The delegation of the Kurdistan region started a visit to Baghdad to discuss the implementation of the agreements with the federal government, where the focus will be on a number of technical issues, most notably determining the percentage of the region from the budget law and proceeding with the legislation of the oil and gas law.
A federal government statement received by (Al-Mada) stated that «Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani received yesterday, Wednesday, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, Masrour Barzani and his accompanying delegation».
And the statement continued, “The meeting reviewed the most important files at the national level, and ways of integration in the work of the federal government and the regional government in order to provide the best services to citizens in all parts and governorates of Iraq.”
He pointed out that “a number of ministers, advisors and officials in the federal government and the regional government attended the meeting.”
Later, another government statement received by (Al-Mada) stated that “an extensive technical meeting was held yesterday between the federal government and the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq.”
The statement continued, “The meeting included the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil, the Ministers of Finance, Construction, Housing and Municipalities, the Head of the Federal Office of Financial Supervision, the Border Crossings Officer, the Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister, and the Head of the Legal Department in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers. and General Manager of Sumo Company.
He pointed out that “the delegation of the Kurdistan region included the Minister of Finance and Economy, the Minister of Electricity and Natural Resources, the Chief of the Cabinet Office in the Kurdistan Region, the Director of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, and the representative of the regional government in Baghdad.”
The statement stressed, “The meeting witnessed extensive discussions regarding the general federal budget law for the year 2023, and an emphasis on the speed of its resolution, so that strategic plans, programs and projects in the field of services, economy, investment, and other files can be implemented.”
The statement went on, that “a number of contentious issues between Baghdad and Erbil were addressed, especially with regard to the oil and gas law, and an emphasis on resolving them in accordance with what was stated in the constitution.”
For his part, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Ali Al-Faili, stated that “the political agreements that led to the formation of the state administration coalition and then the formation of the government were clear-cut, and were developed within timelines for their implementation.”
Al-Faili continued, “The parties to the state administration coalition, as well as the government, are facing a real test,” stressing that “the most important points that are being talked regarding at the present time are the oil and gas law and the Kurdistan region’s share of the budget, as well as conducting a population census.”
He pointed out, “The previous dialogues led to temporary agreements until the approval of the budget law, which is to send an amount of 200 billion dinars to the Kurdistan region per month.”
Al-Faili believes, “The dialogues between the Kurdistan region and the federal government have a period that may not exceed 4 months to zero oil and gas problems, as well as determine the percentage of the budget law.”
And he stressed, “Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani has full knowledge of all previous disputes, and he can resolve them by exploiting the appropriate political atmosphere.”
Al-Faili goes on to say that “meetings of an artistic and technical nature are of great importance in ending disputes, using technical methods away from political influences.”
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