Yet when Taq Taq starts producing, 90% of the oil will go to the KRG as a royalty.

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The KRG is now pushing ahead with plans to build an oil pipeline between Turkey and northern Iraq.

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The revelation from KRG prompted a strong response from the Iraqi government which questioned the legality of such contracts in the past.

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Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani, a Shia, insists that Baghdad will not recognize any contract between foreign oil companies and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

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Oil company executives and analysts suspect that Chevron and Italian major Eni may be the other two firms in talks with the KRG.

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National Security Advisor to the Vice President Tony Blinken visited Iraq on June 13-14 and met with a range of senior Iraqi leaders, including Prime Minister Maliki, Deputy Prime Minister Shahristani, and KRG President Barzani.

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Since then, the KRG has taken the lead with Baghdad in negotiations on a hydrocarbon law that is faithful to Iraq's constitution and is conducive to modernizing Iraq's oil infrastructure and substantially increasing its oil production.

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"Such cases show how much more still needs to be done by the KRG authorities to give women and girls effective protection against violence from those who wish to control their behavior or force them into marriages against their will, " Smart said.

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The advisor of Her Highness Office (HHO), the Director of UNESCO Doha Office, the Project Manager at UNESCO Iraq Office, high level officials within the Ministry of Education in Baghdad and KRG, and partner international and national NGOs will participate in the meeting.

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