Baghdad and Erbil hold new meeting to resolve oil and salaries

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning, Mohammed Ali Tamim, held an expanded joint meeting on Tuesday between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to discuss salaries and oil issues.

The Iraqi Ministry of Planning stated in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that “the meeting reviewed the progress made on the outstanding issues between the two parties, which included the oil production and export file, the non-oil revenues file, and the localization of salaries for the region’s employees, based on the Federal Court’s decision in this regard.”

According to the statement, the participants noted that significant progress had been made, particularly in the region’s oil production and export file, as all necessary conditions and requirements for commencing the production and export process through the National Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) had been met, and discussions were continuing to complete the remaining requirements related to other files.

Shafaq.com