Baghdad and Erbil form committees to resolve disputes

by **Ponee** Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:19 am

Baghdad / The delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government headed by Qubad Talabani, Vice President of the Regional Government, began its first meeting in the capital, Baghdad, with the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Ali Allawi.

Samir Hawrami, a spokesman for the Vice President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, according to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan website, said that an expanded meeting was held in Baghdad after the arrival of the region’s delegation to it, explaining that the delegation of the region and the delegation of the federal government discussed the outstanding differences between the two sides and the financial dues for the region and the draft general budget law for 2021.

Hawrami added: "The meeting decided to form specialized and subsidiary committees to intensify dialogues on oil and gas files, financial dues, electricity, border crossings, and debts."

He indicated that it is expected that these committees will present the results of their follow-ups and dialogues in light of the paragraphs and articles of the Iraqi constitution to the two negotiating delegations in order for an agreement to be reached.

He pointed out that the Kurdistan Regional Government delegation expressed readiness to agree with the federal government regarding oil and non-oil revenues and border crossings revenues.