PM:11:37:12/05/2022
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SULAIMANI — An MP from the State of Law Coalition said on
Thursday (May 12) he was surprised at the insistence of the Kurdistan Regional
Government’s (KRG) rejection of federal government supervision over oil and gas
exports.
Wael al-Rikabi said the KRG was not committed to the Iraqi
Federal Supreme Court’s verdict on the Kurdistan Region’s independent oil and
gas sales, as well as issues between Baghdad and Erbil over customs revenues
and regulations on health, electricity, water and taxes.
He insisted the sale of the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas
must be supervised from Baghdad.
Rikabi said the authority of the KRG is determined by the
Iraqi Federal government and stated Erbil must clearly state its position on
its status as part of Iraq or as an independent territory.
the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court’s verdict in February declared
the KRG’s law on the independent sale of the Region’s oil and natural gas
against the Iraqi constitution.
(NRT Digital Media)