22/07/2012 0:00
Confirmation of what revealed «morning»
Baghdad - morning
revealed the National Alliance for its intention to file a lawsuit in Federal Court against the government of the Kurdistan region because of oil exports to Turkey illegally. and knowledge "Centre Brief for the Iraqi Media Network" last week, that one of the deputies ofthe National Alliance would file a lawsuit against the Kurdistan Regional Government to overcome the Constitution after the start exporting crude oil to Turkey. said Alliance MP Abdul Salam al-Maliki: "The Kurdistan Regional Government exceeded constitutional powers granted to the province to export oil to Turkey without the knowledge of the central government, in addition to non-payment of the region of receivables financial implications of exported approximately 175 thousand barrels of oil a day. "said Vice-Maliki said" the provincial government went out all constitutional frameworks signing oil contracts with Exxon Mobil U.S., as well for other companies to explore for oil inside and outside the region and all these things will be included in the lawsuit will be filed on charges of stealing money of the Iraqi people and to encroach upon the Constitution. "The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani has said" non-eligibility of any entity to export crude oil to any foreign country, only through the Iraqi oil ministry exclusively, as that "the export of the region crude oil to Turkey is an act unconstitutional and illegal." Article (112) of the Constitution states: "The federal government will administer oil and gas extracted from current fields with the governments of producing regions and provinces, that the revenues will be distributed equitably commensurate with the population distribution across the country, with a quota for a specified period for affected regions, that were deprived in an unfair way by the former regime, which were damaged after that, to ensure balanced development in different parts of the country, and be regulated by law. "He said Alliance MP : "The other Iraqi provinces such as Basra produces oil and has a large economic role in Iraq, which form the backbone of Iraq's oil exports, but despite that it is committed to giving money to the Treasury Central then be given a rate of 17 percent of oil imports from these provinces of the region of Kurdistan within the budget," he "It can not be tolerated on this technique is illegal and unconstitutional and that it is our duty and we have already oath as members of Parliament to safeguard citizens' rights and defend them to do any action under the law and the Constitution for the maintenance of these rights and the return of the right of the Iraqi people and protect it from theft and prevent foreign oil companies of completion of contracts illegal with the territory. "also called MP for the State of Law coalition Shaker Darraji the government to the province of the Turkish companies operating in Iraq. Daraji said in a statement quoted by news agency Nina:" Turkey behave and deal with the situation in Iraq in a manner hostile and want to create problems between the components of the Iraqi people and for this reason is contracted with the Kurdistan region in order to import oil and transported by tank without passing through the pipe the oil. "He added that" the positions of Turkey's aggression against Iraq imposed on the government to deal with them equally, and hit the interests of the large in Iraq and expel its existing in Iraq and that boycotted commercially and economically in order to stop interfering in Iraqi affairs. "The Turkish government promised the contract between them and the Kurdistan Regional Government to import oil from the territory legally, refusing at the same time request the central government to stop importing. The Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said In a press conference a few days ago that "Turkey began to import between five and ten trucks per day of crude from Kurdistan Region, and the quantities may increase to between one hundred and two hundred trucks a day." In the meantime, I went back to the Commission on oil and gas parliamentary assembly to resolve the outstanding issues between the governments of Central and the Kurdistan region depends on the good faith between the parties. The Vice-Chairman of the Committee on the hospitality on the sidelines of a visit by a delegation from the Commission on oil and gas to the Kurdistan region: "The resolution of the files depends on the good faith between the parties," noting that "there are a lot of things can be resolved only in coordination with the Iraqi government." And recognizes the Prime Minister last Thursday a message written by U.S. President Barack Obama's answer to the letter sent by him on the activity of Exxon Mobil in the Kurdistan region and disputed areas, as pointed statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister that «the letter of response was positive and convincing, and confirm its respect for the Constitution and laws Iraqi In the same direction sought by the Iraqi government .. Therefore, we reaffirm the need for the company's commitment to their obligations and the recommendations of the Iraqi government, in addition to the recommendations of the American administration have in this regard to take its proper setting in the Iraqi oil industry », stressing that« Otherwise, the government will take all necessary measures to enforce the law and prevent the company from the implementation of those contracts » . Fayad, and called on all parties to «be realistic», returned to «create a crisis and things we wish not to be wise for the role required». For his part, said committee member Bayazid Hassan was quoted by the agency «Alsumaria News»: The «delegation listened to the opinions and remarks of the Minister of Natural Resources in Kurdistan on the overall operation of oil», stressing that «the delegation will return to Baghdad within the next two days and will try meeting with officials of the Ministry of Oil is also to monitor their positions ». He continued good: that «the delegation will prepare a full report the results of our talks with the parties to submit it to the presidency of the parliament in order to activate the role of Parliament in finding solutions to this crisis deepening».
Source: alsabaah
