The Iraqi Oil Ministry responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin's statements on the investment of Rosneft in the Kurdistan region without the approval of Baghdad.
A spokesman for the ministry, Assem Jihad, said on Thursday that the ministry is adhering to its "rejection of all oil transactions without the approval of the Baghdad government" in response to Putin, who pointed out that there is no intention of Russia to withdraw the company, "Rosneft" oil from the Kurdistan region.
Jihad said that "Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak assured the Iraqi government during his visit to Baghdad earlier this month that any contract or agreement is carried out anywhere in Iraq will be after reference to the Iraqi government."
The Russian minister said in a tweet on his site, "Twitter" after his visit to Baghdad that "the Iraqi government has no objection to the operations of Russian oil companies in the Kurdistan region of Iraq."
Iraq strongly denied these statements, stressing that his firm position is that "oil is a sovereign issue, and any deal that is not approved by Baghdad is illegal and will bear the consequences of the companies violating."
The spokesman for the Ministry of Oil that "the region continues to export oil, and that the problems related to this aspect has not been resolved."
According to jihad, Erbil city of a lot of money for oil companies, including $ 2 billion for Turkish companies, and other funds to companies second, as he put it. End
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A spokesman for the ministry, Assem Jihad, said on Thursday that the ministry is adhering to its "rejection of all oil transactions without the approval of the Baghdad government" in response to Putin, who pointed out that there is no intention of Russia to withdraw the company, "Rosneft" oil from the Kurdistan region.
Jihad said that "Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak assured the Iraqi government during his visit to Baghdad earlier this month that any contract or agreement is carried out anywhere in Iraq will be after reference to the Iraqi government."
The Russian minister said in a tweet on his site, "Twitter" after his visit to Baghdad that "the Iraqi government has no objection to the operations of Russian oil companies in the Kurdistan region of Iraq."
Iraq strongly denied these statements, stressing that his firm position is that "oil is a sovereign issue, and any deal that is not approved by Baghdad is illegal and will bear the consequences of the companies violating."
The spokesman for the Ministry of Oil that "the region continues to export oil, and that the problems related to this aspect has not been resolved."
According to jihad, Erbil city of a lot of money for oil companies, including $ 2 billion for Turkish companies, and other funds to companies second, as he put it. End
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