Iraq to renew oil pipeline accord with Turkey
Baghdad, March 17, 2010
Iraq has agreed with Turkey to renew an accord to operate an oil pipeline from Kirkuk to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, a senior Iraqi oil official said on Wednesday.
Both sides are expected to sign an agreement soon, Iraq's deputy oil minister Ahmed al-Shamma told Reuters, adding an Iraqi delegation is in Turkey now to finalise the deal. – Reuters
