Jutyar Adel: This is the first time the Kurdistan Regional Government has participated in the drafting of the budget bill
Prime Minister, Mr. Masrour Barzani of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq visited Baghdad on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, and held various discussions on political and economic issues between Erbil and Baghdad.
Jutyar Adel, the official spokesman of the Kurdistan Regional Government, told the website of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
This time, in the presence of the Artistic and Technical Committee, the provisions that refer to the rights and obligations of both sides were discussed in detail, these issues were discussed in detail by experts from both sides. What was in dispute was discussed and good steps were taken and some things were fixed. But there are still other issues to discuss.
The results of this visit were better than the previous meetings, which is due to the Prime Minister who was closely aware of these discussions and any issue that required a decisive discussion, the Prime Minister himself supervised.
Mr. Al-Sudani, the Prime Minister of Iraq, assisted in the points that both sides needed to agree on. This process is ongoing and not completed and the committees are constantly working so that we can complete this law as a draft in the Iraqi government and both delegations and go to the Iraqi Council of Ministers and approved there.
About writing the budget bill, Kurdistan Regional Government spokesman said: "This is the first time the Kurdistan Regional Government has participated in writing this project, which was unique after the two delegations are technically completed and go back to the Iraqi Economic Council, after approval will go to the Iraqi Council of Ministers, then go to the House of Representatives.".
The Kurdistan Regional Government spokesman, Jutyar Adel, also spoke about the Iraqi oil and gas law he explained: “There is a direct relationship between the budget law and the Iraqi oil and gas law, which was discussed, as we know the agreement between the political factions, has become part of the agenda of the Al-Sudani government, so it was voted on in the House of Representatives. It refers to the oil and gas law, the law should be enacted within six months, it was mentioned there, and it should be in coordination with the Kurdistan government.
A letter from the Iraqi government stressed that the decisions that are in the interest of both sides, must be by mutual agreement, drafted by mutual agreement and has been discussed in previous meetings, so it must be by mutual agreement. We hope it will be enacted within the allotted time.
About sending the salaries of the employees, he said: "The Iraqi Council of Ministers met on Tuesday and reaffirmed the issue of sending the 400 billion as the Kurdistan Regional Government deserves, i believe there are no major obstacles in front of this issue and soon the amount will be sent to the Kurdistan Regional Government.".