PARIS – Chad expects its dispute with oil companies Chevron of the US and Petronas to be resolved through negotiation, President Idriss Deby said on Monday.
“There is no break (with the companies). We have a disagreement which must be settled through dialogue, through negotiation,” he told reporters after talks with French President Jacques Chirac.Deby’s comments appeared to backtrack on his previous order to Chevron and Petronas to halt operations and leave the central African country for refusing to pay taxes the government says they owe.Nampa-ReutersWe have a disagreement which must be settled through dialogue, through negotiation,” he told reporters after talks with French President Jacques Chirac.Deby’s comments appeared to backtrack on his previous order to Chevron and Petronas to halt operations and leave the central African country for refusing to pay taxes the government says they owe.Nampa-Reuters
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