Iraq: Maliki, Shahristani and the KRG oil contractsnote

Iraqi Deputy PM for Energy and Acting Minister of Electricity Hussein Al-Shahristani is said to be standing against a tacit agreement between Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on the KRG oil contracts. The following 440-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells whether Al-Shahristani’s position may affect the agreement or not. It also tells what about the reaction of Oil Minister Abdul-Kareem Luaibi.