Iraq: Maliki, Biden and oil affairsnote

US Vice-President Joe Biden is said to have expressed dissatisfaction with the oil policy of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki during his recent talks in Baghdad. The following 437-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about proposals to set up a US-Iraq team to take charge of oil relations between both countries. It also tells who is put forward to head the Advisory Committee of Al-Maliki in place of Thamer Al-Ghadhban.