A delegation from the Kurdistan government will go to Baghdad to discuss determining the region’s share of the federal budget for the next year

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A delegation from the Kurdistan government will go to Baghdad to discuss determining the region’s share of the federal budget for the next year

Wednesday 26, August 2020 23:30 | Economical Views: 983

Baghdad ( NINA) / Samir Hawarmi, a spokesman for the Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, announced that a delegation from the regional government will go to Baghdad during the coming period to discuss the issue of determining the region’s share of the federal budget for the next year 2021 and securing its financial rights.

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan website quoted Hawarmi as saying today, Wednesday: "A delegation from the region’s government will visit Baghdad during the coming period to discuss the issue of the draft federal budget law for the next year 2021, with the government and lay the foundation for the bill on which the region’s share of that budget will be determined."

He added: "This basis will be part of the draft federal budget law for the next year 2021, indicating that the importance of laying a basis for the budget project lies in securing the financial rights of the Kurdistan region, stressing that the draft federal budget law when it turns from a draft into a law will oblige both parties to abide by it." .

Amang Rahim, Secretary of the Council of the Kurdistan Regional Government and one of the members of the visiting delegation with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to Washington, announced last Saturday: that on the sidelines of the bilateral talks between Washington and Baghdad, we had the opportunity to hold talks with the Prime Minister and the federal ministers of oil and finance, On future steps to solve the outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad, especially the budget and energy issues.

”Rahim added:“ It is scheduled to start meetings between the region and Baghdad for the purpose of completing the previous meetings and working to reach a strong agreement regarding the region’s oil and financial obligations to guarantee rights and the region’s share of the federal budget within Draft budget law for the next year 2021./2

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Al-Haddad: A delegation from the region will visit Baghdad soon

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  Erbil: Al-Sabah:


A delegation from the region visited, earlier, Baghdad and held talks to support the federal government, confront crises and end disagreements.

Al-Haddad said: “The region’s delegation will discuss with the federal government three important files,” indicating that “these files are the Kurdistan region’s share of the budget. Next year, and the issues of oil and border crossings ».
Al-Haddad added that «a delegation from the region will visit the capital Baghdad during the next few days to complete the dialogues that took place in the past between the two sides, and to reach understandings and agreements on the issue of the budget, oil and border crossings». Al-Haddad explained that: “It is not clear whether the delegation will be headed by the Prime Minister of the Territory, Masrour Barzani, or not, but what is certain is that the delegation will be governmental.”
In the meantime, a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmed Hama, said: “Determining the number of employees in the region needs a committee of financial control to check this number, and that the constitution does not prohibit linking the region’s employees with the federal government.”
He added that “it is not envisaged that there will be job grades in the 2021 budget, but rather there is a movement of owners in it, which is employment instead of retirees.”
Hama pointed out that »the allocation of job grades is not the prerogative of the Finance Committee, but the responsibility of the government».
The Parliamentary Finance Committee had confirmed earlier that there are 230,000 job degrees awaiting privatization during the federal budget bill for 2021.

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Regional delegation visits Baghdad this week to discuss Kurdistan's share of 2021 budget

 

 

Baghdad: A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will be in Baghdad in the middle of this week, PUK member Hassan Ali said Saturday.

Alli told Al-Maslea that the regional delegation, which will come to Baghdad, will participate in the rebalancing next year and discuss the recent three-month agreement between Baghdad and Erbil.

He added that the regional delegation would discuss the signing of a permanent agreement and ensure the territory's share of the 2021 budget and would raise issues related to oil, electricity supply and border crossings to Baghdad and the final agreement on the management of ports.

On Monday, August 24, 2020, Kurdistan Regional Parliament member Sherzad Hassan confirmed that Baghdad and Erbil have reached a comprehensive agreement, stressing that what remains of his declaration is the final touches, after which it will be implemented.

Hassan told Al-Masle that the agreement will be valid until the end of 2020 and will be for salaries and sending money in exchange for the implementation of the federal government's conditions for controlling border crossings and other files.

He added that other oil agreements will be part of the 2021 budget, which will be the prerogative of Kurdish representatives in the government and parliament to obtain the rights of the region and their stabilization in the budget law.

He said a delegation from the regional government was to visit Baghdad and the visit was postponed due to Al-Kadhimi's travel to Washington, and that most likely early next week the delegation would be in Baghdad to complete all the files and sign a comprehensive agreement until the end of 2020.

On Sunday (August 16th, 2020), Kurdistan Regional Minister for Negotiating Negotiations with Baghdad, Khaled Shawani, announced an agreement between Baghdad and Erbil to unify al-Kamark and ports in accordance with federal and budgetary controls and continue until the 2021 budget is approved.

After a series of visits by the Kurdistan Regional Delegation, headed by Qubad Talabani, with the aim of obtaining the financial benefits of the Kurdistan Region and the salaries of employees, and after a series of meetings, and changing proposals and observations for 12 times, the agreement between the two parties was announced, Shouani said in a statement.

He added that the negotiations witnessed a lot of tides and the process was difficult and complicated and our efforts were seeking to secure the financial rights of the employees of the region and protect the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan region, and the agreement will apply until the adoption of the budget law 2021 to begin a new phase of negotiations on the 2021 budget.

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Kurdistan Democrat: Two options before the House of Representatives to settle the Federal Court law

Saturday 29th August 2020 - 11:43

 

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Today, Saturday, the Kurdistan Democratic Party Parliamentary Bloc confirmed that the passage of some laws will contribute to solving problems between the region and the center.

The head of the bloc, Vian Sabri, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The House of Representatives has two options to legislate the Federal Court law, either by amending the law or enacting a new law, and this needs two-thirds of the votes of the members of parliament." For the retirement of one of its nine members. "

With regard to the pending laws, Sabri indicated that "the Kurdish forces are trying hard to pass some laws, because they will be included in the solutions to all outstanding problems for years."

She added that "among these laws is the oil and gas law, which needs a clear agreement and a common understanding of the provisions of the constitutional articles," calling on "the federal government and the region to agree on this law in coordination with all political forces, including the Kurdistan."

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bashir Al-Haddad, confirmed yesterday, Friday, that a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government will visit Baghdad soon, to complete the dialogues.

Al-Haddad said to the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The delegation of the region will discuss with the federal government three important files," noting that "these files are the Kurdistan region’s share of the upcoming general budget, and the issues of oil and border crossings."

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DEMOCRAT: TWO OPTIONS BEFORE PARLIAMENT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF BAGHDAD AND ERBIL

Saturday, 29 August 2020 1:26 PM

 

 

 

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The Kurdistan Democratic Party Parliamentary Bloc confirmed, on Saturday, that the approval of some laws will contribute to solving problems between the region and the center, specifying two options for the House of Representatives to resolve the Federal Court law.

The head of the bloc, Vian Sabri, said, according to government media, that “Parliament has two options to legislate the Federal Court’s law, either by amending the law or enacting a new law, and this needs two-thirds of the votes of the members of parliament.” Its nine members ”.
With regard to the pending laws, Sabri indicated that "the Kurdish forces are trying hard to approve some laws, because they will be included in the solutions to all outstanding problems for years."
She added, "Among these laws, the oil and gas law, which requires a clear agreement and a common understanding of the terms of the constitutional articles," calling on "the federal government and the region to agree on this law in coordination with all political forces, including the Kurdish."

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To discuss three files ... a Kurdish government delegation to visit Baghdad in the coming days

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The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bashir Al-Haddad, revealed, on Friday, that a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government will visit Baghdad in the coming days to discuss three files.

Al-Haddad said, according to the Iraqi News Agency, that "the delegation of the region will discuss with the federal government three important files," noting that "these files are the Kurdistan region's share of the next general budget, oil issues and border crossings."
He explained, "According to the information he was informed of, a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government will visit the capital, Baghdad, during the next few days to complete the dialogues that had taken place in the past between the two sides, and to reach understandings and agreements on the issue of the budget, oil and border crossings."
He added, "It is not clear whether the delegation will be headed by the Prime Minister of the Territory, Masrour Barzani or not, but what is certain is that the delegation will be governmental."
A delegation that enabled the Kurdistan region had previously visited Baghdad and held discussions of the files to support the government, confront crises and end the differences between Baghdad and Erbil.

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Soon .. a Kurdish delegation in Baghdad to participate in preparing the 2021 budget

 

241 Policy 08/29/2020 12:40 ta Baghdad today - Baghdad

The MP for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Hassan Ali, confirmed today, Saturday, that a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government will be in Baghdad in the middle of this week. Ali said in an interview with (Baghdad Today) that "the delegation of the region, which will come to Baghdad, will participate in re-budgeting next year and will discuss the recent agreement that took place between Baghdad and Erbil and will continue for three months . " He added that "the region's delegation will discuss signing a permanent agreement and ensuring the region's share of the 2021 budget, and will raise issues related to oil, the supply of electricity to Baghdad, border crossings and their management, and the final agreement on managing ports . " Last Monday (August 24, 2020), a member of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, Sherzad Hassan, said that Baghdad and Erbil reached a comprehensive agreement, stressing that what remains to announce it is the final touches, and then it will be implemented. Hassan said in an interview with (Baghdad Today) that "the agreement will be in effect until the end of 2020 and will be related to salaries and sending money in exchange for implementing the conditions of the federal government in terms of controlling border crossings and the rest of the files." He added that "other agreements on oil will be within the 2021 budget, which will be the prerogative of the Kurdish representatives in the government and parliament in order to obtain the rights of the region and install them in the budget law." And he indicated that "a delegation from the regional government had intended to visit Baghdad, and the visit was postponed due to Al-Kazemi's travel to Washington, and it is most likely at the beginning of next week that the delegation will be in Baghdad to complete all files and sign a comprehensive agreement until the end of 2020." And the Minister of the Kurdistan Region for Negotiations with Baghdad, Khaled Shawani, announced on (August 16, 2020) that an agreement had been reached between Baghdad and Erbil that would be valid until the 2021 budget was approved, and included financial dues, outlets and a set of pending files. Shwani said in a statement, that after a series of visits by the delegation of the Kurdistan region, headed by Qubad Talabani, with the aim of obtaining financial dues for the Kurdistan region and salaries of employees, and after a number of meetings, and changing proposals and notes for 12 times, the agreement was announced between the two parties. He added, "The negotiations witnessed a lot of ebb and flow, and the process was difficult and complex, and our efforts were seeking to secure the financial rights of the region's employees and protect the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan region, and the agreement will be in effect until the 2021 budget law is approved, starting a new phase of negotiations on the 2021 budget." He explained that the agreement includes sending 320 billion dinars per month to the Kurdistan region, and it deals with a set of other files such as monitoring, auditing, a mechanism for handling many financial and economic files, and a mechanism for dealing with the revenues of border crossings under the Federal Financial Management Law No. 6 of 2019. An amount of 320 billion dinars, sent from Baghdad to Erbil, is scheduled to arrive today, Monday, according to an agreement reached by the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, in a phone call yesterday, to disburse the salaries of Kurdistan Region employees.