- The head of the US mission in Erbil met with a Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) official today to discuss the ongoing oil dispute in Iraq.
- Following the sit-down, the consulate released a statement calling for the KRG and federal government to resolve their dispute over the former’s oil exports.
- Background: The Kurdistan Region exports oil and gas independently of the federal government in Baghdad.
<span>US says oil contracts in Iraqi Kurdistan should be ‘respected’ </span>
