AK News reported that the Iraqi parliament raised its 58 session after voting to amend the investment law of the crude oil liquidation and ended the first reading of the six laws.

The Oil Ministry announced recently that Iraqi oil revenues of last March registered a record number since 2003 override USD 7 billion.

Mr Shuan Mohamed Taha MP for Kurdistan Bloc's Coalition said that the parliament completed the first reading of six draft laws including the Communications and Media Commission law to regulate the communications work and set the main controls of broadcast and media.

Mr Hakem al Zamily the MP for Ahrar bloc said that "The session witnessed the first reading of the ratification law on the Framework Agreement on Trade Preferential System among the Member States in the Islamic Conference Organization and the ratification law of the main system of the Islamic Telecommunications Association as well as the draft Law on the accession of Iraq's joining to the Treaty Organization of the Islamic Conference on Combating International Terrorism."

Mr Leqaa Wardi Mahdi MP for AL Iraqiya coalition said that "The session witnessed the first reading of the draft Law of Iraq's joining the International Convention to Suppress Nuclear Terrorism. The law aims to achieve the United Nations Charter purposes and its principles concerning the maintenance of international peace and security, promote good and friendly relations and cooperation among the States to fight and suppress nuclear terrorism and reduce the escalation of terrorist acts.”

(Sourced from AK News)