Shafak News / Our correspondent reported that a Kurdish delegation from the Ministry of Finance in the Kurdistan Region arrived in Baghdad on Monday.
The delegation, which consists of officials from Kurdistan Finance, will hold meetings with the concerned authorities in the Federal Ministry of Finance, explained that the delegation, which consists of officials from the Kurdistan Finance.
He pointed out that the talks will focus on issues related to the salaries of employees and retirees, in addition to discussing the application of the federal pension law.
Two days ago, the head of the Finance Committee in the Iraqi Parliament, Atwan Al-Atwani, informed Shafaq News Agency that a delegation from the committee will visit the Kurdistan Region next week to see the latest developments regarding the distribution of monthly salaries for employees and public sector workers in the region.
The Economic Council of the Federal Government visited the city of Erbil on Sunday last week and discussed several financial issues with the Kurdistan Regional Government, including the settlement of the issue of monthly salaries of employees in the region.
Minister of Finance Taif Sami, one of the members of the Council, said that the joint meeting between the delegation of the Ministerial Council of Economy with the Economic Council of the Kurdistan Region discussed the joint financial files, to reach solutions to the financial issues related to the two parties.
The minister stated at the time that “the talks are taking place within the framework of government efforts aimed at strengthening cooperation between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region, and the common financial files such as the salaries of the region’s employees, the regional budget and the border ports, in addition to the coordination of customs and fiscal policies, are among the most important issues affecting the stability of the Iraqi economy.”
The Minister of Finance said, according to the statement, that “the talks represent a historic opportunity to achieve financial reconciliation between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region,” stressing “the importance of strengthening financial cooperation between the two parties and reaching sustainable solutions to outstanding financial issues.”
She pointed out that “at the same time, agreeing on a fair mechanism for the distribution of oil revenues and border ports will contribute to strengthening confidence and economic stability in the country.”
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