February 26, 2008
Erbil-Hewler, Kurdistan region 'Iraq', --
Iraq's Kurdistan prime minister
signed on
February 14, two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU)
on energy and reconstruction with South Korean
companies, saying they were made "within
the boundaries of the Iraqi constitution."
"A delegation from two South Korean companies
working in the fields of oil and construction will
soon visit the Kurdistan region to discuss means of
turning the memorandums into action on the ground,www.ekurd.net
" the Kurdistan Regional
Government's (KRG) premier, Nechirvan Barzani, said
during a press conference held at the cabinet
headquarters on Sunday.
The memorandums were signed during Barzani's visit
to South Korea last week.
The region had signed 15 contracts with 20 foreign
oil corporations despite the central government's
objection and ahead of the Iraqi parliament's final
endorsement of a new draft law on oil. |
South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak, (L),
shakes hands with Nechirvan Barzani, Iraq's
Kurdistan regional government prime minister, during
their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb.
14, 2008 |
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