Sovereignty calls for direct negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve the oil file

[size=52]Sovereignty calls for direct negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve the oil file[/size]

[size=45]Extensive political controversy over the effects of the Federal Court's decision[/size]
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[size=45]The Sovereignty Alliance called, on Wednesday, to start direct negotiations between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to resolve the oil file between them.[/size]
[size=45]The coalition's call came after the Federal Supreme Court ruled that the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan region was unconstitutional for violating the federal constitution.[/size]
[size=45]The court obligated the Kurdistan government to enable the Ministry of Oil and the Federal Office of Financial Supervision to follow up on the conclusion of contracts for the sale of oil and gas in the region.[/size]
[size=45]The Sovereignty Alliance said, in a statement, that while respecting "what is issued by the judiciary and the continuous emphasis on the necessity of the independence of the judicial decision, there is no doubt that the delay of the Federal Court in deciding fundamental issues or resolving some decisions at critical times at the national level, would complicate sincere efforts towards Resolving crises and pushing the country into unknown possibilities.”[/size]
[size=45]The coalition called on the parliament to expedite the legislation of the oil and gas law in line with the provisions of the constitution and the interest of the people from Kurdistan to Basra.[/size]
[size=45]The Kurdistan Regional Government issued an extensive statement on this issue.[/size]
[size=45]The statement said, "The Iraqi constitution stipulates that the field of oil and gas does not fall within the exclusive powers of the federal government in accordance with Article 112, which recognized the right of the Kurdistan region to extract, explore and develop oil and gas fields."[/size]
[size=45]The statement added that "out of joint action in this field based on the provisions of Article 112, the Kurdistan region with the federal government took steps to legislate the oil and gas law, as the draft law was prepared and approved by both sides in February 2007."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that, "It was stated in the minutes of preparing the draft draft that the two parties agreed that if the draft law is not approved in the Iraqi parliament during the next six months in the format agreed upon by the two parties, the two governments will be able to develop the oil and gas sector."[/size]
[size=45]The statement continued, "Because the federal government made a fundamental change to the joint project without referring to it to the Kurdistan region, and in a way that did not preserve the constitutional powers of the region, the Kurdistan Parliament legislated the oil and gas law for the region under the constitutional powers, and after the law entered into force, the major oil companies invested The world is in this field with large capital to explore for oil and develop its fields.”[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that “the Kurdistan region’s share of the budget was cut unilaterally in February 2014 by the federal government before the Kurdistan region’s oil was exported abroad, and as a result of the great financial crisis that the region faced in May 2014, oil was exported with the aim of securing salaries and providing services.” Since then, the Kurdistan Region has continued its discussions to take joint constitutional measures.[/size]
[size=45]The statement indicated that "in the end, the two sides agreed, within the federal general budget law for the year 2021, on the right of the Kurdistan region to extract, export and sell oil, provided that the proceeds of 250 thousand barrels of oil from the region will be delivered per day to the federal government."[/size]
[size=45]The statement added, "At the same time, the two sides had a common understanding to formulate a draft federal oil and gas law based on Article 112 of the constitution, and this is an indication of the fact that the Kurdistan region believes in joint work with the federal government within the framework of the constitution to establish an oil and gas strategy throughout Iraq." all".[/size]
[size=45]The statement said that "at a time when all parties had to support the positive atmosphere between the regional government and the federal government, the Federal Supreme Court issued a decision that did not take into account the principles of the constitution, based on the central laws of the former Baathist regime, which are not consistent with the principles of federalism."[/size]
[size=45]And he added, “The federal authorities had to cancel the central laws after 2005, including the Oil Ministry Law No. 101 of 1976. Moreover, the Federal Court’s decision included legal and procedural violations, including the unification of two lawsuits without a legal basis, so this decision is a reason for Complicating matters and not solving the problem.”[/size]
[size=45]The statement noted that "the decision of the Federal Court is unfair, unconstitutional, contrary to the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan region and unacceptable," noting that "the court should have expanded its investigations and considered the demands of the Kurdistan region."[/size]
[size=45]He stressed that "the Kurdistan Regional Government will not give up the rights of the region stipulated in the Iraqi constitution, and in this context, the Kurdistan Regional Government will continue its efforts with the federal government to reach a radical constitutional solution in this regard, despite the fact that the Kurdistan Regional Government had demanded the postponement of these measures." the case and give an opportunity to agree with the next federal government.”[/size]
[size=45]And he indicated that "the Kurdistan government will take all constitutional, legal and judicial measures to ensure and protect all contracts concluded in the field of oil and gas."[/size]
[size=45]The Ministerial Council for National Security discussed in its meeting today the issue of Kurdistan oil and the decision of the Federal Court.[/size]
[size=45]The Media Office of the Prime Minister stated in a statement that the Ministerial Council for National Security hosted Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar, the Minister of Oil, to discuss the recent Federal Court decision on the management of oil in the Kurdistan region.[/size]
[size=45]The Council decided to assign the Ministry of Oil to communicate and coordinate with the Kurdistan Regional Government and the companies and countries concerned, to prepare mechanisms and steps to manage this file in accordance with the provisions of the constitution and the supreme national interest.[/size]
[size=45]The Ministerial Council for National Security authorized the Ministry of Oil to seek the assistance of consultants and experts from inside and outside Iraq in order to develop a technical and temporal road map in this regard.[/size]
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