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A "final round" of talks between Baghdad and Erbil on the budget


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The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, received the head of the Iraqi coalition, Ammar al-Hakim.

Al-Hakim stressed that the constitution must be the decisive factor in resolving the outstanding problems between the regional government and the federal government, affirming its support for the agreement reached between the regional government and the federal government regarding the general budget.

In turn, Barzani reiterated that the region always wants a radical solution to the problems with the federal government on the basis of securing the constitutional rights and entitlements of the Kurdistan Region in a way that preserves its entity and takes into account its federal privacy, while respecting the principles of partnership, balance and consensus.

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Kurdistan government on martyr's day: the tension between the region and Baghdad must be resolved according to the constitution
  
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Kurdistan Regional Government affirmed today, Sunday, that the tension between the region and Baghdad must be resolved in accordance with the constitution.

The Minister of Martyrs and Anfalin, Abdullah Hajj Mahmoud, said in a speech on behalf of the regional government on the day of the Iraqi martyr, attended by the correspondent of Al Furat News, “We remember the martyr of the Mihrab, one of the great men and models in the struggle against dictatorship, and he was martyred for Iraq. That this day be a building block for respecting shared values. "
He added, "Iraq suffers a lot of instability, and all rights and spectrums of the Iraqi people, including the people of Kurdistan, must be respected on the basis of respecting the foundations of partnership and consensus."
He continued, "The Kurdistan region offered hundreds of thousands of martyrs so that we could have a federal Iraq," stressing "the need to resolve the tension between Baghdad and the region on the basis of the constitution." 
He noted, "There is no doubt that finding a solution between the two sides is common ground, and strengthening the economy and prosperity should be considered." 
"The strength of the region is from the strength of Iraq and we are ready to find solutions, which is not only through the budget, but also from the application of the articles in the constitution, oil, the disputed areas and the Peshmerga," he concluded.
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Al-Hakim assures Barzani of his suppor t for the agreement reached by the governments of Baghdad and Erbil on the budget

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  •  February 21, 2021
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 Al-Hakim assures Barzani of his support for the agreement reached by the governments of Baghdad and Erbil on the budget

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The head of the Iraqi coalition, Ammar al-Hakim, confirmed today, Sunday, to the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, support for the agreement reached by the governments of Baghdad and Erbil on the 2021 budget.

Barzani's media office said in a statement, that the latter "received the head of the National Wisdom Movement and the Iraqi Alliance, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, and in the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in the situation in Iraq, in addition to discussing relations between the Kurdistan region and the federal government."

According to the statement, Al-Hakim emphasized, "We consider the Kurdistan region our friend and ally, and the constitution must be the decisive factor in solving the outstanding problems between the regional government and the federal government."

He continued: “We support the agreement reached between the regional government and the federal government regarding the general budget for Iraq for the year 2021 ″, adding:“ We hope that the vote on the draft budget will take place in the House of Representatives. ”

The statement pointed out that "the president of the Kurdistan government reiterated that the region always wants a radical solution to the problems with the federal government on the basis of securing the constitutional rights and entitlements of the Kurdistan region in a manner that preserves its entity and takes into account its federal privacy, while respecting the principles of partnership, balance and consensus.

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Al-Noor News / Baghdad
The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, received the head of the National Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, and discussed with him the latest developments in the situation in Iraq, in addition to discussing relations between the Kurdistan region and the federal government.

Al-Hakim said during his meeting with Barzani, within the framework of his visit to the Kurdistan region, which began yesterday, according to a statement Al-Nour News received a copy of, that "we consider the Kurdistan region our friend and ally, and the constitution must be the decisive factor in solving the outstanding problems between the regional government and the federal government." .

He added, "We support the agreement reached between the regional government and the federal government regarding the general budget for Iraq for the year 2021," expressing his "wishes that the vote on the draft budget will be held in the House of Representatives."

The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government reiterated that “the region always wants a radical solution to the problems with the federal government on the basis of securing the constitutional rights and entitlements of Kurdistan in a way that preserves its entity and takes into account its federal privacy, while respecting the principles of partnership, balance and consensus.”

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Oil Minister: The dispute with the region is on the way to a solution, and we agreed on this formula
  
{International: Al Furat News} The Minister of Oil, Ihssan Abdul Jabbar, expressed his optimism that the outstanding issues with the Kurdistan region would be resolved in the near future "if there is confidence between the two sides."

Abdul Jabbar said in an interview with the BBC, regarding relations with the region: "I think that it is on its way to a solution and there are high-level committees from the Kurdistan region visiting Baghdad to discuss with those with political, technical and economic decisions in the field of budgeting, and there is progress in the relationship."
He added, "The information was almost withheld from the central government previously, but now information and data have been exchanged between the Federal Office of Financial Supervision and the Office of Financial Supervision in the Kurdistan region, and we in the Ministry of Oil received a number of data and it was agreed on a formula in the budget that the center would receive the value of 250 thousand." A barrel of crude oil at the price of (sumo), meaning high competition, and there are other formulas for discussion, and I think the issue is heading towards a solution. " 
In response to the rumors that the Kurdistan region concluded an agreement with Turkey to sell oil for a period of 50 years, Abdul Jabbar explained: “The data received by us say other than this. The Kurdistan region concluded at a certain stage contracts with companies of extraction, transport and export based on the electrified political atmosphere during the period of signing These contracts, and we believe that these contracts were not successful at this time, although at that time they were a financial solution for the region, but now they are unsuccessful and lead to the failure to provide an integrated return from the export of crude oil. I believe that the near future will solve these problems with a joint agreement.
The Oil Minister went on to say that "the relationship with the region will be positive in the near future if there is confidence between the two sides. We are trying to extend elements of confidence and give positive signals, and that the center thinks about the Kurdish people as it thinks about the people in central and southern Iraq, but the issue needs time to build confidence." .
During the last period, the negotiating delegation for the Kurdistan region headed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Qubad Talabani, made many repeated visits to Baghdad, which resulted in the inclusion of Article 11 - first of the draft budget that stipulates the settlement of dues between the federal government and the Kurdistan region for the years 2004 to 2020 After the Federal Office of Financial Supervision, in coordination with the Kurdistan Regional Office of Financial Supervision, audited it. 
Also, starting from the year 2021, the Federal Ministry of Finance will download the debt installments owed by the Kurdistan Region granted to it by the Iraqi Commercial Bank and schedule it over ten years.
Article 11-second of the draft law obliges the Kurdistan Regional Government to deliver 250 thousand barrels of crude oil per day of crude oil produced from its fields, and to hand over oil and non-oil revenues exclusively to the state's public treasury, but the objection of the Shiite blocs delayed the vote on the law.
Earlier, the Parliamentary Finance Committee set, next Thursday, the date for voting on the 2021 budget, after the announcement that the Shiite blocs had reached an agreement on the Kurdistan region’s oil exports and its share in the budget represented in the delivery of 250,000 in-kind barrels per day to the Kurdistan region in favor of the national oil marketing company (SOMO). ), And the remainder of the production is paid in the form of production, marketing and domestic consumption costs in the Kurdistan region.
The Kurdistan Region delegation will visit Baghdad again this week, to follow up on stabilizing the region’s share of the budget and passing the bill, on which Parliament is scheduled to begin voting on as of next Thursday.
Ammar Al-Masoudi

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Parliament meets Thursday and is optimistic about reaching an agreement between Baghdad and Erbil


 

 

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Parliament meets Thursday and is optimistic about reaching an agreement between Baghdad and Erbil

Dylan Ghafour, a representative of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the House of Representatives, suggested that the parliament would convene next Thursday, pointing out that a positive atmosphere prevails in the negotiations in Baghdad and Erbil.

Representative Dylan Ghafour, a member of the Parliamentary Economic and Investment Committee, explained to PUKmedia : The House of Representatives will convene next Thursday, indicating that the priority for the 2021 Federal Budget Bill.

Today, the government delegation headed by Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, will head to Baghdad to complete negotiations, which began more than a year ago, regarding the region's dues within the federal budget, which the Parliamentary Finance Committee ended most of its paragraphs.

Regarding the delegation’s visit, Representative Dylan Ghafour said: The meetings are in a positive atmosphere, expressing optimism that a decisive agreement will be reached within the coming days. The federal budget bill for 2021 is likely to be included in the agenda of the House of Representatives.

And she added: that two articles in the budget about the dues of the Kurdistan Region will remain as it came in the draft law, expressing optimism for the success of the negotiations.

 

 

 

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The deputy for the New Generation Movement, Sarwa Omar, confirmed, on Tuesday, that the visit of the regional government delegations to Baghdad is informational and does not aim to reach an agreement.

Omar told Al-Maaloumah news agency that "the regional government does not want to deliver a single barrel of oil, especially after its high price in global markets, and it plans to increase the deduction rate for employees' salaries to reach 30%, and thus will benefit from a high degree of the remaining difference from the money."

She added that "the regional government has signed more than 50 contracts with international companies, and the visits of their delegations to Baghdad are only to appear before the public opinion that they want to reach an agreement, but 250 thousand barrels of oil are refused by the regional government to deliver."

The Kurdistan Regional Government delegation is preparing to visit the capital, Baghdad, today, in a final attempt aimed at reaching an agreement with the federal government on fixing the region's share of the budget. End / 25 p

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The arrival of the Kurdish delegation negotiating the budget to Baghdad

Baghdad ( NINA ) - An informed political source announced the arrival of the Kurdish delegation negotiating the budget to Baghdad.

The source said that the delegation will meet the three presidencies and leaders of political blocs to discuss the possibility of agreeing on the region's share of the budget in preparation for passing it in the Federal Parliament. / End 9
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Qubad Talabani, Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, confirmed on Wednesday, the continuation of negotiations to ensure financial dues within the federal budget for 2021.

According to "Kurdsat News", "Qubad Talabani, Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, shed light at the beginning of the meeting on the latest developments in negotiations with the federal government regarding the budget and financial dues for the Kurdistan region."

And she added: "Talabani stressed the continuation of negotiations with better preparations for solving problems."

On the draft financial budget law for the Kurdistan region, the Ministries of Finance and Planning confirmed that most of the statistics are available for a transparent and realistic budget.

In another aspect of the meeting, a draft joint curriculum between the public and private sectors in the Kurdistan region was discussed, and after extensive discussion, the project was approved.

Also during the meeting, the Minister of Health provided information about the new strain of mutated Corona

The Council of Ministers held a meeting today to discuss the latest developments in the draft federal budget law for 2021, and the draft budget law for the Kurdistan region, in addition to other topics

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The Presidency of Parliament confirmed, on Tuesday, that a delegation from the region will arrive soon to complete negotiations on Kurdistan’s share in the budget law.
Al-Haddad said in a statement, that "the latest and amended version of the federal budget law for 2021 has not yet reached the Council's Presidency from the Parliamentary Finance Committee."
He added, "There is a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government that will arrive soon in Baghdad to complete the round of negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil regarding the region's share of the budget law."
Earlier in the day, the Parliamentary Finance Committee issued a statement saying that the semi-final draft is ready and awaiting the settlement of the region's share in the budget for submission to a vote.
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The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announced, on Wednesday, that an agreement has been reached between Baghdad and Erbil regarding proving the share of Kurdistan in the budget, indicating that the coming hours will announce the agreement in the absence of objection by the political forces.
"The political forces are almost satisfied with determining the proportion of Kurdistan in the budget according to what the government raised in the budget, which is the delivery of 250 thousand barrels of oil from Kurdistan and half of the non-oil imports from the region," said union member Ghiath Al-Surji.
"During the next few days, an agreement will be announced to pass the 2021 budget, after a convergence of visions between the political forces," Surji added.
He pointed out that "the issue of cutting water from dams in Kurdistan during the talks with Kurdistan is absolutely unconstitutional and cannot be allowed." End / 25 D.

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2 hours ago, yota691 said:

Usually they say next thursday or next week, but this time , they say " within hours " to pass the budget. What about next time, will they say " within minutes or within seconds "? Hopefully, it isn't another delays or BS. By the way, what is the definition of " within hours " according to iraq dictionary? Let me guess " s*** ".

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3 hours ago, rvmydinar said:

Usually they say next thursday or next week, but this time , they say " within hours " to pass the budget. What about next time, will they say " within minutes or within seconds "? Hopefully, it isn't another delays or BS. By the way, what is the definition of " within hours " according to iraq dictionary? Let me guess " s*** ".

that would be....very soon

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Talk about an offer they couldn't refuse.

"Either take the deal Kurds or no toilet and drinking water, wh

He pointed out that "the issue of cutting water from dams in Kurdistan during the talks with Kurdistan is absolutely unconstitutional and cannot be allowed.

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Erbil-Baghdad Talks on Budget Positive: KRG Spokespersonhttps://www.basnews.com/en/babat/671832#.YDbD9mz_l9A.twitter

 BasNews   2021/02/25 - 00:19   Kurdistan 

ERBIL - Negotiations between Erbil and Baghdad on the budget disputes are ongoing and positive, Jotiar Adil, a spokesperson for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), said on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference following a cabinet meeting chaired by PM Masrour Barzani, the KRG spokesperson pointed out that Erbil and Baghdad are close to reaching a final agreement on the disputes related to the budget.

He noted that the KRG is "serious" about all of its constitutional commitments in regards with its agreements with the federal government.

Concerning the KRG's budget law for the year of 2021, Jotiar said that the majority of ministries have prepared their data of expenditures and revenues, indicating that the budget law would possibly be ready within the next 10 days and be sent to the parliament.

Erbil and Baghdad are yet to reach a final agreement on the Kurdistan Region's share from the federal budget for the current year. However, both sides are now quite positive that they will soon resolve the issue

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Spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government: The regional government is optimistic about reaching an agreement with the federal government on the budget

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Baghdad / NINA / A spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government, Gutbar Adel, announced that the Kurdistan Regional Government is optimistic to reach an agreement with the federal government on the budget.

Adel said in a press conference after a meeting of the regional government today, Wednesday, according to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan website: “The Kurdistan Regional Government has expressed its agreement and commitment to all the conditions of the federal government regarding reaching an agreement on the region’s share in the budget, pointing out that negotiations are continuing and it is hoped that we will reach An agreement and the atmosphere for the negotiations is positive. "

Adel added, "We want to reach an agreement with Baghdad, and we have expressed our readiness to implement the obligations that fall upon us in exchange for ensuring the financial rights of the region."

Regarding the visit of the regional government delegation to Baghdad, he referred to the continuous efforts of the regional delegation, indicating that the delegation will visit Baghdad to continue its discussions on the budget at any time necessary to do so. ”And

on the budget of the Kurdistan region for the year 2021, Adel explained: Most of the ministries sent their data to the government It is scheduled that the draft budget law will be ready after 10 days, and after that it will be passed to the regional parliament. "/ End 2
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Erbil reveals the latest developments in its dialogue with Baghdad on oil and the budget (video)
 

  

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The Kurdistan Regional Government expected, on Wednesday, to reach a final agreement with the federal government in the coming days, while indicating that investigations are continuing regarding the recent missile strikes on Erbil.  

  

 

  

  

"The talks of the region's delegation are continuing to cooperate with official channels, forces and political parties in Iraq, and we are optimistic to reach an agreement with Baghdad," said regional government spokesman Gutiar Adel, during a press conference followed by "People" (February 24, 2021).  

He added that "the regional government has shown a full commitment to Baghdad in what it is responsible for in accordance with the Iraqi constitution," noting that "this matter requires a response from Baghdad to give the region's financial rights, and this matter we have spoken about frankly with the concerned authorities."  

Regarding the Kurdistan government's refusal to reach solutions with Baghdad, Adel emphasized that "the truth is the opposite. The Kurdish delegation has visited the capital more than 15 times, and this means that there is a real intention to agree with the federal government within the framework of the constitution."  

He continued, "We expect during the coming period that we will reach an agreement and we are committed to any agreement that takes place between us and Baghdad, and we also need guarantees from Baghdad in this matter."  

Regarding the targeting of Erbil, Adel said that "investigations are continuing and we are witnessing progress in them, and until we find firm evidence regarding which party and how the operation took place, the concerned authorities will announce it."  

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A surprise announcement by the Ministry of Oil of the draft oil and gas law
 

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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Minister of Oil, Ihssan Abdul Jabbar, announced that the meeting of the Opinion Committee in the ministry, which was held on Wednesday, included discussion and review of the final version of the federal oil and gas law.

In a statement, Al-Furat News Agency received a copy of it, Abdul-Jabbar affirmed that “this copy will be referred to the Council of Ministers for approval after completion of its review by the concerned authorities in the Ministry, and then the Council of Ministers will review this copy, and in turn refer it to the House of Representatives for the sake of Enacting this law. " 
He pointed out, "the ministry's keenness to pass a law that contributes to the development of the oil and gas industry, and the optimal investment of the national wealth in Iraq in order to support the national economy."
It is noteworthy that the Oil Ministry’s sudden announcement of the draft oil and gas law coincides with marathon negotiations between Baghdad and the Kurdistan region regarding the latter’s share in the 2021 budget and the mechanism for managing his oil file.
Ammar Al-Masoudi

 
 
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Member of the Democratic Party: The Kurdish negotiating delegation provided all the facilities for agreeing on the budget
  
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Repin Salam, announced on Wednesday that the Kurdish negotiating delegation had provided all facilities to agree on the region's share in the 2021 budget.

Salam said {to the Euphrates News} that "optimism must always be the approach of the Kurdish democracy, and on the ground there are points that invite us to this optimism, including postponing early elections and ending the political auctions that followed them."
He added, "US President Joe Biden also called Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazimi, according to the White House statement, which stressed the necessity of the Baghdad-Erbil agreement, in addition to the exposure of Baghdad and Erbil to missile attacks."
"Baghdad did not abide by the provisions of Article 10 of the 2019 federal budget for the region’s share, and it did not pay the salaries of employees for five months," Salam added.
"The Kurdish delegation provided all facilities, and we hope that the 2021 budget will be fair to all provinces," concluded the member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
The head of the Kurdish negotiating delegation, the deputy head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, stressed that negotiations will continue in Baghdad to solve the problems and ensure the financial dues for the region in the federal financial budget for 2021.
Talabani said in a press statement, that he "informed all parties of the need to adhere to the law and the constitution," Pointing out that "the Kurdistan Regional Government is committed to its duties in exchange for providing all financial dues and salaries of employees."
The delegation of the Kurdistan region, headed by Talabani, had launched a new round of negotiations last Monday in Baghdad over the region’s share in the draft federal budget law for 2021.
Wafa al-Fatlawi.

 

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