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TEHRAN, May 9 - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a brief meeting with the prime minister of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, in Moscow on Wednesday, a Kremlin spokesman is quoted as saying by TASS news agency.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) – On Tuesday, a Kurdistan regional government official said that Barzani would travel to Moscow at the request of Rosneft chief Igor Sechin.
Rosneft is a major investor in Iraqi Kurdistan and controls its oil pipelines. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Source: Reuters
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