WesternZagros to Present at CWC Iraq Petroleum 2013 Conference

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WesternZagros Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:WZR) ("WesternZagros" or "the
Company") will present at the CWC Group Iraq Petroleum 2013 Conference in
London, United Kingdom. 


Simon Hatfield, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, will address Kurdistan's
Notable Oil and Gas Discoveries: Enhancing Energy Expansion at the three day
conference on June 18-20, 2013, which is an international strategic gathering
for the Iraq oil and gas industry.


A copy of the presentation will be available on the Company's web site at
www.westernzagros.com on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. 


About WesternZagros Resources Ltd.

WesternZagros is an international natural resources company focused on acquiring
properties and exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and gas in
Iraq. WesternZagros, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, holds a 40 percent
working interest in two Production Sharing Contracts with the Kurdistan Regional
Government in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. WesternZagros's shares trade in
Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "WZR".


WESTERNZAGROS RESOURCES WAS RECOGNIZED AS A TSX VENTURE 50(R) COMPANY IN 2012
AND 2013. TSX VENTURE 50 IS A TRADE-MARK OF TSX INC. AND IS USED UNDER LICENSE.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 
WesternZagros Resources Ltd.
Greg Stevenson
Chief Financial Officer
[phone]


WesternZagros Resources Ltd.
Tony Kraljic
VP Business Development
[phone]


WesternZagros Resources Ltd.
Lisa Harriman
Manager of Investor Relations
[phone]
[e-mail]
www.westernzagros.com


Smithfield Group
John Kiely
[phone]
[e-mail]


Smithfield Group
Brett Jacobs
[phone]
[e-mail]


Smithfield Group
James McFarlane
[phone]
[e-mail]