05.12.2015 - 16:51 [ Voice of America ]

Turkey, Iraqi Kurdistan Seal 50-Year Energy Deal

(5.6.2014) Turkey and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq on Wednesday announced the signing of a 50-year deal to export Kurdish oil to the north.

KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani unveiled the deal during a speech to Iraqi Kurdistan‘s parliament in Irbil, capital of the Kurdish-dominated region in northern Iraq.