Maliki says Baghdad will receive “F-16s” in March
Maliki says Baghdad will receive “F-16s” in March
26/08/2012 16:01
Arbil August 26 / August (Rn) – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Sunday that his country will take over in March next the first batch of aircraft deal “F-16″ that Iraq contracted to buy from the United States about two years ago. was Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani said in April last he had told the U.S. administration not to accept the Kurds delivery aircraft “F-16″ fighter to Iraq as long as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hold office in the country. expressed Kurdistan fear more than once of trying Maliki get warplanes to use to hit Kurds. Maliki said during his meeting with parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi to “Iraq sought to develop its military capabilities and defense, including aircraft f16 which is supposed to receive the first meal of them in March next,” according to a statement for prime minister.were differences have worsened during the past few months between the government Federal and the Kurdistan region on several pending issues long ago, and waved the region secession from Iraq in the event of continuing the policy of the Maliki and “heading the country towards dictatorship.” and tried to Baghdad deploy troops in the border area with Syria in Nineveh province a few weeks ago but guards Territory ” Peshmerga “stationed there since 2003 prevented progress of Iraqi forces and almost dispute to develop into a confrontation.Several pending issues between Baghdad and Erbil most important areas of dispute between the two sides and budget of the Peshmerga and management of oil wealth. Maliki said in a statement, “it is necessary to make progress on the road to reforms and address issues on the basis of the Constitution, particularly with regard to the laws of the oil and gas and general amnesty, accountability and justice. ” and stressed “the need to end all disputes over oil contracts and investments in the oil.” does not recognize the Baghdad government oil contracts concluded by the Government of the Territory with foreign oil companies and says it is legal, although Confirm the region on his constitutional right in this regard. and went international oil companies big is Exxon Mobil and Chevron Americas and France’s Total and Russia’s Gazprom to invest in the region over the past few months, despite warnings from Baghdad. resumed region exporting oil to the line on Iraqi state earlier this month after being interrupted in last April to protest the non-payment of Baghdad to oil companies dues., but the region has said he might stop exporting again the end of this month if you do not pay Baghdad dues up to $ 1.5 billion.Abdullah Sabri
