Baghdad measures and expectations of significant economic revenues from the northern crossings


October 3, 2017

Baghdad - Journal News

The Committee on Economy and Investment in the Iraqi parliament, that the imposition of the law and the Iraqi constitution on the border crossings in the Kurdistan region will return to Iraq with substantial material amounts.

A member of the committee on "Sobhi al-Maliki," in a statement to the «Journal News», that "Iraq seeks to impose the law on the border crossings, which was not imposed by law before."

He added: "A number of things were overlooked when these crossings were under the administration of the Kurds," noting that "Iraq is able to address the current crises under the roof of the law and the Constitution."

Maliki said that "control of the three border crossings between Iran and the Kurdistan region or other camps does not return a great economic benefit to the country if the crossing of the crossing to the central government and the requirements of the legal administration."

He pointed out that "the imposition of the federal government law on these crossings will have a well-programmed programmed benefit," noting that "will be identified sources of funds entering and leaving these crossings."

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