Iraq, Russia to discuss Kurdistan oil projects

MOSCOW / Reuters

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari will meet in Moscow on October 23 to discuss the situation in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
Moscow is for constructive dialogue between Baghdad and Kurdistan, the ministry added. During al-Jaafari’s visit to Moscow on Oct. 23-25, the minister will also take part in the meeting of Iraqi-Russian intergovernmental commission with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin.
They plan to discuss projects of Russian oil and gas companies in Iraq during the meeting, the statement said. Iraqi oil minister Jabar al-Luaibi said he had sought clarification from Russia’s biggest oil company Rosneft about contracts it signed with Kurdistan.
Rosneft “assured that the contracts are preliminary and not ready for implementation,” the minister said in Baghdad. Rosneft agreed to take control of Iraqi Kurdistan’s main oil pipeline, boosting its investment in the region.

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