Baghdad warns of further contracts, Exxon Mobil
06/20/2012 0:00
Government had asked Obama to intervene
Baghdad - Al Sabah
warned Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki that contracts Exxon Mobil U.S. oil with the Kurdistan region represents a gesture serious, stressing that he would go to the «maximum grades to maintain the national wealth», according to his advisor media. and signed by Exxon Mobil in 18 last October signed a contract with the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq to invest six oil fields, some of which falls within the disputed areas in Nineveh, which was rejected by Baghdad and promised him illegal. Ali al-Moussawi, a media adviser to the prime minister told AFP Tuesday that Maliki «seen in These deals signal a very serious could lead to ignite wars, because it leads to fragmentation of the unity of Iraq ». He added that Maliki« ready to go to the extreme scores in order to preserve the national wealth, and the necessary transparency in the investment of wealth Iraqis, especially oil and not to waste them in any way whether in the style of the contract or in nature ». He continued:« Prime Minister and when he got the information on the contract and that Exxon Mobil is the conclusion of agreements, sent last week a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to intervene to prevent Exxon Mobil from going in this direction » .
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