VOL. XLII

No 41

11-October-1999

IRAQ

Russia And Iraq Sign New Oil Agreements Despite Lack OfProgress On Current Projects

Iraq and Russia have acknowledged that they have not beenable to implement major upstream agreements signed by the two countries in1997, but have nonetheless assigned new oil projects to Russian firms followinga visit to Baghdad from 27 September to 1 October by Russian Fuel and EnergyMinister Viktor Kalyuzhny. The Russian Minister delivered a message toPresident Saddam Husain...