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Iraq-Turkey arbitration moves one step closer to final ruling

A draft ruling is pending approval by the International Court of Arbitration, with Kurdistan's oil independence potentially hanging in the balance.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) receives KRG President Nechirvan Barzani (left) in Ankara on Jan. 26, 2023. (Photo credit: KRG Presidency Office)

An arbitration tribunal in Paris has issued a draft ruling in a legal dispute between Iraq and Turkey, moving the proceedings one step closer to a final decision that could undermine Iraqi Kurdistan's ability to export oil independently.

Contrary to rumors circulating on social media and in Iraqi political circles, a final ruling has not been issued, according to two officials with direct knowledge of the case.

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