Iraq: Sistani, Maliki and the government issuenote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have held a meeting on the government issue with Iraqi leading Shiite cleric Ali Sistani last week, in the presence of Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani. The following 368-word report sheds light on the meeting and tells what about the results. It also tells what about the issue of the oil portfolio.