Masrour Barzani: We agreed with Al-Zaidi on a unified budget for Kurdistan and held excellent talks.
On Monday, Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani announced that an agreement had been reached with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi regarding the allocation of a unified budget covering all parts of the region, stressing that the talks between the two sides were “excellent”. Iraqeconomic reports
Barzani said in a speech from Baghdad, which was followed by Shafaq News Agency, that the talks with the Iraqi government were excellent, expressing his pleasure at the good understanding between the two sides, especially regarding the allocation of a single and unified budget for the Kurdistan Region, which includes all its regions.
Regarding the Kormor field, he explained that both sides agreed on the need to put an end to attacks targeting oil and gas fields, noting the formation of an investigative committee on this matter to reach conclusions.
He expressed hope that the investigations would identify those involved in these attacks, so that anyone found responsible would receive the appropriate legal punishment. Earlier today, Federal Prime Minister Ali Zaidi discussed outstanding issues between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. These issues included the management of oil fields, revenues, employee salaries, the region’s share of the 2027 federal budget, and the oil and gas law.
The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region arrived in the federal capital, Baghdad, on Monday morning to discuss the federal budget law and other issues.
Shafaq.com