Iraq: Talabani, Barzani and KRG oil pipeline projectnote

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is said to have threatened to resign from his position after President of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Massoud Barzani signed a contract with the Turks to build a new pipeline to export oil from the KRG-controlled area in northern Iraq to Turkey. The following 511-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about Talabani’s position in the light of the growing differences between Barzani and Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki.