Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 27

05-July-2004

IRAQ

Revenue From Future Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Finds Must Be For Kurds, Says Barzani; DNO Accord

The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (Irbil), Nechirvan Barzani, reiterated on 25 June, in a Reuters interview, the prevailing view among Kurds that the northern city of Kirkuk should be returned to their control. While prepared to negotiate with Baghdad over the sharing of all revenues from existing oilfields in the Kirkuk...