Nusayif: exporting oil to Turkey clear constitutional violation by Kurdistan Region

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP Aliya Nusayif of the Iraqiya Hurra bloc described the exportation of crude oil from Kurdistan Region to Turkey as a “clear Constitutional violation.” She said in a statement reported by the Information Office of the bloc “The behavior of Kurdistan Region to export oil to Turkey and to conclude contracts with foreign oil companies without the consent of the Central Government represent a clear violation for the Constitution.” Nusayif pointed out that “These actions taken by the Kurdistan Regional Authority is a violation of Article (110) of the Constitution, which says that the negotiations concerning conducting the international treaties and agreements , policies of borrow, and drawing the foreign sovereign economic and trade policy, is the prerogative of the Federal Government.” It is the duty of the Government of Kurdistan Region to abide by all the constitutional articles as it was among the participants in the drafting of the Constitution and the signatories.” / End/