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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, are meeting in Baghdad. The two talked about next year's budget and oil, the Voice of Iraq news agency reports. This is a prelude to what is expected to be a rancorous session in Parliament with the new arch rival [...]

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, are meeting in Baghdad.

The two talked about next year's budget and oil, the Voice of Iraq news agency reports.

This is a prelude to what is expected to be a rancorous session in Parliament with the new arch rival oil ministers of the national and regional governments, respectively.

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani has called the Kurdistan Regional Government's dozens of oil deal...

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