The council of ministers of the region meets to discuss the course of negotiations between erbil and baghdad

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The council of ministers of the region meets to discuss the course of negotiations between erbil and baghdad

Author: AhadNA3 On 11/25/2020 - 11:44 p.m.  18

Ahed News - Erbil

The Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Region is scheduled to hold a session today, Wednesday, in the presence of Prime Minister Masrour Bazrani and his deputy Qubad Talabani.

The Department of Information and Government stated in a press release that Al-Ahed News received a copy of it, that the Cabinet will discuss during the meeting two files, one of which is revenues and spending and the latest developments in the negotiations with the federal government regarding financial dues for the Kurdistan region.

And the second file relates to the proposal presented in (defining the rights and privileges of the families of the martyrs and the Anfal), according to the statement.

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The most prominent outstanding differences between Baghdad and the local government in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

 Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - 11:07 GMT

 

The Iraqi Council of Representatives has ordered the formation of a temporary committee comprising 8 representatives of political blocs to conduct dialogues with Baghdad and Erbil to resolve outstanding disputes, and include them according to legal texts

 

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The first comment in Parliament on Kurdistan’s request that Baghdad send a portion of the salaries for 4 months

 

1,348 Policy 2020/11/25 21:06 Baghdad today -

Baghdad A member of the Finance Committee in the House of Representatives, Thamer Theban, today, Wednesday, commented on the Kurdistan Regional Government's request from the federal government to send part of the employees' salaries for the months (5-6-7-10) of this year. Thamer The ban said, in an interview with (Baghdad Today), in response to the request of the regional government, "The Iraqi government does not have any money, and whoever sends money to Kurdistan bears responsibility as it is a legal violation." Theban added, "There is a lawsuit against former (current foreign minister) Finance Minister Fouad Hussein, for violating the law and sending money to the Kurdistan Regional Government." A member of the Finance Committee in Parliament stressed that "the regional government and in the event that oil money and other imports are not sent to the federal government, no money will reach it." Earlier today, Wednesday, the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Region sent an official letter on behalf of the Kurdistan Regional Government to the Federal Council of Ministers, requesting that it send part of the region’s share for months (5-6-7-10). The Prime Minister of the region, Masrour Barzani, said in an official statement, "The Kurdistan region has done everything in its power, and fulfilled all its obligations to reach a comprehensive agreement with the federal government, and is still continuing in the talks." The Council of Ministers called on the United Nations and the international community to support efforts aimed at reaching a radical agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government, with the aim of guaranteeing the region's financial and constitutional dues.

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The Kurdistan government is asking Baghdad for a portion of the salaries of 4 months and calling for the intervention of two international parties

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The Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Region held a regular session in which it discussed a number of issues, foremost of which was the salary file.

At the start of the meeting, according to an official statement, the Prime Minister affirmed on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which falls today, that "the Kurdistan Regional Government is committed to its position in protecting women's rights, combating violence against them, combating all negative social phenomena, and emphasizing social equality between the sexes." .

Once again, the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Council of Ministers, offered his condolences on the death of the late Governor of Erbil, the late Firs Sofi, as well as all the families that lost their loved ones due to the Corona epidemic.

In the first paragraph of the meeting, discussions were held about the latest developments regarding negotiations with the federal government regarding financial rights and dues for the Kurdistan region, especially after the passage of the fiscal deficit financing law for the year 2020 by the Iraqi Council of Representatives and in the absence of Kurdish blocs according to the text of the statement.

Barzani stressed that "the Kurdistan region has done everything in its power, and has fulfilled all its obligations to reach a comprehensive agreement with the federal government, and is still continuing in the talks."

He pointed out that "the Kurdistan Regional Government is the official party concerned with negotiating with the federal government to solve the problems, and will not compromise on the constitutional and financial rights of the people of the Kurdistan region, and he stressed that the delay in sending part of the share of the Kurdistan Region is a dangerous precedent and a violation of the legitimate rights of the people of the region."

The Council of Ministers decided to send an official letter in the name of the Kurdistan Regional Government to the Federal Council of Ministers requesting it to send part of the region’s share for months (5-6-7-10) because it is legitimate rights for the Kurdistan region, while the federal government did not send it even though it has no connection By the fiscal deficit financing law for the year 2020, according to the statement.

The Council of Ministers appreciated the position of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq, Jeanine Hennes Plasschaert, who stressed during her statement to the UN Security Council that the employees of the Kurdistan region are not only employees of the region, but rather are Iraqi citizens, and the issue of their salaries should not be thrown into political conflicts and that citizens should not fall victim. Collective.

The Council of Ministers called on the United Nations and the international community to support efforts aimed at reaching a radical agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government, with the aim of guaranteeing the region's financial and constitutional dues.

As for the second paragraph of the meeting, the Council of Ministers voted unanimously on the methodology for determining the rights and privileges of the families of the martyrs and the Anfal.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Minister of Transport and Communications Anu Jawhar touched on the problems related to the ownership of Christian lands in some areas of the Kurdistan region. In light of this, the Council of Ministers decided to form a committee to follow up the issue to settle these problems in a manner that takes into account and guarantees the rights of all components fairly, and puts an end to abuses in the Kurdistan region.

The Council of Ministers also affirmed the distribution of powers within the framework of the government program for the ninth ministerial formation, which stresses administrative decentralization of the provinces.

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POSTED ON 2020-11-27 BY SOTALIRAQ
We sent more than one message to Baghdad ... a Kurdish deputy specifies a condition for resolving the outstanding financial crisis with the central government
Today, Thursday, a member of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, Bahjat Ali, set a condition for reaching a solution to the lingering financial crisis between Baghdad and Erbil, while revealing the latest preparations for the Kurdish government delegation's visit to the capital, Baghdad, regarding the outstanding problems for years.

Bahjat Ali said, in an interview, that the visit of the regional government delegation and in the event that it is intended to be a regular visit, like previous visits, the political blocs and the federal government must send messages of reassurance, especially since the file is related to the citizens' sustenance.

Ali added that the regional government wants to "prepare all documents and evidence about the volume of oil exports and revenues in the context of preparation for a comprehensive agreement between the two parties, which provides for sending full financial dues to the region, and is not subject to political differences."

A member of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament pointed out that “Kurdistan is waiting for positive messages from the government and the federal parliament, because the regional government has more than once sent positive messages and confirmed its readiness for dialogue, and if Baghdad does not have the intention and respect the rights of citizens, then a common understanding cannot be reached.”

Yesterday, Wednesday, the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Region sent an official letter on behalf of the Kurdistan Regional Government to the Federal Council of Ministers, requesting him to send part of the region’s share for months (5-6-7-10).

The Prime Minister of the region, Masrour Barzani, said in an official statement, that "the Kurdistan region has done everything in its power, and fulfilled all its obligations to reach a comprehensive agreement with the federal government, and is still continuing in the talks."

A member of the House Finance Committee, Thamer Theban, responded to the Kurdistan Regional Government's request to send part of the employees' salaries for the four months.

Thamer Theban said, in an interview in response to the regional government's request, that "the Iraqi government does not have any money, and whoever sends money to Kurdistan bears responsibility as it is a legal violation."

Theban added, "There is a lawsuit against the former (current Foreign Minister) Finance Minister Fuad Hussein, for violating the law and sending money to the Kurdistan Regional Government."

A member of the Parliament's Finance Committee confirmed that "the regional government and in the event that oil money and other imports are not sent to the federal government, no money will reach it."

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