The Kurdistan Democratic Party urges the “state administration” to be “serious” about passing the oil and gas law
The Kurdistan Democratic Party urges the “state administration” to be “serious” about passing the oil and gas law
2023-06-18 05:07
Shafaq News/ The Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc in the Iraqi Parliament commented, today, Sunday, on the possibility of passing the oil and gas law with the start of the new legislative term of the Parliament, expressing its fear that political parties would circumvent the legislation of the law.
“The negotiations and dialogues between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil regarding the oil and gas law have set some general lines for this law, and all disputes regarding the law have been resolved,” said the deputy of the bloc, Jay Taymur, to Shafaq News agency, explaining that “there are two drafts of this law prepared some time ago.” long, but it was not legislated due to political differences.”
And Timur indicated that “the legislation of the oil and gas law needs more dialogue and negotiation between Baghdad and Erbil, especially since the legislation of this law was part of the political agreement, and it was supposed to be enacted six months after the formation of the Sudanese government, but there was no seriousness on the part of some parties.” To legislate this law, and we hope that the political parties within the State Administration Coalition will abide by what has been agreed upon and not work to turn around, as happened with the budget law.
The representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc stressed that “there is a possibility to legislate the oil and gas law, with the beginning of the new legislative term of the House of Representatives, if there is seriousness by the government to resolve the draft of this law in addition to a political desire to legislate it and not obstruct it, as has happened over the past years.”
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