28/04/2012
Shahristani, Iraq's refusal of Biden interventions Turkish internal affairs
Counting the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani, the disagreement between the central government and the Kurdistan region's internal affair, while the Vice-President Joe Biden, Iraq refused to Turkish intervention for privacy, said Biden's commitment to working with the Iraqi leaders to support the continued development in the energy sector, In an implicit reference to the efforts of U.S. to mediate a compromise between the two sides.
Shahristani said in a press statement after his meeting with Vice President Joe Biden in Washington, said that the difference between the central government in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region is an internal affair, indicating that it is clear to all parties that which is an internal matter to be discussed among Iraqis inside Iraq.
He said Of course there is interest in American and good faith to facilitate the understanding.
Shahristani said that any progress in the lifting of the ban Kurdish oil exports did not get so far», pointing out that «there is a Kurdish delegation will visit Baghdad to discuss this issue». In another context, he al-Shahristani regretted «for some of the comments that come from Ankara», adding that Iraq does not welcome the comments of others or interfere in our internal affairs», ruling out that «the damage the controversy damage trade between the two neighboring countries». of his new Vice President Joe Biden in a statement issued from his office on the sidelines of his meeting with al-Shahristani, «the commitment of the United States to work with Iraqi leaders from the various currents to support the continued development of Iraq's energy sector.source
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White House statement: Biden meets Balchehrstana confirms U.S. commitment to supporting development in Iraq
April 27, 2012
The White House announced in Washington that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met this afternoon Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani, and discussed with him in various important issues that concern Iraq and the Middle East.
He said a brief statement that the Vice President of the Republic thanked the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for his participation in this week's meeting, which convened in Washington for the US-Iraqi joint coordination of energy.
The statement added that U.S. Vice President Biden said the U.S. commitment to work with Iraqi leaders from across the spectrum to support the continuous development in Iraq.
Mention that al-Shahristani Terrace Iraqi side in the Joint Coordinating Committee for Energy on Monday where the two sides stressed the Iraqi and U.S. commitment to mutual cooperation in the areas of production and export of oil and natural gas, electricity and the protection of critical infrastructure for energy, and make more efforts to ensure that the oil markets to the needs of producers and consumers for Growth Economic throughout the world, and praised the U.S. side the bold steps taken by Iraq in order to increase its production and export of oil and expressed support for the Government of the United States of America for these strides and progress in this field.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussein al-Shahristani, according to a statement his office today with the President of the Bank of imports and exports of U.S. bilateral relations between the two countries in the economic sphere and ways of development.
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