tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post1224887280937036178..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Shell Working On Revising Its Oil Contract With Iraq, Likely Sign of Things To Come With Other Companies Operating In CountryJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-28262954258335571392012-05-27T10:14:09.215-07:002012-05-27T10:14:09.215-07:00Anon the problem isn't coordination between th...Anon the problem isn't coordination between the Kurds and Baghdad, its the red tape that exists no matter who is in government. Making Maliki the acting Interior Minister has not helped. There were reports that all visa applications had to be approved by his office, which obviously meant they had to work their way up all the way through bureaucracy to go through. That supposedly has been solved according to reports, but I dont know whether thats true or not. Also entering Kurdistan is much easier than going to the rest of the country.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-17867872534136321652012-05-25T05:56:53.097-07:002012-05-25T05:56:53.097-07:00Most of the international companies working im Ira...Most of the international companies working im Iraq are complaining about the HUGE delay of Iraq government to deliver visas for their staff. <br />Many companies are complaining they cant achieve their goals due to de lack of international staff.<br />As the current political crisis is ongoing do you thing could be any relation between the delay of the visas and the coordination among Kurdis (Foreign Affairs under Kurdish) MOI and Defense (both under MAliki)??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com