Return an exchange of accusations between Baghdad and Erbil threatened to unravel the oil agreement
Return an exchange of accusations between Baghdad and Erbil threatened to unravel the oil agreement
25-02-2015 02:59 PM
Relations between the governments in Baghdad and the Kurdistan region transformed, from a Kurdish accusations that the Prime Minister earlier, Nuri al-Maliki, of conspiring against the region during his reign extended from 2006 to 2014 phase, a new stage characterized by the collapse of confidence that the two sides tried to build in the era of Chairman of the current cabinet, Haider al-Abadi , threatening to derail the oil their agreement that they signed last December.
escalated the differences between the two parties, despite the announcement of the Ministry of Finance two days ago, for the transfer of $ 250 billion dinars for the Government of the Territory salaries for Chehrkanon last second.
and held the beginning of last week’s meetings between the two governments for the implementation of the agreement, but that the delegation of the Kurdistan returned to Erbil without tangible results or persuade Baghdad regardless whole region’s share of the budget, according to the budget in 2015, amounting to about US $ billion per month.
The prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Barzani, outlined the results of their meetings in Baghdad, saying that ‘Baghdad bankrupt’, and the funds have to push them to us.
He said Kurdish source participated in the meetings of the two sides, in a press statement, seen by, newsletter) that Education Minister Hussein al-Shahristani, told the delegation of the Kurdish ‘You came to ask money from us, you want to work wearing barefoot’.
The Prime Minister, Haidar Abadi, said during a meeting have media early this week, the KRG wants financial stake according budget that is based virtual oil prices law numbers, and this is unacceptable, because the real partnership means that we share in the revenues and wealth, all the provinces, whether we want to pay the proportion of the Kurdistan region of the 17% budget compared to the real oil revenues and not speculative numbers in the budget, pointing to the existence of a difference in the amounts due to the sale of oil price difference in the world.
He Abadi that the Kurdistan Regional Government ‘deficient’ in the export of the agreed amount of oil on a 250 thousand barrels per day, pointing out On’aaradatna in the budget depends on oil, how we were able to pay the share of the region prior to the receipt of oil. ”
He added that the commitment to the Convention is a foregone conclusion for us, but the rest of the issue is the export volumes.
The MP of the Kurdistan Alliance Tariq Kurd, has said in previous statements, that: There are technical reasons hinder often literal commitment on the issue of oil export figures.
He added that ‘the signed agreement provides for the start of the region to export oil since the first of January of this year, which recognizes the oil in port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean Sea in Turkey agreed quantities since the beginning of the year, but in practice when oil is pumped into the tube with a length of hundreds of kilometers was up to the harbor after a period of up to twenty days, how is the literal commitment to the quantities and dates. ”
He explained that as long as does not comply Baghdad Convention share of the region Snaka.
For its part, the Kurdistan Regional Government has confirmed that it is committed to the Convention and the non-arrival of export and delivery of oil in Turkey quantities agreed causes ‘art’.
He said the economic advisor and oil expert for the Kurdistan Regional Government, Bioar Khansa, in a press statement, seen by (news ): ‘that the federal government itself can not commit to export to in accordance with the amounts and dates of hypothetical, How many times have export and interrupted downloads in Basra because of the weather, also stopped our export repeatedly because of breakdowns in the pipe, they have professionals and they know it. ”
According to observers, reflect clarifications sides the issue of lack of confidence between the two sides, accusations of negligence reciprocal, each party also says that the other owes him money.
accuse Kurdish politicians and MPs since the two members of the bloc coalition of state law, to work to thwart Arbil, Baghdad agreement on the budget and oil.
It recognized the Kurdistan Regional Government in meeting gathering ministers of oil, finance and the Prime Minister and his deputy, deputies and ministers in response to the government and parliament in Baghdad on 22 February, there is a misunderstanding about the agreement with the federal government being in order to deal with it.
He attributed the statement issued by the Government of the Territory cause misunderstanding and the survival of the problems between the two sides to the presence of the parties do not want relations to improve.
The statement, which received (news) copy of it, that: ‘There are political parties in Iraq does not appeal to her good relationship between the Governments of the Kurdistan Region and the federal government in Baghdad’, and are intended to deputies of the mass of the Vice President, Nuri Maliki.
The statement ‘that the region will remain committed to the bilateral Convention, compared to adhere to Baghdad’ the rights of the region, according to the Budget Act of 2015 ‘.
In an attempt to ease tensions between the two sides, the face of Finance Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, the central bank to grant the Kurdistan Regional Government the amount of 250 billion dinars to pay the salaries of its employees.
According to analysts, it is certain that the odds of Baghdad with the Kurds on the budget and the oil will go a long way towards a solution as soon as payment Baghdad, part of the money owed, because the Kurdistan Regional Government obliged to pay an estimated $ 730 million a month in salaries for employees and retirees, and it will be need more money.
The Ministry of Finance to pay this amount will ensure the continuation of the talks between the two governments.
In the same vein, assured Kurdish source in a press statement, seen by (newsletter), that the Kurdistan region has informed the United Nations and the United States and countries that have diplomat in the Kurdistan region of representation on Baghdad’s position on the payment of the Territory’s budget.
The source, who requested anonymity, said, ‘to inform these parties, particularly the United Nations and the United States, led to intervene to dispute the line between the two sides to help find a solution.’
sources and promised to intervene The United Nations and Washington between Baghdad and Erbil in the time of the outbreak of the differences is not new, and is expected in the case of interfering endeavor to soothe only without making radical solutions, which will keep all crisis scenarios are open to all possibilities and potentially explosive at any time for many reasons.
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