The balance is tilted towards postponing it again.. The oil and gas law is entering a difficult labor
The balance is tilted towards postponing it again.. The oil and gas law is entering a difficult labor
8-24-2023
Information / Baghdad…
The government’s statements and declarations confirm its move towards resolving all outstanding problems between Baghdad and Erbil in order to prepare the appropriate ground for approving the oil and gas law without leaving any obstacles that lead to the rejection of the law when it is submitted to the House of Representatives with a view to passing it.
At a time when political parties ruled out the agreement of the center and the region to approve this law, which was confirmed by parties affiliated with the Erbil government, expecting that the law would be postponed to another parliamentary session.
The leader in the coordination framework, Turki Jadaan, told Al-Maalouma, “The number of outstanding points in the oil law reaches 14 points, half of which have been exceeded through meetings and discussions between specialized technical committees.”
He added, “There is political support from all parties in order to overcome all differences and obstacles to reach a space of acceptance that supports the option of approving it during 2023, as discussions are currently underway.”
Jadaan indicated that “there are expectations that an initial report on the size of what has been achieved will be submitted next September to the government in order to discuss the possibility of resolving what remains in coordination with the political forces.”
On the other hand, former MP Jassim Al-Bayati told Al-Maalouma, “The negotiations on the oil and gas law will not reach any good stages, as the opportunity that the Kurds had in 2008 when this law was sent to the House of Representatives for the purpose of its legislation will not return again.” “.
He added, “The Kurds rejected the law in the aforementioned year, despite a vote on it in the Council of Ministers, and preparations for it to be passed in Parliament.”
Al-Bayati pointed out that “it is impossible for the law to come back again to be in the interest of the Kurds, at a time when they are demanding that the law meet their interests far from consensus or passing a numerical majority in the House of Representatives.”
On the other hand, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party parliamentary bloc, Representative Mahma Khalil, told / information /, that “approving the oil and gas law is one of the most important economic laws that regulate the relationship between the center and the region, and there is an intention among the political forces to approve it.”
Khalil added, “This matter is difficult to achieve during the current parliamentary session, as the adoption of the law needs careful scrutiny in line with technical and political goals.”
A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party expected, “political differences will emerge when discussing its details.”
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