The regional government delegation arrives in Baghdad to discuss the budget

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The regional government delegation arrives in Baghdad to discuss the budget

 

An oil field in the Kurdistan region

money and business Economy News - Baghdad A high-ranking delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government headed by the deputy prime minister of the region, Qubad Talabani, arrived on Tuesday, in the capital, Baghdad.  A spokesman for Deputy Prime Minister Samir Hawrami said, "The visit comes as an extension of the previous meetings between the Kurdistan Region and the federal government," according to "Rudaw". He added that the discussions will revolve around the outstanding differences, including in particular the financial dues for the Kurdistan Region and how to fix them in the draft budget law for 2021.  He stressed that the Kurdistan Regional Government has shown its willingness to reach an agreement with the federal government on oil and non-oil revenues and border crossings.  The delegation will start its meetings today with the existence of sub-committees to discuss the legal details and find a way out of the controversial issues.  So far, Baghdad and Erbil have not reached a definitive agreement, amid talk of several scenarios for an agreement.  A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Sherwan Mirza, said that there is a tendency not to rely on a percentage to determine the Kurdistan Region’s share of the budget because Baghdad had never previously committed to sending the specified rates.  He explained that based on the population rate in Iraq, Kurdistan's share in the budget should not be less than 15%, but Baghdad has never sent this percentage of the budget during the past years, so the agreement will be on a specific amount of money instead of a percentage.  Baghdad and Erbil previously agreed to send the federal government 320 billion dinars per month to the Kurdistan Region for the months of August, September and October until the 2021 budget is approved, in return for handing over 50% of the border crossing revenues to the region. Source: Rudaw

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A high-ranking delegation from the provincial government arrives in Baghdad

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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} A high-ranking delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government, headed by Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister, arrived Tuesday morning in the capital, Baghdad, to resume talks with the federal government to resolve differences and outstanding issues between the two sides.

The provincial government delegation has made several visits to Baghdad in the past months.
The differences and outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad are based on the region’s share of the financial budgets, the entitlements of the Peshmerga forces, the export of oil, and the disputed areas covered by Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution.
Baghdad and the region reached a temporary agreement regarding the payment of salaries until the 2021 budget is approved.
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Announcing the formation of committees between Baghdad and the region to resolve 5 files

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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government announced an agreement to form committees between Baghdad and the region to resolve 5 files.

"The Kurdistan Regional Government’s delegation held its first meeting today, Tuesday, with a high-ranking delegation from the federal government headed by Minister of Finance Ali Allawi and Deputy Federal Prime Minister," said Samir Hawrami, spokesman for the President of the Kurdistan government.
Hawrami added, "After the arrival of the Kurdistan region’s delegation to Baghdad, and before noon today, the first expanded meeting was held between the two delegations on the outstanding issues, especially with regard to the region’s financial dues and how to fix them in the draft fiscal budget for 2021."
He explained that "it was decided during the meeting to form specialized and subsidiary committees to intensify discussions on issues (oil and gas, financial dues, electricity, border crossings, and debts)," noting that "these committees are expected to present their observations, reviews, and discussions in light of the paragraphs and articles. The constitutionality to the two delegations in order to reach an agreement between them. "
He pointed out that "the Kurdistan Regional Government has shown its willingness to agree with the federal government regarding the files of oil and non-oil revenues, and the revenues of border crossings."
Ali al-Rubaie

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PM KADHIMI DISCUSSES ERBIL-BAGHDAD COOPERATION WITH KRG‘S QUBAD TALABANI

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi meets with a delegation headed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 9, 2020. (Photo Credit: Media Office of the Iraqi Prime Minister)

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SULAIMANI — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani in Baghdad on Tuesday (September 😎 for talks about the 2021 federal budget law.

“Kadhimi stressed the need for full cooperation between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government on a range of issues in order to address the great challenges facing the country as a result of low global oil prices and to confront the effects of the coronavirus pandemic,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement.

Earlier in the day, Talabani and an accompanying delegation met with federal Finance Minister Ali Allwai to discuss the federal budget, which is currently being drafted by the Council of Representatives, a spokesperson for the KRG prime minister’s office said according to the state-owned Iraqi News Agency (INA).

The two sides agreed to form technical subcommittees in order to continue talks on specific issues, including oil and gas, financial dues, electricity, border crossings, and debt.

Erbil and Baghdad are involved in a long-running dispute over revenue sharing and the Region’s independent oil sales.

The current crisis stems from the KRG’s failure to abide by the terms of the 2019 federal budget law, refusing to send any oil to Baghdad for export. Former Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi’s government eventually retaliated in April by cutting off all budget transfers to Erbil.

Since then, the two governments have agreed to a temporary arrangement to resume some transfers, but the KRG still faces a significant budget shortfall and has resorted to cutting public sector salaries.

(NRT Digital Media)

 

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High-level KRG delegation in Baghdad for agreement on Iraq 2021 budget entitlements

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Zhelwan Z. Wali

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A high-level Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for oil and budget talks, with KRG officials having expressed hope that discussions will be fruitful.

The trip by the KRG deputy prime minister Qubad Talabani-led delegation is part of a series of visits to Baghdad beginning last month that mark the KRG's first-time participation in drafting Iraq's annual budget.

Talks will focus on "the KRG's financial entitlements, and how to work them into Iraq's 2021 budget law," Qubad Talabani's media officer Samir Hawrami told Rudaw.

An initial agreement reached between Erbil and Baghdad states that all Kurdistan Region "oil incomes, non-oil incomes and domestic revenues" will go the KRG, while "50 percent of the KRG's border crossings revenues will be given to the Iraqi government," Hawrami told Rudaw last week.

Two KRG representatives – deputy planning minister Zagros Fatah, and head of the KRG finance ministry's budget department Parikhan Nuri 
– are working in coordination with the Iraqi finance ministry to prepare a draft for the budgets of 2021, 2022 and 2023.

The KRG delegation's arrival to Baghdad comes less than two weeks after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he had urged the Iraqi federal government to "clinch a budget deal" with the KRG.

Pompeo's comment followed KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's announcement that they had reached a temporary deal, in which Baghdad would send 320 billion dinars ($270 million) monthly to Erbil for the KRG to pay its civil servants. A senior KRG official told Rudaw on Sunday that the 320 billion dinar payments would continue until either the end of 2020, or when Iraqi parliament approves a 2021 budget. 

On Saturday, KRG representative to Baghdad Faris Issa told Rudaw that Erbil is looking for a "once and for all agreement" with Baghdad through the budget talks. 

"There is certainly hope, there is a pure intention, there is will between the two sides. The preparation of the budget bill is also a step and an opportunity to reach an agreement,” Faris said. 

Last week, Kurdistan Region president Nechirvan Barzani paid a "successful" visit to Baghdad, where he met with a number of Iraqi leaders on the sidelines of a meeting with France's President Emmanuel Macron.

Ahmed Safar, a Kurdish member of the Iraqi parliament told Rudaw last week that the Iraqi finance ministry have been showing "a degree of leniency" towards the KRG, which will aid "resolution of the issues".

"We are confident that next year's budget will be in the interests of the Kurdistan Region," Safar said.

The Kurdistan Region is heavily dependent on its share of the Iraqi budget, and Kurdish officials have said they cannot pay civil servants without what it says is its fair share of federal government money.

Erbil says it is entitled to its 12.67% share of federal funds, as stipulated by Iraq's 2019 budget law, while Baghdad says the KRG has not lived up to its end of a deal that includes turning over 250,000 barrels of oil daily to Iraq's State Organization for the Marketing of Oil (SOMO), a state-owned oil company.

Before the August agreement between premiers Barzani and Kadhimi, Baghdad had not sent funds to Erbil since April, worsening the KRG's failure to pay complete and full public sector employee salaries this year.

KRG public sector employees have taken to the streets over delays in salary payments. Demonstrations and strikes calling on the KRG's current cabinet to resign have occurred several times in Sulaimani province, while protests by teachers in May over delayed pay in Duhok were shut down.

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9/08/2020 20:18

Al-Kazemi Talabani: The necessity for full coordination between the federal government and the region in various fields

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Baghdad / Al-Masala: Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi received, on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani and his accompanying delegation.

 

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Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi receives the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government and his accompanying delegation

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The Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi, today, Tuesday, received the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Mr. Qubad Talabani and his accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, they discussed strengthening cooperation between state institutions, and working in the spirit of one team that stems from a common vision to achieve the requirements and interests of the Iraqi people in general.

Al-Kazemi stressed the need for full coordination between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in various fields, in order to address the great challenges facing the country as a result of low global oil prices, and contribute to facing the effects of the repercussions of the Corona pandemic.

Media Office of the Prime Minister

8-Sep-2020

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His Excellency stressed the need for full coordination between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in various fields, in a way that addresses the great challenges facing the country as a result of low global oil prices, and contributes to confronting the repercussions of the Corona pandemic.

 

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Kurdistan delegation returns to Baghdad for negotiations with federal gov't

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Kurdistan KRG Baghdad Delegation Oil and Gas Budget Negotiation

 

 

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A delegation of high-ranking officials representing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KGR) arrived in Baghdad early Tuesday to hold talks with their federal Iraqi counterparts over outstanding disputes between the two governments, a KRG official announced.

The group was headed by regional Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani and included relevant ministers and other officials and key topics on the agenda included oil, the national budget, and border management said Talabani's spokesperson, Samir Hawrami.

“Following the arrival of the KRG delegation to Baghdad, a comprehensive meeting was held with the Iraqi delegation on pending issues, particularly the Kurdistan Region’s financial entitlements and the mechanism of securing it within Iraq’s 2021 budget,” he said in a statement.

It is the first time such a KRG delegation has visited Baghdad following a phone call between Masrour Barzani, the autonomous region's prime minister, and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al- Kadhimi in mid-August, in which the two agreed that Baghdad would send Erbil 320 billion Iraqi dinars ($269 million) on a monthly basis.

Read More: Iraq agrees to send Kurdistan part of its budget: KRG

According to Talabani's spokesperson, officials from both camps had decided to “form relevant and minor committees to concentrate on talks of oil and gas, border management, electricity, KRG’s financial entitlements, and debts.”

Since the toppling of the former Iraqi regime in 2003, the federal and regional governments have proven unable to find much middle ground on these issues, plus others such as territory disputed by Baghdad and Erbil.

“I urged Baghdad to clinch a budget deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a joint press briefing in late August with Iraq’s foreign minister who was then part of an Iraqi delegation in Washington holding talks on a strategic dialogue between the US and Iraq.

Read More: US urges Baghdad to reach budget deal with KRG

Editing by John J. Catherine

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Al-Kazemi government's position on the region’s financial and oil violations

 

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Dr.. Haider Hussain Al Tohme

 

Kurdish governments have bet for many years on the differences of the major parties, and the government’s position in Baghdad has swung towards financial and oil issues between the center and the region to achieve huge financial and economic gains at the expense of fairness in the distribution of national wealth and the higher interests of Iraq.

Adel Abdul Mahdi's government persistently disregarded the region’s government’s disavowal of its promises to deliver oil and non-oil revenues to the federal treasury, and Abdul Mahdi’s government continued to finance the region’s share in the budget, despite what was stipulated in Article (10 / Second / A) in the Federal Budget Law of 2019 The force in force to hand over the agreed share of SOMO, amounting to (250) thousand barrels per day, which did not happen throughout the year 2019 with the regional government receiving all its share from the federal budget.

The federal government also ignored the text of Article (10 / second / c) in the 2019 Federal Budget Law in effect by deducting the amount of damage caused by the Kurdistan Region’s failure to deliver the agreed amount (250 barrels per day) from the region’s share determined in the 2019 budget, and it was not deducted. The government has one dinar from the region’s share, despite the region’s failure to hand over one dinar to the federal government’s treasury.

On the other hand, the Kurdistan Regional Government violated the text of Article (10 / second / d) in the Federal Budget Law for the year 2019 in force, which obliges the Kurdistan Regional Government, when there is any increase in the exported oil quantities, to deposit the revenues actually earned for the account of the state treasury. The increase has actually been achieved, according to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Oil, as the region's exports exceeded (500) thousand barrels per day in 2019.

As for the government of Mustafa Al-Kazemi, as soon as the government took power in Iraq in May 2020, it paid an amount (400) billion dinars to the Kurdistan Regional Government as a goodwill gesture to resume negotiations on the existing differences, despite the difficult financial situation that the state treasury witnessed at the time, and the loss of two-thirds of its oil revenues. Because of the collapse of oil prices in world markets. Iraq achieved oil revenues close to (2) billion dollars in the month of May compared to more than (6.163) billion dollars achieved in the month of January 2020.

The Ministry of Finance indicates that the basis for the talks was launched within the framework of the letter sent by the Ministry of Finance to the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government No. 802 on May 19, 2020, which includes the payment of the Ministry of Finance an amount of (400) billion Iraqi dinars. Although Article (1) of the book grants an amount of (400) billion to the regional government as salaries for the month of April, Article (2) stipulates the necessity of reaching a final settlement between the center and the region within a maximum period of (30) days from the date of depositing the amount of (400) A billion in the account of the regional government, however, the agreement has not yet been achieved, despite the exceeding of the period specified in the mentioned ministerial order.

Recently, and in a statement issued on (8/12/2020) by the Ministry of Finance to assess the progress of the negotiations between the two parties, in which the Ministry indicated that the financial payments sent to the Ministry of Finance of the Kurdistan Region do not reach the beneficiaries, in addition to receiving requests signed by tens of thousands of employees The region to link their salaries directly through the banking mechanisms of the federal government. In addition, the Kurdistan Regional Government refuses to provide the financial revenues obtained from the customs ports, which are in violation of the principle of partnership mentioned in Article 114 (First) of the Constitution to secure control over the border crossings in the region.

The irony is that the aforementioned Finance Ministry’s statement about the progress of negotiations with the Kurdistan Region, and holding the latter responsible for obstructing a fair agreement between the two parties that is consistent with the constitution and the law, despite the region’s receipt of an amount of (400) billion dinars, was met by a letter directed by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers (very urgent) To the Minister of Finance under the heading (Settlement of pending matters) on 15/8/2020. In it, it was stated that the federal government agreed with the Kurdistan Region on a number of points, and this time without time limits, due to the region’s breaching the time limit established in the first book of the Ministry of Finance directed to the region last May, in exchange for an amount of (320) billion dinars for the account of the Kurdistan Regional Government. . The aforementioned book reveals a number of manifestations, the most important of which is the weakness of institutional government coordination, a loophole that has long been exploited by Kurdish politicians. And the response to political pressures at the expense of the national interest. And the Kurdistan Regional Government’s continued acquisition of huge sums from the federal budget for nothing.

The Baghdad governments ’continuing to turn a blind eye to the continuing financial violations of the Kurdistan Regional Government is a dangerous compromise of the rights of the Iraqi people in the center and the region, and to consolidate the domination of Kurdish politicians over Kurdistan’s oil and non-oil resources, and to strengthen efforts to acquire a percentage of the federal budget under the pretext that the Kurdish people are part of the Iraqi people He has the right to salaries and other privileges, with complete abstinence from contributing to financing the federal treasury of Iraq from the oil and non-oil revenues achieved in the governorates of the Iraqi region, as stipulated in the constitution.

Instead, the Baghdad government should have a firm stance on the outstanding issues that is no less than giving the Kurdistan government the luxury of choosing between national sovereignty over all oil and non-oil resources in exchange for the Kurdistan Region obtaining a fair share of the federal budget, or agreeing on the financial independence of the Kurdistan Regional Government. To resolve the dispute over financial rights and obligations between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region.

The continued active presence of everyone under the umbrella of the constitution and the commitment of the law in managing disputes between the two parties is at the forefront of future guarantees governing the nature of relations between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government. As long as the relationship between the center and the region is focused on exchanging independence for financial and geographic gains, security arrangements, and regional and international relations for Kurdistan while remaining nominally within Iraq, the legal and economic disputes between the two parties will become increasingly tense to dangerous ranges that are not in the interest of both parties.

* Researcher at the Al Furat Center for Development and Strategic Studies / 2004-2020
www.fcdrs.com

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An "anticipated agreement" between Baghdad and Erbil

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Baghdad: Al-Sabah, Erbil: Sundus Abdel-Wahab

 

 

It is likely that the governments of Baghdad and Erbil will reach a "semi-final agreement" regarding the outstanding issues between the two parties, in light of the presence of international mediation to bring the views closer.

Yesterday, Tuesday, a Kurdish delegation headed by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan government Qubad Talabani arrived in Baghdad, and met with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to discuss strengthening cooperation between state institutions and working in a team spirit that stems from a common vision to achieve the requirements and interests of the Iraqi people in general. Al-Kazemi stressed, according to the statement of his media office, the need for full coordination between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in various fields, in order to address the great challenges facing the country as a result of the decline in global oil prices, and contribute to confronting the repercussions of the Corona pandemic.

The region’s delegation had held its first meeting with a high-ranking delegation from the federal government headed by Finance Minister Ali Allawi. 

During the meeting, it was decided to form specialized and subsidiary committees to intensify discussions on issues (oil and gas, financial dues, electricity, border crossings, and debts).

The spokesman for the Deputy Prime Minister in the Kurdistan region, Samir Hawrami, said to “Al-Sabah”: “The Kurdistan Regional Government has shown its willingness to agree with the federal government regarding the files of oil and non-oil revenues, and the revenues of border crossings.”

He adds that "the discussions with the federal government are continuing to resolve the outstanding issues and continue for a period of three days, as it is hoped to reach an agreement between the two governments." 

Despite the existence of problems and obstacles between the two governments since 2003, Hawrami talks about the existence of "international mediation" to bridge the views between Baghdad and Erbil on the outstanding issues. The spokesman for the deputy prime minister of the regional government said, “Baghdad is in the process of formulating a draft budget for 2021 and we aim, through meetings and discussions, to stabilize the region’s financial dues in the general budget before sending it to the House of Representatives and then approving it, in order for the vision to be clear for the next year and avoid Any problems or obstacles between 

The two parties.

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The governments of Kurdistan and Baghdad agree to intensify dialogues on oil and gas issues and financial dues

 

The Kurdistan Regional Government announced today, Tuesday, that it has reached an agreement with the Baghdad government, to intensify dialogues on oil and gas issues and financial dues .

"The Kurdistan Regional Government delegation headed by Qubad Talabani met with the federal government delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Ali Allawi, " said the spokesman for the Deputy Prime Minister, Samir Hawrami, in a press statement .

He added that "the expanded meeting discussed the outstanding problems and issues of financial dues for the Kurdistan region and how to install them in the draft Iraqi budget law for 2021. "

He pointed out that "during the meeting it was decided to form special and subsidiary committees to intensify dialogues on oil and gas issues, financial dues, the electricity file, border crossings and debts ."

He continued, "It is expected that these committees will present the follow-ups and the results of the dialogues in light of the constitutional articles in front of the delegations of the two parties so that they can be agreed upon, pointing out that" the regional government has shown its willingness to agree with the federal government on issues of oil and non-oil resources and the issues of border crossings. "

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Iraq .. disclosure of the results of the meeting of the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government

Publication date: 09/08/2020 | 15:38 GMT |Arab world news

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Samir Hawrami, a spokesman for the Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, said today, Tuesday, that the delegation of the regional government met with the delegation of the federal government in the capital, Baghdad.

And he stressed in a press statement, that "the expanded meeting discussed the outstanding problems and issues of financial dues for the Kurdistan region and how to install them in the draft Iraqi budget law for 2021."

He added, "During the meeting, it was decided to form special and subsidiary committees to intensify dialogues on oil and gas issues, financial dues, the electricity file, border crossings and debts."

Hawrami expected that these committees would present the follow-ups and the results of the dialogues in light of the constitutional articles in front of the delegations of the two parties so that they could agree on them.

He pointed out that "the regional government has shown its willingness to agree with the federal government on issues of oil and non-oil resources and border crossings issues."

 

Source: The official Iraqi News Agency + RT

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The governments of Kurdistan and Baghdad agree to intensify dialogues on oil and gas issues and financial dues

 

 

Baghdad - news

The Kurdistan Regional Government announced today, Tuesday, that it has reached an agreement with the Baghdad government, to intensify dialogues on oil and gas issues and financial dues.

"The Kurdistan Regional Government delegation headed by Qubad Talabani met with the federal government delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Ali Allawi," said the spokesman for the Deputy Prime Minister, Samir Hawrami, in a press statement, followed by Al-Akhbariya.

He added that "the expanded meeting discussed the outstanding problems and issues of financial dues for the Kurdistan region and how to install them in the draft Iraqi budget law for 2021."

He pointed out that "during the meeting it was decided to form special and subsidiary committees to intensify dialogues on oil and gas issues, financial dues, the electricity file, border crossings and debts."

He continued, "It is expected that these committees will present the follow-ups and the results of the dialogues in light of the constitutional articles in front of the delegations of the two parties so that they can be agreed upon, pointing out that" the regional government has shown its willingness to agree with the federal government on issues of oil and non-oil resources and the issues of border crossings. "

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08-09-2020 08:16 PM

Al-Kazemi assures the Kurdistan government delegation of full coordination to address the challenges and confront the Corona pandemic

 

 

 Baghdad - news

Today, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi stressed during his meeting with the Kurdistan Regional Government delegation on the need for full coordination to address the challenges and confront the Corona pandemic.
A statement from the Prime Minister’s office, which Al-Akhbariya received a copy of, stated that Al-Kazemi received the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Mr. Qubad Talabani and his accompanying delegation, indicating that the meeting discussed strengthening cooperation between state institutions and working in the spirit of one team that stems from a common vision. To fulfill the requirements and interests of the Iraqi people in general. "

Al-Kazemi stressed, according to the statement, "the necessity of full coordination between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in various fields, in order to address the great challenges facing the country as a result of low global oil prices, and to contribute to confronting the repercussions of the Corona pandemic."

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 Basnews English   2020/09/09 - 16:58  Kurdistan 

ERBIL — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is set to visit Kurdistan Region’s capital on Thursday, September 10.

Kadhimi will reportedly meet with top Kurdish officials to discuss a range of issues, among them the ongoing negotiations between Erbil and Baghdad on their prolonged oil and budgetary disputes.

This will be Kadhimi’s fist official visit to Erbil since he has taken office.

His trip also comes amid disagreements between Iraqi political factions over the election system designed for the upcoming snap polls in the country.

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PM KADHIMI WILL VISIT ERBIL THURSDAY FOR TALKS ABOUT BORDER CROSSINGS, CUSTOMS PROCEDURES

File Photo- Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi (Photo Credit: Media Office of Iraqi Prime Minister /File)

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SULAIMANI — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will visit Erbil on Thursday (September 10) for meetings with officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

NRT Digital Media reporter in Baghdad

Muhammad said that the focus will be firmly on bringing customs procedures at the Region’s border crossings into line with federal law and control.

Lawmaker from the Council of Representatives Hoshyar Abdulla said on his official Facebook page that Kadhimi will “settle the issue” of the border crossings and their hand-over to the federal government during his visit.

Last month, Kadhimi and KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani concluded a temporary budget agreement that saw Baghdad resume some budget transfers to Erbil on the condition that the KRG make concessions on customs procedures.

Kadhimi has made reasserting state control at Iraq’s border crossings a major priority for his government.

NRT has learned that he will visit Sulaimani governorate on Friday.

(NRT Digital Media)

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09/09/2020 14:59

The Kurdistan Democrat: The dialogues with Baghdad created a positive atmosphere for reaching radical solutions in accordance with the constitution

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Baghdad / Al-Masala: A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Sherzad Qasim, said, Wednesday, 9 Iloa, 2020, that there is a positive atmosphere in the dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil, calling for protection of that atmosphere and the positive agreements it produces from those who live on crises and want to create a gap between Baghdad and Erbil to obtain Rich material for elections.

Qasim said in an interview received by "Al-Masala" that the government delegation from the Kurdistan region headed by Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, it was his duty to complete the previous dialogues conducted by delegations that visited Baghdad, indicating that there are a number of crises and pending files, including the budget file, oil, the Peshmerga and border crossings Article 140 and other important files between the two sides.

He added: The atmosphere during the dialogues was positive, and it is possible in light of such an atmosphere to reach satisfactory solutions for all parties through joint work to achieve the higher interests of the Iraqi and Kurdish peoples.

He continued: We must confirm any positive agreements in light of this optimistic atmosphere and protect it from the attempts of some who have lived through crises and want to continue disputes and create a gap between Baghdad and the region and are looking for problems so that they have a rich material for the elections or make the people preoccupied with their real and constitutional demands.

Qassem concluded that there is clear seriousness from the governments of Baghdad and Erbil to zero in crises and solve all problems in accordance with the constitution and the supreme interests of the people.

Earlier, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s delegation announced, on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, an agreement to form committees between Baghdad and the region to resolve 5 files.

Samir Hawrami, spokesman for the President of the Kurdistan government, said that the regional government delegation held its first meeting on Tuesday with a high-ranking delegation from the federal government headed by Minister of Finance Ali Allawi and Deputy Prime Minister.

Hawrami added that after the arrival of the Kurdistan Region delegation to Baghdad, and before this evening, a first expanded meeting was held between the two delegations on the outstanding issues, especially with regard to the region's financial dues and how to fix them in the draft fiscal budget for 2021.

He explained that during the meeting it was decided to form specialized and subsidiary committees to intensify discussions on issues (oil and gas, financial dues, electricity, border crossings, and debts), indicating that these committees are expected to present their observations, reviews, and discussions in light of the constitutional articles and articles to the two delegations. In order for them to reach an agreement between them.

He indicated that the Kurdistan Regional Government has expressed its willingness to agree with the federal government regarding the files of oil and non-oil revenues, and the revenues of border crossings.

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Parliamentary Finance: The Cabinet will pass the budget next week

2020-09-09 | 10:35

 

https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/اقتصاد/357823/المالية-النيابية-مجلس-الوزراء-سيمرر-الموازنة-خلال

 

A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee announced, on Wednesday, that the Kurdistan region’s share of the budget depends on two basic points, while noting that the Council of Ministers will pass the budget next week.

 

Committee member Shirwan Mirza said in a statement published on the official website of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which was followed by Alsumaria News, that "the Federal Cabinet will meet next week to pass the federal budget for the current year 2020, ratify it and send it to the House of Representatives."

 

 

 

 

Mirza added that "the Kurdistan region's share of that budget is not clear yet," stressing that "there is no accurate information about the Kurdistan region’s share in numbers."

 

He emphasized that "the Kurdistan region’s share of the federal budget for the year 2020 depends on two points, namely, the region’s oil and non-oil imports and what the Kurdistan region’s delegation will agree upon with the federal government delegation."

 

 

 

Edited September 9, 2020 by 6ly410

[6ly410]

 

On the eve of Al-Kazemi's visit, Baghdad and Erbil give hands to "trouble spots"

Editing date: 9/9/2020 18:49 • 55 times read

http://www.alliraqnews.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=99875

 

[Erbil - Where]
A spokesman for the Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, who heads the official delegation of the regional government, during his visit to Baghdad, today, Wednesday, revealed that the meetings are continuing in Baghdad with the Iraqi government, pointing out that there is a good intention to address the outstanding problems between the two parties.

In an interview, Samir Hawrami said, "In order to reach a final agreement, we need discussions, examining the differences in a deeper way, and reaching a joint understanding formula, and on the light of which we sign the final agreement."

Hawrami added, "The trouble spots have been diagnosed, and we are currently looking for legal justifications to address these problems."

The provincial government delegation headed by Talabani arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday to resume negotiations with senior officials in the Iraqi government to reach an understanding that would lead to an agreement to solve the outstanding problems between the two governments.

On Tuesday, the delegation met with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and the Minister of Finance, Ali Allawi.

Earlier Wednesday, an informed political source told Shafaq News that Al-Kazemi will visit Erbil tomorrow, Thursday, to meet with the region's leaders and leaders.

Al-Kazemi is expected to discuss several files in Erbil, including the pending disputes between Baghdad and Erbil for many years, and the fight against ISIS remnants, as well as the holding of early parliamentary elections.

This will be Al-Kazemi's first visit to the Kurdistan Region since the formation of his government last May.

The Kurdistan Region was among the parties that strongly supported Mustafa Al-Kazemi's rise to the presidency of the federal government.

Al-Kazemi government and the Kurdistan Region have been holding talks for months to resolve the outstanding disputes between Baghdad and Erbil for many years, and at the forefront of which are the disputed areas, the file of managing oil wealth and distributing their revenues

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[dinarham]

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[southbeach]

THIS is what President Trump SHOULD get the Nobel Peace Prize for, RIGHT?