Iraq says Kurd's oil deals still illegal

Iraq’s Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahrastani said that Kurd’s oil deals with foreign oil firms still considered “illegal” despite approving Kurdish plans to export crude oil through national pipelines.

“Iraq’s oil ministry considers the contracts signed by Kurdish regional government (KRG) with the international oil companies illegitimate and illegal,” Shahrastani said on Tuesday in an interview with the state-run television of Iraqia.
Xinhua