Kurdistan delegation reveals a proposal to deliver the region's oil to Baghdad

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LMAO!!! Folks you just can't make this stuff up. 

 

In response, the KRG has said that it will start transferring 250,000 barrels of oil per day, as required by the budget law. However, with the drop in the global price of oil, the offer is worth far less than it was just a few weeks ago.

 

It's ILLEGAL, to the one who thinks he's been wronged but I would ask this POS if not sending the oil last month was legal. I really don't know how all these crooks an thieves can keep up with who owes who...there has to be a great movie here.

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IRAQ’S PM-DESIGNATE AL-KADHMI URGES UNITY DESPITE TENSIONS BETWEEN ERBIL AND BAGHDAD

Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi (File)

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SULAIMANI — Likely alluding to tensions between Baghdad and Erbil, Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi said on Monday (April 27) that all factions should put the country’s interest ahead of all else. 

“I will only accept what is in the true interest of Iraq, and reject any pressure aimed at undermining it. We should all prioritize what is best for our country,” al-Kadhimi said in tweets written in Arabic, Kurdish, and English.

On April 16, the federal Council of Ministers froze budget transfers to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) after patience ran out with Erbil’s failure to live up to its obligations under the 2019 federal budget law, in particular its refusal to send oil to Baghdad for export.

In response, the KRG has said that it is committed to transferring 250,000 barrels of oil per day, as required by the budget law, but also drew harsh criticism from senior KRG officials.

Referring to the freeze as “political” and a “punishment,” KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said on Monday that it was “against the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan Region and its people.”

(NRT Digital Media

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Baghdad is cutting KRG budget to ‘punish’ Kurds, PM Barzani tells UNAMI chief

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Zhelwan Z. Wali

https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/270420201

 

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (L), head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), meets with Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), in Erbil, April 27, 2020. Photo: UNAMI

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Baghdad is withholding the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s share of the Iraqi federal budget to “punish” the Kurdish people, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani told the United Nations special representative to Iraq during her visit to Erbil on Monday. 

In a statement following his meeting with UNAMI chief Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the KRG prime minister lashed out at Baghdad for using the Region’s share of the budget as a “political trump card”.

“The federal government should not use the matter of salaries and the financial entitlements of the Kurdistan Region as a political trump card to punish the people of the Region,” Barzani told Hennis-Plasschaert, according to the KRG statement.

On April 16, Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi called on the finance ministry to halt budget transfers to the KRG and to take back all transfers made since January 1, 2020. 

Baghdad said the KRG has failed to deliver its quota of 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil to the state marketing firm SOMO in exchange for its share of the budget. 

Erbil has not delivered a single barrel of oil since the agreement was reached in December. However, Barzani called the move “politically motivated”. 

“The decision to cut the Kurdistan Region’s budget, half of which goes to civil servants, is politically motivated and against the people of the Kurdistan Region,” Barzani added.

Hennis-Plasschaert was in Erbil to discuss several burning topics with KRG officials, including the formation of a new government in Baghdad and the Region’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. 

UNAMI is likely providing external mediation in the renewed Erbil-Baghdad confrontation. 

Monday’s meeting was also attended by Dr. Adham Rashad, representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Iraq, who has supervised the national response to the coronavirus outbreak. 

According to the KRG statement, Hennis-Plasschaert commended the KRG’s “unprecedented” response to the pandemic. 

She also met with health minister Saman Barzanji and minister of state Khalid Salam Saeed.

A separate statement on the UNAMI Facebook page confirmed Hennis-Plasschaert and Barzani discussed the Erbil-Baghdad tensions but did not elaborate on the substance of the discussion. 

The oil-for-budget agreement between the KRG and the Iraqi federal government had been years in the making.

The KRG started exporting its oil independently of Baghdad via its own pipeline to the port of Ceyhan in 2013.

The independent oil sales infuriated the Iraqi government of Nouri al-Maliki, which cut the Kurdistan Region’s share of the federal budget from 17 percent to zero in 2014. 

The move coincided with the outbreak of war with the Islamic State group (ISIS), a massive displacement crisis, and the collapse of world oil prices, which coalesced to plunge the Kurdistan Region into financial crisis. 

The Region has been steadily recovering since former Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi reinstated a portion of the KRG’s budget in late 2018 and Abdul-Mahdi secured a bigger lump sum under the 2019 budget. 

In return for its 12.67 percent share of the 2019 federal budget, the KRG was supposed to send SOMO 250,000 bpd, but has consistently failed to do so, claiming contractual arrangements and debts owed to foreign oil companies prevented the handover.

The arithmetic behind the December deal has no doubt been shaken in recent months by the ongoing political crisis in Baghdad, the collapse of world oil prices, and the economic slowdown sparked by the pandemic.

Iraq depends on oil sales for 90 percent of its state revenues. Painful austerity measures are expected if Baghdad is to weather the financial storm. 

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22 hours ago, 6ly410 said:

Baghdad said the KRG has failed to deliver its quota of 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil to the state marketing firm SOMO in exchange for its share of the budget. 

Erbil has not delivered a single barrel of oil since the agreement was reached in December. However, Barzani called the move “politically motivated”. 

same shite, different day,

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Since when did the government crooks in Iraq ever let rules, Laws, the Iraq/Kurds constitution stand in the way of a good shakedown 

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The start of a "significant" meeting between Baghdad and the delegation of the regional government

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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} A delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government held, on Wednesday afternoon, a meeting with officials of the Federal Government led by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Thamer Al-Ghadban.

One of the members of the Kurdish delegation, headed by the deputy head of the regional government, Qubad Talabani, described the meeting as "important" and would discuss the outstanding files between Baghdad and Kurdistan and the salary file for the region's employees.
The delegation of the Kurdistan Region, which arrived in Baghdad yesterday, is headed by Qubad Talabani and accompanied by several officials, including Minister of Finance and Economy Awat Sheikh Janab and Chief of the Cabinet Office Omid Sabah.
The delegation held its first meeting with the United States Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Toller.
Talabani said during the meeting that his visit to Baghdad comes to solve problems and end them between the region and the federal government based on the constitution and previous understandings between them.
And regarding Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s mandate to form the new government, Talabani indicated that the Kurds will not constitute an obstacle to forming this government, but will be part of the solution to install security and stability in Iraq and work to end all outstanding issues between the two parties.
Ammar Al-Masoudi

 

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29-04-2020 11:39 AM

The Kurdish delegation begins its meetings in Baghdad and meets Al-Kazemi today

 

 

Baghdad / news

Today, Wednesday, the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government began its meetings in the capital, Baghdad.

A political source familiar with "Al-Ikhbaria" said, "The delegation started its meetings in the capital Baghdad with a meeting with the American ambassador in Baghdad, Matthew Toller."

He explained that "the delegation will then meet the Minister of Oil Thamer Al-Ghadban to discuss the salary file for the region's employees, and the delegation will also meet with the Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Al-Kazemi."

He continued, "The delegation will meet with Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, then with the head of the wisdom stream, Ammar al-Hakim, and the leader of the State of Law coalition Nuri al-Maliki."

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29-04-2020 12:49 PM

Talabani: We will not stand in the way of forming the government

 

 

Baghdad / news

Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, received at his residence in Baghdad, today, Wednesday, US Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Toller.

In the meeting, which was attended by Minister of Finance and Economy Awat Sheikh Janab and Prime Minister Omid Sabah, the two sides discussed the latest developments and measures related to combating the outbreak of the Corona virus, in addition to the outstanding problems between the Kurdistan region and Baghdad and the efforts to form a new federal government.

Talabani said that "his visit to Baghdad comes to solve problems and end them between the region and the federal government on the basis of the constitution and previous understandings between them."

In light of Mustafa Al-Kazemi's mandate to form the new government, Talabani indicated that the Kurds will not constitute an obstacle to forming this government, but will be part of the solution to install security and stability in Iraq and work to end all outstanding issues between the two parties.

The delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government began, on Wednesday morning, a series of meetings in Baghdad, with a meeting with the American ambassador.

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KRG CALLS BAGHDAD BUDGET TRANSFER FREEZE ILLEGAL, DEMANDS BILLIONS IN COMPENSATION

 

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SULAIMANI — The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Council of Ministers’ Diwan on Wednesday (April 29) sent a letter to federal Council of Ministers’ General-Secretary objecting to the budget transfer freeze and demanding billions of dollars in compensation for past violations against the Kurdistan Region.

The letter, which consists of ten points, says that Baghdad’s recent move to stop sending money to Erbil to pay government salaries violates the legal and constitutional rights of public servants in the Region, who have done their jobs same as those in central and southern Iraq.

Moreover, it notes that Baghdad had not been paying the Region’s full share of the federal budget, even before it cut off all payments. Moreover, it accused Baghdad of failing to pay the salaries of the Peshmerga, which is constitutionally part of Iraq’s defense forces.

The letter also noted that federal transfers were cut off between 2014 and 2019, which it said totals $452 billion in lost revenue.

Additionally, the KRG demands $384 billion in compensation for damage caused and abuses perpetrated by former Iraqi governments against the Region between 1963 and 2003.

The letter arrived as a delegation of senior KRG representatives was visiting Baghdad for talks with federal officials and foreign diplomats.

On April 16, the federal Council of Ministers froze budget transfers to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) after patience ran out with Erbil’s failure to live up to its obligations under the 2019 federal budget law, in particular its refusal to send oil to Baghdad for export.

(KRG Digital Media)

 

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The region reveals the amount of money required from the federal government

Erbil. "Internet"
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 money and business
The Economy News - Baghdad

The Cabinet Office of the Kurdistan Regional Government sent, on Wednesday, a ten-point message to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers in the Federal Government, which included claims for funds for the costs of sheltering the displaced and compensation for the rule of the Baath Party regime.

The message, which was received by "Al-Iqtisad News", included "ten points centered on the policy pursued by the Kurdistan Regional Government, out of its constitutional commitment to solve outstanding problems, especially with regard to salaries and financial benefits for employees of the region."

She pointed out that "the policy of the Kurdistan Regional Government was and still aims to address the existing problems with the federal government in accordance with the reference of the constitution and on the basis of its provisions."

The letter added that "the constitution has guaranteed the right to participate as a founding principle for the federal system of regions and governorates that are not organized in a region in the federal authorities according to the principles of equality, equal opportunity and justice, which cannot exist without adopting the principle of equality between the citizens of the region and other Iraqi governorates in terms of enjoying the rights , Including salaries and employee financial benefits. "

The letter pointed out that "instructing to stop funding the salaries of the employees of the region is a violation of the principles of equality and equal opportunities, especially that financing the salaries of employees of the federal government in the fifteen provinces is running smoothly and without comment."

The letter stated that "The Kurdistan Region deserves a monthly ratio of 1/12 of the actual expenditures of current expenditures for the fiscal year 2019 similar to the rest of the Iraqi provinces, but the financial dues for the region were not spent in the first three months of the year 2020, except for the compensation of the region's employees amounting to 452 billion dinars, which The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers demands that it stop what is considered a violation of the law.

And the Kurdistan Regional Government said in its message that "Article 10 / II-c of the Federal Budget Law 2019 stipulated the commitment of the Federal Government to pay the dues of the Kurdistan Region, including employee compensation, and the amount of damage is deducted from the region's share in the event it does not deliver the prescribed share of oil."

And she stated, "Relying on the special paragraph of Article 27 of the Financial Management Law to stop funding the salaries of the region is not in order, and also affirmed that the region still houses more than a million refugees and displaced persons, which makes it bear their costs and without the slightest contribution from the federal government."

She also said, "The federal government did not send the region's dues from February 2014 to 2019, which forced the region to find sources to finance its expenses and needs through borrowing, austerity measures, and reducing public expenditures and compulsory savings."

She noted that "the region supports the settlement of financial dues between the region and the federal government for those years in accordance with the mechanisms stipulated in the federal budget laws to achieve the rights and obligations of the two parties."

The letter stressed, "The steadfast position of the territorial government in resolving the file in accordance with the constitution and the law and on the basis of partnership, and requested reconsideration of stopping the financing of employee salaries in accordance with the joint recommendation reached as a result of the meeting held in Baghdad on April 20, 2020."

The provincial government attached tables and documents with its message, among them a table for the reparation of damages resulting from the crimes of the previous regime committed in the Kurdistan region from 1963 to 2003, which totaled (384,698,302,600) dollars for human, material and environmental losses and willful neglect of the infrastructure.

In another document, the letter confirmed that the Kurdistan Regional Government spent $ 7,051,909,024 as costs to accommodate the displaced and refugees from 2014 to 2019, and also included expenses on securing fuel for electricity generation in Kirkuk for the period from 2011 to 2020.

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Kurdistan Regional Government delegation starts the second round meetings with the Iraqi government

 05/26/2020 04:45:56

Shafaq News / A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government, who is visiting Baghdad, held talks with the federal government to resolve the differences and outstanding issues between the two sides.

A source in the delegation told Shafak News that the first meetings were held in the second round with the Minister of Oil, Planning, Secretary General of the Council of Ministers, and Advisor to the Prime Minister of Iraq.

The delegation of the region had held last week a round of discussions with the Iraqi government, as well as consultations with leaders and officials of Iraqi political parties on resolving the outstanding differences between Baghdad and Erbil.

The visit came days after the Iraqi government cut the salaries of employees of the Kurdistan Region after it said that the region had not fulfilled its obligations in the financial budget represented by the delivery of 250 thousand barrels of oil per day to the federal government.

The agreement includes the delivery of the Kurdistan Region, the amount of 250 thousand barrels per day of oil to the Federal Government in return for handing Baghdad a share of about 13 percent of the budget to the region in addition to the salaries of employees and peshmerga.

The cut in the salaries of the employees of the region sparked widespread criticism inside and outside the region, where observers considered that this decision comes in the context of political pressure coinciding with the efforts of Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Al-Kazemi to form the new government.

There are pending issues between the two sides for many years, chief among them the disputed territories, how to manage oil wealth, the budget of the Peshmerga forces, and others.

 

 

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The Kurdistan delegation starts the second round of negotiations by meeting with the federal government

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Baghdad - Mawazine News
The delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government began, on Wednesday, the second round of negotiations with the federal government in Baghdad.
A source familiar with told Mawazine News, "The delegation of the Kurdistan government headed by Qubad Talabani started the second round of negotiations by meeting with the delegation of the Federal Government headed by Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Thamer Al-Ghadban."
He added, "The oil files, the budget, the salaries of the employees of the Kurdistan region, and the pending issues between Erbil and Baghdad will be discussed."

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Barham Salih meets with the Kurdish regional delegation and representatives

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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} Today, President of the Republic Barham Saleh held a meeting with members of the Kurdish blocs in Parliament, Finance Minister Fuad Hussein, and the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government negotiating for Baghdad.

The meeting took place at the home of Saleh in Baghdad.
Sources stated that "the meeting discussed the latest developments regarding the passage of the government of Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Al-Kazemi and the issue of the share of the financial budget and salaries of the Kurdistan region."
Ammar Al-Masoudi

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The delegation of the region resumes its talks in Baghdad today with the files of the budget and oil

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A delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, headed by Qubad Talabani, deputy head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, will hold a series of new meetings in Baghdad today.

"The delegation of the region's government will discuss with officials in the federal government the budget and oil issues," said Samir Hawrami, spokesman for the deputy head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, in a press statement.
He added: The visit is a continuation of the previous visit made by the delegation during the past week to the capital, Baghdad, during which a series of meetings were held during which he presented some proposals for resolving outstanding issues between the Kurdistan government and the federal government.

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KRG Delegation to Meet with Iraqi Ministers of Oil, Finance Today

 

Basnews English 06/05/2020 - 10:26 Published in Kurdistan

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/601676

ERBIL — A high-level delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is in Baghdad where it is set to meet with ministers of oil and finance on Wednesday.

The delegation, headed by Kurdistan Region Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for the second round of talks with the Iraqi federal government in hopes of finding a solution to their disputes.

The delegation, accompanied by Kurdish members of the Iraqi parliament gathered at Iraqi President Barham Salih’s palace a day earlier to discuss the position of Kurds in the ongoing issues, especially with regards to PM-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s future government.

Kadhimi is expected to submit his cabinet lineup to the parliament today where MPs would convene to vote.

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KRG delegation to meet with Iraqi ministers of oil, finance today

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A high-level delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is in Baghdad where it is set to meet with ministers of oil and finance on Wednesday.

The delegation, headed by Kurdistan Region Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for the second round of talks with the Iraqi federal government in hopes of finding a solution to their disputes.

The delegation, accompanied by Kurdish members of the Iraqi parliament gathered at Iraqi President Barham Salih’s palace a day earlier to discuss the position of Kurds in the ongoing issues, especially with regards to PM-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s future government.

Kadhimi is expected to submit his cabinet lineup to the parliament today where MPs would convene to vote.

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Parliamentary finance requests data for Kurdistan employees

 

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money and business The Economy News - Baghdad On Thursday, the Finance Committee of the House of Representatives requested detailed data on the numbers of employees in the Kurdistan region. The head of the committee, Haitham al-Jubouri, said in the official news agency "Waaa" and seen by "Al-Iqtisad News", "The Finance Committee asked the Kurdish delegation who visited Baghdad recently with detailed data on the numbers of employees and the audit report on oil revenues." He pointed out that "the Kurdish delegation pledged to send the data to the Finance Committee to ensure that there is no duplication of salaries as raised." The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, indicated during his meeting with the Kurdish delegation to the necessity of a full commitment to transparency in order to settle financial issues throughout Iraq and the Kurdistan region, by relying on the budget law that established a mechanism and framework for preserving rights and duties. Number of views 17   Date added 05/07/2020