Iraq: Maliki, Biden and US oil demandsnote

US Vice-President Joe Biden paid on 15/9/09 a three-day visit to Iraq. He is said to have tried during his talks with Iraqi officials, notably with PM Nouri Al-Maliki, to impose a series of oil demands regarding some issues, including notably the issue of Iraq National Oil Company (INOC). The following 449-word report focuses on Biden’s oil demands and tells how Al-Maliki and other senior Iraqi officials reacted to them.