Category: Kurdish People

Shaways show optimism about the future of Iraq in the natural resources and calls for dialogue between the province and the center in the field of oil

Showed Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Rose Nuri Shaways, on Monday, optimism about the future of Iraq in the field of natural resources, and among that Iraq is among the largest energy producing countries in the world with imports up to 93% of the annual budget, called for negotiations between the province Kurdistan and the center and the rest of the provinces in the field of oil and speed up the enactment of laws related to this area.

Finance Committee Member indicates 2014 Budget will likely be approved early next year

Tipped the parliamentary Finance Committee approval of the budget at the beginning of next year, while confirming the continuing disagreement about some of the points between the Kurds and the federal government, which led to the delay.

Turkey announces talks with Baghdad on a special account for oil revenue Kurdistan

Turkish government announced on Thursday it was in talks with the Iraqi government on the proposal provides for opening an account for the Kurdistan Region’s oil revenues, while hinted that talks are continuing to put the proposal into effect.

Finance parliamentary: Budget delayed due to the continuation of discussions between ministers of the Kurds and the federal government over the contentious points

Attributed Finance Committee Alnielyh, Friday, reasons for delay in the federal budget, discussions with representatives of the Kurdistan Alliance and the federal government about the points of contention between Baghdad and Erbil, especially those related to entitlements oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region, and the possibility of merging Peshmerga Ministry of Defence.

Newspaper: Kurdistan is seeking independence with the aid of Turkey; U.S. expresses concern

The newspaper said Washington Post of America said that “the Kurdistan region is looking forward to realizing the dream of the long-awaited independence with the help of Turkey, at a time when the rest of Iraq a wave of violence and bombings.”

Deputy indicates IQD will not see improvement through the dropping of zeros process

Baghdad (news) .. Ruled out the vice president of the Finance Committee MP / coalition of Kurdish blocs / Ahmed Faizullah, improve the value of the Iraqi dinar when applying the project to delete the three zeroes from the national currency.

Putative deal between Maliki and Barzani restore the disputed areas controlled by the Peshmerga

Said a source familiar with the “world”, yesterday, that the resolutions Federal Supreme Court, relating to veto the law, “the mandate of the three presidencies” and “Article 23 of the electoral law” special province of Kirkuk, which were issued in the timing of one yesterday, linked to the political agreement new between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani.

Maliki plans to meet with Kurdish president next Sunday; Erbil agreement was never implemented, says Kurdish MP

Baghdad (AIN) -MP Qasim Mohamed of the Kurdistani Alliance described the planned visit of the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki to Erbil as important for implementing the previous agreement between the central government and Kurdistan Regional government.