Iraq: Maliki, Putin, oil commitments and KRG-Gazprom contactsnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have received commitment from Russian President Vladimir Putin to discourage the Russian oil and gas companies from concluding contracts with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq. The following 438-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about other oil commitments Al-Maliki got from Russia and what about the KRG-Gazprom contacts.