Iraq: Maliki, Russia and KRG oil and gas contractsnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki, who is visiting Moscow to attend a summit for gas exporting countries, is said to have no intention of urging Moscow to intervene to block Gazprom’s contract with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The following 464-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about Al-Maliki’s position and what about the Russian position with regards the KRG oil and gas contracts and the oil and gas law.