Iraqis and Kurds seek to resolve rows over oil and gas law

Kurdistan Alliance List MP Mahmoud Othman revealed a primary agreement between the Iraqi Government and Kurdistan regional government to solve rows between both parties over oil and gas Law. Othman clarified that the meeting between Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki and Kurdistan regional Prime Minister in Baghdad was positive as to solving rows about oil and gas law while it has been agreed to revoke the first draft law approved by the Iraqi government in February 2007, Othman said. He added that Al Maliki will hold another meeting with Kurdistan regional government Neshervan Barazani in the presence of the two Vices President Adel Abdul Mehdi and Tarek Al Hashemi as well as Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Al Hashemi and a number of political parties’ representatives next week in order to agree on a final oil and gas law draft that will be passed to Parliament for ratification.