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Oil summit draft message lacks hard measures-source
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-06-22 15:15

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabai  -- A draft communique from an emergency meeting of world oil powers on Sunday fails to set out any specific steps toward curbing runaway prices, a source who had seen a copy of the draft statement said on Sunday.

"You've got a joint communique that has got to withstand the scrutiny of producers and consumers," the source told Reuters, on condition of anonymity. "It is a good common statement of concern. It probably won't meet anybody's expectations or needs."

The source said it did not lay out any hard measures to be taken.