On Sunday, 25 October, Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, welcomed in Zakho a federal government delegation headed by Mohsen Mandalawi, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs.
During the meeting, the drafting of the federal general budget bill for the year 2027 was discussed and reviewed; in this regard, the Region’s share of Iraq’s public revenues, as well as the provision of the Region’s financial entitlements, were discussed.
During the discussions, the issue of oil exports from the Region and technical solutions were discussed.
At the meeting, the head of the government stressed the preservation of the Region’s legal (constitutional) rights within the framework of this draft law, and noted that the principle of justice for all of Iraq must be observed in the content of the draft budget law, and that the legal concept of federalism must be taken into consideration.
The two sides stressed the continuation of dialogue and negotiations to resolve the problems in a way that serves the interests of all parties.
