http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=115369MPs to visit Kuwait to activate bilateral agreements - Samarraie
June 29, 2009 - 01:20:51
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Iyad al-Samarraie said on Monday that a number of lawmakers will visit Kuwait soon to activate bilateral agreements.
Speaking at a press conference in Baghdad, the speaker said “the U.S. withdrawal from the Iraqi cities tomorrow will be a historic day in Iraq and for those who took part in the political process and the reconstruction of the Iraqi state was a challenge bigger than liberalization, there are many countries that managed to be free and failed in the reconstruction.”
“With the end of the current legislative term of the parliament, there are several draft laws requiring approval, including the oil and gas law,” he said, hoping that all problems related to the oil and gas law would be resolved.
On Tuesday (June 30), the Iraqi Ministry of Oil will put off its draw of lots to select the winners of the first batch of oil licenses.
A few days ago, Minister of Oil Hussein al-Shahrestani said that his Ministry would refer oil exploration licenses to the cabinet for consideration and decision.
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