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Interior of the region publishes a communiqué on the results of its meetings in Baghdad

Interior of the region publishes a communiqué on the results of its meetings in Baghdad
 

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The Interior Ministry of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Saturday published a communiqué on the meetings of its delegation which visited Baghdad earlier in the day.

 According to the communique, it was agreed to hold a bilateral meeting in the city of Erbil on Monday in light of the points agreed upon at today's meeting.

He explained that "in order to implement the decision of the General Secretariat of the Iraqi Council of Ministers (137) for the year 2017, issued by the Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider Abadi, and included the formation of a high committee to resolve differences with the Kurdistan region, especially on border ports, airports, dam management, Of the Kurdistan Regional Government headed by Karim Sinjari Baghdad. "

The communique that "the delegation of the Kurdistan region held talks with a special committee of the federal government under the supervision of Interior Minister Qassim Araji," noting that the meetings were positive.

He added that a record will be prepared for the points that have been agreed upon, while the controversial issues will be referred to the Council of Ministers in the federal government relating to the activities of border ports, airports and dams.

The spokesman for the Iraqi Interior Ministry, Saad Maan, revealed earlier on Saturday, that the meeting held between the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government in Baghdad, was fruitful and filled with an atmosphere of harmony and understanding, noting that "there is a detailed meeting will be held between The two sides next Monday. " 

It is noteworthy that a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government headed by Interior Minister Karim Sinjari had arrived earlier in the day to the capital Baghdad for talks with officials in the federal government on the management of border crossings.  

 

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Baghdad officially announces .. Send the share of the region of the budget against the delivery of the oil file !!

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Aram Sheikh Mohammed, said the federal government is asking Erbil to hand over the oil file in return for sending the share of the Kurdistan region of the budget. 

Sheikh Mohammed said in a press statement that "the central government has three conditions to start a dialogue with the Kurdistan Regional Government," noting that it concerns "the management of ports and airports and the oil file." 

He explained that "Baghdad is working to send the share of the province of the federal budget, but the condition of the handover of the government of Erbil oil file to it stands without sending." 

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives that "the problems between the region and the federal government dates back to before 2013, which are complex problems may be addressed through the formation of a new government," stressing that finding solutions to the problems and dilemmas between Erbil and Baghdad requires real political will.

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A political source informed on Sunday that the differences between the center and the region are moving towards a solution in the file management of airports and border crossings, while revealed the holding of several meetings in Erbil on Monday.

 

The source told "Al-Ghad Press" that "a positive atmosphere prevails in the talks between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve differences related to the management of airports and border crossings." 

He added that "differences are moving in the way of a solution and the return of air traffic to the airports of the region," revealing that "tomorrow will be another meeting in Erbil." 

A delegation headed by the Minister of Interior of the Kurdistan region held a meeting on Saturday with Interior Minister Qassim al-Araji, where the Interior Ministry said the meeting was fruitful and that the region showed understanding and response to the Constitution and laws.

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Germany and Austria are stepping on the line of lifting the international air embargo in Kurdistan

Germany and Austria intervene on the line of lifting the international air embargo in Kurdistan
 

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Twilight News / Germany and Austria called on the Iraqi government to lift the international air embargo on the Kurdistan Region.

 

According to a statement by the German consulate in Erbil, it is Austrian Airlines, hoping to lift the ban on airports in the Kurdistan region soon. 

The statement stressed the need for the return of international flights to and from airports in the Kurdistan Region. 

A government delegation from the Kurdistan Region held talks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on the management of border ports and airports in the region. According to sources, the talks reached advanced agreements on lifting the embargo. 

This is the first official visit of a negotiating delegation representing the Kurdistan Regional Government to Baghdad after the crisis that took place between Arbil and Baghdad after the province conducted the referendum on its independence on September 25 last. 

The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, said recently that his government is ready to negotiate with Baghdad at any time to resolve all differences, noting that his government is ready to understand the issue of airports, "which became a pressure card on the citizens of the region."

 

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The delegation of the Ministries of Health and Education in Kurdistan meets with the Secretary General of the Iraqi Council of Ministers
 

An official source in the Kurdistan Regional Government that the delegation of the Ministries of Education and Health in the region, to check the lists of employees of the two ministries with a committee in Baghdad, will meet this week with the Secretary-General of the Iraqi Council of Ministers.

The Minister of Education and Health in Kurdistan will meet for the second time with the officials of Baghdad on Wednesday, January 17, according to Dr. Hussein Hussein, director general of planning in the Ministry of Health in the Kurdistan Region.

Hussein explained that the Secretary General of the Iraqi Council of Ministers Mehdi Alalak will also attend this meeting, to complete the audit lists.

The Kurdish official pointed out that officials in Baghdad have not made any observations so far on the payrolls, and said: «They did not say anything», pointing out that Baghdad officials have only talked about a recommendation to visit the branch of Kirkuk for scrutiny.

On the chances of paying the salaries of the staff of the region by Baghdad after the completion of the audit, added Dr. Vain Hussein: «After the audit will not have any argument», but «understanding of those who asked for an audit and we told them please .. If the audit is completed what argument will remain "We have now shown our good will."

He added: «They say that after the completion of the audit will send the lists to the Council of Ministers to spend, and may pay the salary may not spend».

He also noted that the financial adviser to the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Region will also be part of the delegation of the Ministries of Education and Health during the next meeting.

The delegation of the Ministries of Education and Health in Kurdistan held on Thursday, January 4, in the Office of the Iraqi Ministry of Planning, the first meeting of the Higher Committee to audit the staff of the Ministries of Education and Health in the Kurdistan Region, in the presence of the Chairman of the Committee and its members, Education and health (in accordance with the biometric system and full salary without saving) to the Chairman and members of the Committee.

As a result of the meeting it was agreed to continue holding the necessary meetings until the end of the audit process, and to provide the Kurdistan Region cooperation and facilities necessary to reach positive results, according to the statement.

Since 2014, the Iraqi government has refused to pay the salaries of the employees of the Kurdistan Region, which contributed, among other factors, to the emergence of the current economic and financial crisis in the region.

Tension in relations between Erbil and Baghdad increased following the September 25 self-determination referendum and imposed a series of punitive measures on Baghdad.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi recently announced Baghdad's commitment to pay the salaries of the region's employees, with "positive" signals from Iraqi government officials towards the region, but Abadi returned and made statements that do not serve this context.

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Director in charge of the management revealed Najaf Ali Jawad International Airport on Sunday, he handed the book to the airport we manage the provincial council directed by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers. 

Jawad said, 'We held an expanded meeting with the President of the provincial council and a number of members of the Council and in the presence of the governor of Najaf and handed them the book of the Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers, which administers the airport Najaf and directed by the Prime Minister'. 

Jawad added, 'We have officially reached by the President of the Council that there is a formal meeting will be held next Wednesday to the Council of Najaf in order to give the final decision on this subject'.

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The markets of Kurdistan suffer from stagnation and lack of liquidity

   
 

 
 


15/1/2018 12:00 am 

The deteriorating economic situation affects the trader and the underdog

Erbil / Sundus Abdel Wahab
The deteriorating economic situation in the Kurdistan region continues to affect the living standard of the Kurdish citizen, whether in Arbil or the rest of the provinces, especially the political crisis that has affected all aspects of life, including the economic side, which suffers a decline in all areas.

Economic expert Khoshnau Dashti said in a statement to "Sabah" the presence of "many factors that have greatly affected the various joints of life in the Kurdistan region, especially after the referendum on 25 September last year, despite the great rejection by the federal government and the people and neighboring countries and regional and international" . 
The consequences of the referendum 
added that "the consequences of the referendum have clearly affected the economic situation, such as the prohibition of air flights in the airports of Arbil and Sulaymaniyah, the closure of border crossings by neighboring countries and the need to hand them to the federal government and the interruption of salaries of employees for more than three years and outstanding problems between the region and the Center on oil wealth and other problems "He said.
Dashti pointed out that "the Kurdish citizen lives under the most basic elements of life and awaits the breakthrough of the crisis and the return of life to normal as it was in the past," explaining that "the region suffers from lack of liquidity and stagnation in the markets because of the lack of demand for goods and goods by citizens because of the great deterioration in the situation  of 
living. purchasing power of his part , said the merchant Hama Aram to sell clothes and bags in the main market center of Arbil: "the purchasing power of citizens are almost non - existent markets devoid of Kurdish shoppers for lack of cash flow , " pointing out that "in the past three years was the situation Alaguetsa D and the movement of markets is much better than now because of the presence of displaced people from other provinces and our dependence on the abusers of other nationalities and religions. "




He pointed out that "the interruption of salaries of staff of the region for more than 3 years has significantly affected the movement of markets and the living situation of the Kurdish citizen." Scarcity of liquidity involved talking, Nashwan Rebaz, owner of nuts and sweets shop , said: "suffer the main markets and commercial centers in the city of Arbil and the rest of the provinces of the region a major economic crisis significantly affected the movement of markets for lack of cash, pointing out that" in the past years , we relied heavily on tourists "But the current crisis has exacerbated the economic crisis and the stagnation of the markets."




On the other hand, Sakina Farhad, a housewife, said in an interview with Al-Sabah that our situation is getting worse every day. "It is difficult not to meet the needs and requirements of the family. My husband and my eldest son are employees of a government institution and have not received their salaries for three months In the case of the distribution of salaries, what we receive is closer to a quarter of the salary only and the rest is saved in a compulsory way! " Al-Bala pointed out that "we live in light of the most basic elements of living and buy from the shops of wholesale essential foodstuffs, the rest of the needs of boys and girls of clothing and bags and other necessary needs purchased from the market" bala "for goods and local and imported goods and are cheap and suitable for us at the present time" .




She expressed the hope that the government of the region will find a quick solution to the situation of the Kurdish citizen, who lives in difficult living conditions, calling for the provision of electricity that is interrupted continuously for more than 12 hours a day, along with the white oil in the winter which is difficult to buy from the market for high price And finding appropriate solutions that satisfy the parties and in the interest of the citizen mainly, especially in the redistribution of salaries of  
employees.

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Today .. Federal delegation to Erbil for crucial talks

   
 

 
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15/1/2018 12:00 am 

Cautious optimism that an agreement could be reached soon

Baghdad / Irbil / Sabah / Omar Abdul Latif

On Monday, in Erbil, the delegations of the federal government and the Kurdistan region on the border crossings and Erbil and Sulaymaniyah and other controversial issues will be held. 
The meeting comes after reaching "many understandings between the two sides" and the need for "a detailed meeting of all these matters," according to Interior Ministry spokesman Saad Maan, after the meetings on Saturday, while the delegation of the territorial government described the talks, Was conducted with the federal government as "positive", which led to a cautious optimism to reach an agreement to resolve the controversial issues between Baghdad and Erbil or at least part of it. 
The director of Erbil airport, Tallar Fayek, said that a delegation representing the federal government will visit the Kurdistan region today with the aim of conducting further talks on the border crossings and Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.
In a statement to a number of Kurdish media, Fayek said that a delegation from Baghdad would visit Erbil today to hold further talks on border crossings and Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports, describing the meetings held by the delegation with officials in Baghdad as "good and fruitful." 
"No final decision was taken during yesterday's meetings in Baghdad, and this depends on what the meetings result on Monday," she said. 
The spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior, Saad Maan, confirmed Saturday, that the meeting held between the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government in Baghdad "was fruitful and filled with an atmosphere of harmony and understanding." 
The MP, Nazem Saadi, expressed his hope that the culmination of the talks an agreement that meets the conditions of the federal government and end the crisis completely, pointing out that the Saturday round was positive and fruitful.
"The crisis is borne by the outgoing president of the province, which prohibits the application of any instructions issued by the center," Saadi said, "The federal government has opened its hands to the region since 2003 until now, but Erbil insisted on its obvious violations, Without returning to the rationality and application of the law and comply with the instructions as do all other provinces. " 
In turn, praised the MP in the federal parliament for the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Najiba Najib, the efforts of officials in all federal ministries to resolve outstanding issues between the center and the region. 
Najib told Al-Sabah that "officials of the two sides hope to resolve the differences regarding border ports and airports as soon as possible," noting that "the last decision to solve all these problems is the  
Prime Minister's."
Najib said that "many issues related to the Ministry of the Interior of the region depends on resolving the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil," and expressed the hope that "there will be serious in resolving outstanding issues between the region and the center, especially airports. 
However, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aram Sheikh Mohammed, said in a press statement that "the central government has three conditions to start a dialogue with the Kurdistan Regional Government," noting that it concerns "the management of ports, airports and the oil file." 
"Sheikh Mohammed said that" Baghdad is working to send the share of the province of the federal budget, but the condition of the handover of the government of Erbil oil file to it stands without sending. "
Sheikh Mohammed pointed out that "the problems existing between the region and the federal government dates back to before 2013, which are complex problems may be addressed through the formation of a new government," stressing that "finding solutions to the problems and dilemmas between Erbil and Baghdad requires real political will.

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Decisive talks between Erbil and Baghdad around Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports and border crossings
 

Erbil International Airport Director Talar Faiq announced that Monday, January 15, will witness the holding of crucial talks between the Iraqi governments and the Kurdistan Region around Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports and border crossings.

"A delegation from Baghdad will visit Erbil on Monday to complete talks on the Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and border crossings," the agency said .

The Iraqi government has taken a series of punitive measures against the Kurdistan region after the referendum held on 25 September last, which supported 92.73% of the participants in favor of independence from Iraq. , Including the prohibition of the airspace of the region against international flights. 

Talar said, "The talks between the delegation of the region and the Iraqi government, Saturday was fruitful and that the meeting Monday will be crucial in self-determination of airports in the Kurdistan region and border crossings."

The file control of airports and border crossings is one of the thorny issues between Erbil and Baghdad, where the latter demands what it calls (delivered) the management of the ports of the border region and airports, while Erbil stresses on the joint administration according to the provisions of the Iraqi constitution.

The Iraqi government suspended flights to the airports of Erbil and Sulaimaniya, as of September 29, 2017 against the background of the referendum on independence, and allow only domestic flights.

And talks on Monday between the Kurdish and Iraqi sides to complete the meetings of a Kurdish delegation had visited Baghdad and met with Iraqi officials.

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13 hours ago, bostonangler said:

Have they agreed to agree???

 

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 Not sure if they've reached an understanding that they should agree to agree, however, if they have, well then they'll agree and so it will determine that they should agree to agree. They are a fickle bunch.

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  • yota691 changed the title to Baghdad and Arbil agree to lift the ban on flights

Baghdad and Arbil agree to lift the ban on flights

 

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A source familiar with the agreement on Monday, Baghdad and Arbil to lift the ban on airports in Kurdistan.

The source told Mawazin News that "the talks of the delegation of Baghdad, which is visiting Erbil with officials of the region resulted in an agreement to lift the ban on airports in the region."

He added that "a new round of talks began between the parties on the crossings and dams"

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Erbil airport manager Klar Fayek, announced on Monday that the delegation of the federal government, which is visiting Erbil, reached an agreement with the Kurdistan region on the management of airports and border crossings.

"The parties gathered in Erbil have agreed to jointly manage airports and border crossings," Faik said on her Facebook page and read the information.

"The signing has not been made so far," she added.

The Kurdish media reported on Monday that the delegation of the federal government, which is currently visiting Erbil, agreed with the Ministry of Transport and Communications in the Kurdistan Regional Government to lift the international ban on airports in the region. Ending / 25

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Information / Baghdad ..

Kurdish media reported on Monday that the delegation of the federal government, which is currently visiting Erbil, agreed with the Ministry of Transport and Communications in the Kurdistan Regional Government to lift the international ban on airports in the region.

The media reported that "the delegation of Baghdad and the Ministry of Transport in the region reached a consensus and a common mechanism to lift the international ban on airports Erbil and Sulaymaniyah."

She added that "the two sides wrote written on that agreement and signed it," indicating that "that record will be submitted to the Prime Minister Haider Abadi."

There was no official position on both sides. Ending / 25

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The delegation of Baghdad, which is currently visiting Erbil, agreed with the Ministry of Transport and Communications in the Kurdistan government to lift the international ban on airports in the region . 

The sources said that the delegation of Baghdad and the Ministry of Transport in the region reached a consensus and a joint mechanism to lift the international ban on airports Erbil and Sulaymaniyah .

The sources added that the two sides had written a memorandum on the agreement and signed it, pointing out that the record would be submitted to Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi .

 

The sources said that the record confirms that there is no problem or impediment to lifting the international embargo .

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JANUARY 15, 2018 / 4:48 PM / UPDATED 34 MINUTES AGO

Baghdad reports 'atmosphere of trust' in talks with Kurdistan region

 

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq’s central government said “an atmosphere of trust” marked talks held on Monday with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to resolve a conflict that triggered armed clashes in October.

Envoys of the two sides met in the Kurdish regional capital Erbil in northern Iraq and discussed major issues including security, control over the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) land borders, airports, the oil industry, customs revenue and river dams, a statement from the Iraqi cabinet said.

“The meetings were held in an atmosphere of trust and understanding and concluded...by formulating a number recommendations” to help resolve the issues, the statement added, giving no further details.

Conflict broke out after the KRG held a referendum on independence at the end of September, angering neighboring states including Turkey and Iran, with their own restive Kurdish minorities, and drawing rebukes from the Iraqi Kurds’ key Western supporters, the United States and European Union.

Under Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s orders, government forces responded to the referendum by dislodging Kurdish militia from disputed regions including the oil city of Kirkuk.

Abadi also retaliated with a series of measures curtailing the KRG’s autonomy, including a ban on direct international travel to the two main Kurdish airports.

 

Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; editing by Mark Heinrich

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On 1/14/2018 at 6:38 AM, Half Crazy Runner said:

 

I think they’ve agreed to talk about the possibility of future agreement..

:huh:

Another talking about having a meeting to discuss important stuff. Never heard that before. One starting point should be that the Central GOI must have authority of and control over the entire Iraqi boarder. Gotta drain the Swamp in that Iraq.

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Oil-for-budget proposal agreed on in Erbil-Baghdad talks

By Rudaw 1 hour ago
Iraqi has cut the KRG's share of the budget since early 2014 because of the Kurdistan Region's plans to export oil to the international market independent of Baghdad. File photo: AFP
Iraqi has cut the KRG's share of the budget since early 2014 because of the Kurdistan Region's plans to export oil to the international market independent of Baghdad. File photo: AFP
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Discussions between Iraq’s oil ministry and the KRG may set the ground for an oil-for-budget agreement, a Kurdish official stated.
 
A delegation from the oil ministry, including Alaa Khidir al-Yasri, director general of the national oil marketing company SOMO, met with Kurdish officials in Erbil on Monday as part of a wider Iraqi government visit to the Kurdish capital to discuss a range of disputed issues.
 
"The agenda of the meeting was about setting a mechanism for exporting oil from the oil fields of the [Kurdistan] Region in return for the financial and fuel entitlements of the Region," Amanj Rahim, secretary of the KRG Council of Ministers, said in a statement on his Facebook page Monday night.
 
"The two sides had a joint understanding over the issues discussed during the meeting and it was decided that the delegation of the Federal Government would present the demands of the Region to the Council of Ministers of the Federal Government," he explained, without providing specifics of the KRG’s demands.
 
He said the meeting was a "good start" to resolving issues related to oil.
 
Reaching an agreement over oil would pave the way for solving the financial problems of the Kurdistan Region, in particular paying salaries of state employees.
 
Erbil has said they are ready to reach an agreement with Baghdad regarding oil exports in return for 17 percent of the federal budget.
 
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has insisted that he will not allow Erbil to receive 17 percent of the budget, arguing that the Kurdistan Region’s share should be based on its population size.
 
Kurdish officials reported that the Iraqi government has suggested allocating 12.6 percent to the Kurdistan Region, an amount the International Monetary Fund says is not enough to cover the KRG's expenses.
 
The Kurdistan Region has been suffering from an ongoing financial crisis, mainly caused by Baghdad’s decision to cut the budget in early 2014 when the KRG planned to export oil independently.
 
The Kurdistan Region says it lost half of its oil revenue when losing Kirkuk’s oil fields to Iraqi forces in mid-October making it difficult for the government to pay the salaries of its 1.249 million employees.
 
The Monday meeting between the Iraqi delegation and the KRG in Erbil included five focused discussions on the issues of "security, borders, airports, customs, border entries, dams, and oil," according to a statement from the Iraqi government.
 
The meeting took place in an atmosphere of "trust and understanding," the Iraqi government statement said, adding that the Baghdad delegation will present recommendations agreed on by the two sides to the office of Abadi for approval.
 
One item they agreed on was reopening Kurdistan Region’s airports to international flights, according to Rudaw sources, more than three months after Baghdad introduced the flight ban in response to Kurdistan’s vote for independence.
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Official: Erbil, Baghdad reached ‘very good’ agreements on pending issues

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Official: Erbil, Baghdad reached ‘very good’ agreements on pending issues
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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – Delegations from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Federal Government of Iraq have reached an agreement on several points, and both sides will continue meetings at the technical level, an Iraqi government official said on Monday.

A delegation from the Iraqi government, consisting of 19 officials, arrived in Erbil on Monday to discuss the international flight ban on the Kurdistan Region’s airports, disputes over the control of border crossings, oil exports, and revenue sharing.

Speaking to the media following the meeting, Ali Allaq, the Secretary-General of the Iraqi Council of Ministers, said the Iraqi government and KRG delegations “discussed the stranded issues between them.”

Karim Shingali, the KRG’s Minister of Interior, added that the meeting “was good and successful, and we have reached very good agreements on the outstanding issues.”

Minister of Communications and Transportation Mawlud Bawamurad, who also attended the meeting, told the media that the talks were on the basis of the Iraqi Constitution and both sides “demonstrated the will to resolve the disputes.”

In a joint statement, the Erbil and Baghdad delegations revealed that five separate bilateral meetings were held on the matters of border security, airports, customs and border crossings, dams, and oil.

According to the statement, both sides discussed recommendations for the matters which will be submitted to the Iraqi Council of Ministers for further discussion and final approval.

On Saturday, a Kurdish delegation, led by Shingali, visited Baghdad to initiate talks with the Iraqi government over sanctions imposed on the Kurdistan Region.

Following the historic independence referendum, Baghdad banned international flights to and from both the Erbil and Sulaimani airports and called on the KRG to hand over control of its border crossings.

Editing by Karzan Sulaivany

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