Iraq: Abadi, Barzani and protection of oil facilitiesnote

Iraqi PM Haider Al-Abadi received President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Massoud Barzani on 29/9/16 in Baghdad. During their talks, Barzani is said to have talked to Al-Abadi about an issue concerning protection of oil facilities in northern Iraq. The following 344-word report sheds more light on this issue and tells what about Barzani’s proposal in this regard and what about a French support for his proposal. [Briefly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 23/41 – Oct. 7, 2016]