On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, the Kurdistan Regional Government Council of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, convened to discuss several important issues related to President Masoud Barzani’s call, the latest outcome of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s high-level delegation visit to Baghdad, and the terrorist attack on the Kormor gas field and its repercussions.
The Council of Ministers welcomed and supported President Masoud Barzani’s call for a meeting of the political parties and for resolving disputes through dialogue, with the aim of strengthening the political and democratic system and the legitimate and constitutional institutions of the Kurdistan Region.
The Council of Ministers also called on our colleagues in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s ministerial team to return to Council of Ministers meetings and resume their work and duties in the Kurdistan Regional Government. Any observations, comments or proposals they may have should be discussed and resolved within the framework of Council of Ministers meetings.
The Council of Ministers then discussed the latest visit by a high-level Kurdistan Region delegation, headed by the prime minister, to Baghdad and its meeting with a high-level federal government delegation headed by Prime Minister Ali Zaidi.
The prime minister said that during his talks in Baghdad, he had stressed the need to respect Iraq’s federal system and the constitutional status of the Kurdistan Region, and to fairly provide the Region’s financial entitlements and budget share from Iraq’s general budget.
The Council of Ministers instructed the negotiating delegation to continue discussions and negotiations on the 2027 budget, based on the understanding and positive atmosphere generated by the prime minister’s latest visit to Baghdad, with the aim of reaching a fundamental, final and fair agreement on securing salaries and financial entitlements, as well as the Kurdistan Region’s share of the federal budget.
In another part of the meeting, the acting ministers of electricity and natural resources presented a report on the consequences of the terrorist attack on the Kormor gas field, which halted gas production at the field and reduced the number of hours of electricity supplied to citizens. They also discussed the Electricity Ministry’s efforts to compensate for part of the shortfall through power plants operating on heavy fuel oil, diesel, kerosene and flare gas.
The interior minister then outlined the details of the joint security committee formed by the federal and Kurdistan Regional governments to follow up on and investigate the attack. The investigation is still ongoing.
The Council of Ministers strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Kormor, whose aim is to disrupt the economic and energy infrastructure of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq and harm the public interests of citizens, stressing that these attacks must be brought to an end.
