Prime Minister Masrour Barzani Receives Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq

Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) – Today, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, in Erbil.

The meeting was also attended by Shakhawan Abdullah, Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives, and MP Ziyad Janabi, Head of the Council’s Integrity Committee.

They discussed the importance of resolving outstanding issues between the KRG and the federal government, particularly public sector salaries and the Kurdistan Region’s rightful financial entitlements.

They agreed that salary payments must not be politicized or tied to broader disputes, and that public servants in the Kurdistan Region should not be made to bear the consequences of political disagreements, a treatment that has been deeply unjust toward the people of Kurdistan. They underscored the need for a just and timely resolution of the salary issue and the disbursement of the Kurdistan Region’s dues.

They also covered the ongoing talks between the KRG and the federal government with the aim of reaching a resolution in the coming days.

They also highlighted the need to uphold Iraq’s federal system and the constitutional rights of the Kurdistan Region.