April 29, 2010 Nassiriya oilfield talks to be resumed after forming government - amb.
THI-QAR / Aswat al-Iraq: The Japanese ambassador in Baghdad said on Thursday that talks to develop al-Nassiriya oilfield will be resumed after formation of the new Iraqi government.
Speaking at a press conference in Thi-Qar, the ambassador said that “preliminary talks to develop al-Nassiriya oilfield were hampered as a result of disagreement regarding a few points and will be resumed after the new government is formed.”
“There are several small projects being implemented by non-governmental organizations to remove land mines with the support of Japanese government,” he added.
“Our talks with the Japanese ambassador tackled the resumption of talks to develop al-Nassiriya oilfield and the possibility of carrying out al-Nassiriya’s refinery project with a daily capacity of 300,000 barrels,” Thi-Qar Governor Taleb al-Hassan told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“We also discussed the al-Shatra public hospital, which should be implemented within the Japanese grant,” he added, noting that the hospital will have 400 beds.
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