Today, Sunday 25 of October, Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, received in the city of Zakho a federal government delegation headed by Mohsen Mandalawi, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs.
The meeting discussed drafting the federal general budget bill for the year 2027 and, in connection with this issue, reviewed the region’s share of Iraq’s general revenues as well as the provision of the region’s financial entitlements.
During the discussions, the issue of exporting the region’s oil and the technical procedures were addressed.
At the meeting, the Prime Minister stressed protecting the region’s constitutional rights within the framework of the bill and noted that the content of the budget bill must uphold the principle of justice for all of Iraq and take into consideration the constitutional concept of federalism.
Both sides stressed continuing dialogue and negotiations to resolve the issues in a way that serves the interests of all parties.
