s ruling, dubbed “a political decision.”

The meeting “reiterated that the Iraqi Federal Court ruling is unacceptable, emphasizing that the Kurdistan Region will continue to exercise its constitutional rights, and not relinquishing its lawful rights and powers,” read a statement from the Kurdistan Region Presidency. 

The court also surprised the Region, especially since the KRG’s ministry of natural resources had recently developed good relations with its federal counterpart.

“We have sensed that the federal oil ministry has been emboldened by the court ruling, signaling intent to go far beyond its stated intent to undermine Kurdistan’s federal status,” PM Barzani tweeted, quoting his speech from the presser.

The KRG exported a total of nearly 80 million barrels of crude oil in the first half of 2021, collecting a net $1.7 billion.

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Iraqi government wants to “reduce” the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) through the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court (FSC) ruling against the autonomous region’s oil and gas law, Professor Michael M. Gunter of the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Tennessee Technological University told Kurdistan 24.

“I think it’s a dangerous situation. It looks like the Iraqi government wants to reduce the KRG to being nothing except some type of ‘Saddamite’ governorate,” Gunter said, referring to the brutal rule of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

“It is a constant struggle for the KRG to maintain semi-autonomy in the Iraqi state, and right now we’re seeing Iraq again trying to reduce the KRG, and this is no good,” the professor added.

Professor Gunter was referring to the FSC’s ruling in mid-February against the Kurdistan Region oil and gas law. Under the ruling, the FSC described that law as “unconstitutional”.

The professor made the remark to a K24 correspondent outside the White House in Washington DC during a protest in support of Ukraine, which is fighting a full-scale Russian military invasion.

“However, the KRG does have friends, and the United States is a friend, and frankly, sometimes even Turkey is useful for the KRG,” he concluded. “Although I don’t trust Turkey either.”

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14 minutes ago, 6ly410 said:

"The way forward is for Erbil and Baghdad to revive talks for a revenue-sharing law,” he said.

… because that worked so well these past 12 years??? 🙄

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Barzani attacks the Federal Court: Its presence is illegal

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News source / Iraq Today Agency

Baghdad - Iraq today:

On Thursday, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, renewed his rejection of the decision issued by the Federal Court regarding the region's oil law, while considering the presence of the court illegal.

Barzani said that "the federal decision is unfair and does not agree with clear constitutional articles and the spirit of the federal constitution and was based on previous laws of the era of the dissolved central system, and he also did not rule out the existence of political motives at the time of the decision, stressing, "We rely on the constitution not to accept this decision, and we have the constitution and the law, We have taken a position in accordance with this constitution.”  

Barzani called on Parliament to "make an effort to form the court in accordance with the mechanisms stipulated in the constitution, especially Article 92, instead of the current one that was formed during the Bremer era," saying: "The Constitutional Court is illegal."

He continued: "I send a message to all Iraqi brothers, we are part of the federal Iraq, and we have not seized anyone's right, and we do not accept the seizure of our rights, and that the gates of Kurdistan are open before them, and the region was a haven for the afflicted."

He also added, “There are those who want to suspend their failure on the Kurdistan region, the Iraqi people. We are brothers and we are proud of this brotherhood. There are a million citizens from the central and southern regions who are present on the land of Kurdistan,” according to the head of the Kurdistan Regional Government.  

He stressed that "the decision of the Federal Court is not in the interest of all Iraqis, not Kurdistan alone," noting that "the Kurdistan region is subjected to very great pressures, but we are optimistic about skipping this stage and moving towards a better future and economy."  

He added that "Article 110 of the Constitution spoke of the exclusive powers of the federal government, and everything that was not mentioned falls under the powers of the region and the governorates that are not organized in a region.  

He continued, "Article 111 talks about the fact that oil and gas belong to the people of Iraq and did not mention that oil and gas are the exclusive property of the federal government," and added, "Article 112 states that the management of oil and gas must be joint, that is, the federal government must deal with us."  

Regarding the region’s oil, Masrour Barzani confirmed that “41% of the oil money is allocated to salaries, 43% to oil producing companies, 7% to debt repayment, and 9% to transporting oil to the markets.”  

The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government added, "It is expected that about one billion dollars of oil money will be returned for this month (February), but the allocation of those funds will be for salaries, which will be 400 million dollars."  

Barzani noted, "Out of a total of 26 months, Baghdad did not send the planned share to the region of 200 billion for 14 months, and we are not beggars knocking on Baghdad's door every month."  

"I would like to make another point that in 2007 there were a lot of efforts to pass the oil and gas law of the federal government, which was ready to be voted on, but again the authority of the federal government at the time did not accept the law to be passed," he stressed