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Henig: Guterres: Implementation of Sinjar Agreement and Drafting of Oil and Gas Law
March 2, 2023
Baghdad/Obelisk: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that the Sinjar Agreement and the drafting of the Federal Oil and Gas Law should be implemented.
“I am happy to come to the Kurdistan region,” Guterres said at a press conference in Erbil, adding that the federal budget should be approved, the oil and gas law drafted, and the Sinjar agreement implemented.
“I am in Iraq, and what is happening in this country gives a source of hope.
I encourage political parties in the Kurdistan region to hold elections this year, stressing that achieving a bright future requires taking steps today.
He stressed that the United Nations stands by the Kurdistan region for a bright future.
He expressed his happiness at his meeting with the President of the Region, the Prime Minister of the Region, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Speaker of Parliament.
Al-Hol camp is a ticking bomb, he said, noting that we discussed with regional leaders security problems in the disputed areas.
He pointed out that we discussed with Iraqi officials the agreement of Erbil and Baghdad on the oil and gas law and the budget, as well as the decisions of the Federal Court, which should be in the interest of all segments of the Iraqi people. LINK
Henig: IMO: Just so there’s no confusion: If you remember the article that came out earlier about the agreement between Erbil and Baghdad on the oil and gas law, they’ve made a binding agreement on it, and now it needs to be drafted so that the entirety of Parliament can vote it into law–which they already have the votes to do, as we’ve seen in numerous articles about that topic.
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