Iraq: Maliki, Sunni Arabs and the Oil Ministrynote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have reached a consensus with the Sunni Arab political blocs to confront Kurdish calls for separation from the central government in Iraq. The following 390-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the consensus between Al-Maliki and Sunni Arab leaders on the Oil Ministry. It also tells who is put forward by the Shiite Marjaiya and Shiite leaders for the Oil Ministry and under what conditions.