VOL. XLV

No 50

16-December-2002

OPEC

Iraq Calls For Higher Quota Than Irans, Not Parity

MEES learns that Iraqs representative to the OPEC Board of Governors, 'Ali Rajab Hasan, asked during the Board of Governors meeting in Vienna last week that his countrys future quota be higher than, not at parity with, Irans. Mr Hassan made the request in the form of a rebuttal to a press statement last month by Irans Governor for OPEC, Hossein Kazempour Ardebili, who announced that Tehran wont accept a quota...