Pouring oil on. . .
From Mr Fernando J. Garay Sir: The lead story in The Spectator of 10 February, 'Whose oil is it anyway?: Opec's new leader accuses the West of racist humbug', portrays the organisation in extremely condescending terms and fails to present, in proper context, the main efforts it is pursuing at present — strengthening co-operation between oil-producers and consumers, in order to ensure market stability, while protecting the interests of all parties involved in the oil business.
Your choice of headline suggests a confrontational tone that is far removed from the message that Dr Ali Rodriguez-Araque has been presenting, first in his capacity as president of the Opec Conference for nearly two years, and more recently as secretary-general of the organisation.
Fernando J. Garay
PR & Information Department, Opec, Vienna, Austria
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