Deputy for the law: the export of oil to the region, Turkey is theft and violation of international

Counting MP for the coalition of state law, Mohammed Chihod export and Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government, the oil to Turkey, as the theft of the wealth of the country, noting that the government of the Kurdistan region and Turkey Khrgueta international law and the constitution.


[ltr]The Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz announced the first Thursday start exporting the first shipment of crude oil to the Kurdistan region through the Turkish port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean Sea to world markets abroad, "noting that" the first shipment of crude oil transported via a new pipeline, and the size of one million barrels , are loaded in the port of Ceyhan, where they were storing about 2.5 million barrels of crude oil from Kurdistan. "[/ltr]


[ltr]He Chihod told all of Iraq [where] the Turkish side breach of international law because international law does not permit the purchase of oil from the region, and at the same time a breach province Iraqi constitution because the latter does not allow the province to export oil, "noting that" the Constitution if it is allowed to export oil, it will be applied the provinces of Basra, Maysan, and this is wasteful and theft of the wealth of the country. "[/ltr]


[ltr]"The work will be two-way and sue the Ministry of natural resources in the region, and the Turkish side, who took the oil from the region without the consent of the federal government, because both a breach of international law and the constitution."[/ltr]


[ltr]The Federal Ministry of Oil in Baghdad announced on Friday set up a lawsuit against the Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government for its export oil without the approval of the Federal Government and the Ministry of oil through Turkey to world markets.[/ltr]


[ltr]According to a ministry statement received [where] a copy of it, warning that "all oil companies to purchase Iraqi oil which is exported illegally downloading these actors all legal consequences", declaring "the start of legal proceedings against Turkey and company Botas pipe owned by the state for violating the agreement signed between the two countries in 2010 and make a complaint to the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. "[/ltr]


[ltr]The Iraqi government announced its quest to stop the transport, storage and loading unauthorized crude oil being poured into the Kurdistan Regional Government in the pipeline, Iraq - Turkey.[/ltr]


[ltr]The Kurdistan Regional Government confirmed sold a load of crude oil extracted from the region through Turkey independently of the federal government in Baghdad.[/ltr]


[ltr]A statement by the provincial government received [where] a copy of which was "in line with its policy in the implementation of the Iraqi constitution in 2005, and assist Iraq in achieving its objectives in the field of investment, export and oil revenues, the Kurdistan Regional Government to the implementation of the first sales of crude oil produced in the Kurdistan region by line Pipe, who arrived in the port of Ceyhan [Turkish], "he has left the tanker loaded with more than a million barrels of crude oil last night Turkish port of Ceyhan towards Europe, and considered this meal beginning of a series of this type of oil sales, which are issued through the pipeline prepared newly the region for the purpose of export, "he said, adding that he" will be deposited revenues this meal in the calculation under the authority of the Kurdistan Regional Government in the Bank [Halkbank] in Turkey, and will be treated as part of Merit budget Kurdistan Regional Government in the framework of the distribution and sharing of Iraq's revenues and distribution as defined by the Constitution Iraq 2005 ".[/ltr]


[ltr]The Kurdistan Regional Government, said, "To implement the commitment to Iraq by UN resolutions, will be determined by the proportion of 5% of sales revenue set aside in a special account last Compensation remaining international and that is to be paid by Iraq, in line with the commitment of the Kurdistan Regional Government transparency, expressing the hope that the Iraqi oil marketing company Federal Sumo accept the invitation of the Kurdistan Regional Government to control the export process. "[/ltr]


[ltr]The odds between Baghdad and Erbil on the distribution of oil revenues and the effects of the ongoing convergence of Turkey to Kurdish anger the central government, which says it is her sole authority in the administration of Iraqi oil contracts, and the region with foreign oil companies and the intention to export oil abroad contrary to the Constitution.[/ltr]


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