President of Kurdistan: We have no problem delivering oil to Baghdad

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President of Kurdistan: We have no problem delivering oil to Baghdad

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 November 15, 2020 09:19 PM

 

Mubasher: The President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, affirmed that there is no problem with the delivery of oil to Baghdad.

The president of the region said in a press conference attended by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), today, Sunday: "We are determined to solve all our problems with Baghdad through dialogue."

Barzani continued: "Our message to Baghdad ... that we are always and never ready for an agreement ... and the region has no problem with the delivery of oil to Baghdad."

The Minister of the Kurdistan Region for Federal Government Affairs, a member of the Kurdish negotiating delegation, Khaled Shawani, revealed last September the volume of the region's oil production, explaining the reasons for not delivering oil revenues to Baghdad this year.

Shwani added that during the year 2019, an agreement was reached on the budget, as the regional government committed to handing over the center revenues of 250 thousand barrels per day, indicating that the reason for not delivering the revenues during the current year is due to the lack of a federal budget for the year 2020.

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Erbil calls for negotiations with Baghdad over the delivery of oil imports and ports

Monday 16th November 2020 27

 

  Baghdad: Shaima Rasheed

 

The differences between Baghdad and Erbil are renewed after parliament approved the law on financing the fiscal deficit "borrowing", despite holding previous discussions and agreements that took place to bridge the gap between the two. 

A member of Parliament, Kata Al-Rikabi, explained that "the Kurds not attending parliament and boycotting the sessions will not affect the quorum." Difficult economic ». Al-Rikabi said to “Al-Sabah”: “What some Kurds said about giving Baghdad small sums to the region, which in turn covers the shortage of selling oil, is incorrect, as the agreement with the previous government of Adel Abdul Mahdi stipulates that the region hand over the quantities of oil to a company. SOMO affiliated with the Ministry of Oil, as well as 50 percent of the border crossings revenues, but they refused.

Al-Rikabi stated that «the region, since 2003 and until now, refuses to give the budget or the names of its employees and does not deal with the Integrity Department nor any security or accounting department affiliated with the center.

In the meantime, the President of the Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, confirmed yesterday, Sunday, in a letter addressed to the central government in Baghdad, that the region is ready to agree with Baghdad to deliver oil imports and border crossings.

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Representative economy: $ 128 billion owed by the Kurdistan region

 

An oil field in the Kurdistan region

money and business Economy News - Baghdad A member of the Parliamentary Economic Committee, Hamid Al-Mousawi, said that the Kurds are delaying the implementation of the economic agreement between Baghdad and Erbil, explaining that $ 128 billion is owed by the Kurdistan region.  Moussawi added that the Kurdistan government acts outside the framework of the constitution, and all the region’s revenues go to the region without Baghdad’s control, explaining that there is popular pressure preventing the Kurds from giving money in exchange for not handing over any barrel of oil to the region. He noted that the Kurds are delaying the implementation of the economic agreement between Erbil and Baghdad, noting that the $ 128 billion owed by the Kurdistan region is refusing to hand it over to Baghdad.  He stressed that the region granted 90,000 people from the Kurds of Iran, Syria and Turkey a ration card.

Number of observations 147   Date added 11/15/2020

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After Baghdad’s statements, Kurdistan Parliament postpones its session

 

 

 

2020-11-16 07:44

Shafaq News / The Presidency of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament decided, on Monday, to postpone holding the parliament session scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, after statements by the Federal Government of Baghdad.

In a press conference attended by Shafaq News Agency, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hayman Hawrami, said that the postponement decision came after the clarifications given by the Iraqi government spokesman that the agreement between Baghdad and Erbil is still ongoing  .

He added that the Kurdistan Regional Government delegation informed us today that they need more time to prepare a full and comprehensive report on their discussions with Baghdad, indicating that the report will be handed over after its preparation to all MPs and the Finance Committee, and if necessary at the time, we will decide if there is a need for a Parliament meeting.

Hawrami praised the statements of the Iraqi government spokesman when he said that Baghdad is obligated to send 320 billion dinars to the region.

The spokesman for the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi Ahmed Mulla Talal, indicated in his statements yesterday, Sunday, that the government does not accept harm to the employees of the region due to political differences, in reference to the Iraqi parliament's vote on the fiscal deficit law in isolation from Kurdish representatives .

Mulla Talal said, Al-Iraqiya TV, that "the paragraph for the salaries of the region’s employees did not pass the borrowing law, explaining the agreement between the government and the region to pay 320 billion to the region ."

He added that these sums are calculated according to the 2019 budget, and that the current government deducts 250,000 barrels and federal imports from the region’s share .

The law of financing the financial deficit, the salaries of the region’s employees, was not included, although Baghdad and Erbil reached an agreement last August to send Baghdad 320 billion dinars to Erbil per month to cover part of the region’s employees’s expenses until a final agreement is reached on the differences between the two sides .

And Baghdad proceeded to cut the salaries of the region’s employees last April, after the government then led by Adel Abdul Mahdi said that Erbil had not fulfilled its budgetary obligations to deliver 250 thousand barrels of oil to the federal government, which the regional government denied .

Over the past few months, the two sides have been engaged in intensive discussions to reach an agreement to resolve the outstanding issues .

The Presidency of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament had invited members of Parliament from all blocs to attend a session scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, 11/17/2020 .

According to the agenda, the session is devoted to discussing the implications of the Iraqi parliament’s approval of the fiscal deficit law without compatibility with the Kurds .

And the Iraqi parliament had approved a bill to finance the fiscal deficit (borrowing) without including the salaries of the region’s employees in it, which prompted the Kurdish representatives to withdraw from the session, and that also sparked angry reactions in Kurdistan.

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The President of the Republic receives the co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

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Today, Monday, November 16, 2020, the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, received at the Baghdad Palace, the co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Lahore Sheikh Genki.

During the meeting, the emphasis was placed on the importance of resolving the outstanding financial issues between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in accordance with the constitution and legal frameworks, in a manner that achieves social justice and preserves the rights of all employees and citizens, and not to involve them in political issues.

The importance of cooperation and joint coordination between the institutions of the federal government and the regional government was also emphasized to reach a common vision for what is in the interest of the country, to enhance stability and achieve the aspirations of all citizens for a free and dignified life.

The Information Office of the Presidency of the Republic,
Monday 16-11-2020

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Thank You Yota .GM DV's 

[currenzcraze]

Stalemate it is.  Kurds want money before delivering the oil.  Every time the Kurds get money they find a mother reason to hold up their end of the agreement.  

[SocalDinar]

President Nechirvan Barzani: “Through dialogue, we can resolve our disagreements with Baghdad.”

The three Presidencies of the Kurdistan Region met on Sunday in Erbil to discuss a contentious fiscal deficit bridge bill passed by the Iraqi parliament. The Speaker of the Parliament, the Office of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister, and the Kurdistan Region President met at the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region to exchange views regarding the Federal Iraqi Parliament vote which raised concern in the Region. Following the meeting, a press conference was held for Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani.

The President started the press conference with an open speech stating:

“Today’s meeting with the three presidencies of the Kurdistan Region: The Parliament, the Prime Minister’s office, and the Presidency, aimed at discussing Fiscal Deficit Bridge Law by the Iraqi parliament. Passing this bill is of great concern for the Kurdistan Region and the reasons for this measure are clear. The language and tone of this bill are those of punishment, especially punishing the people and the employees of the Kurdistan Region. We view this with deep concern and see it as a dangerous development for Iraq. One important question for all Iraqi parties is this: do you consider the Kurdistan Region as a part of Iraq or no? The second question is whether Iraq considers Kurdistan Region civil servants as part of its employees or no? If we ask Baghdad these questions, the answer will be a definite “yes”, but the law they passed was against the principles of coexistence, balance of power, and cooperation, which were the most important principles on which Iraq was built back in 2003. The issues in Iraq will not be solved when one or some parties use the majority to pass a bill on the account of others. The problems of Iraq are more complicated than what they seem. I cannot make sense of how some Iraqi parties view this bill as a success. I consider it as the biggest failure in administering the country.”

The President went on stating: “By ignoring a major pillar in Iraq, the people of the Kurdistan Region, with all its existing components including Kurds, Turkmens, Christians, and others, this law violates the principles of coexistence that Iraq was built on. We are extremely disappointed at the Iraqi parties and we do not consider this as an achievement but a failure in governing this country called Iraq. If Iraqi parties give themselves the right to stop distributing salaries to the civil servants of the Kurdistan Region and use such rough language in drafting a parliamentary bill, then how can Kurds approve of partnership? How can they consider themselves part of this country with rights? We understand that we have both rights and responsibilities. The Kurdistan region is not evading its responsibilities and commitments towards Iraq. Questions are being asked whether the bill was passed due to the long-standing oil disputes between the Kurdistan Region and Baghdad? Let me answer this, this is far from the truth. The 9th Cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government, its Prime Minister, his deputy, and I have repeatedly stressed that we are ready to hold dialogue with Baghdad and reach an agreement over oil disputes. The Kurdistan Regional Government was under the impression that Iraq was going to send the Region’s agreed share of 320 billion Dinars until the end of this year, before striking a new deal next year. This sum of the budget is much less than what we should receive as our lawful entitlements, yet we agreed. The agreement was supposed to be implemented until both parties reach an agreement on the 2021 budget law through SOMO company on the share of the Region’s oil revenue, yet the Iraqi parliament’s vote has left us in shock. The KRG, and the Presidency, showed commitment to hold dialogue on solving oil disputes. The KRG Council of Ministers took the initiative of calling for a meeting of the Kurdistan Region Parliament possibly in the next few days to shed light on the facts and share them with peoples of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq. We will discuss how we agreed on this matter and will support our statements with numbers and documents.”

The president also added: “Today, we reiterate for all the Iraqi parties that we are ready for negotiations with Baghdad over oil and other issues. Oil is not the sole problem between us and Baghdad. We have serious other issues as well and without resolving them, Iraq will not be able to maintain stability. As the President of the Kurdistan Region, I call on the United Nation to interfere and play a role in resolving the disagreements between both sides. I believe The UN can help in resolving Erbil- Baghdad issues. The priority of the KRG now is to be able to provide salaries to its civil servants. We as the Presidency, KRG, and the Parliament would like to show gratitude and appreciation to the people of Kurdistan and the civil servants for their patience and understanding during these critical times. We assure them that our top priority will be finding a solution to the issue of their salaries, and I am sure we can reach an agreement with Baghdad on this issue.”

Later journalists who attended the press conference asked questions:
Regarding a question on the participation of the High Judicial Council in the meetings of the three presidencies of the Kurdistan Region, the President stated: “We don’t mind the participation of any party in the Region’s talks with Baghdad. A Kurdistan Region delegation will visit Baghdad to try and find a solution to this issue. Baghdad needs to show commitment and deliver the salaries of the Kurdistan Region employees. Today, In Iraq, two salaries of the past two months have been paid to Iraqi civil servants. If Iraq considers Kurdistan Region’s civil servants as part of its own working force, then it’s not fair that their salaries are not paid. The issue needs immediate action and Baghdad must send the budget share of the Kurdistan Region so that the salaries of the Region’s civil servants be paid.”

Regarding the agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Federal Iraqi Government in order to normalize the situation in Shingal (Sinjar), President Nechirvan Barzani said: “We have always strived to settle the issue with Baghdad through dialogue and mutual understanding. We thank Iraqi Prime Minister Mr. Mustafa Kadhimi’s initiative for the agreement on Shingal, and we are confident that such an agreement can become a good start to resolve disputes in other areas, including Kirkuk. The principle here is clear; do we all aim to preserve stability and security in Iraq? If yes, then such issues ought to be settled through dialogue. The Shingal Agreement is a result of productive dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil which we believed, and still believe, to be a proper agreement that serves all the components of Iraq. Therefore, we would like to reiterate that this agreement must be implemented and we hope to reach similar agreements regarding all other disputed territories.”

Regarding the options of the Kurdistan Region after the passing of the Fiscal Deficit Bridge Law by the Iraqi Parliament last week, President Nechirvan Barzani said: “We are communicating with H.E. Iraq’s President; however, that law was passed using a procedure that didn’t require approval from the Iraqi President. Our choice in this issue is to settle through dialogue and we will continue to follow the way of dialogue and strive to reach an agreement”.

Regarding the views that the Region’s contract with Rosneft and the 50-year-long agreement with Turkey are obstructing Erbil-Baghdad agreement, President Nechirvan Barzani explained: “neither our 50-year agreement with Turkey nor our contract with Rosneft are obstacles to resolve Kurdistan Region’s oil case with Baghdad. In the meetings with KRG delegations, Baghdad Officials told KRG representatives that this matter should remain as it is for now and that KRG may export its oil and Baghdad wouldn’t interfere in this stage. Therefore, this matter is not related in any way to our agreements with Rosneft or Turkey. Since the very first days, the KRG stated that it is willing to resolve this issue through dialogue.
Our agreement with Baghdad was to continue until the end of this year. For the 2021 budget, we would agree to discuss and settle all matters regarding oil, exports, and SOMO related matters. We didn’t make any unilateral move outside the agreement. However, what made the matter worse was passing that law in the Iraqi Parliament on allowing the Iraqi government to acquire loans to cover the deficit in public sector salaries, but the law was altered and turned into a budget law. Unfortunately, some of the blocs in the Iraqi Parliament, not all of them, exploited this opportunity and showed hostility to the people of Kurdistan Region; and this was a concern to us because if they are discussing receiving loans for Iraq, then Kurdistan Region is part of Iraq, Kurdistani civil servants are also part of the Iraqi civil servants. The question here is, why it is so harshly expressed in this law, that it must not provide any financial entitlements for the Kurdistan Region?
We seriously ask, why such injustice is committed against the people of the Kurdistan Region? This law is not against any political party in the Kurdistan Region, it is specifically against the people of the Kurdistan Region who are part of Iraq.”
The President of the Kurdistan Region added that: “Iraq and all its components, government and parliament, has a moral commitment vis-à-vis this issue. We are not talking about a foreign country; we are talking about citizens of this country who live here in Iraq. This law was a punishment for the people of Kurdistan. How would the people of Kurdistan think about this? How would Kurdistani youths react to this decision? They would ask: is this the Iraq that we intended to live in together? In 2003, we all contributed to the establishment of the new Iraq, and the dues that Kurdistan Region receives from the federal Iraqi government are rightful entitlements of the people of Kurdistan, not charity! We all know that we are a minority in Iraq; but was the new Iraq, in which we contributed to establishing, was built to treat the Kurdistan Region and all its components: Kurds, Turkmen, Christians, and others on a majority-minority basis?” No, we didn’t expect this. Once again, I call upon all political powers in Iraq to seriously consider this issue. We can find a solution to this law if we all believe in tolerance and peaceful coexistence.”
Regarding the KRG’s possibilities of borrowing money from international banks to pay its civil servants’ salaries, the President said that only the federal government is in charge of the country’s financial policies and that we as a Region in Iraq cannot borrow money from international banks, adding that unfortunately, Baghdad is not showing responsibility towards the people of the Kurdistan Region.

President Nechirvan Barzani said: “We are responsible for our civil servants and we will do whatever in our power to provide them with their salaries. One issue in the Region is that we have hired too many civil servants to work for the Region’s institutions. Regardless of the reason, this has been the situation and we have to find a solution to it. However, the question remains, as citizens of this country, is Iraq not responsible for the civil servants of the Kurdistan region? Baghdad must show responsibility in this matter”

Answering a question regarding the position of both Fatah Alliance and Saairun blocs in the Iraqi Parliament, the president brushed away the supposition that their position was against the Kurdistan Region and elaborated that “I don’t think they were against Kurds and I hope they are not because otherwise, it will not be in their and Iraq’s interest.”
Highlighting Kurdistan Region’s role in supporting the Iraqi Prime Minister, President Nechirvan Barzani said that: “the Prime Minister’s position in this matter is appreciated, the draft law sent by him was different from the one the parliament approved. We only advise the political blocs in the Iraqi Parliament who voted to pass the bill. On the other hand, I would like to thank the Kurdistani members of the Iraqi parliament who, regardless of political differences, unified their position and defended the Kurdistan Region.”

Regarding the next steps that the Kurdistan Region may take, the President said: “A delegation will visit Baghdad and we hope they will reach an agreement with the Federal Government regarding this matter.”
In response to an allegation by some Kurdistan Region MPs that if the Region sends oil to Baghdad the budget issue will be resolved, President Nechirvan Barzani stressed that the Kurdistan Region is willing to hand over the oil to Iraq and that the KRG had previously emphasized this in a written letter to the Iraqi Government. It’s never true that we don’t want to hand over oil to Baghdad. The President reiterated that the Kurdistan Region had an agreement with Baghdad according to which the latter delivers the monthly entitlements of the Region until the end of 2020 and for 2021 both sides make a new agreement on oil, budget, and the disputed territories and added that this agreement is available in writing.

As to the Kurdistan Region’s intention to reach an agreement with Baghdad, President Nechirvan Barzani said that: “It is the KRG’s responsibility to conduct negotiations with Iraq. Kurdistan region is willing to resolve all the disputes with Baghdad, including the disputed territories, Peshmerga, and all other issues. Our point of view is clear regarding all these issues; if we all believe to maintain security and stability in Iraq, all of these disputes need to be settled through dialogue. So far, Baghdad’s attitude towards the Kurdistan Region does not resemble a federal system, rather it resembles a centralized mindset that wants to control everything. It is time for Baghdad to reconsider its attitudes in this regard.
In 2003 we returned to Iraq voluntarily. Before that, we were not a member of the United Nations but our situation was different in every aspect. We were told that a new Iraq will be built. Then, Iraqi (opposition) parties came to us and told us that this will be a federal new Iraq, the Americans and the British also came to us. We agreed with the different Iraqi parties to jointly establish this new Iraq. Yet, 17 years after this, the people of Kurdistan are asking if there really is a federal system in the country. The answer is very clear. There isn’t. There is powerful centralism that wants to control everything.
The political parties in Iraq have reneged on their promises and statements they previously made. This is our problem in Iraq.
President Nechirvan Barzani reiterated that the Kurdistan Region abided by all its commitments to Iraq and did not breach any agreement made with Baghdad.
The President elaborated that: “Over the past years when the Iraqi government cut Kurdistan Region’s budget share, we were obliged to borrow money from companies in order to cover due payments. So, the whole issue is not about handing over oil to Iraq. I am saying it here frankly that we are willing to hand over all of the Region’s oil to Baghdad if they agree to send us 900 billion Iraqi Dinars every month. Yet, this needs negotiations and mutual understanding. Do you know how Baghdad talks to us? They say: “give us our rights, and for your rights trust in God”. Well, we do trust God, but it doesn’t work this way, this is not a proper attitude towards each other. Let us sit at the negotiation table and talk properly. So, yes, the Kurdistan Region is willing and has the intention to resolve these issues through talks.”
As to other allegations by some Kurdistan Region MPs suggesting that the KRG can pay its employees from non-oil incomes, such as customs and taxes; President Nechirvan Barzani said: “If they believe that salaries can be paid through this way, I would invite them to come forward and pay the salaries from these incomes. There is a huge difference between speaking from a distance and being a part of the process. People can make any statements from a distance, but when you come and see the reality of things, then you figure out the difference. Do you think there is any government in the world, any Prime Minister, any President or Vice-President who has the financial capability to provide salaries but refuses to do so? We distribute salaries according to the budget available to us, but I assure you that the KRG will do its best to resolve this issue”.

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[NEPatriotsFan1]

Enough dialogue already, 2030 will be here before you know it and we’ll all be driving Tesla’s making your oil worthless!

[jake21]

How many times are they going to say this? its so old and boring!

[Dinarrock]

19 minutes ago, NEPatriotsFan1 said:

Enough dialogue already, 2030 will be here before you know it and we’ll all be driving Tesla’s making your oil worthless!

You are seriously closer to the truth than you may think!! They really really need to do something sooner now rather than later since their economy solely relies on oil. The price of oil will only keep going down and stay down because of the New age of vehicles which will be EV! You will see the largest transformation in transportation over this decade going EV and Tesla will be the largest company in the world before 2030 count on it!!

Edited November 16, 2020 by Dinarrock

[JonnyV]

Too long to read.  I am sure it's the same nonsense we've been hearing for years I am sure.  I did look at the pictures though. 

[DoD]

The only way to deal with all the political thieves in Kurdistan is stop sending them money. Anyone with half a brain can see Kurdistan is about bankrupt an with hardly any negotiation skills could get them to sign onto about anything.
Until someone in Baghdad has the balls to say we’re not sending anymore money until we sign an HCL an you start sending oil an the entry fees negotiated this will continue to drag out. 
Just when you think everyone’s agreed to everything the crooked Kurds find another stall.
A little Tough love is all they need....

[jcfrag]

Where is Kazammie? Suddenly Salah is doing all the talking for Bagdad.

[currenzcraze]

Every time they need money to pay salaries they will keep saying this is negotiable.  Someone needs to say put up or shut up.

[trident]

more moaning by the kurds but they do have a cool table to sit around!

 

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Kurdistan sends a new delegation to Baghdad

Tuesday 17th November 2020 163

 

 

  Baghdad: Mustafa Ibrahim

 

The Kurdistan government has shown its willingness to resolve the existing financial disputes between the center and the region, as a Kurdish delegation will visit the capital, Baghdad, this week, to discuss the 2021 budget, and the delivery of oil imports and border crossings. A source said, in a press statement, that «a delegation headed by the Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, which includes the Ministers of Finance and Planning and the Secretary of the Council of Ministers will visit Baghdad for understanding and dialogue on the 2021 budget».

He added, "The delegation will focus on the amount of oil that will be delivered to SOMO, the revenues of the border crossings, and how to manage them."

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Kurdistan sends a new delegation to Baghdad

 

A view from the air showing the side of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region (Photo: JAI / Corbis)

money and business Economy News - Baghdad The Kurdistan Regional Government announced its intention to send a government delegation to Baghdad this week to discuss the outstanding problems with the federal government. The delegation will discuss the region’s imports in the 2021 budget, the delivery of oil imports to the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), as well as the revenues of the border ports. A government source said, "A delegation headed by Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, which includes the finance and planning ministers and the cabinet secretary, will visit Baghdad for understanding and dialogue on the 2021 budget." He added, "The delegation will focus on the amount of oil that will be delivered to SOMO, the revenues of the border crossings, and how to manage them."

Number of observations 129   Date of addendum 11/17/2020

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Parliamentary Finance unveils a new agreement with Erbil that includes a solution to the oil and port crises

11:41 - 11/17/2020

 

  

The information / Baghdad ..
The reporter of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmed Al-Saffar, revealed, on Tuesday, the existence of a draft agreement between Baghdad and Erbil that will be included in the 2021 budget, indicating that the agreement will end the oil export crisis and border crossings.
Al-Saffar said in a statement to "the information" that "the Kurdistan region sells oil at cheaper prices than the international market, as it was not issued through SOMO, and if the region agrees to sell oil through the company, the prices will rise significantly."
He added that "the new agreement between Baghdad and Erbil will include the delivery of 50% of the region's oil revenues to the Federal SOMO Company, while a mechanism will be developed to receive the Ministry of Finance about 50% of the imports from the border ports and airports."
Al-Saffar pointed out that "Baghdad pledges to pay the dues of foreign companies operating in the region's oil as well as allocating the budget and salaries," indicating that "the agreement will be included in the 2021 budget." End / 25 D.

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Mulla Talal: We are deducting 250 thousand barrels of oil from the region, and we will not accept harming the employees

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Ahmad Mulla Talal, spokesman for Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said on Sunday that the government does not accept harming the region’s employees due to political differences, referring to the Iraqi parliament’s vote on the fiscal deficit law separately from Kurdish representatives.

Mulla Talal said, Al-Iraqiya TV, that "the paragraph for the salaries of the region’s employees did not pass the borrowing law, as the agreement between the government and the region paid 320 billion to the region."

He added that these sums are calculated according to the 2019 budget, and the current government deducts the share of 250 thousand barrels and federal imports from the region’s share. ”

The law for financing the fiscal deficit was not included in the salaries of the region’s employees, although Baghdad and Erbil reached an agreement last August to send Baghdad. 320 billion dinars to Erbil per month to cover part of the region’s employees’s expenditures until a final agreement is reached on the differences between the two sides.

Baghdad cut the salaries of the region’s employees last April, after the government led by Adel Abdul Mahdi said that Erbil had not met With its budgetary obligations to deliver 250 thousand barrels of oil to the federal government, which was denied by the regional government.

Over the past few months, the two sides have been engaged in intensive discussions to reach an agreement to resolve the outstanding issues.

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An informed source: The Kurdistan Regional Government has requested American mediation to put pressure on Baghdad and send the money

by Moahmmad Editor Iraq news 3 Hours ago

An informed political source revealed, on Wednesday, that the Kurdistan Regional Government had asked the United States to intervene with the federal government, for the purpose of mediating the issue of sending money to the region.

The source said: “Yesterday, the Vice President of the Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, met with a group of ambassadors, missions and official consulates of the countries represented in Kurdistan, and a number of issues were discussed, the most important of which is the federal parliament’s vote on the law on financing the fiscal deficit.

The source added, "Talabani asked a group of countries, led by the United States, to intervene with the federal government for the purpose of approving sending an amount of 320 billion dinars, until the end of this year, after which a comprehensive agreement will be signed under the 2021 budget."

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Sheikh Genki: Our visit to Baghdad was fruitful

by Siteadmin Iraq news 19 Hours ago

Lahore Sheikh Genki, the co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, confirmed that his visit to Baghdad was very fruitful, indicating that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi confirmed that he made unremitting efforts to send the region's financial dues.
Sheikh Genki said in a message:

“During our recent visit to the capital Baghdad and our meeting with the presidents of the republic, the ministers and some respected leaders of political blocs, it became clear to us, before we blame our brothers from the Shiite and Sunni blocs, that the negotiating regional government delegation bears the responsibility for not including the salaries of Kurdistan Region employees in the draft law (financial deficit This was at a time when he had many good options offered by the political blocs.

However, the opportunity still exists through the activation of Article Seven of the law and the existence of an opportunity for the regional government to negotiate it.

Therefore, the regional government is obligated to act with responsibility and to expedite sending a delegation of decision-makers to Baghdad in order to expedite the release of the salaries of the region’s employees and not to marginalize the constitutional rights of our Kurdish people.

Our visit to Baghdad was very fruitful to demand the rights of our people’s employees.

During the visit, we held a positive and fraternal meeting with President Mustafa Al-Kazemi, during which she affirmed the principle of our treatment as a Kurdistan Patriotic Union not to use the strength of the Kurdish people as a hostage and victim to the vanity of any party.

Brother Mr. Al-Kazemi, besides his resentment at the performance of the regional government negotiating team, he stressed that during these two weeks, he will make strenuous efforts in order to send financial dues to Kurdistan Region employees.

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The Kurdistan government renews its readiness to agree with Baghdad on the oil file and border crossings

 

 

268 Policy 11/18/2020 11:00 ht Baghdad Today-

Follow up The Kurdish Deputy Prime Minister, Qubad Talabani, confirmed, Wednesday, (November 18, 2020), that diversifying the sources of the economy is one of the priorities of the work of the Kurdistan Regional Government, which has expressed its willingness to agree on managing the oil file, border crossings and checking the revenues of the past six years with the central government in Baghdad . Talabani said during his participation in the Kurdistan Economic Forum in London, which was held via a closed electronic circuit, where "he shed light on the economic challenges facing the Kurdistan region and the regional government's plans to face these challenges. He also talked about the reform law that came into force in the region to get rid of these." Problems, challenges, and the establishment of a strong economic structure with the participation of the private and public sectors. Talabani touched on the relations between Baghdad and the region, pointing out that "resolving differences is one of the most important points that the Kurdistan Regional Government focuses on as a priority in the government program, and has shown its willingness to conclude a comprehensive agreement with Baghdad on managing the oil file and has accepted joint management, coordination and cooperation at border crossings, as well as She expressed her willingness to hold talks on auditing the revenues of the past six years, so there is no argument for Baghdad to continue stopping the salaries of Kurdistan Region employees. He added that "the negative consequences of the outbreak of the Coronavirus on the economy of the Kurdistan region and the world," stressing that "the regional government wants to implement a different economic policy that does not depend only on oil, but rather wants to diversify economic resources by developing the sectors of industry, agriculture and tourism." He pointed out that "the Kurdistan Regional Government has taken some serious steps to rely on the agricultural sector to diversify and develop sources of income by encouraging the private sector to invest in this field instead of relying on Baghdad until it pays Kurdistan farmers' dues and sometimes even avoids paying these dues, and it has succeeded." The government recently applied the principle of partnership with the private sector to market the wheat crop in Kurdistan in the local markets. And that "this initiative will not only be beneficial to farmers in Kurdistan, but will also provide many job opportunities and provide the market needs of wheat in Kurdistan, Iraq and the region in general." And Talabani pointed to "the regional government's initiative to invest in the field of agricultural industries, describing this step as healthy and healthy, which will provide hundreds of job opportunities, and explained that the region will soon witness laying the foundation stone for a factory for manufacturing sugar." He explained that "the government is working to create an appropriate and stable environment for the private sector while providing all assurances for investors to work without any fear or apprehension. A new law for pension reforms will also be discussed in the near future, as it will guarantee retirement rights for those working in the private sector." The Deputy Prime Minister talked about “registering the biometric system for government employees,” indicating that “this new system helped the government uncover many illegal salaries, as 16,500 salaries were stopped for those who were receiving two salaries illegally:

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Source: Kurdistan is requesting American mediation in order to agree to Baghdad to send money to the region

14:22 - 11/18/2020

 

  

The information / Erbil ..
An informed political source revealed, on Wednesday, that the Kurdistan Regional Government had requested the United States to intervene with the federal government, for the purpose of mediating the issue of sending money to the region.
The source said to / the information /, that "yesterday, the Vice President of the Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, met with a group of official ambassadors, missions and consulates of the countries represented in Kurdistan, and they discussed a number of issues, the most important of which is the Federal Parliament's vote on the financial deficit financing law.
The source added, "Talabani asked a group of countries, led by the United States, to intervene with the federal government for the purpose of agreeing to send an amount of 320 billion dinars, until the end of this year, after which a comprehensive agreement will be signed under the 2021 budget."

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The Kurdistan government announces that it will send a delegation to Baghdad soon: it carries numbers of oil exports and revenues from the ports

 

 

1,220 Policy 2020/11/17 11:08 ta Baghdad today -

Baghdad The spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government, Gutiar Adel, said today, Tuesday, that a Kurdish delegation will visit the capital, Baghdad, soon. Adel said in an interview with (Baghdad Today) that "the Kurdish delegation, which will visit Baghdad, wants to bridge the gap in views and reach a comprehensive agreement regarding the remainder of the current months of 2020 and 2021." He added, "The delegation will prepare all the documents and figures about the region's oil exports, the revenues of the border crossings, and the number of employees, and they will be presented to the federal government, and we are awaiting a decision from the government to send an amount of 320 billion dinars and to complete the legal agreement concluded with it until the end of this year, because the agreement is approved in the budget law." 2019 '. He pointed out that "this visit is a continuation of the transparency with which the regional government deals in all its dialogues with Baghdad, and we are ready to hand over the revenues in accordance with the next agreement." A member of Parliamentary Finance, Ahmed Al-Saffar, said in a televised interview (Baghdad Today) that "the 2019 agreement signed by the previous government was supposed to be re-implemented this year, but the failure to approve the 2020 budget prevented that, indicating that the agreement between Baghdad." Erbil has not changed. "