Monday, April 21, 2008 10:35 GMT Kurdistan region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani affirmed that he made a progress with officials in Iraq government regarding Oil Law draft. In a statement that was published on an internet Website, Barzani pointed out that “meetings in Baghdad were marked by a positive feeling of cooperation and progress”. Both sides agreed that all ongoing negotiations will be within the framework of the constitution; the KRG and Baghdad have agreed they will start with the previously negotiated, February 2007 draft oil and gas law as the basis of the new draft law to be submitted to parliament. Once agreement has been reached, the laws concerning oil and gas, revenue sharing, the Iraqi National Oil Company, and the restructuring of the Oil Ministry will be submitted as one package
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