Mary B Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 Kurdish minister reveals the difference between the ongoing talks with Baghdad and previous rounds Time: 25/06/2020 {Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Minister of Overseas Territories in the Kurdistan Government, a member of the Kurdish delegation Khaled Shawani, revealed the difference between the ongoing discussions with Baghdad and previous rounds. A high-level government delegation from the region is headed by Baghdad, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, who arrived in the capital on Tuesday. The delegation includes the Government of the Territory, Awat Sheikh Janab, Minister of Finance, Khalid Shwani, Minister of the Region, Kamal Sayed Saleh, Minister of Electricity, Dara Rashid, Minister of Planning, Umid Sabah, Head of the Kurdistan Regional Presidency Office, Wamang Rahim, Cabinet Secretary, and a larger technical team that includes two representatives from different ministries. Shawani said in a press statement, "Iraq is going through an economic crisis; the government of the region is also undergoing the same crisis, as are the obligations of Iraq towards the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) with regard to maintaining oil prices, and therefore, this requires cooperation between the federal governments in Baghdad and the region's government in Erbil." To face all possible repercussions. " He added that "there are financial benefits to Kurdistan regardless of these circumstances, which relate to employee salaries, as well as other financial benefits, in addition to understanding on the oil revenue file, and how the two parties can reach a solution on this file; among them are the Kurdistan region's benefits in accordance with the constitution ". He explained that "what is important for us is how to cooperate between the two parties to cross this crisis." On the difference between these discussions and previous rounds during the past three months, Shawani said: "What distinguishes this stage of negotiations is the existence of a real will on the two governments to address all these problems, and therefore; with this will, we hope to reach solutions and understandings, no Especially that the atmosphere is positive during the dialogues, both those that took place during the last period and which we have now begun with officials in Baghdad. " Referred to the visit of the delegation of the region comes after a visit earlier this week to Baghdad, the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, who held extensive meetings with the three presidencies. He also met with a number of the most prominent Shiite leaders in the country, such as the leader of the National Wisdom Movement, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, and the leader of the State of Law Nuri Al-Maliki, and the leader of the Al-Fath coalition, Hadi al-Amiri, to discuss outstanding issues between the two parties. Disagreements, such as the interpretation of Article 140 of the Constitution regarding the disputed areas, the salaries of Kurdistan region employees, peshmerga dues, and Baghdad’s demand for the region to supply it with an export price of 250,000 barrels per day of oil in the region in exchange for the payment of salaries are the most prominent items of negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil over the past years. Ammar Al-Masoudi is over https://alforatnews.com/news/وزير-كردي-يكشف-الفرق-بين-المباحثات-الجارية-مع-بغداد-والجولات-السابقة 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary B Posted June 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 Baghdad hosts an important meeting to solve the problems between the region and the federal government 25/06/2020 Kurdistan The delegation of the Kurdistan Region for negotiations to solve the outstanding problems between Baghdad and Erbil will meet today, Thursday, with a delegation of the federal government, which will be headed by Finance Minister Ali Allawi. The Kurdish delegation visited the capital the day before yesterday and held a series of important meetings in the guesthouse in the Council of Ministers, to discuss the outstanding problems between Baghdad and Erbil, the most important of which are related to the oil and gas files and the region's financial dues, including employee salaries. Informed sources indicate that a large part of these problems is close to being resolved between the two parties after a series of meetings held between them during the previous period. https://www.knnc.net/ar/Details.aspx?jimare=4810 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary B Posted June 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 America and Britain support a joint agreement between Erbil and Baghdad America and Britain support a joint agreement between Erbil and Baghdad 06/25/2020 Shafaq News / The delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government, headed by Qobad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the region, met on Thursday with the ambassadors of the United States of America and Britain in Iraq. A statement issued by the delegation stated that during the meeting held today, the differences and outstanding issues were discussed between Erbil and Baghdad and the latest developments in the situation in Iraq. The statement added that the ambassadors expressed their support for reaching a common understanding to resolve the differences and outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad, especially in light of the spread of the Corona virus and the increasing risks of ISIS organization in the disputed areas. It is scheduled to hold the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government negotiating its last meetings for this week with the delegation of the Federal Government with the aim of reaching a comprehensive agreement for the differences and all outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad. https://www.shafaaq.com/ar/سیاسة/امريكا-وبريطانيا-يدعمان-اتفاقا-مشتركا-بين-اربيل-وبغداد/ 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chill5805 Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 This sounds encouraging, maybe by next week this will be resolved. Been going on way too long! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregp Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 My guess is it’s done. How else would they agree to vote on the financial law yesterday? Crossing T’s and dotting the I’s. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southbeach Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 Well, US and UK Treasuries likely the two largest holders of IQD. Bush and Blair initiators. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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