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Yildiz meets Shahristani in effort to mend ties

Ankara and Baghdad's top energy officials struck conciliatory tone, but offered few details on how to reconcile over Turkey's solidifying energy alliance with Kurdistan.
Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani (center), Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz (right) and Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaibi (left) at a press conference Dec. 1, 2013, following a meeting in Baghdad to discuss Turkey's energy deal with the KRG. (Source: Deputy Prime Minister's Office)

ERBIL - Turkey is trying to repair relations with Iraq's central government, days after defying Baghdad and signing agreements to solidify its energy alliance with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz met with Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani, Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaibi, and other Iraqi officials for more than two hours in Baghdad on Sunday. When they emerged, Yildiz and Shahristani struck a conciliatory tone.

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