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Iraq: Oil

Volume 686: debated on Wednesday 1 November 2006

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Lord Dykes

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they plan to hold discussions with President Massoud Barzani of the Kurdistan region of Iraq and other Ministers to ascertain their futurepolicy towards nationwide Iraqi control of new oil contracts and business arrangements; and, if so, when.[HL7869]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(Lord Triesman)

We have a regular dialogue with Ministers and officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). On a trip to the north of Iraq between 10 and 12 October, our ambassador in Baghdad met KRG President Barzani and other senior figures in the KRG to discuss a range of issues, including the future of the Iraqi oil industry.