VOL. XLVI

No 39

29-September-2003

IRAQ

Iraq Confirms Support For OPEC

In his first public press conference since taking office, Iraqi Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum told journalists at the OPEC headquarters in Vienna on 24 September that his country is a founding member of OPEC and will continue its support for the organization and its objective of achieving market stability, adding that our presence here is a manifestation of our adherence to the organizations goals and intention to cooperate...