Iraq: Shahristani, DoE and protection of oil facilitiesnote

Iraqi Deputy PM for Energy Hussein Al-Shahristani is said to be preparing to meet with a delegation of the US Department of Energy (DoE) without announcing where and when the meeting to take place. The following 381-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what the DoE intends to propose to the Iraqis and how Al-Shahristani is expected to react.