Iraq: Abdul-Kareem Luaibi, Maliki’s advisers and oil companiesnote

Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul-Kareem Luaibi is said to be proposing to set up a supreme consultative committee to prevent Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki’s Advisers from contacting the foreign oil companies directly. The following 358-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the reactions to Luaibi’s proposal. It also tells what about Al-Maliki’s promise to reshuffle his team of advisers.