Iraqi officials have stated that they hope they can reach an agreement on oil exports with the regional authorities of the Kurdish Autonomous Region in the near future. TASS Regarding the Iraqi Ministry of Oil.
The ministry said the Iraqi government hopes to accelerate the resumption of oil exports from the region via Turkey’s Ceyhan port, work on rapprochement with Iraqi Kurdistan, and resolve unresolved issues between the region and Baghdad.
The sides held bilateral consultations, in which they emphasized the great importance of revenues from oil exports from the region for the federal budget.
Previously reportedIraq gained a long-term process from Turkey to export oil from Iraqi Kurdistan.
Baghdad filed a lawsuit after the Turkish state oil and gas company BOTAŞ began exporting the oil delivered from Iraqi Kurdistan to the world market without the official permission and approval of the Iraqi government.