Oil minister to take part in investment conf. in London

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Oil Minister, Hussein al-Shahrestani, will take part in the London conference on the investment opportunities in Iraq, the spokesperson for the oil ministry said on Wednesday. “Al-Shahrestani will head for London on Wednesday afternoon (April 29) with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to attend the conference to encourage investments in Iraq,” Assem Jihad told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The minister will discuss the investment opportunities in the Iraqi oil field with the foreign companies participating in the conference,.” he added. A media source had said earlier that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will start an official visit to Britain on Wednesday afternoon leading a high-profile delegation. The official spokesman for the Iraqi government, Ali al-Dabagh, said on Monday (April 27) that al-Maliki and his British counterpart Gordon Brown will attend a conference in London on investments in Iraq on Thursday (April 30), which will also be attended by Iraqi and foreign businessmen and investors to discuss investment opportunities in the country. SH (S) 1