Iraq: Issawi and oil and gas contractsnote

Iraqi Finance Minister Rafee Issawi is said to have intention to reactivate the role of the public control committees to tighten control on oil and gas service contracts. The following 360-word report sheds light on the subject and tells why Issawi intends to reactivate such a control. It also tells what about the reaction of Deputy PM for Energy Affairs Hussein Al-Shahristani.