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BAGHDAD - Iraq votes 01 / 05 / 2008 at 22:40:02 VOI - Autotranslate
A number of specialists in the matter of oil and government officials Thursday that the agreement between the political blocs particularly among the Kurdistan Regional Government and the central government will contribute to the adoption of a new draft law on oil and gas.
A spokesman for the Iraqi government to Skinner, told the Independent News Agency (Voices of Iraq), that the version sent to the House bill from the oil and gas "are the same as those agreed upon in February of the year (2007)."
Skinner said that that version "has not been any changes," noting that the parliament "can be discussed or being upon any adjustments that might see members of Parliament."
For his part, member of the Committee on the oil and gas in the Chamber of Deputies Khalifa Jaber Jaber that "there is a draft of the law of oil and gas from the Cabinet sent to parliament early this week."
He added Jaber told (Voices of Iraq) that that version "is the same as those agreed by the Council of Ministers, in February (2007), and intercepted by the Kurdistan Regional Government then."
He expected that the member of parliament passes a bill of oil and gas "stage of enticements, is the first stage between the central government (in Baghdad) and the Kurdistan Regional Government, and the other would be between supporters and opponents of the law" inside the House of Representatives.
He Jaber on the expectation that "contribute to the agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the central government in Baghdad to speed up discussion and legislation of this law."
The delayed approval of the House bill Iraqi oil and gas, which was approved by the Government of Nouri al-Maliki and forwarded to the parliament in July last year, due to strong opposition of several parliamentary and political influence of the law.
She says that the strong opposition that the project gives "concessions" unprecedented for foreign investors to establish facilities and oil refineries, and allows investing for periods of up to (50) years, and he devotes controlled territories on wealth owned both the Iraqi people.
For its part, the Ministry of Oil said it expects a "political agreement" for the legislation of the law of oil and gas.
He said Assem Jihad, spokesman for the ministry, told (Voices of Iraq) that the economic committee in the cabinet "is responsible for the amendments," adding that the Oil Ministry "gave her (the project), is waiting for the political agreement" to approve the law.
He added: "The Oil Ministry with no change was in the interest of the Iraqi economy."
