Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 42

19-Oct-2009

IRAQ

Hawrami Gives Personal Account Of DNO/Genel Shares Controversy

Ashti Hawrami, Minister of Natural Resources for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of northern Iraq, has given a lengthy personal explanation concerning the events that led up to the controversial exchange of DNO shares between the KRG and Turkeys Genel Energy (MEES, 5 October). Dr Hawramis letter is dated 9 October and posted on the KRG website...