Prime Minister of Kurdistan fear the continued delay in the draft Iraqi oil law

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Prime Minister of Kurdistan fear the continued delay in the draft Iraqi oil law

12-12-2011 | (Voice of Iraq)

Expressed Barham Salih, prime minister of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan, his fears about what he called the remarks "contradictory" to the oil minister of the central government in Baghdad, which could delay the draft law of oil and gas in Iraq is a member of OPEC.

وي The adoption of a new law on oil and gas is vital to the success of the Iraqi oil sector which is witnessing a development quickly but that Baghdad had signed contracts worth billions of dollars with major international oil companies, despite the legal guarantees obsolete.

It was agreed that the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for talks in Baghdad in October that by December 31 will either amend the law on oil and gas for 2007 as agreed by all political factions, or approved without amendment.

و Saleh told Reuters after meeting Bmsttmaren French in Paris on Monday, "I have a firm commitment from Prime Minister Maliki to refer the law to parliament by the end of the year.

"الا "But I heard some conflicting statements from the Minister of Oil in recent weeks." He added that the oil minister was aware of his agreement with Maliki.

و Said Abdul Karim and coffee and Iraqi Minister of Oil in an interview on Friday that the Kurdish authorities to decide whether they want to remain part of Iraq or an independent state.

He informed the Forum of coffee as a citizen of Iraqi oil that Iraq finds it unacceptable that the Kurds signed contracts for each region as the left foot did not sign it without the participation of the sons of the other 15 provinces.

Saleh said in response to a question about whether he believed that the bill would have also been agreed that the nature of Iraqi politics makes it impossible to predict, but "the time has come for action" so that Iraq's oil wealth to develop and support its revenue.

He added, "I can not say that we were able to solve these problems, but I think in the interest of the country as a whole to work together."

وا And Kurdish officials have repeatedly criticized the draft law approved by the Iraqi Council of Ministers in August that could give the central government in Baghdad more control over Iraq's oil reserves, the fourth-largest reserves in the world.

وج His comments came Saleh, who was deputy prime minister until 2009 during the first official visit to Paris to meet French officials and business leaders in an attempt to drum up support.

Operates 11 companies in the French province of Kurdistan, including Lafarge Cement, Veolia Water, Danone Foods.

. Declined for comment on whether there were talks with the oil company, Total, or if the company have shown interest in exploration agreements. There was no immediate comment from the French company.

و Saleh said "proved system of central planning in the management of the Iraqi economy and failing to show the success of Kurdistan as an economic model is applicable how to move to overcome the rigidity of Iraq's economy."

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