A high-ranking Kurdish delegation visits Baghdad today regarding the oil and gas law

[WheresmyRV?]

Hey! What do ya know!! Another committee!! 

[Fairways&Greens]

3 hours ago, 6ly410 said:

"The meeting decided to form a joint committee to prepare and draft the federal oil and gas bill," he said.  

How to pass the HCL in 2 short steps:

 

1. Assign a team of Democrat staffers to draft the bill (they can put out 3 thousand pages of legalese overnight).
 

2. Then have Pelosi tell Parliament it is urgent and they need to pass the bill to find out what’s in it.
 

And Bam 💥 you have the HCL!

[horsesoldier]

30 minutes ago, WheresmyRV? said:

Hey! What do ya know!! Another committee!! 

More stalling, they're not serious about this. We'll be here in '24

[Dretown39]

1 hour ago, horsesoldier said:

More stalling, they're not serious about this. We'll be here in '24

I'm going to give it to the end of March and then I'm taking a break from the dinar news!

[screwball]

37 minutes ago, Dretown39 said:

I'm going to give it to the end of March and then I'm taking a break from the dinar news!

I am doing April 30th my birthday....

[Dretown39]

12 minutes ago, screwball said:

I am doing April 30th my birthday....

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The Oil Law is one of the most important steps to regulate the relationship between Baghdad and Kurdistan

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2023-02-20 | 02:00

 

 

 

 

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The oil and gas law is still a point of disagreement between the center and the region, amid assertions that the law is one of the most important steps to regulate the relationship between Baghdad and Kurdistan.

Negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil are continuing without reaching an agreed-upon formula for the oil and gas law, which extends for more than sixteen years without reaching the age of legislation.
The main Kurdish parties are afraid of the influence of an external decision that pushes it not to be legislated in parliament, while leaders close to the Kurdish parties confirm that the laws have passed for years without solutions, but the governments of Baghdad and Ariel are keen to resolve the dispute regarding it because it is linked to the implementation of other laws such as the federal budget law, in addition to that resolving this The law will pave the way for resolving long-disputed files.

 

 

 

 

The Democratic Party is also reaffirming that the region's steps are moving day after day towards calm and a statement of goodwill to solve problems and reach partnerships that serve the public interest. Indicating that Baghdad has not yet decided to resolve these differences, despite the region's approach to the center dozens of times to solve these problems, while declaring its fear of the presence of foreign hands from some countries pushing to recycle the problems, which makes the problem stagnant. Earlier, the heads of the federal government, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, and the region, Masrour Barzani, agreed to resolve differences and outstanding issues, including the budget and oil and gas laws. Opinions on it within the coordinating framework.

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Baghdad, Erbil take 'important step' to resolve their deepest dispute

Economy | Today, 15:09 |  

Baghdad and Erbil take "important step" to resolve their most complex dispute » Baghdad Today News Agency

Baghdad Today - Erbil

Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) member Saleh Omar on Monday described the formation of a joint committee between Baghdad and Erbil to draft an oil and gas law as an "important step."

Omar told Baghdad Today that "the formation of a joint committee between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to draft the oil and gas law is a first step to end the outstanding files between them."

He added that "this file represents an obstacle to solving other problems between Baghdad and Erbil, and it is the biggest problem between them since 2003," noting that "the adoption of the oil and gas law will resolve a large part of the differences."

Iraq's oil and gas law, which has been awaiting legislation in parliament since 2005, stipulates that responsibility for the management of the country's oil fields should be vested in a national oil company, overseen by a specialized federal council.

Baghdad and Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, have disagreed on how the region's oil fields have been managed since 2003.

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A joint committee was created between Erbil and Baghdad on Sunday to draft an oil and gas law, after a Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation met with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, the KRG said in a statement.

The Iraqi federal court in February last year ruled the KRG's Oil and Gas Law of 2007 "unconstitutional,” a claim that the KRG strongly rejected. In the absence of a new oil and gas law, the Iraqi government still applies the 1976 law (no. 101). 

Previously, a KRG delegation on Feb 12 met with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil to discuss a draft oil and gas law and financial entitlements of the Kurdistan Region.

Read More: KRG and Iraqi Oil Ministry discuss oil and gas law

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani has repeatedly said he hoped the new Iraqi government under Iraqi PM Mohammed al Sudani would enact a new oil and gas law, which could serve as a framework for cooperation between Erbil and Baghdad.

The KRG delegation today included Minister of Finance and Economy Awat Janab Nuri, Minister of Electricity and Acting Minister of Natural Resources Kamal Mohammed, President of the Diwan of the Council of Ministers Dr. Omid Sabah, Head of the Coordination and Follow-up Department Abdul Hakim Khasraw, KRG spokesperson Dr. Jotiar Adel, Head of the Kurdistan Region's Auditing Diwan Dr. Khalid Hadi Chawshly, and KRG’s representative to Baghdad Fares Isa. 

The Iraqi delegation included the Iraqi Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul-Ghani, his two deputies, and the general directors of the Ministry.

“During the meeting, both sides discussed the oil and gas law draft, and they agreed that the draft should respect both the views of Erbil and Baghdad,” Lawk Ghafuri, the Head of Foreign Media Relations of the KRG Council of Ministers tweeted.

“Both sides agreed to stay in close contact to finalize the draft,” he added.

[6ly410]

ERBIL — Erbil and Baghdad on Sunday formed a joint committee to study and prepare details of a potential hydrocarbons law following today's meeting of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation with federal authorities in the Iraqi capital.

"A joint committee was created between Erbil and Baghdad on Sunday to design oil and gas draft. The Kurdistan Region Government delegation today discussed the issue with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil," the KRG Department of Media and Information reported today.

The KRG delegation headed to Baghdad today to build on the progress recently made during past meetings with federal authorities on outstanding problems between the two, namely Erbil's share of the federal budget and a long-overdue hydrocarbons law.

Relations between Erbil and Baghdad turned sour after the federal government of Iraq cut Erbil's share of the federal budget in 2014. The relationship has often been tested, and complicated by persistent violations of the country's constitution, which enshrines Kurdistan Region's financial entitlements.

The joint committee to draft a hydrocarbons law, which will determine the rights and obligations of both Erbil and Baghdad, along with other preliminary agreements on the upcoming federal budget bill are expected to improve bilateral relations if translated into action on the ground.

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KDP: We are approaching the end of our negotiations in Baghdad

Today 15:20

KDP: We are nearing the end of our negotiations in Baghdad | Information (almaalomah-me.translate.goog)

Information / Baghdad.

Kurdistan Democratic Party MP Jiay Taymur confirmed on Monday that the Kurdish delegation is nearing the end of its work in Baghdad and seeks to zero all problems.

Taymour said in an interview with Al-Maalouma that "the Kurdish delegation aims to present a vision and a project to solve the problems with Baghdad in accordance with the constitution, which are chronic and controversial problems that previous governments failed to end."

"The most prominent files to be settled are the implementation of Article 140, the completion of the oil and gas law, the issue of the Peshmerga and the region's share in the budget," he said.

"The Kurdish parties hope that the Sudanese government and partners in the State Administration Coalition will be able to clear the outstanding files and reach a long-term common understanding," he said.

The deputy chairman of the committee, Muhammad Karim, had confirmed in a previous interview with Al-Maalouma that "the discussion of the 2023 budget file between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil continues until a final agreement is reached," noting that "the budget The file will be resolved soon and there is nothing left to approve it."

[6ly410]

Erbil, Baghdad agree on committee to write oil and gas law

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 Erbil and Baghdad agree on a committee to write the oil and gas law - Iraq News (iraqakhbar-com.translate.goog)

 

 

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Baghdad - Iraq Today:

The Information and Information Department of the Kurdistan Regional Government announced that the Kurdish delegation agreed with the Federal Ministry of Oil to form a joint committee to prepare and write the oil and gas law.

"This agreement was made during the delegation's meeting with the Federal Ministry of Oil after its arrival on Sunday in Baghdad to resume negotiations on the outstanding files," the department said in a statement.

[3n1]

oil is the pinnacle for iraq and without the oil n gas law , article 140 in the books the greed and corruption will continue,  with the hcl it will scale down the thievery allow profit sharing to the citizens in all provinces those that have followed for years know all this i encourage all to relax about all the articles getting a oil n gas law the budget being approved simply allows the crooks to wring their hands and divvy up the money do i want the best for iraq you bet and all the nations that have helped them to this point many have forgiven their debt and its for no reason ,

they realize the potential of iraq someday ....we are simply riding the coat tails cheers dv'ers thanks for the articles 

[WheresmyRV?]

11 hours ago, Fairways&Greens said:

How to pass the HCL in 2 short steps:

 

1. Assign a team of Democrat staffers to draft the bill (they can put out 3 thousand pages of legalese overnight).
 

2. Then have Pelosi tell Parliament it is urgent and they need to pass the bill to find out what’s in it.
 

And Bam 💥 you have the HCL!

[6ly410]

Kurdish parliamentarian: What reaches the region does not exceed 5% of its share specified in the budget

https://shafaq.com/ar/سیاسة/برلمانية-كوردية-ما-يصل-لل-قليم-لا-يتجاوز-5-من-حصته-المحددة-في-الموازنة

2023-02-20 09:09

 

 

 

Shafaq News/ A deputy of the Kurdistan Democratic Party parliamentary bloc revealed, today, Monday, that there is a delegation from the region in Baghdad to discuss Kurdistan's share of the budget and the oil and gas law, while she indicated that what actually reaches the region does not exceed 5% of its share specified in the budget.

 

"A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government is in Baghdad to discuss two main issues, one of which is the draft budget law and the entitlement of the region, and the second is the oil and gas law," said Vian Dakhil, a representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Bloc in the Iraqi parliament.

 

Dakhil added, "The discussion and reaching solutions between Baghdad and Erbil will be a proactive step in the event that the budget law is sent to parliament so that there are no disputes over the law."

 

And the deputy continued, "It is not possible to determine the share of the Kurdistan Region and any governorate in the budget law without conducting the population census, and we feel unfair because of reducing the share of the region in the budget law from 17% to 14% according to the Ministry of Planning, and then in the budget law it becomes 12%. The origin is that the dues that reach To the region does not exceed 5% in many years," pointing out "the need to conduct a general census in Iraq because it is very important in order to know the proportion of the region and the provinces."

 

And the deputy expressed her "hope that the Sudanese government would adopt the results that are reached, approved by the budget law, and be a basis for reliance on them in the future," expressing her expectation that "the general budget law will be sent to the House of Representatives in the coming days after its approval by the Council of Ministers."

 

Yesterday, Sunday, the representative of the State of Law bloc, Muhammad Al-Shammari, was subject to the approval of the draft budget law for the current year by resolving the differences and outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad, while a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government visited last week the capital, Baghdad, and engaged in a round of dialogues with the ministries of finance, planning and oil, to return today. Once again, to resume discussions about the region's share of the budget, in addition to working on enacting the oil and gas law and other issues.

 

It is noteworthy that the financial budget for the past year 2022 was not approved by the Council of Ministers and the House of Representatives due to the turmoil that Iraq witnessed after the early elections in October 2021, which escalated to dangerous levels that ended with the events of the Green Zone, with armed confrontations between supporters of the Sadrist movement and the security forces, which claimed lives. Dozens and hundreds injured.

 

After the end of the crisis, with the agreement of the political blocs to elect the President of the Republic and to grant confidence to the government of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’a al-Sudani, the latter pledged that he would present the draft federal budget law for the year 2023 as soon as possible.

[6ly410]

The Kurds decide their share of the budget. The "oil and gas" dilemma exists

Today 17:04

Information/ Private.

The Kurds are deciding their share of the budget. The "Oil and Gas" Dilemma List | Information (almaalomah-me.translate.goog)

On Monday, the Kurdistan Democratic Party resolved the issue of the Kurdistan region's share of the current year's budget law, while revealing the outputs and work of the Kurdish delegation in the capital, Baghdad.

The party's leader, Wafa Mohammed, said in an interview with the agency / Information /, that "the Kurdish delegation negotiating with the central government is present from Sunday in Baghdad," pointing out that "the latter will end its meetings with the government of Baghdad today.”

He added, “The negotiating delegation held, yesterday, Sunday, a meeting with the Ministry of Oil, and it was agreed to form committees from both parties to follow up on the legislation of the oil and gas law, which is the most important paragraph among expatriates.”

The leader of Barzani's party explained that "the visits from the Kurdish side to Baghdad will continue until the end of the time period specified for the oil and gas law and sent to the dome of parliament."

As for the Kurdistan region's share of the 2023 budget, he stressed that "the Kurdish negotiating delegation agreed with the central government to include a 14% share of the general budget."

The Kurdish negotiating delegation is conducting a series of visits and meetings with the central government to try to reach a final agreement on several files, most notably the region's share of the budget in addition to the legislation of the oil and gas law.

At a time in the race, the Fatah Alliance attributed the delay in sending the budget law to the House of Representatives to the differences between the Kurdish poles, while the adoption of the budget is likely to be postponed until next month. Finished/25t

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KRG delegation negotiates in Baghdad on outstanding issues

2023/02/20

Regional delegation negotiates in Baghdad on outstanding issues » Al-Sabah Newspaper (alsabaah-iq.translate.goog)

 

Sulaymaniyah: Karim Ansari

 

A Kurdish delegation representing the Kurdistan Regional Government arrived in the capital Baghdad on Sunday to negotiate outstanding issues with the federal government, and while the President of the Region, Nechirvan Barzani, stressed that the differences between Baghdad and Erbil are not so great that they are Difficult to resolve, Kurdish politicians and deputies of different partisan orientations in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil demanded that the constitution be the decisive factor in the interpretation and legislation of the "Oil and Gas Law" within the recent Federal Court decision.

Barzani said at a press conference held on Sunday to highlight the course of his visit to Munich, Germany: «The differences and outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad are not so large that it is difficult to resolve», and continued that «the meetings in Munich focused on our situation, and focused more on our relations with Baghdad, which was a key focus in all meetings», noting that «the international community and in general wants to help us solve the problems between the Kurdistan region and Baghdad».

"We have assured all partners that the Kurdistan region supports the prime minister and the current government, and wants to resolve differences with Baghdad within the framework of the constitution," he said.

Meanwhile, a government source reported that a Kurdish delegation representing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) arrived in Baghdad to negotiate outstanding issues between the two parties.

Earlier, the head of the office of the regional cabinet, Omid Sabah, said in a statement, "With the aim of continuing the meetings between Erbil and the center, we will visit Baghdad as a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government, in order to negotiate outstanding issues between the two sides."

For his part, Wafaa Karim, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, said: “The visits of the regional government delegation and negotiations with the Baghdad government are continuing and will not be interrupted until the terms of the political agreements concluded between the two delegations are finalized.” percent of the 2023 budget.

Negotiations are continuing between Baghdad and Erbil regarding reaching an agreed-upon formula for the oil and gas law, which extends for 16 years without reaching the age of legislation.

Regarding the differences, the representative of the Kurdistan Islamic Union in the House of Representatives, Dr. Muthanna Amin, in an interview with “Al-Sabah”: “We hope that the timing will be accurate in approving an oil and gas law, and this law, of course, does not contradict the Federal Court’s decision that was issued in the absence of the law and based on an interpretation of constitutional articles that were supposed to be explained in a detailed oil law.” gas and energy, ” noting that “due to the absence of such a law; The Federal Court went in these directions, and therefore there may have been some arbitrariness in interpretation as well,” he said.

And he demanded that “the constitution be the decisive factor in interpreting the oil and gas law and the mechanism for implementing the decision of the Federal Court, and therefore the government is authorized to give powers to the provinces and the region in issues of oil extraction and export, and this is complementary and fair, ” noting that “all Kurdish blocs support the law and consider it a way out for the decisions of the Federal Court.” ».

A member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Ghiath Al-Sorji, was convinced that the ground is ready for the legislation of the oil and gas law, and he told Al-Sabah: “All the political blocs participating in the government within the framework of (the State Administration Coalition) have the desire to resolve this issue related to oil and gas and the balance between the region.” And Baghdad,” stressing the absence of reactions or opponents regarding the issuance and legislation of the oil and gas law, stressing: “We are in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan with the approval of the oil and gas law and a way out of these problems to rid 

citizens from their suffering.

Meanwhile, the deputy official of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan organizations in Kirkuk, Hedayat Tahir, confirmed to Al-Sabah that “the issue of the oil and gas law is very important, because all the related disputes between the federal government and the region are due to the lack of this law, and that the disputes that revolve around the allocated budget For the territory, oil and gas cause

This void exists.

Wafa Mohammed, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, told Al-Sabah that "the political agreement concluded between the KDP and the forces of the coordination framework mentioned in the ministerial curriculum is that the oil and gas law will be enacted within 6 months, so 3 months have passed and another 3 months remain, in which we hope that the law will be legislated.”

Omar Abdullah Fattah, a member of the Kurdistan Justice Group bloc in the region's parliament, a member of the Finance Committee, said in an interview with Al-Sabah that "according to the constitution, oil belongs to the Iraqi people, with all its nationalities , so the constitutional ground is ready to solve the oil and gas problem between the federal government and the region by issuing a law that takes into account the interests of everyone at the level of regions and provinces.”

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Barzani's party reveals the Kurdistan region's share of the new budget

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politics ,  2023/02/20 19:52, 

Iraq Today (iraqtoday-com.translate.goog)

 

 

 

Baghdad - Iraq Today:

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) resolved on Monday the issue of the Kurdistan region's share of the current year's budget law, while revealing the outputs and work of the Kurdish delegation in the capital, Baghdad.

The party's leader, Wafa Mohammed, said in a press interview that "the Kurdish delegation negotiating with the central government is present from yesterday Sunday in Baghdad," pointing out that "the latter will end its meetings with the Baghdad government today."

He added, “The negotiating delegation held, yesterday, Sunday, a meeting with the Ministry of Oil, and it was agreed to form committees from both parties to follow up on the legislation of the oil and gas law, which is the most important paragraph among expatriates.”

The leader of Barzani's party explained that "the visits from the Kurdish side to Baghdad will continue until the end of the time period specified for the oil and gas law and sent to the dome of parliament."

As for the Kurdistan region's share of the 2023 budget, he stressed that "the Kurdish negotiating delegation agreed with the central government to include a 14% share of the general budget."

 

 

[horsesoldier]

13 hours ago, Dretown39 said:

I'm going to give it to the end of March and then I'm taking a break from the dinar news!

If it doesn't happen by end of 1st Quarter '23... better luck next year.of course when it comes " to missing the boat " these fools excel.

[Hotcurl]

2 hours ago, 6ly410 said:

Negotiations are continuing between Baghdad and Erbil regarding reaching an agreed-upon formula for the oil and gas law, which extends for 16 years without reaching the age of legislation.

 

Just sayin' ....................

 

Semper Fi 

[stanleypower]

26 minutes ago, horsesoldier said:

If it doesn't happen by end of 1st Quarter '23... better luck next year.of course when it comes " to missing the boat " these fools excel.

Just curious why some are hung up on the first quarter? They’re legislating a, for them, historic piece that we’ve been waiting on as long as I’ve been in this, about 14 years. I haven’t seen anything about the first quarter being some kind of backstop for a potential increase in value. Maybe I’m wrong. Were the devaluations made in first quarter?

[6ly410]

 

• A leader in the democracy: the visits of the regional delegation to Baghdad will be repeated. And that's why

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  • A leader in the democracy: the visits of the regional delegation to Baghdad will be repeated. And this is the reason for it - Al-Furat News (alforatnews.iq)
   

  

A leader in the Kurdistan Democratic Party announced that the visits of the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government to Baghdad will be repeated in the coming periods.

 

Wafa Mohammed Karim told Al-Furat News Agency that "the repeated visits between Kurdish delegations to meet the government in Baghdad because of the existence of agreements that need to be implemented 6 months from now, including the Oil and Gas Law and Article 140, so these visits will be repeated."
He attributed the frequency of these visits to "a change of position or an amendment to the terms of the agreements."
He pointed to "the formation of specialized committees from the center and the region to follow up on these files," stressing that "these visits will support these agreements."
A delegation from the Kurdistan government arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for several meetings with government agencies in Baghdad to discuss issues related to oil, the budget, disputed areas and financial dues to the region.
The regional government announced that its delegation "agreed with the Federal Ministry of Oil to form a joint committee to prepare and write the oil and gas law."

Raghad Daham