APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy articles from June 2005

APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy archives from June 2005

IRAQ - Focusing On The Non-Oil Sector - Part 6-L - The UN Angle.
June 6, 2005... Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on June 1 urged the United Nations to help his transitional government write a constitution, which he described as "the most critical test for the future of our country". The government aims to draft the...

IRAQ - Oil-For-Aid Scandals.
June 6, 2005... The US has had a bumpy relationship with the UN over the Iraq project. There are potentially explosive implications from the UN oil-for-aid programme agreed in 1996 with Iraq's previous regime which, under Saddam Hussein's Baathists, led to a...

IRAQ - Saddam Trial Issue.
June 6, 2005... Iraq's current President Jalal Talabani on May 31 told a conference marking the 25th anniversary of CNN in Atlanta, via satellite: "The Iraqi government is now doing its best to prepare the ground for a court which will be able to...

IRAQ - Kirkuk Oil Export Route Under Constant Threat.
June 6, 2005... The 1,500-strong government protection force charged with ensuring Iraqi oil keeps flowing says lack of training and personnel is costing lives among its members. The 480-km pipeline from Kirkuk to Turkey's Ceyhan oil terminal has been largely...

IRAQ - The Violence Continues.
June 6, 2005... A US-backed Iraqi offensive against Sunni insurgents in Baghdad, involving about 40,000 mainly Shiite troops and policemen, has resulted in the capture of more than 750 suspects since May 29. But the casualties have been high on both sides as...