![Iraqi PM Maliki and Russian President Putin walk after their meeting in Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) walk after their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow October 10, 2012. Putin lobbied Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday to support Russian energy investment, as the oil arm of gas export monopoly Gazprom pushes for a foothold in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan. REUTERS/Kirril Kudryavtsev/Pool (RIUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY) - RTR38ZTU](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/01/1-RTR38ZTU.jpg/1-RTR38ZTU.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=9TFYBQQ3)
![Iraqi PM Maliki and Russian President Putin walk after their meeting in Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) walk after their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow October 10, 2012. Putin lobbied Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday to support Russian energy investment, as the oil arm of gas export monopoly Gazprom pushes for a foothold in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan. REUTERS/Kirril Kudryavtsev/Pool (RIUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY) - RTR38ZTU](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/01/1-RTR38ZTU.jpg/1-RTR38ZTU.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=9TFYBQQ3)
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![Iraqi PM Maliki and Russian President Putin walk after their meeting in Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) walk after their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow October 10, 2012. Putin lobbied Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday to support Russian energy investment, as the oil arm of gas export monopoly Gazprom pushes for a foothold in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan. REUTERS/Kirril Kudryavtsev/Pool (RIUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY) - RTR38ZTU](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/01/1-RTR38ZTU.jpg/1-RTR38ZTU.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=9TFYBQQ3)
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