how significant is what is happening on the grouped effecting the krg? >> i spoke with a senior member of the kurdish cabinet just a short time ago. frankly, they're quite concerned. according to this very senior official. car kurdistan now has a board are sunni ratio iraq and 13 kilometers with maliki's shia arab iraq, frankly. they're concerned that as more time passes, correctly, more sunni arabs will integrate into isis and will be radicalized. ed a we see iran and it's revolutionary guards move to reinforce prime minister, the increased training, arming and funding of the shia militias then that will create further sunni backlash. >> we'll take a short break. prime minister al maliki is against a breaking away of car kurdistan. we'll broaden the discussion >> al jazeera america presents >> just because you're pregnant, don't mean you're life's ended. >> 15 stories one incredible journey edge of eighteen coming september only on al jazeera america >> the violence has continued just a couple of miles from here >> just a short while ago we heard a larg

it is the commitment to provide budget for the krg, which is a recognized, legitimate government for the people of kurdistan. could this participation in the political process be conditional? it has to be a might of the change that has taken place. also for us, we do not want to go back to the same stories of 10 years ago. either we would be respected for who we are, because iraq is made up of two nationalities and then minorities. or we have to revisit the nature of the relationships that exist. i would call upon the united states, the international community, the neighboring countries to look at kurdistan and our government in the last decade or two. we have proven to everyone that we are effective for stability. we have proven that in spite of all of the challenges we have had internally and externally we succeeded in introducing a new democratic experience. the last cabinet that was formed recently is a broad-based cabinet in kurdistan region that we were expecting there would be challenges. that is why we have waited longer than expected to be united. next to the that, we have f

the krg wanted to extend its influence into neighbouring areas, especially kirkuk, setting atop huge resources. the islamic's state challenge has given them that opportunity. we begin with this report from al jazeera's zeina khodr. >> reporter: kurdish officials are determined to push ahead with a referendum. the kurdish government and iraq did not enjoy a good relation. now they are in a position where they can benefit from the conflict in this country. the central government has been weaken weakened, particularly in the heart land in the center of the country. they have taken territory once the iraqi army fled in the face of an attack. there is a de facto par takes in this country. there's a stalemate at the front lines. the kurds extended their reach. kurds controlled the center, and the central government in baghdad are holding their lines. no political solution inside. they haven't been able to create a national unity government. people are worried about the situation, but the kurds are seeing an opportunity to break away from iraq and from a government where they didn't really

if we make any comparison with and the krg has done baghdad has done, we have been more successful inbuilding relationships with the international community at large and neighboring countries. although we have not been a state like iraq, but unfortunately they were not able to benefit from it. a new democratic experience, we have been able to benefit. there has been a clarity of mission and a clarity of vision. some of the problems that have happened in iraq, they go back to the constitution. not accepting the principles of power-sharing and partnership. we, the kurds, are not to be blamed for the failure in baghdad. why did it happen? it happened for a number of reasons. challenges, weal have security challenges, and we have economic challenges. these are the main three challenges we face today. would like the international community to appreciate the situation we are in, whether we talk about kurdistan alone or iraq as a whole. we have to continue on the two tracks. so that we will not lose whatever we have achieved so far. to strengthen it, consolidated. -- consolidate it. if we we

. >> the key issue is the relationship between baghdad and the krg, which prior to this unfortunate situationwe're in now. that is going to be part of the ongoing government formation. clearing various cold cases or hot cases would be one of the issues which would be dealt with. it will not be done in isolation, not done as a transaction situation. it will be a package to understand exactly what the roles are supposed to be of the krg and central government:... . they have a quarter of a million syrian refugees. they have an extra half a million. they have done great jobs. the red cross and others are working with them. we have issues to address. it is a serious issue, displacement. >> additional questions? yes. >> i would like to ask ambassador faily, do you still consider iraq an arab country? can younswer is yes, imagine any situation in which the arab league could play a useful role in this crisis? we remember how the worst years of fighting in the lebanese civil war were stabilize by the arab deterrent force, largely syrian. it did not reduce the level of violence. do you think there is

the krg has taken more refugees than anybody else.they have a quarter of a million syrian refugees. they have an extra half a million. they have done great jobs. the red cross and others are working with them. we have issues to address. it is a serious issue, displacement. >> additional questions? yes. >> i would like to ask ambassador faily, do you still consider iraq an arab country? can younswer is yes, imagine any situation in which the arab league could play a useful role in this crisis? we remember how the worst years of fighting in the lebanese civil war were stabilize by the arab deterrent force, largely syrian. it did not reduce the level of violence. do you think there is anything in that kind of extra a rocky intervention -- iraqi intervention to be useful for you? about asking a kurd whether that is part of an arab nation. i am a kurd myself. we are a member of the arab league. shied away officials from the part of iraq. memberse been diehard of the arab league. our foreign minister has tremendous issues with our arab gove

the krg long wanted to extend its influence in the neighbouring areas, especially the city of kirkuk, sitting across huge oil resources. the challenge to the government in baghdad gave them that opportunity. we begin with this report from zeina khodr in northern iraq. >> reporter: kurdish officials are determined to push ahead with plans to hold a referendum for independence from iran. the central government and the kurdish regional government did not acknowledge good relations. the kurd find themselves in a position where they can benefit from the ongoing conflict in this country. the central government has been weakened, particularly in the sunni heartland in the center of the country. the kurds have been able to extend their reach, they have taken territory once the iraqi army fled in the face of an attack by sunni armed groups. it's as if there is a de facto partition in this country. the front lines for it time being - there's a stalemate. the kurds have extended the reach, the sunni groups controlled the center of the country and the central governments in baghdad are holding th

exports and what actions are we advising american energy companies that might be operating with the krg to take? >> our position on energy exports from iraq is very clear. we support getting as much oil out of iraq as possible and on to international markets from north to south. we also support doing that in a way that reinforces the overall stability of all iraqi regions. we have an obligation to say when people ask that there is legal risk for taking oil without an agreement. we work very hard to broker an agreement and actually had an agreement on the table that was a very good one as early as four months ago that would have gotten all of the oil out of the kurdish north flowing and had revenues coming from the south to the krg. that agreement didn't succeed for a number of reasons, and one of which is that we're in the middle of a high political season in iraq. it was an election season. you had an election april 30th. now you're working to form a new government. i remain confident that in the process of forming a new government, we can work with all sides to have a solution to this

exports and what actions are we advising american energy companies that might be operating with the krg to take? >> our position on energy exports from iraq is very clear. we support getting as much oil out of iraq as possible and on to international markets from north to south. we also support doing that in a way that reinforces the overall stability of all iraqi regions. we have an obligation to say when people ask that there is legal risk for taking oil without an agreement. we work very hard to broker an agreement and actually had an agreement on the table that was a very good one as early as four months ago that would have gotten all of the oil out of the kurdish north flowing and had revenues coming from the south to the krg. that agreement didn't succeed for a number of reasons, and one of which is that we're in the middle of a high political season in iraq. it was an election season. you had an election april 30th. now you're working to form a new government. i remain confident that in the process of forming a new government, we can work with all sides to have a solution to this

combined with new exports out of krg from iraq and from central asia the already crowded med is going to become more crowded. the self-sufficient north atlantic and south atlantic basin are going to become surplus. oil will want to get out of this area toward other countries. the problem is worsened by the fact that some of the exporters to the western hemisphere, saudi arabia and kuwait have their exports relatively sticky on the saud di side because they don't want to lose market share and a big market b and rely on east asia and south asia for market growth and kuwait because they believe that exporting 330,000 a day to the u.s. gulf coast market no matter how remunerative it may be helps keep 15,000 u.s. troop there is. so there's a sticking amount of oil that won't leave the atlantic basin making it more difficult for the crude produce in both mexico and canada to achieve a fair market value in a global marketplace and even though canadian crude is likely to have the highest net backs it might have by exporting through the pacific that's not likely to be the case. any liberalizat

the krg has taken more refugees than anybody else.they have a quarter of a million syrian refugees. they have an extra half a million. they have done great jobs. the red cross and others are working with them. we have issues to address. it is a serious issue, displacement. >> additional questions? yes. >> i would like to ask ambassador faily, do you still consider iraq an arab country? can younswer is yes, imagine any situation in which the arab league could play a useful role in this crisis? we remember how the worst years of fighting in the lebanese civil war were stabilize by the arab deterrent force, largely syrian. it did not reduce the level of violence. do you think there is anything in that kind of extra a rocky intervention -- iraqi intervention to be useful for you? about asking a kurd whether that is part of an arab nation. i am a kurd myself. we are a member of the arab league. shied away officials from the part of iraq. memberse been diehard of the arab league. our foreign minister has tremendous issues with our arab gove

the fact that they could get deals from the krg independent from baghdad is majorly attractive. >> tobe voted in by popular vote rather than presidential vote, it will be a huge shift of power. how is this going to change things? >> it will bring turkey into unchartered waters for some time. that is extremely popular with temperament not particularly moderate. in the short-term for investors means two things. whether this new arrangement will work, whether a relationship between the presidency, the government and the parliament will work. secondly, no report for the next 12 or 10 months. if you look at the election in august, there will be a change of leadership in their party. we're going to have a general election in june 2015. you can forget about reforms right now. >> what about the fact that these policies are intrusive as far as the central bank is concerned? we have a far different central bank policy than we need in the country. >> the pressure in the central bank will continue. the cabinet will become weaker. there is a question mark looking over next year. we will take econo

precisely because of the conflict it is a large international issue but look at the way in which the krgence and i also believe my personal opinion is inevitable. it is completely inevitable6yñ going back again in my own opinion but this is virtually a done deal and it is when. not if. there is a lot of players in the region that don't want it to those that will award to but it's by a perhaps a very good strategic sense as well as a willingness by those who might have opposed this to a kurdish independence to acquiesce to cooperate. i thank you will see that. i think the kurds are much closer to their independence and palestinians. >> also the nationalism of must -- may be the largest international movement in the world with your geography education is critically important. israelis and palestinians walk down the street -- the stage for the peace treaty that was resonant but remarkably transparent. the conflict is easy in successful western media understands this which is why it is disproportionately covered. to the extreme degree given world which are far more barbaric and far more cost

. >> ambassador, the main problem between the iraqi government and -- krg is article 140. a week ago, it was said [indiscernible] so, what is your understanding of that statement? >> ok. >> yes, sir. please. >> you've talked about how isis is this transnational threat and how it can't be solved in just one country. do you believe any military action against isis needs to include some form of action in syria as well as iraq? >> ok. another. yes. please? >> good morning. i have a couple of questions. the first one is, where is the european role in all of this, and if you see a role in all of the conflict going on right now, what would you like it to be? the second question is, what do you think the tipping point in this conflict is going to be? if isis moves to jordan next, as they have been declaring, do you think that is going to be the tipping point where probably this will entail an intervention from the u.s. or other bodies? >> we have confidence that the united states will look into the situation in a holistic way. and god forbid, we do not want this to be escalated to

at aad isis in iraq, look map, you see that the oil facilities are in the south and the krg, curtis regionalrity is still pumping. libya continues to produce. the effect is a pretty minor fear premium. >> still oil coming out. is there still a risk that longer term there is not going to be investment to keep facilities up to spec? >> that's an open question. one of the things we will be looking for is whether isis and pushed -- can be pushed back towards syria they have not been pushed further. , give usroader scale opec.ate on the strange relationship between russia and the saudis and major players. >> russia finds itself in a very unusual position. spent a lot of his second term trying to get russia integrated international institutions, from the wto to the g-8. opec aside, one of those things on the table for sanctions is whether russia might be moved from the g 20. althoughuggest that that is the kind of thing that market street as a symbolic from the point of view of russia as a sovereign, it would impose costs. >> do sanctions work? case has always been south africa and the anti-aparth

gotten all the oil out of the kurdish flowing and on to international markets and from the south to the krg. foye a number of reasons and which is that we're in the middle of a high political season in iraq. it was an election season and that was april 30th. i remain confident in the process of forming new government we can work with all sides to have a solution to this important issue. the budget being debated in parliament, about a $120 billion budget, about $17 billion for the kurdistan region and we want to make sure the resources get to kurdistan. we've been very clear that it's the decision the prime minister to cut off salary payments of the kurdish north because of the oil dispute is unacceptable and should be reversed. we made that clear. we're working closely with our partners in the north and the government in baghdad to find a solution to the issue and through the process of forming the government, we have real opportunity to do so. >> my time is expired. >> will the gentleman-year-old for a minute because i wanted to follow-up on a specific statement. what i want to follow-up o

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but if i think grow look at the way in which the krg has been moving steadily towards kurdish independenceand i believe, my personal opinion, unconnected from anybody else i'm connected to -- is inevitable. and i think the rubicon was crossed at least earlier this year, if not before. it's particularly inevitable with kirkuk which is not going to change hands again, in my opinion. it's a question of when and not if. and while certainly there are a lot of players in the region that don't want it, i think that the key ones either do or will, and i think that by dint or perhaps a very good strategic sense has a willingness by those who might have opposed this movement towards kurdish independence to start to act acquiesce to it, to start to smile on it, to start to cooperate with it. whether it's in ankara, baghdad or elsewhere, i think you see that. i actually think kurds are much closer to their independence than palestinians are. and that's my view. >> just a brief comment. unrequited kurdish nationalism hay well be the largest -- may well be the largest single movement in the world. >> ye