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


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The Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, during his meeting with the US ambassador to Baghdad, Matthew Toller, discussed the latest developments on the Iraqi arena and the Kurdistan region and the progress of the region's delegation's negotiations with Baghdad regarding the budget and the missile attack that targeted Erbil.

According to a statement by Talabani's media office, the latter met during his visit to Baghdad, the US ambassador to Iraq, Matthew Toller, where the two sides discussed the conduct of the dialogues that the regional delegation is conducting in Baghdad regarding the draft budget law and the meetings and meetings with the concerned parties.

With regard to the missile attack on Erbil, the two sides stressed the need to protect the security of Iraq and Kurdistan.

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Qubad Talabani and the US ambassador discuss the budget


 

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Qubad Talabani and the US ambassador discuss the budget

Within the framework of his tour to the federal capital Baghdad, Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister in the Kurdistan Regional Government, met today, Wednesday, 2/17/2021, with the US ambassador to Iraq, Matthew Toller, to discuss the latest developments and political and security changes.

Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister, during the meeting, talked about the course of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s delegation’s talks on the draft federal budget law for 2021 and its meetings and meetings with the relevant parties.

The issue of missile attacks on the city of Erbil was another focus of discussions, as the two sides stressed the importance of protecting the stability of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.

In another axis of the meeting, they discussed the political situation and the latest changes in the Kurdistan Region.

PUKmedia translate

 

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Signs agree to Kurdistan's share of the Iraqi budget

 
Thursday - 7 Rajab 1442 AH - February 18, 2021 AD Issue No. [15423]
 
 
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A side of one of the previous meetings between the delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government in Baghdad (Rudaw)

After marathon negotiations between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government in Baghdad regarding the region’s share of the federal budget for 2021. An informed source said yesterday (Wednesday) that there is almost an agreement between the regional government delegation and the Finance Committee, on a formula close to the text of the draft federal budget law for the year 2021. 2021 with some minor changes.
The source added that some political blocs are trying to obstruct the agreement, with the aim of using the file as an electoral political card to win the street in central and southern Iraq.
Samir Hawrami, a spokesman for the deputy prime minister of the Kurdistan region and head of the negotiating delegation, Qabad Talabani, confirmed to "Al-Sharq al-Awsat" that "there are signs of approaching a compromise formula close to the text of the draft budget law that was agreed upon between the regional government and the federal government," indicating that Talabani "Continuing in the consultative meetings and meetings with the political blocs and personalities to reach a compromise formula that satisfies all parties, in accordance with the constitutional requirements."
In turn, a source familiar with the details of the negotiations' progress told Asharq Al-Awsat that there is an understanding “of the region’s commitment to deliver 250,000 barrels of oil per day at the price of SOMO, provided that the regional government will market it, in addition to 50 percent of the imports of the border ports », Indicating that« there are political parties working to delay and procrastinate in reaching an agreement, with the aim of sending the draft law to the House of Representatives without prior agreement, and this is discussed in the Parliament session and turning the issue into a political bid and an electoral winning card.
The source, who refused to be named, stated that «some political blocs, Shi’ites in particular, have succeeded in making the region’s hostilities a profitable electoral card in the Iraqi street, which is evident through selectivity and spreading misconceptions about the region’s share in the budget and its unfairness in The media".
In turn, Masoud Haider, an advisor to the head of the Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, told Asharq Al-Awsat that “there is already a consensus formula between the regional government and the federal government, which stipulates the region’s commitment to deliver 250,000 barrels of oil per day, in addition to 50 percent of the ports' imports. Borders, and this formula of agreement is supposed to be final, since the federal government has included it in the draft budget law that falls within its responsibilities and constitutional jurisdiction, ”indicating that“ some parties have governed this issue and included it within the framework of political negotiation, and the regional government in turn has shown flexibility in this matter, I contacted most of the political blocs in the hope of reaching an agreement that would satisfy the two parties, and be an opportunity to bridge the gap in viewpoints to resolve the remaining outstanding issues between the region and Baghdad, including the enactment of the oil and gas law to avoid a recurrence of such a problem in the future.
Regarding the possibility of passing the budget law, Haidar said: “There are political blocs that understand the need to reach consensual formulas regarding this issue, and we hope that the Shiite brothers will understand the seriousness of the stage that Iraq is going through in general, and that the law will be passed in a manner that preserves the people of the Kurdistan region of their constitutional rights.” .
Regarding the guarantees of Baghdad’s commitment to the agreement’s wording after its passage, Haider said: “We hope that all individuals will abide by the provisions of the agreement in accordance with the provisions of the law, and that what happened in 2014 will not be repeated, when the Baghdad government refrained from paying citizens' dues, according to the budget law, due to political differences.”
It is noteworthy that the Parliamentary Finance Committee prefers to submit the budget bill to a vote in Parliament, next week. The committee reduced the size of the budget from 164 trillion dinars to about 127.5 trillion dinars, and raised the estimated price for a barrel of oil from 42 to 45 dollars a barrel.

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On 2/16/2021 at 2:45 PM, Laid Back said:

Every year (11) since I got on this investment is the same story with Kurdistan and the federal government.

 

Corruption is the order the day.

 

Looks like they are planning to increase social welfare allocation and not the exchange rate..... I hope I’m wrong.

I think you're wrong dude. Every currency eventually gets traded internationally. Reminds me of something today. Remember President Trump said the covid virus would just go away one day? Well it's starting to. See Dr. John Campbell video below. Every virus in human history eventually goes away on it's own. They don't know why, but the same thing happens every time: it goes away on it's own.

 

By this point it's a sure thing.

 

Currencies are like viruses. We don't really understand everything going on in Iraq, it's a very complicated business, with it's own internal dynamics. The gurus won't decide it, the Iraqis will, in time. Like the virus going away, these things just happen. We can't really predict exactly how and when they go back to being traded internationally with their true value, it's too complicated but we know it will happen......... Four minutes fifteen seconds into Dr. Campbell video, we see virus is going away on it's own, like President Trump said it would. 

 

One day you'll wake up to a rate change. :calculator::bagofmoney::cheesehead::flagsmiley:

 

 

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The Kurdistan delegation is approaching a compromise formula on the region’s share .. revealed by Talabani’s spokesman

 

 

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Kurdistan Samir Hawrami, the spokesman for the deputy prime minister of the Kurdistan region, and the head of the negotiating delegation to Baghdad, Qubad Talabani, talked about the latest developments in the ongoing negotiations between the region and Baghdad on the region's share in the draft federal budget law for 2021. Hawrami said in a press statement, that "there are signs of approaching a compromise formula close to the text of the draft budget law that was agreed upon between the regional government and the federal government." And that Qubad Talabani "continues in the meetings and consultative meetings with political blocs and personalities to reach a consensus formula that satisfies all parties, according to the constitutional requirements." The government agreement, which was concluded between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil earlier, provides for the region to deliver amounts of 250 thousand barrels of oil per day to Baghdad, in addition to 50 percent of the proceeds from the border crossings. Under the agreement, Baghdad must cover the salaries of employees and the Peshmerga, in return for the region’s oil, and it must also hand over part of the budget, not exceeding 12.67 percent of the total amount of the federal budget. Earlier, a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Muhammad Ibrahim, expressed his hope that the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government would reach an agreement within the constitutional and legal frameworks. Ibrahim said in an interview with him (Baghdad Today), "Officials in Kurdistan are afraid of not reaching an agreement with Baghdad, and passing the 2021 budget bill by the majority without the participation of Kurdish forces." He added that "Parliamentary Finance hopes that the two sides will reach an agreement without going to pass the budget by the majority," noting that "the agreement between Baghdad and Erbil must be within the constitutional and legal frameworks." And that "in the event that the two parties reach an agreement, we will work to include it in the draft budget law and put it in parliament to vote on the project." Article (11- first) of the draft federal budget ignited a new debate between the central government and the region, amid Kurdish fear of passing the budget according to the principle of the parliamentary majority. The legal article in the draft budget stipulates that (dues are settled 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 them, and the Federal Ministry of Finance will, starting from the year 2021, download the debt installments. The liability of the Kurdistan region granted to it by the Iraqi Commercial Bank and its ten-year schedule). Article 11-second of the draft law obliges the Kurdistan Regional Government to deliver 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day of crude oil produced from its fields, and to hand over oil and non-oil revenues to the state’s public treasury exclusively.

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Kurdish MP: Great progress in budget negotiations with Baghdad, with high fluidity
  
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The MP for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Dylan Ghafour, announced today, Thursday, significant progress in the ongoing negotiations in Baghdad on the federal budget for 2021.

A high-ranking delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government, headed by Qubad Talabani, Vice President of the Kurdistan government, continues its negotiations with officials in Baghdad regarding the region’s share of the budget and the salaries of employees.
Ghafour explained in a press statement, "The negotiations are proceeding smoothly between the two sides, and great progress is" likely "to include the draft federal budget law for 2021 in the agenda of the House of Representatives to vote next week.
She added, "Two articles in the budget about the dues of the Kurdistan region will remain as they came in the draft law, expressing optimism for the success of the negotiations that are still continuing soon."
Samir Hawrami, the spokesman for the deputy head of the regional government and the head of the Kurdish negotiating delegation, Qubad Talabani, revealed in a press statement the signs of approaching and agreeing with Baghdad regarding the Kurdistan region’s share in the federal financial budget for 2021.
Hawrami said, "There are signs of approaching a consensual formula close to the text of the draft budget law that was agreed upon between the regional government and the federal government," indicating that Talabani "continues in meetings and consultative meetings with political blocs and personalities to reach a compromise formula that satisfies all parties, according to the merits. Constitutional ".
A source familiar with the negotiations' progress said that there is an understanding "of the region’s commitment to deliver 250,000 barrels of oil per day at the price of the Federal National Oil Company (SOMO), provided that the regional government will market it, in addition to 50 percent of the imports of the border crossings."
It is noteworthy that the Parliamentary Finance Committee prefers to submit the budget bill to a vote in Parliament, next week. 
The committee reduced the size of the budget from 164 trillion dinars to about 127.
Article {11 - first} of the draft budget stipulates the settlement of receivables between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region for the years 2004 through 2020, after the Federal Office of Financial Supervision, in coordination with the Kurdistan Regional Office of Financial Supervision, audited them. 
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 oil The crude produced from its fields, and that the oil and non-oil revenues are delivered to the state treasury exclusively.
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Disclosure of the imminence of reaching a consensus formula for the paragraph related to the region's share in the budget

Political01:15 - 02/18/2021

 
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The Kurdish negotiating delegation announced, on Thursday, that there are signs of consensus between Erbil and Baghdad regarding the Kurdistan region’s share in the federal budget for 2021.
The spokesman for the head of the Kurdish negotiating delegation, Samir Hawrami, said in an interview with Kurdish media, seen by Mawazine News, To "the presence of signs of approaching a compromise formula close to the text of the draft budget law that was agreed upon between the region and the federal government."
Hawrami added, "The head of the Kurdish delegation, the negotiator, Qubad Talabani, continues in the meetings and consultative meetings with the political blocs and figures to reach a compromise formula that satisfies all parties, according to the constitutional requirements."
It is noteworthy that the Parliamentary Finance Committee had preferred to submit the budget bill to a vote in the House of Representatives during the next week. Ended 29 / p4

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9 hours ago, Rochester said:

I think you're wrong dude. Every currency eventually gets traded internationally. Reminds me of something today. Remember President Trump said the covid virus would just go away one day? Well it's starting to. See Dr. John Campbell video below. Every virus in human history eventually goes away on it's own. They don't know why, but the same thing happens every time: it goes away on it's own.

 

By this point it's a sure thing.

 

Currencies are like viruses. We don't really understand everything going on in Iraq, it's a very complicated business, with it's own internal dynamics. The gurus won't decide it, the Iraqis will, in time. Like the virus going away, these things just happen. We can't really predict exactly how and when they go back to being traded internationally with their true value, it's too complicated but we know it will happen......... Four minutes fifteen seconds into Dr. Campbell video, we see virus is going away on it's own, like President Trump said it would. 

 

One day you'll wake up to a rate change. :calculator::bagofmoney::cheesehead::flagsmiley:

 

 

Rochester, thanks for your input and videos.!

We wait till the dinar eventually gets traded internationally.

Hope is in 2021

 

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Al-Kazemi discusses with the delegation of the Kurdistan region the budget and the Erbil attack

 
 
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The Prime Minister, Mr. Mustafa Al-Kazemi, received today, Thursday, the Kurdistan Region delegation headed by Vice President of the Regional Government Qubad Talabani
 
During the meeting, they reviewed the most important political, security and national issues in the country.
 
The terrorist attack on the city of Erbil was discussed, and the security and intelligence effort was coordinated with the regional authorities.
 
There were also discussions in files related to the general federal budget that is currently presented for approval before the House of Representatives, in a manner that ensures a fair distribution of wealth among Iraqis without discrimination or differentiation, and in accordance with the Iraqi constitution and its principles.
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The federal budget file tops the talks of the Prime Minister of Iraq with the delegation of the Kurdistan region

The federal budget file tops the talks of the Prime Minister of Iraq with the delegation of the Kurdistan region
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Mubasher: The federal budget file for Iraq issues the talks of the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, with an official delegation from the Kurdistan region. 

The official account of the Government of Iraq on "Twitter", today, Thursday, that Mustafa Al-Kazemi received a delegation from the Kurdistan region headed by the Vice President of the Regional Government, Qubad Talabani.

The meeting witnessed a review of the most important political, security and national issues in the country, and a discussion of the terrorist attack on the city of Erbil.

The meeting also discussed ways to enhance security and intelligence coordination with the regional authorities.

The meeting discussed files related to the general federal budget that is currently presented for approval before the House of Representatives, in a way that guarantees a fair distribution of wealth among Iraqis without discrimination or distinction, and in accordance with the Iraqi constitution and its principles.

It is worth noting that Al-Kazemi also met today, with Barham Salih, to discuss the political and security developments in the country.

The meeting touched on the latest preparations made by the relevant government agencies and the Elections Commission to hold the elections on the scheduled date in next October.

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Shafaq News / Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi and the Kurdistan Regional Government delegation agreed, on Thursday, to continue dialogue on the outstanding problems between Baghdad and Erbil and to distribute revenues fairly.

 

The media office of the Speaker of Parliament stated, in a statement received by Shafaq News, that Al-Halbousi received the Kurdistan Region delegation headed by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani. 

 

He added that "the meeting discussed developments in the political, economic and security situation in the country, and the issue of the federal budget for the fiscal year 2021." 

 

He pointed out, "Emphasizing the necessity of continuing dialogue to solve the outstanding problems in accordance with the constitution, which governs all," he also stressed on achieving justice in distributing revenues to all the Iraqi people.

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Talabani and Al-Halbousi are discussing the budget


 

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Talabani and Al-Halbousi are discussing the budget

 

The Kurdistan Region delegation headed by Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister in the Kurdistan Region, heading to the Federal Capital Baghdad, today, Thursday, with Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi

The meeting discussed developments in the political, economic and security situation in the country, the issue of the federal general budget for the fiscal year 2021, and emphasized the need for continued dialogue to solve the outstanding problems in accordance with the constitution, which is the ruler of all, and stressed the achievement of justice in the distribution of revenues to all the Iraqi people.

 

PUKmedia informs the Office of the Speaker of Parliament

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Iraq: Al-Halbousi and the Kurdistan delegation discuss the need to solve the outstanding problems in accordance with the constitution

Iraq: Al-Halbousi and the Kurdistan delegation discuss the need to solve the outstanding problems in accordance with the constitution

 Thursday February 18, 2021 - 07:07 GMT

 

The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, and the Iraqi Kurdistan delegation, on Thursday, stressed the need to solve the outstanding problems through the constitution.

 

 

According to Alsumaria News, Al- Halbousi’s office said in a statement that the latter received a delegation from the Iraqi Kurdistan region , headed by Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, to discuss developments in the political, economic and security situation in the country, and the issue of the federal budget for the fiscal year 2021.

During the meeting, according to the statement, "Emphasis was placed on the necessity of continuing the dialogue to solve the outstanding problems in accordance with the constitution, which is the ruler of all. He also stressed the achievement of justice in the distribution of revenues to all the Iraqi people."

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Another problem is solved and complicated, a delegation comes and another leaves, a meeting that begins and ends with outputs that do not meet the level of national ambition, this is the case in the Baghdad and Erbil negotiations file regarding the federal budget for 2021.

 
Today, the Presidents of the Council of Ministers and Representatives met with the delegation of the Kurdistan region headed by Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Qubad Talabani, and according to official statements, the meeting discussed "files related to the general federal budget that are currently presented for approval before the House of Representatives, and in a manner that guarantees a fair distribution of wealth among Iraqis without discrimination or distinction, and according to the official data." Conforms to the Iraqi constitution and its principles. "

Meetings without solutions, a
member of the Finance Committee in Parliament, Siham Shenon, confirms that "the Kurdish political blocs and the negotiating delegation that is conducting their discussions in Baghdad have not reached an agreement with the political blocs in the parliament so far."

And Shenoun revealed in a press statement that "the political blocs are insisting on handing over the region's oil in full to SOMO, and this is not agreed upon with the Kurds," indicating that "the region's share has become subject to the agreement to fully deliver oil to Baghdad."
 

She points out that "the Kurdish blocs continue their discussions with the heads of political blocs and the government about the share of Kurdistan within the budget."

Kurdish compliance delays the budget
The economist, Safwan Qusay, attributes the delay in the budget to two reasons, "the first is the failure to issue some important laws, and the second is the Kurdish acquiescence in some files." In details, Qusay explains in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The absence of a set of laws that were supposed to be passed earlier, such as the Oil and Gas Law, the Federal Public Service Council Law, and the Iraq Reconstruction Council Law, created a kind of confusion in the process of passing the dues of the parties in the budget. ". He points out that "the submission of the Kurdish parties in the delivery of the federal oil and non-oil revenues in return for the center to bear the costs of the region fairly, just like the rest of the provinces, caused the delay in approving the budget as well."


He believes that "the budget was not built according to scientific foundations, and there are always struggles to try to attract part of the funds towards interests (partisan or ministerial) in order to achieve legitimate goals and others to reverse them."

The principle of defending the "interest" and
Qusay affirms, "The failure of the current parliament and previous parliaments to establish a mechanism for wealth sharing and a mechanism for producing, marketing and extracting oil led to the negotiation process taking the context of defending interests."

He pointed out that "the region is trying to get its dues in a way that he wants to feel that he has an independent state, forgetting that the southern governorates suffer from a severe lack of services, and the central and western regions suffer from the devastation left by the war with terrorism."

Hope for "abundance"
Economist Safwan Qusay continues, saying, "If there is a financial abundance during the current year, it is possible to cover part of the external debts with this abundance, or the reconstruction of destroyed cities, or the internal bureau coverage," stressing, "The abundance will help us a lot, and will solve big problems."

With the first quarter of 2021 approaching its end, Iraqis remain waiting for the hope of actual approval of the budget, far from the statements of politicians.
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Talabani's party: High or low oil prices do not affect the agreement between Baghdad and Erbil on the budget

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 Baghdad / Iraq News Network - Patriotic Union of Kurdistan MP Taha Amin revealed, on Thursday (February 18, 2021), the impact of high and low global oil prices on the Baghdad-Erbil agreement regarding the delivery of 250,000 barrels per day. Amin said in a press interview, “This The commitment has nothing to do with high or low oil prices, and it will be confirmed by the budget law during the ongoing talks between the two parties to reach an agreement soon. ”He added:“ We hope that the high oil price will contribute to reducing the budget deficit and this will be reflected on the affected social classes and segments. , That "the region will deliver oil to the federal government, after approving the budget law, if its share in it is fixed, and this agreement will not be affected by price increases."

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Parliamentary Finance determines the date for voting on the budget

Feb 19, 2021

Parliamentary Finance determines the date for voting on the budget

 

Today, Friday, the Finance Committee has set the date for voting on the federal budget for 2021.


Committee member Sadiq Al-Sultani said, according to the official agency, that ":facepalm2: next Thursday will be the date for voting on the 2021 budget after reaching a final government agreement regarding the region's oil exports," indicating that "the government and the region’s delegation have reached a semi-final agreement on the region’s oil exports and its share in the budget. ".

 

He added that "the agreement is to deliver 250 thousand in-kind barrels per day for the benefit of the National Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), and the remaining production will be paid in the form of production, marketing and domestic consumption costs in the region."

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36 minutes ago, DWS112 said:

LMAO!!! Iraq has no news on the budget so they’ve started a new comic section in their newspapers...the headlines will read after next Thursday comes an goes will read, Parliament sets final date for discussing the 2021 Budget April 1st...lol 

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Talabani: We abide by our constitutional duties in exchange for providing employees' salaries

The region’s delegation launches a new round of talks on the budget

Baghdad - Time

 

The Kurdistan Region delegation, headed by Qubad Talabani, launched a new round of negotiations in Baghdad regarding its share in the draft federal budget law for the current year. Talabani confirmed, in a statement followed by (Al-Zaman) yesterday that (negotiations will continue with officials in Baghdad regarding the region’s share and financial dues, until an agreement is reached), and added that he “informed all parties of the need to adhere to the law and the constitution,” indicating that (the regional government is committed to its duties In exchange for providing all financial dues and employee salaries). Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi discussed with the region’s delegation the budget file and a fair distribution of wealth without discrimination and in agreement. A statement by the Media Office of the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister’s Presidency received (Al-Zaman) yesterday stated that (during the meeting, the most important political, security and national issues in the country were reviewed), and added that (the terrorist attack on the city of Erbil was discussed, and the security and intelligence effort was coordinated with the authorities there. ), He pointed out that (files related to the federal budget were discussed currently before the House of Representatives, and in a way that guarantees the fair distribution of wealth among Iraqis without discrimination or differentiation, in line with the Iraqi constitution and its principles). The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, discussed with the delegation of the Kurdistan region, developments in the political, economic and security situation in the country, and the issue of the general budget. A statement by Al-Halbousi’s office received by Al-Zaman yesterday said that “the two sides emphasized the importance of continuing the dialogue to solve the outstanding problems in accordance with the constitution, which is the ruler of all.” While the Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed the progress of negotiations for the region's share in the federal budget towards the final. A member of the committee, Sherwan Mirza, said in a statement yesterday that (the political blocs so far have not responded to the drafting of the agreement on the region's share in the budget), Pointing out (the availability of time to discuss a proposal and an agreement between the governments of the center and the region regarding the share of Kurdistan from the draft budget law), stressing that (in the event that the blocs answered on determining the share of the Kurds, the House of Representatives will hold a session to vote on the draft law), and continued that (the talks are still continuing There is progress in the discussions, and the head of the Finance Committee told him that the situation is progressing for the better.) And Samir Hawrami, a spokesman for the deputy head of the regional government, had revealed in a previous statement signs of approaching and agreeing with Baghdad regarding Kurdistan’s share of the budget.

 Hawrami said, (There are signs of approaching a consensual formula close to the text of the draft budget law that was agreed upon in Baghdad and Erbil), indicating that (Talabani continues in meetings and consultative meetings with political blocs and personalities to reach a compromise formula that satisfies all parties, according to the constitutional requirements) . The Parliamentary Finance Committee is likely to present the draft budget bill to a vote in the House of Representatives, next week, after it reduced the size of the budget from 164 trillion dinars to about 127.5 trillion dinars, and raised the estimated price for a barrel of oil from 42 to 45 dollars per barrel.

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Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim meets the joint leadership of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
  
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The head of the Iraqi coalition, Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim, met on Saturday with the joint leadership of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

"During our visit to Sulaymaniyah, we met with the leaders of the" Iraqi "coalition, the joint leadership of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in Lahore, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, said," Sheikh Genki, Pavel Talabani, and a number of the leaders of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. "

A memorial ceremony will be held in Sulaymaniyah on the occasion of the Iraqi Martyrs Day (the memorial of the martyrdom of the mihrab martyr, may his honorable secret be sanctified)

Raghad Daham

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Ammar Al-Hakim: There is a need to address the problems between the center and the region

 
Baghdad: Morning
 
 
The head of the Iraqi coalition, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, stressed the need to address the outstanding problems between the federal government 
And territory. 
Al-Hakim said, during his participation in the memorial ceremony organized by the Governorate of Sulaymaniyah, on the occasion of "Iraqi Martyr's Day": that he "will discuss with officials in Sulaymaniyah the outstanding problems, especially that the budget is on the door," expressing his hope that "this budget will proceed in a way that guarantees the interests of the people." Kurdistan, as are the interests of the Iraqi people 
Generally" .
He added, "We are working hard to come up with agreements and understandings that address part of the problems."
During the visit, Al-Hakim met with the joint leadership of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in Lahore, Sheikh Genki, Pavel Talabani and a number of Kurdish leaders, and also visited the mausoleum of the former President of the Republic, Jalal Talabani.
For his part, Sulaymaniyah Governor Haval Abu Bakr affirmed, "We value the valiant sacrifices of the martyrs throughout Iraq, especially the immortal martyr of the mihrab."
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A Kurdish MP talks about a "breakthrough" in the Baghdad-Erbil negotiations on the 2021 budget

 

 

631 Policy 02/2021/20 21:12 Baghdad Today -

Baghdad , the MP for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Taha Amin, spoke today, Saturday, February 20, 2021, about progress in negotiations and a solution to the disputed problems between the center and the region. In an interview with (Baghdad Today), Amin said, "The Kurdistan Regional Government delegation is in Baghdad and continues its discussions," adding that "there is a breakthrough in the talks, but there is no final agreement so far." He continued, "The main problem is paragraph 11 of the budget law, and all discussions are continuing regarding it." He pointed out that "the whole solution is in the hands of the political blocs, because the federal government and the Finance Committee have come to understand the situation of the region," going by saying that "there is hope for an agreement that satisfies the two parties during the middle of this week." He stressed that "the delegation of the region adheres to Kurdistan's full commitment to Baghdad's conditions." Today, Saturday, a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmed Hama, revealed the latest findings of the draft federal budget law for the year 2021, while the last position between Baghdad and Erbil was determined from the Kurdistan region’s share in the budget. Ahmed Hama said, in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that "the draft budget law was completed from the professional point of view, and the issue of salaries was addressed by canceling the deductions, as well as raising the price of a barrel of oil in the budget," pointing out that "the dollar exchange rate paragraph cannot be modified." It is assumed that the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank are responsible for drawing the country's fiscal policy. " Hama added, "What delays the presentation of the budget for the vote is the failure to resolve the dispute between Baghdad and Erbil regarding the share of Kurdistan in the draft law, as a result of the difficult conditions set by the Shiite blocs, and therefore we are waiting for a consensus to be reached on this file." A member of the Finance Committee indicated that "the committee worked to increase revenues in the draft law, pressure expenditures, as well as reduce the budget deficit," stressing that "the date for submitting it to the vote depends on the agreement between the central government and the Kurdistan region." And a member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Jamal Cougar, confirmed today, Saturday (February 20, 2021), that until now there is no political agreement to pass the budget bill for 2021 this week. Cougar said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that "until now there is no parliamentary agreement to vote on the 2021 budget bill during the current week, and the announcement of this matter is through the Presidency of the House of Representatives, as it is the only body authorized to set the date for voting on Law". And he indicated, "The dispute between Baghdad and Erbil regarding the share of the Kurdistan region in the 2021 budget is still present, despite the existence of dialogues to resolve the dispute, but it is still present, and if there were any solutions, they would have been announced, but they do not yet exist." The House of Representatives completed the first and second readings of the federal budget law for 2021, amid conflicting discussions and views on several paragraphs of the law, foremost of which are the size and deficit of the budget. The MP for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Hassan Ali, confirmed, on Wednesday (February 17, 2021), that nothing new had happened regarding the current negotiations to reach an agreement between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil. Ali said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), "The situation is as it is happening, and there are continuous meetings, but there are fundamental points of disagreement about two paragraphs of the budget law." He added, "In light of the current situation, we expect negotiations to continue for the next week, and everything will remain possible regarding the agreement, but until now there is opposition from the regional government to deliver all oil to Baghdad, which demands that all exports of the region be under its supervision."

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