Posts Tagged ‘erbil’

Sunday, 12 May 2013 22:40 | | |

Erbil (AIN) -A delegation from the Iraqi central government headed by Falih al-Fayadh, Advisor of the National Security with membership of each of Tariq Najim, official of Premier’s office and, Maj. Gen. Babaqir Zibari, head of the Army Staff, visited Erbil on Sunday.

A statement by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, PUK, reported “The delegation was welcomed by Kosert Rasoul, Kurdistan Region’s Vice President, Najervan Barzani, KR Prime Minister, and Barham Salih, Second Deputy of PUK’s Secretary General, along with other Kurdish officials.” (more…)

12/05/2013 19:32:00
Baghdad (NINA) – A delegation from the Federal Government, headed by National Security Advisor, Faleh al-Fayadh, arrived on Sunday, May 12, in Erbil.

A statement issued by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) web site said that Vice President of Kurdistan Region, Kosrat Rasul, and Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barazani received the delegation. (more…)

Expectations of the imminent parliamentary passage of the oil law

08/05/2013 12:00 AM

expected the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary exit the draft final “for the oil and gas law during the next term,” especially after the bilateral agreements between the province and the center, confirmed the possibility of the integration of all drafts of the proposed out of the law and one that meets the wishes of the various parliamentary blocs and political rights. (more…)

Oil: the draft oil and gas law to merge the output of a uniform law
Ali Abdullah -07/05/2013-4: 52 pm

Oil and Energy Committee, Tuesday, about the possibility of merging drafts within the House as proposals for oil and gas law to draft one to take out a uniform law is apt to vote in Parliament.

MP Committee Member said Hasan gave in a press statement that “most of the points in the drafts of the political blocs agreed on controversial points do not exceed five points all in terms of contracting, production and financial amounts and purposes.” (more…)

SUNDAY, 05 MAY / MAY 2013 10:13

Revealed the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary, Sunday, that the Joint Committee, which was agreed to set up between the governments in Baghdad and Erbil, will study three drafts of the law of oil and gas, go out with visions of a united about one of them, to be submitted to the parliament for approval, as promised former Joint Commission canceled. (more…)

WEDNESDAY, 01 MAY / MAY 2013 14:41

A source familiar with the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Wednesday, that the President of the Council Naچervan Barzani signed the text of the Convention that took place in Baghdad after arriving signed by the head of the federal government Nuri al-Maliki, adding that Barzani will announce details of the agreement at a conference journalists evening in Arbil. (more…)

malikiEditor: BS 29.4.2013 16:08

Range Press / Baghdad
Agreed that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani, on Monday, to pass important laws that have the effect active in resolving the “outstanding issues” between the two parties, such as oil and gas law, and give the security side “of particular importance in all parts of Iraq, as agreed continue meetings to resolve all issues. (more…)

04/29/2013 09:53

Range Press / Baghdad
The president of the Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani, on Monday, to Baghdad to discuss outstanding issues between the governments of the center and Erbil, in the first visit since the crisis began, and held upon his arrival meeting with the leader of the National Alliance, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, while he will meet Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at a time later in the day. (more…)

22-04-2013 03:34 PM
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The United States welcomed the U.S. on Monday, the ongoing dialogues between the KRG and Baghdad, and described as ‘positive and correct’, while confirming that the Government of the Territory has ‘tremendous effort’ to support the Syrian refugees.

The presidency of the Kurdistan region in a statement that ‘the President of the Presidium of the Kurdistan region, Fouad Hussein received, on Sunday, (April 21 2013), in a building Diwan Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister of the United States Barbara Leaf and Consul General of the US in the region, Paul Stephen ‘. (more…)

2013-04-12 15:48:10

The head of the Legal Committee of the Parliament of Iraq that efforts continue to resolve the existing problems between Baghdad and Erbil in the light of meetings two days that took place between the delegation Kurdish and Iraqi Prime Minister and heads a list of the National Alliance in Baghdad.

in a statement to Kordsat said Khalid Shwani President Legal Committee of the Parliament of Iraq , said there is a meeting tomorrow to complete endeavors.

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: The New York Times
Iraq is still struggling to overcome the economic effects of the war and armed actions and political rifts and the fragile security situation. For its emerging banking sector, the challenges do not stop at this point. According to the official website of the Central Bank of Iraq, there are seven state-owned banks in the country and 32 banks waged, and 15 foreign banks, but analysts say there is a section of government banks – especially Rafidain and Rasheed – controls 90% of the banking business. (more…)

25-03-2013 12:31 PM

Baghdad (newsletter). Member of the Committee ruled out oil and energy/National Alliance MP/ULI Shara, ending outstanding differences between the Kurdish region and the Federal Government regarding oil exploration after the oil and gas law the principle of parliamentary majority, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the agreed language of all. (more…)

TUESDAY, MARCH 12 / MARCH 2013 13:21

Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, and there are problems “significant” between Baghdad and Arbil, at a time when Fatah deputy secretary general of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan “all” possibilities towards the position of the Kurds of this crisis.

Zebari said on the sidelines of a conference in Sulaimaniyah, accompanied by Vice President Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Barham Saleh, attended by “Twilight News”, that “there are big problems with Baghdad must determine the shape of the relationship between the province and Baghdad,” noting that there is “a dialogue to resolve those problems.” (more…)

The time on Saturday, December 26 2 / January 2013 09:40 | |

Baghdad / Orr News

After 5 years of putting up his first project, is still the law of oil and gas at a standstill, because of political differences around him especially between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government.

But Baghdad and Erbil had passed away, although not to adopt this draft law in contracts with various international oil companies. (more…)

13/01/2013 08:24

Revealed to security and defense committee parliamentary about the existence directed to sign an agreement between Baghdad and Erbil on the management of the disputed areas.

MP said the coalition countries law, Abbas al-Bayati told the “Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network”: that “delegations federal goal military chiefs of the Defense Ministry and the delegation of the province representatives from the Ministry of Peshmerga reached agreement field to manage the disputed areas on the initiative, which was launched some time ago. “

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Monday January 7, 2013

Follow-up – and babysit -
Said the oil and energy parliamentary, Sunday, it would work the recent oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil after clarification from the two ministries on the nature of the reasons that led to postpone the implementation of the agreement.
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Wednesday 19 December 2012

A member of the Kurdistan Alliance MP Qassem Mohammed said the last meeting which brought together Maliki and Talabani, before getting hurt last situation to deteriorate health, has yielded positive results, including commitment Agih which committed all parties and this indicates the presence of signs to resolve the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil. ” (more…)

12.14.2012

Erbil December 14 (PNA) – saw a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, parliamentary, Rafi Abd al-Jabbar, that solve political problems, in particular the relationship between the province and the center, is by going back to the parliament and rely on the Constitution. (more…)

Moussawi:the success of the initiative Nujaifi depends on the commitment of the Kurds agreements .. Kurdistan and confirm that the solution be in accordance with the Constitution

11/24/2012 8:02 pm

First meeting technician military held Monday to resolve the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil (more…)

11/22/2012 1:39 pm

Said the National Alliance MP Abbas al-Bayati said the coming days will witness intensive meetings between Baghdad and Erbil in order to resolve the outstanding problems. (more…)

Announced Iraqi parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, Wednesday, launched an initiative aimed at bringing the views between the central government and the Kurdistan region and defuse the crisis and spare the country, “the scourge of civil war,” according to the recipe. (more…)

Said decision of the Commission on oil and energy MP Qassem Mohammed Mchkta, the Kurdish delegation that visited Baghdad agreed with Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and the Minister of oil on the possibility of a draft law of oil and gas to the House of Representatives for a vote.

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Revealed to the oil and energy parliamentary, that political blocs agreed to pass the draft law of oil and gas for the year 2011 made by the government to the House of Representatives, pointing to the mini-committee set up by Parliament worked to make some amendments to this draft according to the political consensus.

The Kurdistan Alliance, expressed optimism Ptousel parties to agree on a draft oil law, stressed that the enactment of the Oil and Energy is an end to the political crisis in which we live a long time ago, revealing that the Kurdish negotiating delegation will return to Baghdad after the holiday to complete the talks with Baghdad. (more…)

Ruled independent deputy in the National Alliance Jawad Albzona, that is to resolve all outstanding problems between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, because many problems will be migrated to the next election cycle, noting that the United Nations would intervene to bring the views on some of the outstanding issues. (more…)

17/09/2012 19:45
ERBIL, September 17 (AKnews) – Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister said a joined committee has been formed between the Kurdistan regional government (KRG) and Iraqi Government to find common grounds in oil and gas issues betwen the two governments until a final Hydrocarbon law is passed and and end is put to the issues for good. (more…)

15/09/2012 10:12

Arbil September 15 / September (Rn) – Rapporteur of the Commission on oil and gas in the Iraqi parliament, on Saturday, for a second meeting between Erbil and Baghdad to resolve the selection of the draft law of oil and gas in the country this week with the participation of the Ministers of oil in the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government. (more…)

Confirmed the Kurdistan Alliance, said Friday that an agreement Baghdad and the Kurdistan region to pay the dues of the oil companies will contribute to enactment of a law of oil and gas.

He pointed out that this convergence will open new horizons to the relationship between the parties, and would allow the province to export 200 thousand barrels of oil a day. (more…)

ERBIL, Sept. 15 (AKnews) – Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have verbally agreed on solving the issue by increasing KRG’s oil exports and reimbursing the suspended dues of foreign oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region.

KRG and Iraq are expected to sign the agreement this week, according to KRG’s website. (more…)

08/09/2012 14:43

ERBIL, September 8 (AKnews) – The Kurdistan Region’s oil plan is to produce one million barrels of oil per day over the next couple of years and this size of production will end the political dispute between Iraq and the region, said Genel chief executive Tony Hayward.

Hayward said: “The scale of the opportunity for Kurdistan and for Iraq is so large that there will be a resolution.
“We’d like to be exporting and believe strongly that over the next year or so, if not well before, that resolution will be arrived at.” (more…)

07/09/2012 11:29
ERBIL, Sept.7 (AKnews)-Next meeting over choosing one of the three oil and gas bills will be held next week, said coordinator for oil and gas committee at the Iraqi Council of Representatives.

The first oil and gas bill introduced in 2007 was suspended due to lack of political consensus. A second one has been proposed by the oil and gas committee and the third one by deputy prime minister for energy affairs, Hussein Shahrestani in 2011. (more…)