US efforts behind agreement between Baghdad, Erbil over oil

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP, Jamal Kilani, confirmed that “The agreement reached between the Federal Government and the Kurdistani Regional Government over paying the dues of the oil companies working in Kurdistan Region comes due to US efforts in this regard.”

He stated to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “There are US pressures practiced on the two sides over this issue,” noting that “This agreement is a part of the solution for this crisis.”

“There international pressures to endorse the Oil and Gas law so I expect its endorsement soon,” he concluded.

Earlier, the Federal Government and the Kurdistani Regional Government reached agreement over paying the dues of the foreign oil companies working in Kurdistan Region.

The Premier, Nouri al-Maliki, called the parliament to speed up endorsing the Oil and Gas law.