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 STATUS OF THE RV , PART. 4
Baghdad and Kurdistan Partnership:
đNext in the article titled âMASROUR BARZANI PRAISES AL-SUDANI: WE HOPE YOU CONTINUE AS PRIME MINISTERâ This article is very significant because Al Sudaniâs first term in office is coming to an end soon. There will be elections and we all know that these elections can drag on and on.
 During them not much is accomplished. So what happened is very good new since it shows us the cooperation between these two elements of Iraq. There must be a strong cooperation for Iraq to be successful and united. So outgoing Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani expressed his hope on Thursday that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani would continue in his position.
 It was expressed that hie views the Kurdistan Region and all other regions of Iraq equally. So, I want to make a point here. Just recently Nori Al-Maliki raised his ugly peanut head and made some really stupid comments in the news, claiming only he can save Iraq and continue the prosperity.Â
Really? I mean this is just as crazy as much of what the democrats are claiming to be so patriotic, democratic and constitutionally minded, yet look at their past performance and how they have dragged the U.S. down.
 Al-Malikiâs audience is a silent elite that only comes out during election time, Actually, I am amazed that Maliki is not yet in prison and this only shows he has come friends in high level places outside of Iraq backing him. Go figure!
Incidentally, the Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani also just met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Bradley Smith in Washington on Thursday to discuss ongoing financial reforms and digital modernization efforts by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
đAlso on this same note of Kurdistan we read in the article titled âUS SECRETARY OF STATE: KURDISH AUTONOMY AND PROSPERITY ARE CENTRAL TO OUR POLICY TOWARD IRAQ. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF IRAN AND âMILITIAS.âÂ
In a hearing on this subject matter,theUSÂ Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded to US Representative Joe Wilsonâs concerns about Iranian interference in energy agreements concluded by the Kurdistan Regional Government with US companies, while noting that US policy toward Iraq is âKurdish autonomy and economic prosperity.â
UPDATE: OIL AND GAS LAW:
In the article titled âOIL AND GAS LAW: THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN BAGHDAD AND ERBIL IS POSTPONED TO A NEW PARLIAMENTARY SESSION.â
 We learn of the status of the Oil and Gas Law. Al-Sudaniâs cabinet has passed the updated law to parliament in the hope they will take it up soon.
 In the news they tell us that despite more than a decade and a half of repeated calls for the enactment of an oil and gas law, this pending issue remains one of the most controversial issues in Iraq, particularly in the relationship between Baghdad and Erbil.
Then in another recent article titled âPARLIAMENT PRESIDENCY CALLS FOR EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONSâ.
 We learn that the House of Representativesâ presidency called on âmembers of the House of Representatives to prepare to hold extraordinary sessions during the second month of the current legislative recess, with the aim of completing these important legislative tasks and meeting the requirements of the current phase.â.Â
Will they include the Oil and Gas Law and the long awaited updates to the budget tables?
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