Al-Faili said in a statement to "Houston Chronicle" US newspaper that he sees "positive signs" in the talks, which were recently launched on sharing oil revenues and other dispute points between Baghdad and Kurdistan Regional Government”.

But Faili said that all oil sales in Iraq must be made through the National SOMO company, and that any sale outside this framework is undermine to the unity of the country.

"It is still early to judge the results of the dialogues, there will be mutual visits between Erbil and Baghdad officials, we need now to sit at the same table and discuss the matter."