VOL. XLVI

No 32

11-August-2003

IRAQ

Iraqi Advisory Board For Oil Ministry Under Discussion

With the imminent appointment of the first oil minister since the collapse of the Bathist regime and the scrapping of the idea of an international oil advisory board, another proposal a copy of which has been obtained by MEES is being circulated and discussed in Baghdad. This envisages the setting up of an oil ministry advisory board comprising nine Iraqis four officials and five experts. The thinking is...