Baghdad: The calls for Iraq to assume the initiative to defuse the crisis over the Strait of Hormuz
16/01/2012 10:46
Baghdad, January 16 (Rn) - The former Minister of Oil of Iraq, Monday, the Iraqi government that holds the initiative aimed at defusing the crisis between the West and Iran, against the backdrop of the threat of the last to close the Strait of Hormuz in the event was Tehran, economic sanctions of up to Hzersaderadtha oil, as confirmed of the oil and energy solutions through parliamentary diplomacy that is still long.
Strait of Hormuz The former oil minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), "The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran will affect the exports of Iraq and the Gulf States and Iran's exports and therefore OPEC would be affected adversely by what might happen in the strait."
The Sea of Science "in my opinion, can handle the situation, especially Iraq today, chaired by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should therefore take its role to convince the members of the organization not to respond to any ban Uribe on Iran, in the sense that any state of the OPEC countries did not compensate for Iranian oil, so it becomes a balance by making the Iran front responsibilities to abandon the threat of closing the strait at the same time to take a role to convince the organization that the European countries not to compensate for Iranian oil. "
"We must have a role in the Iraq crisis, the current initiative ... Iraq today is very important and has a big task and can play a role in persuading Iran and OPEC countries."
The news agency "IRNA" Iran today, news that the U.S. ambassador to the United States to the United Nations, Susan Rice delivered a message to the Iranian ambassador to the UN Mohammed Khozaaa on the Strait of Hormuz, in addition to a similar letter received by Tehran's ambassador to the Swiss have to by a third letter received by the Iranian Foreign Ministry of During Iraqi President Jalal Talabani.
There are no direct diplomatic relations between Tehran and Washington since 1979, and the Swiss embassy represents U.S. interests in Tehran
In turn, finds an expert in economic affairs that Iraq would be more affected if Iran has carried out its threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, on the grounds that the majority of its oil is exported through the strait.
Said Bassem Jamil Antoine's (Rn), that "all States, whether Arab or Western will be affected negatively as to close the Strait of Hormuz would cause higher oil prices on the one hand and block the export of the other, and Iraq will be most affected country to close the strait."
Antoine said that "Iraq today depends in the export of 400 thousand barrels per day through the Turkish port of Ceyhan and the remaining more than a million and a half million barrels exported through the Strait of Hormuz, in addition to Iraq's budget-based rate of 93% of the oil revenues."
He said, "by virtue of his relationship with Iraq, Iran and Western countries could play an important role in containing the current crisis and the adoption of the principle of diplomatic solutions because the issue can not be resolved through a dialogue."
And confirm to the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary gravity closing the Strait of Hormuz on Iraqi exports, which depend Strait outlet head for export.
A member of the Baha Hadi (Rn), that "certainly the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could have significant repercussions on Iraqi oil exports and the region in general, but there is room for dialogue and an end to the tension between Iran and the West."
Hadi said that "Iraqi government has fears of threats, but Iraq will play a role by virtue of its relations to defuse the crisis." He said.
The U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) last Tuesday that it is not seeking a confrontation with Iran on the traffic in the Strait of Hormuz despite the rejection of the Iranian military threat aimed at keeping the U.S. aircraft carriers outside the Gulf.
The military said earlier that he will continue to send groups of striking aircraft carriers across the Gulf, "the movements of regularly scheduled" According to international law.
From: Haidar Ibrahim, the Open: Peace Baghdadi
16/01/2012 10:46
Baghdad, January 16 (Rn) - The former Minister of Oil of Iraq, Monday, the Iraqi government that holds the initiative aimed at defusing the crisis between the West and Iran, against the backdrop of the threat of the last to close the Strait of Hormuz in the event was Tehran, economic sanctions of up to Hzersaderadtha oil, as confirmed of the oil and energy solutions through parliamentary diplomacy that is still long.
Strait of Hormuz The former oil minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), "The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran will affect the exports of Iraq and the Gulf States and Iran's exports and therefore OPEC would be affected adversely by what might happen in the strait."
The Sea of Science "in my opinion, can handle the situation, especially Iraq today, chaired by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should therefore take its role to convince the members of the organization not to respond to any ban Uribe on Iran, in the sense that any state of the OPEC countries did not compensate for Iranian oil, so it becomes a balance by making the Iran front responsibilities to abandon the threat of closing the strait at the same time to take a role to convince the organization that the European countries not to compensate for Iranian oil. "
"We must have a role in the Iraq crisis, the current initiative ... Iraq today is very important and has a big task and can play a role in persuading Iran and OPEC countries."
The news agency "IRNA" Iran today, news that the U.S. ambassador to the United States to the United Nations, Susan Rice delivered a message to the Iranian ambassador to the UN Mohammed Khozaaa on the Strait of Hormuz, in addition to a similar letter received by Tehran's ambassador to the Swiss have to by a third letter received by the Iranian Foreign Ministry of During Iraqi President Jalal Talabani.
There are no direct diplomatic relations between Tehran and Washington since 1979, and the Swiss embassy represents U.S. interests in Tehran
In turn, finds an expert in economic affairs that Iraq would be more affected if Iran has carried out its threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, on the grounds that the majority of its oil is exported through the strait.
Said Bassem Jamil Antoine's (Rn), that "all States, whether Arab or Western will be affected negatively as to close the Strait of Hormuz would cause higher oil prices on the one hand and block the export of the other, and Iraq will be most affected country to close the strait."
Antoine said that "Iraq today depends in the export of 400 thousand barrels per day through the Turkish port of Ceyhan and the remaining more than a million and a half million barrels exported through the Strait of Hormuz, in addition to Iraq's budget-based rate of 93% of the oil revenues."
He said, "by virtue of his relationship with Iraq, Iran and Western countries could play an important role in containing the current crisis and the adoption of the principle of diplomatic solutions because the issue can not be resolved through a dialogue."
And confirm to the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary gravity closing the Strait of Hormuz on Iraqi exports, which depend Strait outlet head for export.
A member of the Baha Hadi (Rn), that "certainly the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could have significant repercussions on Iraqi oil exports and the region in general, but there is room for dialogue and an end to the tension between Iran and the West."
Hadi said that "Iraqi government has fears of threats, but Iraq will play a role by virtue of its relations to defuse the crisis." He said.
The U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) last Tuesday that it is not seeking a confrontation with Iran on the traffic in the Strait of Hormuz despite the rejection of the Iranian military threat aimed at keeping the U.S. aircraft carriers outside the Gulf.
The military said earlier that he will continue to send groups of striking aircraft carriers across the Gulf, "the movements of regularly scheduled" According to international law.
From: Haidar Ibrahim, the Open: Peace Baghdadi