"We do not recognize them and we have informed all the oil companies that these contracts have no standing," al-Shahristani said.

他说：“我们不承认这些合同，我们已经通知了所有石油公司，这些合同不具有法律效力。”

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Iraqi oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani and other top oil officials plan to meet executives on Tuesday in Istanbul, for a road show of the fields expected to be part of the auction.

伊拉克石油部长沙赫·雷斯塔尼(Hussain al - Shahristani)等高层石油官员计划周二在伊斯坦布尔会见石油公司管理人士，届时将对预计拍卖的部分油田进行路演。

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Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said Iraqis were glad the US troops were leaving.

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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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It doesn't help that the U.S. State Department opposes Kurdish oil deals as too much too soon, while the Iraqi oil ministry, led by Shiite Husayn al-Shahristani, condemns any deals as illegal.

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