Parliamentary Committee: Controversial points hinder the passage of the oil and gas law

Information / Baghdad… Member of the Parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee, Ali Al-Mashkour, confirmed on Tuesday the continuation of negotiations between the Federal Ministry of Oil and the regional government regarding the oil and gas law.

Al-Mashkour said in an interview with the Maalouma Agency, “There are controversial points that hinder the passage of the oil and gas law within the House of Representatives,” noting that “conditioning the Kurds on the right of veto regarding the issuance of decisions issued by the Supreme Oil Council is unacceptable.”

He added, “Baghdad’s approval of the region’s conditions means undervaluing the rights of the south in general and Basra in particular,” noting that “the federal government has expressed its desire to sit at the dialogue table to resolve the existing problems away from unconstitutional demands.”

He continued, “The oil and gas law cannot be passed without resolving all the controversial points between Baghdad and Erbil in a way that guarantees the rights of all oil-producing governorates.”

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