Friday, September 28, 2007

Iraq Kurdish region says new oil deals are legal

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By Simon Webb

September 28, 2007

DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdish regional government (KRG) said on Friday that oil and gas deals it has signed since February are legal, rejecting Baghdad's claim that the deals breach the country's law.

Iraq's cabinet agreed a draft law for dividing the world's third-largest oil reserves in February, but rows with the KRG, as well as objections from some Shi'ite and Sunni Arab politicians have slowed its progress. Full Text

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