Kurdistan Denies Sale Oil To Israel

BAGHDAD / NINA / The spokesman for the Kurdistan Alliance, Moaid al-Tayyib denied that the Kurdistan Regional Government has exported oil to Israel without the central government knowledge , stressing , that all published materials in the media on this topic are baseless and aimed to destabilize the country's security . Al-Tayyib in a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / "The Ministry of Natural Resources in Kurdistan will not sell one barrel to Israel," saying that "the provincial government is committed to the Iraqi foreign policy as being a part of Iraq, and does not deal with a state does not have diplomatic relations with Iraq. " He added , "The quantity of oil in the port of Ceyhan is known to everyone and will not be sold to Turkey or Israel," pointing out that "Turkey awaits an agreement between the governments in Baghdad and Erbil and an end to internal disputes or export oil to Turkey." He said that " sale of oil in Iraq is under strict supervision by the / OPEC / and other international organizations that monitor the production and sale of oil at any spot in the world , stressing that the purpose of this news is to mislead the public opinion and propaganda for interns in the political process . " It is mentioned that / Reuters / has revealed that Israel imports crude oil from Iraq's Kurdistan region . The agency quoted sources in the oil sector and sources follow paths of ships that at least four shipments of crude oil from Kurdistan arrived in Israel since the beginning of this year after two more shipments have arrived in the country last summer . Israeli sources did not confirm this report. Baghdad government claims that the independent oil deals held by the Kurdistan Regional Government are illegal. / End