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Gulf not threatened by Iraq's oil output plans: Kuwait Kuwait City (AFP) Dec 15, 2009 - Energy-rich states of the Gulf Cooperation Council do not feel threatened by Iraq's plans to massively expand its oil production, Kuwait's foreign minister said on Tuesday. Iraq has awarded a number of contracts to international oil companies with the aim of boosting its crude production from the current 2.5 million barrels per day to above 10 million bpd during the next several years. ... more http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Gulf_not_threatened_by_Iraqs_oil_output_plans_Kuwait_999.html

Surprises aplenty in selloff The impression that the West would renew its dominance of the Iraqi oil extraction industry has been shattered with the latest auction of oil rights, with Russia's Lukoil leading the winning bids. Other successful parties include interests from as far afield as Malaysia and Angola. - Robert M Cutler (Dec 15, '09) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KL16Ak01.html

Iraq's oil auction hits the jackpot Russia and China were the big winners in the latest auction of Iraq's oil rights, as was the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki; United States companies were conspicuous by their absence. If the oil starts to flow as now promised, the next few years should see the rise of a relatively wealthy, Shi'ite-controlled Iraq, friendly with Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah. Does this make Maliki the new Saddam Hussein? - Pepe Escobar (Dec 15, '09) http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KL16Ak02.html

Iraq Begins Participation in the IMF

Expert says Statoil may find more oil in Iraq than expected Dec 14, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- PowerRating 14 December 2009 - Norwegian petroleum major Statoil ASA (OSL: STL) and other oil companies are likely to find much bigger oil resources in Iraq, than officially acknowledged, an Iraqi oil expert was quoted last Sunday as saying to The Financial Times (FT). Companies are offering Iraq very good conditions in the contracts, because they think that the oil fields contain more than estimated, Raad Alkadiri, expert on Iraq at PFC Energy in Washington told FT.com. Last Saturday, it was announced that Statoil, together with Russian sector player Lukoil OAO (LON: LKOH) was granted the right to develop the giant oil field West Qurna 2 in the second licensing round in Iraq. The field is estimated to contain reserves of 12.9 billion barrels of oil. It has been calculated that field production will gradually rise to 1.8 million barrels per day "With this (award) we have got a position in one of the biggest oil fields in the world, plus a position in Iraq - one of the remaining countries with big, undeveloped oil reserves. This gives us a foothold in a region with a big importance in the future," Torgeir Kydland, Statoil's director for Eurasia, the Mid-East and Asia told Norwegian news wire NTB on the phone from Baghdad. Iraq is likely to soon emerge as the country with the second-biggest oil reserves in the world after Saudi-Arabia, but ahead of Iran, the FT wrote on Saturday. Iraq recently opened for exploration several bigger fields as the government in Baghdad has a desperate need for the huge revenue, which oil from the fields would give. Representatives from 44 international oil companies gathered in Baghdad during the weekend to participate in the oil auction. Last Friday, Statoil and Lukoil lost the contract to develop the Halfaya field to a consortium of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), Petronas Carigali and Total (EPA: FP). Iraq's oil reserves are today estimated at 115 billion barrels of oil, against Iran -- with 137 billion and Saudi-Arabia with 268 billion. However, the seismic data for Iraq is from the 1970s and new, more modern technology will probably show that Iraq's reserves are much bigger, FT said, quoting experts. http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/...0News/2723637/

Trade and finance are asking the House of Representatives to pass laws stimulant of the Iraqi economy and have been suspended for more than a year 2009-12-15 09:49:38 2009-12-15 09:49:38 ب ).. BAGHDAD (Iba) .. طاام. Company asked the public for exhibitions in the Ministry of Commerce and the House of Representatives to pass laws stimulant of the Iraqi economy, and disruptive of the more than a year. وقا. The head of import and export company for the return of a conciliator that the laws of customs tariffs, and consumer protection, product protection, and quarantine, as well as the laws of other related products flooding the market a bad one. م. On the other hand demanded that the head of Customs in the Ministry of Finance Novell sound, the House of Representatives to reconsider the decision of the CPA dissolved, which fired the import of all kinds, and Mnacih, shut the customs duties. وق/.. Salim said that Iraq needs to develop import permit determining the quality of the goods imported to the country, pointing out that the Customs Department will issue licenses for food exclusively. (End) / g / .. http://translate.google.com/translat...-8&sl=ar&tl=en

USAID-Tijara working to overhaul Iraq's economy http://www.kurdishglobe.net/displayA...53A987D24C3FE8 While no silver bullet exists for eradicating poverty, access to financial products specifically tailored to low-income individuals has helped to reduce extreme poverty rates by 13% in just seven years in developing countries like Bangladesh, according to the World Bank. Microcredit, in the form of loans ranging from 100 USD to a few thousand USD, is traditionally offered to emerging entrepreneurs lacking collateral, reliable employment, and credit history. It is a key component of the microfinance industry that continues to have a positive impact on economic growth throughout the developing world. Begun in 1976 by Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, microfinance enables capable entrepreneurs to move away from dependence on government welfare programs and subsistence living toward economic independence and prosperity. In his 1999 autobiography Banker to the Poor, Mr. Yunus wrote: "I firmly believe that all human beings have an innate skill. I call it the survival skill. The fact that the poor are alive is clear proof of their ability." Mr. Yunus and Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for their efforts in pioneering the microfinance industry. The public sector in Iraq is the country's largest employer with 60% of total full-time employment, according to a United Nations report released earlier this year. With the Iraqi government's shallow coffers-a result of the steady decline in oil prices since 2008-and soaring rates of unemployment, there is no doubt that robust private sector development is desperately needed throughout Iraq's provinces in order to keep up with the hundreds of thousands of new entrants into the workforce every year. Continued reliance on the expansion of government jobs as a strategy for remedying these acute problems is simply unsustainable and will only further strain provincial budgets. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program in 2008 in order to address the most critical issues facing Iraq's economic future: a dominant public sector, stagnant job growth, and implementation of the investment law. Tijara (tee-JAH-rah), which means "trade" in Arabic, aims to gradually move Iraq from a primarily state-controlled economy, dependant on the sale of oil, to a balanced economy with private sector entrepreneurship leading the way. Tijara accomplishes its mission by providing seed capital to emerging microfinance institutions throughout Iraq, enabling them to significantly increase their loan volume and to diversify their client base. As of October 31, 2009, Tijara's total outstanding loans in Iraq were 55,446 with a total value of 81,576,700 USD. Tijara is also assisting the Iraqi government with accession to the World Trade Organization, which will lure foreign investment into local businesses. David DeVoss, Director of Communications for Tijara, said, "The poorest of the poor who have friends, integrity, and a desire to start a business to make life better for their families" are typically the microfinance institutions' clientele. With local small-business development centers in almost every province of Iraq, Tijara provides training for emerging and pre-established microfinance institutions on strategies like financial product development and marketing as well as English-language courses. According to Mr. DeVoss, some of the most dynamic people in microfinance in Iraq are in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). "They're very professional and aggressive with trying to make these loans work," he noted. One of Tijara's partner microfinance institutions, Bright Future Foundation, is funded completely by the KRG. Out of 12 microfinance institutions operating in Iraq today, Tijara has provided seed capital to 11 of them. Tijara is also placing a special focus on women entrepreneurs who typically have better loan payoff rates and tend to invest more in education and nutrition for their families, both important components of overcoming the ravages of poverty. Ardemis Owhanis, Senior Program Manager for Microfinance of Tijara, says, "New initiatives, such as group lending, have been introduced to target specifically women micro-entrepreneurs with small loans in order to increase cash flow and also to facilitate character development, micro-business growth and capital sufficiency. Other approaches to increasing the participation of women in microfinance include the introduction of loan products that specifically target female borrowers." Next week, USAID-Tijara will host its second microfinance partners' conference of the year in Duhok from December 15-17. Kurdistan Region-the provinces of Dohuk, Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah- accounts for nearly 25% of Tijara's total loan portfolio for Iraq. Representatives from Tijara, managers from Iraqi microfinance institutions, commercial bankers, politicians, and international experts will convene to discuss "making microfinance more inclusive, transparent, diverse and based on internationally agreed upon microfinance best practices," according to Ms. Owhanis, who also noted: "These conferences help young microfinance institutions to learn from more experienced ones regarding transparency and best practices, microfinance institutional governance, and the use of technology in microfinance." Relief International (RI), which participates in Tijara's seed capital program for microfinance institutions, is a participant in the upcoming conference. Arafat Dajani of Sulaymaniyah, Chief of Party for RI's microfinance program in Iraq, explained that "this conference is important for RI to exchange ideas and views on how to go forward." Mr. Dajani considers Tijara the "godfather" of the microfinance industry in Iraq. "Tijara has played a big role in establishing and supporting the microfinance industry in Iraq, in addition to funding and technical assistance given to microfinance institutions and RI in particular," he stated.

Iraq will be 'big player' at OPEC meet: US diplomat BAGHDAD (AFP)

Iraq calls for Gulf leaders summit in Kuwait to restore full relations A number of Iraqi officials on the summit of the Cooperation Council of Arab Gulf states of Kuwait and called for support for Iraq in the fight against terrorism and reconstruction, said government spokesman Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh Iraqi for "the Iraqi press agency" it is appropriate now to look at Iraq as an element of stability in the the current political system, and will not be aggressive in any particular case against brothers and neighbors, and should take into account its potential as an economic actor in the economic equation, particularly within the framework of the region. Iraq and hopes of his brothers gathered at the Kuwait summit of the GCC out the recommendation to re-confirm relations with Iraq, particularly by some of the neighboring and brotherly countries, which are still reluctant to specify the type of relationship with Iraq, which could play a key role in reducing instability in the region, especially between neighboring states and Iran, in the sense that Iraq could provide a recipe to reduce the stability of new of the controversies and tensions that occur from time to time between some Gulf countries and Iran, Al-Dabbagh said: We hope from our brothers support Iraq and its political support and assistance to be a true friend and brother in the region. For his part, official media office of the Council of Minister Ali al-Moussawi said Iraq would welcome any meeting of interested brothers the Arabs, both in the GCC summit or elsewhere, and waiting Iraq is the support from the participants in the face and the war on terrorism and in support of the ages being beyond the stage of sympathy, which was effect in the previous period, namely from 2006 to 2007, and we aim for now is to start the actual era of cooperation, or that Iraq could provide to his brothers and takes them, and that includes all levels, and it will certainly reflect positively on the strengthening of cooperation between Iraq and Arab countries in particular GCC .. Moussawi: Iraq asks the brothers to support and sustain the legitimate demands of the hunt and the recovery of Iraqi terrorist elements, such as Izzat al-Douri, which take some of the countries of the region-based. http://translate.googleusercontent.c...cldk0dfXLxUa-A

Gulf leaders tackle economic woes, conflicts Kuwait City (AFP) Dec 14, 2009 - Gulf leaders arrived in Kuwait on Monday for a two-day annual summit with the global recession's impact on their economies, fighting in Yemen and Iran's nuclear drive high on the agenda. Leaders of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will explore ways to boost and integrate their economies, which have also suffered from the knock-on effect of Dubai's debt crisis. Kuwait's ... more http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Gulf_leaders_tackle_economic_woes_conflicts_999.html

A New Era? The Rush for Iraq's Oil By PATRICK COCKBURN Iraq is set to become one of the world largest exporters of oil after international companies accepted low fees to develop the country's vast crude reserves. Representatives of 44 oil companies ignored the recent devastating bomb attacks in Baghdad to cram into a hall in the Oil Ministry to bid for contracts to increase production in Iraq's biggest oilfields. The companies are so eager to get a foothold in the Iraqi oil sector that they are largely accepting tough Iraqi government terms, which many of them rejected at a previous auction in Baghdad six months ago. The intense interest of the international oil industry in Iraq is fuelled by belief that it may have reserves, rivalling Saudi Arabia, which have gone unexploited or undiscovered during 30 years of war, rebellion and sanctions. The super-giant fields of south-east Iraq are the largest concentration of such fields in the world, according to experts. Iraq desperately needs to increase its oil revenues to reconstruct the country as exports have remained at about two million barrels a day

Bringing Baathists Into The Fold. The below VIDEO poses a VERY interesting perspective on "Returning Baathists" to the political process in Iraq. VIDEO LINK -http://english.aljazeera.net/program...626412956.html For 35 years the Baath party that was associated with Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi president, ruled Iraq with an iron fist. Today, that party no longer exists and former members were barred from running for office after the 2003 war. But last year a law was passed which relaxed some of the restrictions on former Baathists and allowed them to apply for reinstatements to the civil service and military. The US administration praised the law and called it a good step toward national reconciliation, but some Iraqis fear that the law has opened the door for former Baathists to return to positions of influence. So, with parliamentary elections coming up, should Iraq's democratic process be opened up to the former supporters of Saddam Hussein? To discuss this Jasim Azawi is joined by Saad al-Mattalibi from the ministry of national dialogue and Abdelbarri Atwan, the editor in chief of al-Quds al-Arabi. http://english.aljazeera.net/program...626412956.html

Obama Associate to Run for Iraqi Parliament Obama's 'fraud' associate to run for Iraqi parliament Official was accused of pushing hundreds of millions in deals to Tony Rezko Posted: December 13, 2009 5:10 pm Eastern By Aaron Klein

US oil companies lose out in Iraq auction By Carola Hoyos The Financial Times: December 13 2009 US oil groups were all but shut out from Iraq as it completed the biggest oil field auction in history. European groups, including Royal Dutch Shell, Lukoil and Gazprom, and Asian groups, such as China

Asian firms tie energy future to Iraqi oil Baghdad (Iraq) (AFP) Dec 13, 2009 - Asian firms Petronas and CNPC made aggressive bids to become major players in the international energy market by snatching up contracts for Iraq's oil fields at an auction over the weekend. The Malaysian and Chinese companies, both massive state-owned firms but not yet household names worldwide, were part of consortiums that won four of the seven contracts handed out by the Iraqi government ... more http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Asian_firms_tie_energy_future_to_Iraqi_oil_999.h

Iraq eyes top spot after oil auction 'victory' Baghdad (AFP) Dec 12, 2009 - Iraq on Saturday awarded oil contracts to foreign giants at an auction it hopes will hike output to 12 million barrels a day and put it on a par with the world's top producer Saudi Arabia. Baghdad sold Russian firm Lukoil rights to one of the world's biggest untapped oil fields on the auction's second day, after striking deals with Anglo-Dutch company Shell, China's CNPC and Malaysia's Petro ... more http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Iraq_eyes_top_spot_after_oil_auction_victory_999.html

U.S. firms lag in bids for Iraqi oil Russians, Europeans and Chinese win most contracts for developing major fields http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/12/AR2009121201277.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Managing Director of Shell: We'll get oil production in the field of crazy to 1.8 million barrels per day Director of Shell Munir Abu Aziz, on Friday, said his company has experience in the oil investment in Iraq, and it is determined to reach production in the oil field crazy to 1,8 million barrels per day. He said Munir Abu Aziz told a press conference held by the Ministry of Oil after his victory in a coalition with Petronas holding crazy oil field development, the company is "pleased to reach these results, which resulted from discussions that lasted for a whole year," noting that although "The project is too large However, the work and investment in Iraq is not new to us, we are currently working with the Southern Oil Company to invest the associated gas in Basra." He said Abu Aziz, said that Shell had "productivity goals in these fields to reach the million and 800 thousand barrels per day, and we will regain the fact that these costs will we sign contracts are contracts of service and not shared." http://radionawa.com/Ar/NewsDetailN....131&LinkID=105

Iraq hails 2nd oil auction but risky sites shunned By SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press Writer Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press Writer

Resolution of 7 contracts to develop Iraqi oil fields to achieve a high production rate and contribute to the booming economy . Resolution of 7 contracts to develop Iraqi oil fields to achieve a high production rate and contribute to the booming economy 12 December, 2009 12:29:00 Fought a major international companies for the second consecutive day the second auction of the second licensing round for the granting of investment licenses a number of Iraqi oil fields, which fields Gharraf, Qurnah 2 and Badra, a star and Qayyarah, and was the first day had resolved two decades to develop the Majnoon oil in the province of Basra and Halfayah field in the province architecture. After the Majnoon and Halfaya resolve economic event, in Iraq the most prominent competitive, major international oil companies to develop contracts to extract this vital day after running the first session of the second licensing round is resolved fields Qurnah, Gharraf and Badra and the star has gone through major tour companies auction resulted in the new coalition wins oil component of the company "Lukoil" and Russian "Statoil Hydro" Norwegian investment Qurna oil 2 large in Basra, as announced by Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani. He won a coalition of companies, "Petronas" Malaysian and "JAPEX" Japanese contract to develop the giant oil field Gharraf in Nasiriyah. Also won a coalition led by the company "Gazprom" Russian contract to develop oil field Badra in Kut. Company "Sonangol" won the second Angolan oil contract in Iraq by obtaining a contract to develop the field of "star" in the province of Mosul, also got the contract to develop oil field Qayyarah in the province itself and the results of its announcement of these contracts and the oil ministry revealed that it planned to study the development of production to put fifty fields in different regions of the country, this same approach in the history of public tours licenses did not know Iraq from before. And if things in perspective it is hoped to reach Iraq during the next six years has the highest production rate by adding millions of new barrels exported per day. These developments and push the Iraqi economy big steps forward by increasing imports and the elimination of unemployment and an end to economic files lean and fast rebuild the infrastructure and the achievement of high purchasing power of the Iraqi dinar and its value against world currencies and progress in Iraq to the ranks of economically developed countries with continued good management and improve the performance of oil policy .

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North .. GCC summit in Kuwait entity will culminate in the establishment of the GCC Monetary Union Date: 12/12/2009 The beauty of the following Kuwait - 10 - 12 (KUNA) - Kuwaiti Finance Minister Mustafa Al-Shamali said the Gulf Cooperation Council summit to be hosted by Kuwait next week will culminate in the establishment of an entity GCC Monetary Union in order to achieve the efforts made by Their Majesties and Highnesses the leaders of the Council during his period about 30 years. The North, Vice Chairman of the Committee for the preparations for the 30 session of the Summit of the Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf states in an exclusive interview with Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on the eve of the summit, which will begin its work next Monday that the establishment of the GCC monetary union entity would be a step in the progress of the excellent cooperation given the long because this will set the I want the Gulf central bank. He stressed that this is the beginning of the way for the launch of the program schedule of the unified Gulf currency will the Gulf central banks to intensify their efforts to reach the Gulf currency union. He noted that the State of Kuwait completed their legal and constitutional to join with the other GCC countries to the GCC monetary union after the National Assembly unanimously approved on Tuesday the Convention on the Monetary Union of the Gulf Cooperation Council States and the Statute of the monetary council, expressing the hope that this step in the adoption of the currency unified Gulf in the future. He hoped to join the GCC monetary union sisters, the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman, "because it would strengthen the economies of the region and make the region an economic bloc to be reckoned with in the world." He stressed that the State of Kuwait will operate during the Presidency of the current session of the GCC summit to activate the two sisters join the UAE and Oman and the GCC monetary union would be supportive of this approach. He added that it "comes to fulfill the important role played by Their Majesties and Highnesses the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, in memory of the late Amir of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the late King of Saudi Arabia of the late King Fahd bin Abdulaziz and the President of the United Arab Emirates the late His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who put the first brick in the Gulf monetary union project and they were dreaming to see this project will see the light and, God willing, the intention of Their Majesties and Highnesses the leaders of the GCC countries ". On the subject of a single Gulf currency, said the North "This subject needs time that we can not select years, but we need to have specific data, we can work out during the first phase in order to reach a unified Gulf currency." He pointed to the importance of the unified Gulf currency "the expansion of the economy among the GCC countries will lead to more, including to deal with this area as it is the broad economic and rich in assets and assets which would establish the region as an economic power in the world." And other economic issues to be discussed by the summit that he considered the northern Gulf Common Market and the common customs barrier to the GCC countries to the outside world from economic issues to be discussed by the task of this summit. He added that the GCC countries have made great strides towards this direction if the measured period made by other countries to achieve this end. He said the GCC countries will in the coming period to find a way to deal with a unified customs collection of the GCC, pointing to the existence of different alternatives related to this subject in order to reach a solution satisfactory to all the GCC countries "and thus moving a step closer also to the collection of customs and the completion of construction of the fence to the outside world customs ". And the festivities will be held during the summit and on the launch of Your Majesties and Highnesses the electricity linkage project between the GCC said that the issue of the northern power grid between the GCC has gone through the first of which was between the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the second between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates . And on the railway project between the GCC said that before the summit a public construction project for the GCC rail and transport so that the GCC transmission lines of railways for passengers and goods in order to link these countries countries outside world. He added that the GCC General Authority for Railways and Transport will consider the subject of routing trains in the rail and the required speed, indicating that the Ministers of Transport and Communications in the GCC countries had agreed during their last meeting. He said that studies on this project will take considerable time because their preparation is carried out by leading international consultants and expressed hope that the railway project is contributing in the promotion of trade among the GCC countries and increase their exports to other countries nearby. Development Bank and the draft proposed by the Gulf State of Qatar has recently expressed the hope that the northern reach of Ministers of Finance and Economy in the GCC countries during the preparatory meeting for the summit to be held in Kuwait next Sunday to an understanding about the project and the alternatives available to implement the idea. Asked whether the summit will discuss oil market conditions and their impact on the economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council said the North "from the natural conditions of the summit to review the global oil market, because this is the key element in all countries of the Council." "As it is certain that an exchange of views and ideas among the GCC countries on this subject and to study the effect of volatility of these markets, the GCC countries in particular, so we must be so keen to discuss this subject because it is the lifeblood of the Gulf Cooperation Council" . He stressed that the GCC countries are trying to exist other sources of national income as well as oil production or oil sales to be helpful to the budget and development needs. He said the North at the end of the meeting said that Their Majesties and Highnesses the leaders of the GCC countries often consult and exchange views and ideas during their meetings in all issues of concern to the GCC countries, whether political, economic, security, military, social and others. (End) j c / T c KUNA 111,228 Dec 09 GMT http://www.dinarrumor.com/showthread.php?t=9959

Russia's Lukoil Wins Huge Iraqi Oilfield from Green Sheet by Joe Weisenthal So much for America getting all the oil it spent billions of dollars, and thousands of lives to "liberate." ----- By SINAN SALAHEDDIN (AP)

Shahristani: Iraq's oil production capacity will reach 12 million barrels per day Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said on Saturday that Iraq's production capacity would reach 12 million barrels per day of all contracts negotiated with foreign companies to add to their own efforts. Shahristani said in the second licensing round for the second day That the expected output of the second round of awarding tenders, which was held on Friday and Saturday 4.765 million barrels per day. Shahristani said that Iraq still has "dozens" of fields, some large and some of extraordinary magnitude for presentation to the international oil companies. http://al-iraqnews.net/new/iconomi/45754.html __________________

High-ranking KRG delegation visits Washington A high level delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) headed to the United States of America on Friday, December 11, 2009. The delegation includes Head of Kurdistan Presidency Divan Dr. Fuad Husain, Head of foreign affairs office in Kurdistan Regional Government Mr. Falah Mustafa and the KRG Representative in U.S Mr. Qubad Talabani. The delegation will hold crucial talks with senior officers in the White House in addition to the defence department and foreign affairs and the U.S Congress about latest political development in Iraq, upcoming Elections, current situation in Kurdistan Region and the bilateral ties between the Region and U.S. http://pukmedia.com/english/index.ph...15032&Itemid=1