Iraq: Maliki, Jaafari, Shahristani and the Kurdsnote

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani is said to have no intention of showing flexibility towards the Kurdish oil demands. The following 448-word report sheds light on the subject and tells why Al-Shahristani is taking such a position. It also tells what about the mediation of former Iraqi PM Ibrahim Al-Jaafari to reach a compromise on the matter.