Baghdad and Erbil agree to form a 3 joint commission

[TonyDownTheShore]

Erbil, 26 October / October (Rn) - Chairman of the Presidium of the Kurdistan region, on Wednesday, the formation of three joint commissions between Arbil and Baghdad to resolve the outstanding problems between them.

وأوضح فؤاد حسين لوكالة كردستان للأنباء (آكانيوز)، أن "إجتماع وفد حكومة الإقليم برئاسة رئيس الحكومة برهم صالح مع رئيس الوزراء العراقي نوري المالكي تمخض عنه تشكيل ثلاث لجان مشتركة بين أربيل وبغداد خاصة بمسائل البيشمركة وقانون النفط والغاز والمادة 140 من الدستور الفيدرالي المتعلقة بالمناطق المتنازع عليها بين الجانبين". He said Fuad Hussein, Kurdistan News Agency (Rn), that "the meeting of the delegation of Government of the Territory under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Barham Salih, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has resulted in the formation of three joint commissions between Erbil and Baghdad in particular issues of the Peshmerga and the oil and gas law and Article 140 of the Federal Constitution relating to the disputed areas between the two sides. "

وكان وفداً حكومياً من اربيل برئاسة رئيس الحكومة برهم صالح قد وصل الى بغداد أول من أمس وعقد سلسلة اجتماعات مع رئيسا الوزراء نوري المالكي والنواب اسامة النجفي لإيجاد حلول للملفات العالقة. The government delegation from Erbil chaired by Prime Minister Barham Saleh had arrived in Baghdad the day before yesterday and held a series of meetings with the prime minister Nuri al-Maliki and the House of Osama al-Najafi to find solutions to the pending files.

وأضاف حسين أن "اللجان الثلاث سيتوجب عليها تقديم تقاريرها بشأن تلك المسائل الى الحكومة الإتحادية وحكومة الإقليم"، لافتاً الى أن "المالكي أكد في إجتماعه مع صالح أنه بتوصل اللجان المشكلة الى إتفاق بشأن تلك المسائل فإن الطريق سيكون سالكاً لحلها جميعاً". Hussein added that "the three committees will have to submit their reports on such matters to the Federal Government and the Government of the Territory", pointing out that "Maliki said in a meeting with Saleh that by connecting the committees formed an agreement on those issues, the road will be passable to solve them all."

وكان من المقرر ان يزور صالح بغداد الشهر الماضي إلا أن إقليم كردستان اجل الزيارة وأرسل بدلا من الوفد الحكومي وفدا سياسيا أجرى جولة من المباحثات مع قادة الكتل السياسية في بغداد. It was due to visit Baghdad last month in favor of the Kurdistan region in order to visit and sent instead of the government delegation and the delegation held a round of political talks with the leaders of political blocs in Baghdad.

وتوجد عدة ملفات عالقة بين بغداد وأربيل ولاسيما ملف المناطق المتنازع عليها وميزانية حرس الإقليم (البيشمركة)، لكن توتر العلاقة طفا على السطح مؤخراً بعد أن رفض إقليم كردستان مسودة لقانون النفط والغاز أقرتها الحكومة العراقية. There are several pending issues between Baghdad and Erbil, especially one of the disputed areas and the budget of the Regional Corps (Peshmerga), but the strained relationship surfaced recently, after the rejection of a draft of the Kurdistan Region Oil and Gas Law approved by the Iraqi government.

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[steveflex7]

Man o man these people take forever...looks like things are coming to an end though. Im confident all these issues will be resolved very very soon. RV baby !

[TonyDownTheShore]

Man o man these people take forever...looks like things are coming to an end though. Im confident all these issues will be resolved very very soon. RV baby !

They know that the agreement needs to be reached, so now it seems they are moving.

[thegente]

They are good at one thing-talking about what needs to be done. Endless mechanisms and committees...let's hope this is finally it. Thx!

[TonyDownTheShore]

They are good at one thing-talking about what needs to be done. Endless mechanisms and committees...let's hope this is finally it. Thx!

You know as well as I do that very little truth comes out on the news, for all I know most of it is done but kept under cover.