On 5 February 2025, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani chaired a session of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Council of Ministers, with Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani in attendance. Prime Minister Barzani expressed gratitude to all parties involved in reaching an agreement with the Iraqi Government regarding public sector salaries, the Kurdistan Region’s budget share, ...
Statement on the amendment to the federal budget to resume oil exports
After extensive meetings and efforts to amend the federal budget law in the Council of Representatives to resume oil exports from the Kurdistan Region, and despite the first and second readings, unfortunately a vote failed to take place at the final moment yesterday. We were surprised to learn that a proposal by the representative of the federal government in the Council of Re ...
Media Release by Kurdistan Regional Government
Article 140 of the 2005 Federal Constitution of Iraq requires the federal government of Iraq to organise a referendum in Kirkuk and in other territories that are subject to dispute between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The federal government was originally obliged to do so by 31 December 2007.Successive governments in Baghdad have utterly failed to organise a refere ...
KRG Council of Ministers Urges Federal Government to Honour Financial Commitments to Kurdistan Region as a Federal Entity
On 11 January, 2025, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani chaired an extraordinary meeting of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Council of Ministers, with Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani in attendance. The meeting, attended by members of parliament and ministers representing the Kurdistan Region in both federal parliament and government, focused on the financial rights and ...
KRG Reaffirms Commitment to Obligations, Urges Federal Government to Transfer Full Financial Entitlements to the Kurdistan Region
On 8 January, 2025, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani chaired a session of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Council of Ministers, with Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani in attendance. During the session, the Council emphasised that the KRG has fully and effectively fulfilled all its obligations to the Federal Government of Iraq. Despite clear constitutional entitlements ...
Statement from the KRG: Ensuring Timely Salary Distribution and Commitment to Employees' Rights
Following a decision made during its most recent session, the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Regional Government, acting on the recommendations of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, dispatched a delegation to Baghdad today for discussions with the Iraq’s federal Ministry of Finance. The talks were constructive, leading to a mutual understanding between both sides and settin ...