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128136
Wed, 06/16/2010 - 13:14
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Govt. not seeking parliamentary approval in oil, gas deals: Iranian MP
TEHRAN, June 16 (MNA) – MP Emad Hosseini, the spokesman of the Majlis Energy Committee, says the administration does not submit oil and gas contracts to the Majlis for approval.
“All international contracts and capital-intensive projects require Majlis approval, and representatives have seriously criticized the administration for not presenting the oil and gas contracts to the Majlis,” Hosseini told the Mehr News Agency on Tuesday.
“Unfortunately, only unimportant commercial agreements are presented to the Majlis, but representatives are not informed in detail about multi-billion-dollar oil and gas contracts” he complained.
For example, MPs are not informed about the details of the recently signed gas deal with Pakistan, he explained.
It runs contrary to the Constitution that the administration does not give the details of the major and “fateful” contracts to MPs, he noted.
Hosseini also said that the selling of energy-related companies to semi-sate companies has created many problems for the country’s energy sector.
Commenting on the repercussions of the newly-adopted UN sanctions on the energy sector, he said these sanctions will affect this sector but appropriate measures should be taken to minimize the negative effects.
“All international contracts and capital-intensive projects require Majlis approval, and representatives have seriously criticized the administration for not presenting the oil and gas contracts to the Majlis,” Hosseini told the Mehr News Agency on Tuesday.
“Unfortunately, only unimportant commercial agreements are presented to the Majlis, but representatives are not informed in detail about multi-billion-dollar oil and gas contracts” he complained.
For example, MPs are not informed about the details of the recently signed gas deal with Pakistan, he explained.
It runs contrary to the Constitution that the administration does not give the details of the major and “fateful” contracts to MPs, he noted.
Hosseini also said that the selling of energy-related companies to semi-sate companies has created many problems for the country’s energy sector.
Commenting on the repercussions of the newly-adopted UN sanctions on the energy sector, he said these sanctions will affect this sector but appropriate measures should be taken to minimize the negative effects.
