Kurdistan region declares its readiness to deliver the oil to Baghdad in exchange for payment of staff salaries published by:

02/17/2016

announced visit of the Kurdistan Regional Government, on Tuesday, ready to deliver the oil production for the federal government in exchange for payment of the salaries of all the region, stressing the importance of continuing the dialogue and the implementation of legal compliance with the federal government on the basis of common interest. The presidency of the Kurdistan Regional Government said in a statement that "the Kurdistan Regional Government to declare their acceptance of the proposal made by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi securing all four hundred thousand adult million KRG employees' salaries," indicating that "the region a month needs to be 890 billion dinars to pay salaries, including 336 billion dinars for the Peshmerga forces. " She stressed the Kurdistan Regional Government, "that it is willing in return hand over all oil production for the federal government," stressing at the same time the importance of "continuing the dialogue and the implementation of legal compliance with the federal government on the basis of mutual interest and to ensure the legal and financial benefits of federal revenues in accordance with the Iraqi constitution." The statement by the Kurdistan Regional Government in response to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's comments, which he considered, Monday referendum province independence "redundant ring" lead to more tension, as explained he did not see the interest of the Kurds to secede, under staff salaries province Btzlmbgdad oil revenues territory.


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