Iraq, Turkey agree on the need for the consent of Baghdad all oil exports

Iraq, Turkey agree on the need for the consent of Baghdad all oil exports

01-12-2013 10:39 PM

Baghdad (newsletter).Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Hussein Al-Shahristani, Baghdad and Ankara have agreed that oil exports from anywhere in Iraq must be approved by the Central Government.

Al-Shahristani, said in remarks after a meeting with Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz in Baghdad Sunday evening: Yildiz had agreed that any exports must be approved by the Iraqi Government and that it will discuss mechanisms for implementing it.

And Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz, Sunday evening, to Baghdad to discuss a number of files shared between the two countries in oil./Finished/1 s./

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One of the oil fields in Iraq

Shahristani and Yildiz agree not to export oil only after "approval of Baghdad" and the formation of a tripartite committee to resolve the outstanding problems

2013/12/01 23:49

Long-Presse / Baghdad

Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani, on Sunday, the agreement with Turkey not to export Iraqi oil through its territory, but after the approval of the Iraqi government, and pointed to the existence of a tentative agreement between the parties on the connecting pipeline network southern Iraqi tubes northern exports passing through Turkish territory, While detection and Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz in the formation of a tripartite committee comprising the Iraqi government and the Turkish government and the Kurdistan region to resolve outstanding problems on the export of oil.

Shahristani said during a joint news conference with Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz was held in the office of al-Shahristani and attended (range Press), he "held a meeting with Turkish Energy Minister if his arrival in Baghdad was agreed on a number of issues, the most prominent of the agreement in earnest on non-oil export From anywhere in Iraq through Turkish territory, only after the approval of the central government, "noting that" the agreement came after the statement of the general interest of the two countries and how to consolidate all Mamho useful and in the interests of the economy of both sides. "

Shahristani said he "agreed with Turkish Energy Minister on the plan will be implemented soon are linking networks of networks of oil pipelines southern pipeline network North passing through Turkish territory through areas of the center of Iraq," following up on that, "this project will bring Arbha and large investments for neighbor Turkey, in addition to what Siderh on Iraq the benefit of which will be reflected by the presence of other export outlets, especially with the increase Sardat Iraq's oil. "

For his part, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said among other topics that have been agreed upon is the formation of a tripartite committee comprising the Iraqi government and the Turkish and the Kurdistan Regional Government to resolve all outstanding problems between those parties, and put points which should be out by these problems according to Mains in the constitution of Iraq and Turkey ".

The Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz arrived on a surprise visit to Iraq, this evening, to meet some Iraqi officials prior to his participation in the Energy Forum, which will be held in Arbil Monday.

Officials in response, on Saturday, Iraqi authorities prevented the landing of Turkish special in the Kurdistan region, and as pointed out that the decision comes with the proximity of an energy conference in Erbil in the presence of personalities Turkish, pointed to criticism from local officials for the decision and called it "moves pathetic by Baghdad. "

The final decision to prevent private Turkish aircraft on the eve of an energy conference lasts for four days in Erbil, is supposed to be attended by Turkish Energy Minister.

The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq announced on the fourth of January 2012, the central government has prevented the plane and Turkish Energy Minister Thanr Yildiz from entering Iraqi airspace and landing in Erbil International Airport, stressing that the Turkish minister was scheduled to participate in a conference of oil and gas, as expressed "alarmed" by the decision of Baghdad.

The decision comes own to prevent Turkish planes amid tension over the Iraqi Turkish oil pipeline plans to export the region from which to Turkey, noting that Baghdad insists that oil exports have all its contracts and approval.

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