A leader in the framework sets 5 points in the Aqaba project at the expense of Iraq’s interests
A leader in the framework sets 5 points in the Aqaba project at the expense of Iraq’s interests
7-3-2024
Information/Baghdad..
On Wednesday, the leader of the Coordination Framework, Ali Al-Fatlawi, identified 5 points in the Aqaba project at the expense of Iraq’s interests.
Al-Fatlawi said in an interview with Al-Maalouma Agency, “He does not hide the existence of big question marks about the project to extend a pipeline from the oil fields in southern Iraq to the Jordanian port of Aqaba, noting that the project was proposed 40 years ago and remained postponed and was recently proposed.”
He added that “the project in essence is to secure Jordan’s needs for crude oil, although it has not made any good initiatives towards Iraq for many years, noting that the entire project is at the expense of Iraq’s interests, as it is responsible for spending the money, providing security and planning, and after all these efforts, the pipeline will be owned by Jordan after 20 years.”
He asked about the economic feasibility of an oil pipeline that would cost the Iraqi treasury billions of dollars, noting that “the existence of big question marks is realistic and objective.”
It is noteworthy that several political elites expressed their rejection of the Aqaba pipeline project and considered it a waste of money, especially with the lack of economic feasibility that would allow it to proceed.
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