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BAGHDAD, Feb 3 (KUNA) -- The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it had
sent a note of protest to the Iranian side on the background of the Iranian
abuses of Iraqi oilfields.
Iraqi Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Mohammed Al-Haj Hmoud told KUNA that
the Iraqi Oil Ministry called on the Foreign Ministry to protest to the
Iranian side over the Iranian violations of the Iraqi oil fields near the
common border.
Hmoud said the Iraqi Foreign ministry sent a note of protest to the Iranian
Embassy in Baghdad demanding the Iranian government to cease all activities
related to these fields until reaching an agreement between the two countries.
He added that the Iraqi government had not received until now any response
from the Iranian side.
He pointed out that "We will continue following up the issue and would be
raised during the forthcoming talks between Iraq and Iran during the official
visit of the Iraqi delegation to Tehran to discuss border issues and joint oil
wells and we hope to reach good results in this issue if there is goodwill
from the Iranian side." (end)
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