Optimism of Nechirvan Barzani’s visit to Baghdad and expectations of a resolve important files, 13 JAN

Optimism of Nechirvan Barzani’s visit to Baghdad and expectations of a resolve important files

Shafak News / A deputy from the Kurdistan Democratic Party confirmed on Sunday that the visit of the President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani comes to solve the salary file of the region’s employees and amend one of the articles of the Federal Budget Law, while a deputy from the State of Law Coalition expected that Barzani’s meetings with the coordination framework will lead to solving the issue of salaries.

“The Kurdistan Region Delegation, Headed By The President Of The Region Nechirvan Barzani, Will Meet Upon His Arrival In Baghdad With The Prime Ministers, The Republican Parliament And A Number Of Political Leaders,” A Member Of The Parliamentary Oil Committee, MP For The Kurdistan Democracy, Sabah Subhi, Told Shafak News.

He pointed out that “the meetings will discuss the salaries of employees and the amendment of Article 12 of the Federal Budget Law, and the re-export of oil through the Turkish Ceyhan line and the dues of companies operating in the region will also be discussed.”

In turn, the deputy for the State of Law, Baqer Al-Saadi, told Shafaq News that “the meeting of the President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani with the coordination framework in Baghdad is expected to lead to solving the salary crisis.”

“The meeting will also discuss the upcoming parliamentary elections,” he added.

The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, is expected to arrive in Baghdad on Sunday evening to participate in the meeting of the “State Administration”, carrying with him the salary files of the region’s employees, the budget, oil export, the upcoming elections and others.

It is noteworthy that observers confirmed to Shafaq News Agency on Saturday that this visit may be the “last chance” for Baghdad, and if permanent solutions to the outstanding issues are not reached, the Kurds may decide to withdraw from the Iraqi political process.

Citizens in the Kurdistan Region live a semi-disabled life, due to the expansion of the general strike in government departments, schools, universities and traffic circles, especially in Sulaymaniyah, because they have not received salaries for months.

For years, the salary file in the Kurdistan Region has not been resolved, and remained suspended between tug-of-war with the federal government, and every year this controversy is renewed with the approval of the federal budget, which sets conditions on the region in exchange for receiving its share of it, most notably the delivery of oil imports, but two years ago, after the region stopped exporting oil through the Turkish port of Ceyhan, the federal government turned the salaries of employees into “an advances” provided to the region.

In February 2024, the Federal Supreme Court obliged the Baghdad government to pay the salaries of the employees of the Kurdistan Region directly, without sending them to the regional government, after months of delaying the delivery of salaries.

Earlier in the day, the Kurdistan Regional Government, ministers and representatives of the region in Baghdad called on the federal government to guarantee full 2025 salaries without decrease.

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