Iraq-Iran: Maliki, government and oil issuesnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki, who is visiting Tehran, is said to have agreed to give the Iranians a role in the setting up of a new government in Iraq. The following 412-word report sheds light on the Iranian demands to help settle the government issue in Iraq and tells what about former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi and Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani. It also tells what about Iraq-Iran cooperation on oil issues.