IRAQI FEDERAL SUPREME COURT AND KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OIL EXPORTS

That this House welcomes the recent decision by the Federal Supreme Court in Baghdad to reject a request from the Iraqi Federal Oil Minister to rule against oil exports from the Kurdistan region of Iraq; notes that the Court convened a special meeting to address the Minister's request, examined the reasoning behind his request and decided unanimously to reject the request for being contrary to the applicable legal contexts in Iraq; further notes that the Court's decision is binding on the Minister and cannot be challenged in any way; believes that this vindicates the position of the Kurdistan Regional Government; urges the authorities in Baghdad to immediately abandon their illegal and unconstitutional interventions to prevent oil exports from the Kurdistan region and cease sending intimidating and threatening letters or making false claims to prospective traders and buyers of oil exported legally by the Kurdistan Regional Government; and agrees that oil exports from the Kurdistan region are for the benefit of the people of Kurdistan and Iraq.