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⚡️ Talabani Pushes to Fast-Track Iraq’s Oil & Gas Law ⛽️🇮🇶
✨ Highlights:
In Erbil, Kurdistan Region Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani met with a delegation from the US-Kurdistan Trade Council, led by President David Tvorey.
Both sides discussed expanding US–Kurdistan trade relations, with Talabani emphasizing the Region’s desire for greater American investment and involvement in regional economic growth.
Talabani reiterated the KRG’s willingness to provide full support and facilities for American companies operating in the region.
Regarding the oil and gas file, Talabani stated:
🛢️ The Kurdistan Region supports expediting the passage of the Oil & Gas Law in the new session of Iraq’s Parliament.
🧭 The law is expected to help resolve Baghdad–Erbil disputes in line with constitutional powers and the Region’s special status.
He stressed that gas wealth must directly serve citizens and strengthen the Region’s industrial and economic infrastructure.
Commentary:
(The Kurds have been the hold-up all along in getting the law passed. Now it’s Parliament’s turn—but Parliament still doesn’t have the bill from the Cabinet, and must wait for the new session and the elections.)
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TALABANI CALLS FOR EXPEDITING THE ENACTMENT OF THE OIL AND GAS LAW.
On Monday in Erbil, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Qubad Talabani, received a delegation from the US-Kurdistan Trade Council, headed by its president, David Tvorey. The two sides discussed a number of issues of common interest.
During the meeting, discussions focused on the mechanism for developing trade relations between the United States and the Kurdistan Region. With reference to the economic development process in the region, Qubad Talabani emphasized that “the Kurdistan Region desires that American companies have a larger and more influential role in this process, and expressed the readiness of the regional government to provide all forms of support and facilities in this regard.”
Another focus of the meeting was the oil and gas file, and the Deputy Prime Minister explained, “We are in favor of quickly passing the oil and gas law during the new session of the Iraqi Parliament, which will contribute to resolving the disputes between the region and Baghdad in accordance with the constitution and powers, and in a way that takes into account the special status of the Kurdistan Region.”
Talabani also stressed that “our priority is that the gas wealth should be used to serve the citizens and develop the industrial and economic infrastructure of the Kurdistan Region.”
(The Kurds have been the hold up all along in getting the law passed, now its parliament. But parliament does not yet have the bill from the cabinet plus they must now wait for the new session and the elections.)
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