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PART OF THE MEETING OF THE FOUR PRESIDENCIES IN KURDISTAN
The four presidencies in the Kurdistan region ended their meeting on Monday, which was held under the auspices of the President of the Region, Nechirvan Barzani, to discuss the repercussions of the recent Federal Court decision regarding the oil and gas file.

A statement issued by the presidencies stated that "the joint meeting of the four presidencies in the Kurdistan Region discussed the decision of the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court issued on February 15, 2022, regarding the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan region."

The statement stressed that "the decision of the Federal Supreme Court is unacceptable, and that the Kurdistan Region will continue to exercise its constitutional rights and will not give up in any way its constitutional rights and powers, and will take all legal and constitutional means in order to protect the constitutional rights and powers of the Kurdistan Region."

He pointed out that the reasons for rejecting the four presidencies are due to "the decision of the Federal Supreme Court contrary to the text, spirit and principles of the true federal system, and a clear and declared violation of the constitutional rights and powers of the Kurdistan Region."

He added that "this court decision, and indirectly an unconstitutional amendment to the constitution, because it led to the stripping of constitutional authority from the regions and granting them to the federal authority, and this is inconsistent with the powers of the Federal Court and is a retreat from the federal system."

The statement also pointed out that “the court relied, in legislating its decision, on Iraqi laws issued in 1976 and 1985, which are central laws that are not in accordance with the principles of the new Iraqi constitution of 2005, which changed the system of government in Iraq from the central system to the federal system, and distributed clearly Powers between regions, governorates, and the federal authority.”

The statement of the four presidencies considered that "this decision, besides undermining the constitution and the federal system, has special goals behind it at the same time, and it is not a neutral decision, especially since Iraq is going through sensitive and complex political situations, and the political parties are engaged in talks in order to reach a to an understanding and finding a way to get out of the blockage and political stalemate, and this decision further complicates the situation.”

He stressed that "the Kurdistan region's oil contracts were concluded based on the oil and gas law of the Kurdistan region and the text of Article (112) of the Iraqi constitution, while the federal authorities, after 17 years, have been unable to perform their legal duty to formulate an oil and gas law in Iraq, despite the region's initiatives. Kurdistan in 2007, and the federal government then retracted the joint draft of the oil and gas law that had been approved.”

The statement concluded with the importance of “the formation of the Federal Supreme Court under a new law in accordance with the provisions of Article (92) of the Constitution and perform its functions in accordance with the Constitution, and laws are issued in accordance with the Constitution for all constitutional institutions and their formation in accordance with the Constitution in a manner that ensures the embodiment of the federal system.”

According to the statement, the Kurdistan Region Presidency will continue to “work with the political parties in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq and with the international community, in order to take action that protects the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan Region.”

The statement noted, "The Kurdistan Parliament will take the necessary legal and constitutional measures, and the Kurdistan Regional Judicial Council will continue to work from its constitutional position with the Iraqi judicial centers to defend the constitutionality of the rights of the region."

He concluded by "expressing readiness to solve problems on the basis of the constitution, and to continue constructive dialogue with the federal government," stressing that "the friends of Iraq and the international community support solving problems on the basis of the constitution."
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