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Published: 10 April, 2009, 21:51

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“Russian companies and experts have the largest amount of expertise, not just in the geology [of Iraq], but also in Iraq’s infrastructure. They have a good chance to win,” said Andrey Okhotkin, an expert on Iraq.

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