Analysis: Iraqi Kurds make oil sales pitch



By BEN LANDO | UPI Energy Editor

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) - The Kurdistan Regional Government is offering the global oil industry its first and, so far, only chance at entering the Iraqi crude sector. Despite anger in Baghdad, the KRG plans to sign even more controversial oil deals and is waving the "Open For Investment" sign proudly.


  

Iraqi Leader Outlines Plan for Reconciliation


Amnesty Offered in Effort to Curb Violence

Monday, June 26, 2006; Page A17
By Joshua Partlow and Bassam Sebti 
Washington Post Staff Writers

BAGHDAD, June 25 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday invited insurgents to lay down their weapons and join the political process, promising an amnesty for opponents who have not been involved in acts of terrorism.


  

Iraq Outlines Security Pact Changes



BAGHDAD, Oct. 29, 2008

(AP) Iraq wants a security agreement with the U.S. to include a clear ban on U.S. troops using Iraqi territory to attack Iraq's neighbors, the government spokesman said Wednesday, three days after a dramatic U.S. raid on Syria.


  

European court said Ocalan trial 'unfair,' recommends retrial


STRASBOURG, May 12 (AFP) - 14h13 - The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday upheld a ruling in favour of jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, saying that he had been unfairly tried by a Turkish court, and urged Ankara to retry him.
Ocalan was sentenced to death in a high-profile trial in 1999, but his sentence was commuted to a life sentence, which he is currently serving in the prison island of Imrali.

  

Turkey hails efforts with US against Kurdish rebels in Iraq


ANKARA, Nov 1 (AFP) - 12h59 - Turkey and the United States have entered a "new era" in combatting Turkish Kurd rebels holed up in the mountains of neighbouring northern Iraq, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Tuesday.


  

International law expert confirms KRG’s authority to manage oil & gas resources



5 February 2008 | Ministry for Natural Resources

Erbil, Kurdistan Region -- The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has received an expert independent legal opinion that confirms the KRG’s constitutional authority to manage the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas resources.


  

Iran Kurds form reformist front



Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Bahaeddin Adab, the founder of the reformist Kurdish United Front, says the front would not pursue separatist goals

TEHRAN - AFP - Thousands of ethnic Kurds in Iran, headed by a prominent former MP, have created a movement aimed at obtaining rights they say have been "neglected" by the Islamic Republic during the past 26 years.


  

New York Times touts old Kurdish investment plan as new initiative



Thursday, March 13, 2008 | By Gareth Jenkins

Recent reports quoting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as announcing $12 billion in new investments in the predominantly Kurdish southeast of Turkey have been greeted with considerable skepticism inside the country.


  

Roth: We See Turkey As Part Of Europe


ANKARA (AA) - Mehmet Elkatmis, the Chairman of the parliamentary human rights follow-up committee met Claudia Roth, the Chairwoman of German-Turkish parliamentary friendship group on Tuesday.

  

AP interview: deputy premier warns of strife over fate of Kirkuk



Monday, January 7, 2008 | The Associated Press

BAGHDAD: Iraq's Kurdish deputy prime minister warned Monday that failure to resolve the dispute over the oil-rich city of Kirkuk could result in more strife in the war-ravaged country and accused unnamed parties in the government of preventing a solution.