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Kurdish oil deals draw criticism from some Iraqi lawmakers who fear precedent for oil industry
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| News Date | Thursday, November 29, 2007 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Associated PressPublished: November 29, 2007
BAGHDAD: The Kurdish regional government's oil deals with foreign companies drew sharp criticism Thursday in the Iraqi parliament, with some lawmakers saying the contracts set a dangerous precedent for the future of Iraq's vast oil industry.
Kurdish authorities have signed more than a dozen contracts with foreign companies amid objections by Oil Ministry officials in Baghdad, who consider the deals illegal.
During the Thursday parliamentary session, Shiite lawmaker Waiel Abdul-Lateef described the unilateral Kurdish moves as a "dangerous issue" that could pave the way for other Iraqi provinces to sign contracts without the knowledge of the central government.
"Provincial officials now can sign oil contracts and nobody can stop them," he said.
Abdul-Lateef complained that the central government in Baghdad has no control on Kurdistan region, which has enjoyed broad autonomy since 1991. |
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