U.S. SEEKS GCC FIRMS FOR IRAQ PROJECTS

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- The United States seeks Gulf Arab contractors for arange of energy and development projects in Iraq. The U.S. State Department has been encouraging firms from GulfCooperation Council states to become subcontractors to U.S. companies thathave won $6.7 billion of projects. Over the next two weeks, the UnitedStates has arranged for GCC executives to meet these U.S. companies todiscuss partnerships in Iraq.