Special | Directive from Masroor Barzani regarding the resumption of Kurdistan Region oil exports
The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masroor Barzani, directed the team concerned with the process of resuming the export of oil from the Kurdistan Region, to follow several measures to facilitate and accelerate the resumption of the export process.
The Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Region held, today, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, a regular session under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Masroor Barzani, and in the presence of his deputy, Qobad Talabani.
The session was devoted to discussing two main paragraphs, the first is to discuss the latest developments related to negotiations on the resumption of oil exports from Kurdistan in light of the first amendment to the Iraqi Federal Budget Law, and the joint meetings held with the federal government and oil companies in this regard.
The second paragraph included discussing the proposed draft decision of the Council of Ministers to reorganize the General Directorate of Retirement in the Kurdistan Region, in accordance with the Unified Retirement Law No. (9) of 2014, approved by the Federal Supreme Court.
“More than eight meetings have been held so far between the Kurdistan Region and Baghdad and the teams from both sides, some meetings were held in Baghdad, and others in Erbil,” Kurdistan Regional Government spokesman Bishua Horamani, told the “Jabal” platform, in this regard, adding: “Now there is a good convergence between Erbil and Baghdad about the arrival of a consulting company to evaluate the process of oil extraction in Kurdistan, and determine the cost of the extraction and transportation process.”
“The Prime Minister of the Regional Government, Masroor Barzani, directed during the Council of Ministers session, today, the regional government team to cooperate in all forms in order to resume oil exports, saying: “Just as we were not responsible for stopping oil exports in the past, we will not be an obstacle to the resumption of exports in the future, and we will do all the facilities.”